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Jay Wells Wood 1899–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1899

Birth Location: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 6 May 1961

Death Location: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Judson Wood

Mother: Sadie Wells

Spouse(s): Dorothy Paffenbach, Minnie Husted

Children(s): Robert Wood

Jay Wells Wood was born in 1899 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of Judson Jay Wood And Sadie W Wells. In 1900, Jay Wells Wood resided in Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA. In 1910, Jay Wells Wood resided in Grand Rapids Ward 10, Kent, Michigan, USA. Jay Wells Wood married Dorothy Louise Paffenbach, Minnie Colleen Husted, and had children including Kenneth Wells Wood, Robert Arthur Wood. Jay Wells Wood passed away in 1961 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jay Wells Wood was born in 1899 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of Judson Jay Wood And Sadie W Wells.
  • In 1900, Jay Wells Wood resided in Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1910, Jay Wells Wood resided in Grand Rapids Ward 10, Kent, Michigan, USA.
  • Jay Wells Wood married Dorothy Louise Paffenbach, Minnie Colleen Husted, and had children including Kenneth Wells Wood, Robert Arthur Wood.
  • Jay Wells Wood passed away in 1961 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Judson Wood
1869–1943
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Sadie Wells
1869–1945
Birth Location: Eastmanville, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States of America
SW

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Paffenbach
1904–2006
Birth Location: South Bend, Indiana, United States
DP
Minnie Husted
1901–1988
Birth Location: Lowell, Michigan
MH

Children(s)

Robert Wood
1924–
Birth Location: Elyria, Ohio
RW

Jay Wood's Ancestors

Self
Jay Wood
1899–1961
Birth Place: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
Judson Jay Wood
1869–1943
Pennsylvania
Sadie (W) Wells
1869–1945
Eastmanville, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States of America
Grandparents
James (M) Wood
1841–1915
New York, United States of America
Elvira (A.) Wood
1849–1939
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jay Wood's Descendants

1.
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Jay (Wells) Wood (17 Oct 1899–6 May 1961) m. Dorothy (Louise) Paffenbach (4 Jul 1904–23 Jan 2006) m. Minnie (Colleen) Husted (13 Feb 1901–22 May 1988)
  1. 1. Robert (Arthur) Wood 1924– m. Patricia Barnes 1926–

Jay Wood's Timeline

12 Records

1899
17 Oct 1899
Birth of Jay Wells Wood in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 1
Jay Wells Wood resided here in Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA
1910
1910
Age 11
Jay Wells Wood resided here in Grand Rapids Ward 10, Kent, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids Ward 10, Kent, Michigan, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 18
Jay Wells Wood resided here in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 21
Jay Wells Wood resided here in Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA
1927
1927
Age 28
Jay Wells Wood resided here in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 31
Jay Wells Wood resided here in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 36
Jay Wells Wood resided here in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 41
Jay Wells Wood resided here in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 51
Jay Wells Wood resided here in Walker, Kent, Michigan, USA
Walker, Kent, Michigan, USA
1952
Abt 1952
Age 53
Jay Wells Wood resided here in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
1961
6 May 1961
Age 62
Death of Jay Wells Wood
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1899
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, Marriage Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 157; Film Description: 1921 Iosco-1921 Menominee
    [3] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1240722
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 10, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T624_657; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1374670
    [6] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01901; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 86-136
    [7] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T625_778; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 74
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bay City, Bay, Michigan; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340709
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Walker, Kent, Michig

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1240722

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Grand Rapids Ward 10, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 10, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T624_657; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1374670

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T625_778; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 74

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bay City, Bay, Michigan; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340709

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01901; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 86-136

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01901; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 86-136

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Walker, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Walker, Kent, Michig

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1952
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 19 Aug 1952; Publication Place: South Bend, Indiana, USA; ,0.44867563,0.26596785,0.838890

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 157; Film Description: 1921 Iosco-1921 Menominee

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Rochelle, West, New York
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1961
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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