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Lyman Sylvester Wood 1876–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1876

Birth Location: Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 15 MAY 1958

Death Location: Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Father: Benjamin Wood

Mother: Mary Whitesell

Spouse(s): Bessie Branson

Children(s): Lyman Wood, Hassell Wood, Donald Wood, Leroy Woods, Beulah Wood, Kenneth Wood

In 1876, Lyman Sylvester Wood entered the world in Jefferson, Illinois, USA, born to Benjamin Gilman Wood And Mary Elizabeth Whitesell. Lyman Sylvester Wood married Bessie Olive Branson, and had children including Beulah Florence Wood, Donald Norval Wood, Hassell Myrth Wood, Kenneth Glee Wood, Leroy Bliss Woods, Lyman Jay Wood. Lyman Sylvester Wood passed away in 1958 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1876, Lyman Sylvester Wood entered the world in Jefferson, Illinois, USA, born to Benjamin Gilman Wood And Mary Elizabeth Whitesell.
  • Lyman Sylvester Wood married Bessie Olive Branson, and had children including Beulah Florence Wood, Donald Norval Wood, Hassell Myrth Wood, Kenneth Glee Wood, Leroy Bliss Woods, Lyman Jay Wood.
  • Lyman Sylvester Wood passed away in 1958 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Wood
1829–1911
Birth Location: Vigo County, Indiana, USA
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Mary Whitesell
1831–1900
Birth Location: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Bessie Branson
1879–1965
Birth Location: Webber, Jefferson, Ilinois
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Children(s)

Lyman Wood
1898–1962
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Hassell Wood
1899–1951
Birth Location: Franklin County, Ohio, USA
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Donald Wood
1915–1982
Birth Location: Mt. Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
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Leroy Woods
1907–1907
Birth Location: Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, USA
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Beulah Wood
1901–1956
Birth Location: near Buford, Illinois
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Kenneth Wood
1905–1963
Birth Location: Wayne County, Illinois, USA
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Lyman Wood's Ancestors

Self
Lyman Wood
1876–1958
Birth Place: Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Parents
Benjamin Gilman Wood
1829–1911
Vigo County, Indiana, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Whitesell
1831–1900
Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lyman Wood's Descendants

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Lyman (Sylvester) Wood (11 Oct 1876–15 MAY 1958) m. Bessie (Olive) Branson (19 Aug 1879–25 Mar 1965)
  1. 1. Lyman (Jay) Wood 1898–1962 m. Ella Wood 1899–1972
  2. 2. Hassell (Myrth) Wood 1899–1951 m. Martha (Bernice Ethyl) Edson 1899–1970
  3. 3. Donald (Norval) Wood 1915–1982
  4. 4. Leroy (Bliss) Woods 1907–1907
  5. 5. Beulah (Florence) Wood 1901–1956
  6. 6. Kenneth (Glee) Wood 1905–1963

Lyman Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1876
11 Oct 1876
Birth of Lyman Sylvester Wood in Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1958
15 MAY 1958
Age 82
Death of Lyman Sylvester Wood in Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1876
    Event Place: Jefferson, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 MAY 1958
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
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