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Hester A Wood 1844–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1844

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 16 March 1915

Death Location: Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Mary Pasley

Spouse(s): Hugh Shelton

Children(s): Janie Garrison, Henry Shelton

Hester A Wood was born in 1844 in Alabama, the child of Thomas James Wood Sr And Mary H A Pasley. In 1860, Hester A Wood resided in District 3, Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, USA. In 1870, Hester A Wood resided in Subdivision 3, Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, USA. Hester A Wood married Hugh Henry Shelton, and had children including Henry Bascom Shelton, Janie M Shelton Carmichael Garrison. Hester A Wood passed away in 1915 in Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Hester A Wood was born in 1844 in Alabama, the child of Thomas James Wood Sr And Mary H A Pasley.
  • In 1860, Hester A Wood resided in District 3, Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1870, Hester A Wood resided in Subdivision 3, Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, USA.
  • Hester A Wood married Hugh Henry Shelton, and had children including Henry Bascom Shelton, Janie M Shelton Carmichael Garrison.
  • Hester A Wood passed away in 1915 in Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hester Wood's Ancestors

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Hester Wood
1844–1915
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Thomas James Wood Sr
1798–1884
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Mary (H A) Pasley
1802–1887
Tennessee
Grandparents
Thomas Wood
1780–1868
Mary (Ann Blagrave) Moon
1790–1868
Great-Grandparents
Michael Wood
1746–1829
Ann Mayfield
–1805
William Moon
1768–1833
Martha Glenn
1771–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Wood
1720–1755
Ann Unk
–1761
Abraham Mayfield
1681–1769
Elizabeth Mayfield
1687–1737
Gideon Moon
1720–1790
Mary Hudson
1725–1799
Jeremiah Glenn
1742–1809
Ann Blagrave
1744–1823

Hester Wood's Descendants

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Hester (A) Wood (1844–16 March 1915) m. Hugh (Henry) Shelton (27 December 1838–25 October 1907)
  1. 1. Janie (M. Shelton Carmichael) Garrison 1873–1939
  2. 2. Henry (Bascom) Shelton 1867–1900 m. Margaret (Crawford) Williams 1868–1922
    1. 1. Hugh (Henry) Shelton 1893–1957
    2. 2. Robert (Walker) Shelton 1896–

Hester Wood's Timeline

5 Records

1844
1844
Birth of Hester A Wood in Alabama
Alabama
1860
1860
Age 16
Hester A Wood resided here in District 3, Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, USA
District 3, Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 26
Hester A Wood resided here in Subdivision 3, Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Subdivision 3, Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 36
Hester A Wood resided here in Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1915
16 March 1915
Age 71
Death of Hester A Wood in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 223D; Enumeration District: 120
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 3, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: M593_20; Page: 135B
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 3, Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Subdivision 3, Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 3, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: M593_20; Page: 135B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 223D; Enumeration District: 120

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March 1915
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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