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Lester Wood 1917–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 AUG 1917

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Death Date: FEB 1980

Death Location: Washington D. C.

Father: Nick Wood

Mother: Ethel Unk

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Lester Wood was born in 1917 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of Nick William Wood And Ethel M Unk. Lester Wood passed away in 1980 in Washington D. C..

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Biography

  • Lester Wood was born in 1917 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of Nick William Wood And Ethel M Unk.
  • Lester Wood passed away in 1980 in Washington D. C..

Immediate Family

Parents

Nick Wood
1896–
Birth Location: –
NW
Ethel Unk
1898–
Birth Location: –
EU

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lester Wood's Ancestors

Self
Lester Wood
1917–1980
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Parents
Nick William Wood
1896–
Ethel (M.) Unk
1898–
Grandparents
Walter (W.) Wood
1878–1949
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
L. (Adeline) Godfrey
1877–1968
Great-Grandparents
William Wood
1853–1926
Rachel McElrath
1852–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Wood
1826–1900
Armon Vaughn
1827–1880
J McElrath
1819–1900
Mary Edge
1816–1884

Lester Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1917
25 AUG 1917
Birth of Lester Wood in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1980
FEB 1980
Age 63
Death of Lester Wood in Washington D. C.
Washington D. C.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 AUG 1917
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: FEB 1980
    Event Place: Washington D. C.
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