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Joel Shelton Wood 1816–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1816

Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 08 Jul 1903

Death Location: Sachse, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Elijah Wood

Mother: Mary Carr

Spouse(s): Mary Harley, Sophronia McDougle, Sophronia Vaughn

Children(s): Joan Wood, Thomas Wood, Mary (Coker), Sarah Wood, Martha Wood, John Wood, James Wood, Samuel Wood, Benjamin Wood, Margrett Wood, Joseph Wood, Dora Wood, George Wood, Mary Southworth, Minnie Wood, Sophronia Wood

The story of Joel Shelton Wood began in 1816 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA. In 1870, Joel Shelton Wood resided in Precinct 4, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA. In 1880, Joel Shelton Wood resided in Dallas, Texas, USA. Joel Shelton Wood married Mary Harley, Sophronia Froney Vaughn, Sophronia Mcdougle, and had children including Benjamin Hamilton Wood, Dora E Wood, George Washington Wood, James Wilson Polk Wood, Joan Wood, John Wood, Joseph Brown Wood, Margrett Wood, Martha Kazar Wood, Mary Elizabeth Mollie Wood Coker, Mary Emma Lauretta Southworth, Minnie Wood, Samuel Calvin Wood, Sarah Elizabeth Wood, Sophronia Wood, Thomas J Wood. Joel Shelton Wood passed away in 1903 in Sachse, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel Shelton Wood began in 1816 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1870, Joel Shelton Wood resided in Precinct 4, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
  • In 1880, Joel Shelton Wood resided in Dallas, Texas, USA.
  • Joel Shelton Wood married Mary Harley, Sophronia Froney Vaughn, Sophronia Mcdougle, and had children including Benjamin Hamilton Wood, Dora E Wood, George Washington Wood, James Wilson Polk Wood, Joan Wood, John Wood, Joseph Brown Wood, Margrett Wood, Martha Kazar Wood, Mary Elizabeth Mollie Wood Coker, Mary Emma Lauretta Southworth, Minnie Wood, Samuel Calvin Wood, Sarah Elizabeth Wood, Sophronia Wood, Thomas J Wood.
  • Joel Shelton Wood passed away in 1903 in Sachse, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Wood's Ancestors

Self
Joel Wood
1816–1903
Birth Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Elijah Wood
1792–1866
Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Sarah "Sally") Carr
1799–1870
Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Elijah (Rigby) Wood
1774–1863
Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah (W.) FARRER
1776–1848
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah McDaniel
1780–1857
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elijah WOODS
1733–1788
Isabel cousin?)
1749–1808
Samuel Farrar
1733–1798
Sarah Brown
1746–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Woods
1707–1745
Hannah White
1709–1786
Jeremiah Wood
1716–1794
Elizabeth Farr
1715–1800
John Farrar
1707–1763
Mary Swift
1719–1761
Deacon BROWN
1710–1788

Joel Wood's Descendants

1.
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Joel (Shelton) Wood (Jan 1816–08 Jul 1903) m. Mary Harley (Abt. 1815–Abt. 1860) m. Sophronia McDougle (1838–17 Mar 1923) m. Sophronia ("Froney") Vaughn (Jul 1842–17 Mar 1923)
  1. 1. Joan Wood 1849–
  2. 2. Thomas (J.) Wood 1851–
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth "Mollie" Wood) (Coker) 1856–1888 m. Joseph (James Coker) 🎬 1855–1923
    1. 1. Warren Coker 1875–
    2. 2. Pearl (Lener Coker) (Farr) 1876–
    3. 3. Ruby (Elizabeth Coker) (King) 1880–1949
  4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wood 1862–1929
  5. 5. Martha (Kazar) Wood 1863–1943 m. John (H.) Houston 1858–1942
    1. 1. Pearl (V) Houston 1889–1951
    2. 2. Leslie (C) Houston 1899–
    3. 3. Joseph (C) Houston 1896–
    4. 4. Myrtle (V) Houston 1893–
    5. 5. Edgar (C) Houston 1891–
    6. 6. William (O) Houston 1887–
    7. 7. Mary (R) Houston 1884–
    8. 8. Myrtle (Viola) Houston 1893–1967
    9. 9. John (D.) Houston 1902–
    10. 10. George (Samuel) Houston 1882–1939
  6. 6. John Wood 1865–1949
  7. 7. James (Wilson "Polk") Wood 1866–1922 m. Ida (White) Spence 1877–1953
    1. 1. Bennie (Clyde) Wood 1904–1988
    2. 2. Joe (Timothy) Wood 1897–1971
    3. 3. Robert (Clifton) Wood 1895–1962
    4. 4. Leita (Bell) Wood 1910–1994
    5. 5. Bessie (Mae) Wood 1894–1914
    6. 6. Franklin Wood 1902–1902
  8. 8. Samuel (Calvin) Wood 1871–1941
  9. 9. Benjamin (Hamilton) Wood 1873–1945
  10. 10. Margrett Wood 1874–
  11. 11. Joseph (Brown) Wood 1876–1959
  12. 12. Dora (E.) Wood 1877–1940
  13. 13. George (Washington) Wood 1879–1920
  14. 14. Mary (Emma Lauretta) Southworth 1860–1935 m. George (Washington) Forster 1853–1917
    1. 1. Cora (Mae) Forster-Raney 1877–1947
    2. 2. Joel (E "Eddy") Forster 1880–1881
    3. 3. Mack Forster 1883–1884
    4. 4. Minnie (Lee) Forster-Price 1885–1920
    5. 5. J (M) Forster 1886–1886
    6. 6. Alnora Forster 1887–1888
    7. 7. Benny (F) Forster 1889–1891
    8. 8. James (Albert) Forster 1889–1945
    9. 9. Letha (L) Forster 1891–1892
    10. 10. Charles (Emmett Forster) (Twin) 1893–1914
    11. 11. Emma (Catherine Forster) (Twin) 1893–1972
    12. 12. Homer (Newton) Foster 1895–1969
    13. 13. Sarah (Elizabeth "Sadie") Forster 1898–1977
    14. 14. Mary (Eva "Mollie") Forster 1900–1991
    15. 15. Eddie Forster 1880–1881
    16. 16. Charles (E) Forster 1893–1914
    17. 17. Mary (E) Foster 1901–1992
  15. 15. Minnie Wood 1861–
  16. 16. Sophronia Wood 1844–

Joel Wood's Timeline

6 Records

1816
Jan 1816
Birth of Joel Shelton Wood in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 54
Joel Shelton Wood resided here in Precinct 4, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Precinct 4, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1880
1880
Age 64
Joel Shelton Wood resided here in Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
1881
1881
Age 65
Joel Shelton Wood resided here in Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 84
Joel Shelton Wood resided here in Justice Precinct 3, Dallas, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 3, Dallas, Texas, USA
1903
08 Jul 1903
Age 87
Death of Joel Shelton Wood in Liberty Grove, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
Liberty Grove, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1816
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Jul 1903
    Event Place: Liberty Grove, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sachse, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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