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Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood 1908–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1908

Birth Location: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA

Death Date: 22 Nov 1984

Death Location: Little River, Bell County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Ernest Wood

Mother: Addie Thompson

Spouse(s): Samuel Deaver

Children(s): Earnest Deaver, Vona Deaver, E. Deaver, Bonnie Deaver, Newton Sr, Samuel Deaver

In 1908, Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood entered the world in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA, born to Ernest George Washington Wood And Addie Jane Thompson. In 1910, Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood resided in Temple Ward 1, Bell, Texas, USA. In 1920, Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood resided in Justice Precinct 6, Bell, Texas, USA. Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood married Samuel Lee Deaver, and had children including Bonnie Elton Deaver, E D Deaver, Earnest Lee Deaver, Newton Roy Deaver Sr, Samuel Anton Deaver, Vona Beth Deaver, Wanda Fay Deaver. Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood passed away in 1984 in Little River, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1908, Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood entered the world in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA, born to Ernest George Washington Wood And Addie Jane Thompson.
  • In 1910, Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood resided in Temple Ward 1, Bell, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood resided in Justice Precinct 6, Bell, Texas, USA.
  • Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood married Samuel Lee Deaver, and had children including Bonnie Elton Deaver, E D Deaver, Earnest Lee Deaver, Newton Roy Deaver Sr, Samuel Anton Deaver, Vona Beth Deaver, Wanda Fay Deaver.
  • Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood passed away in 1984 in Little River, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Wood's Ancestors

Self
Lela Wood
1908–1984
Birth Place: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
Parents
Ernest George Washington Wood
1881–1949
Sexton Creek, Clay, Kentucky, United States
Addie (Jane) Thompson
1883–1953
Bell County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
John (Quincy) Thompson
1830–1900
Adaline (Jane) Legg
1847–1925
Bowie County, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Legg
1808–1897
Nancy Haney
1824–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Sr
1798–1854
Jenny White
1799–1845

Lela Wood's Descendants

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Lela (Viola "Lillie") Wood (22 Jun 1908–22 Nov 1984) m. Samuel (Lee) Deaver (21 May 1911–21 Sep 1977)
  1. 1. Earnest (Lee) Deaver 1934–1976 m. Doris (Louise) Janes 1935–1972
  2. 2. Vona (Beth) Deaver 1940–1941
  3. 3. E. (D.) Deaver 1950–2010
  4. 4. Bonnie (Elton) Deaver 1938–2014
  5. 5. Newton (Roy Deaver) Sr 1943–2006
  6. 6. Samuel (Anton) Deaver 1946–2019

Lela Wood's Timeline

8 Records

1908
22 Jun 1908
Birth of Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood resided here in Temple Ward 1, Bell, Texas, USA
Temple Ward 1, Bell, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood resided here in Justice Precinct 6, Bell, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 6, Bell, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood resided here in Precinct 4, Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA
Precinct 4, Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood resided here in Rural, Bell, Texas
Rural, Bell, Texas
1940
1940
Age 32
Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood resided here in Bell, Texas, USA
Bell, Texas, USA
1984
22 Nov 1984
Age 76
Death of Lela Viola "Lillie" Wood in Bell County, Texas, USA
Bell County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1908
    Event Place: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03983; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 14-18
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: 3959; Enumeration District: 14-25

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Temple Ward 1, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 6, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Bell, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03983; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 14-18

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03983; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 14-18

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: 3959; Enumeration District: 14-25

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1984
    Event Place: Bell County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Little River, Bell County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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