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Orville Woods 1889–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 JUN 1889

Birth Location: Bracken, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 19 JUN 1965

Death Location: Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Father: Ahab Wood

Mother: Drusilla Workman

Spouse(s): Mary Estep

Children(s): Caroline Woods, Christine Woods, Clinton Woods, Eva Woods, Hebert Woods, Jenny Woods, Loraine Woods, Orville Jr., Rurh Woods, Thelma Woods

In 1889, Orville Woods entered the world in Bracken, Kentucky, United States, born to Ahab Wood And Drusilla Frances Workman. In 1900, Orville Woods resided in Magisterial District 1, Brooksville Precinct( east. In 1910, Orville Woods resided in District 5, Bracken, Kentucky, United States. Orville Woods married Mary Elizabeth Estep, and had children including Caroline Woods, Christine Woods, Clinton Woods, Dorcas Woods, Eva Jean Woods, Gilbert Woods, Hebert Woods, Jenny May Woods, Loraine Woods, Orville Woods Jr, Pauline Woods, Rurh W Woods, Thelma Woods. Orville Woods passed away in 1965 in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Orville Woods entered the world in Bracken, Kentucky, United States, born to Ahab Wood And Drusilla Frances Workman.
  • In 1900, Orville Woods resided in Magisterial District 1, Brooksville Precinct( east.
  • In 1910, Orville Woods resided in District 5, Bracken, Kentucky, United States.
  • Orville Woods married Mary Elizabeth Estep, and had children including Caroline Woods, Christine Woods, Clinton Woods, Dorcas Woods, Eva Jean Woods, Gilbert Woods, Hebert Woods, Jenny May Woods, Loraine Woods, Orville Woods Jr, Pauline Woods, Rurh W Woods, Thelma Woods.
  • Orville Woods passed away in 1965 in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ahab Wood
1859–1941
Birth Location: Brooksville, Bracken, Kentucky, United States
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Drusilla Workman
1869–1906
Birth Location: Bracken, Kentucky, United States
DW

Spouses(s)

Mary Estep
1897–1991
Birth Location: Bracken, Co., Kentucky
ME

Children(s)

Caroline Woods
1939–2011
Birth Location: United States of America
CW
Christine Woods
1920–2007
Birth Location: –
CW
Clinton Woods
1925–2004
Birth Location: Bracken, Kentucky, United States
CW
Eva Woods
1923–2009
Birth Location: –
EW
Hebert Woods
1922–
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
HW
Jenny Woods
1937–2007
Birth Location: –
JW
Loraine Woods
1919–1996
Birth Location: Bracken, Kentucky, United States
LW
Orville Jr.
1928–1982
Birth Location: –
OJ
Rurh Woods
1926–
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
RW
Thelma Woods
1917–1943
Birth Location: –
TW

Orville Woods's Ancestors

Self
Orville Woods
1889–1965
Birth Place: Bracken, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Ahab Wood
1859–1941
Brooksville, Bracken, Kentucky, United States
Drusilla (Frances) Workman
1869–1906
Bracken, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Orville Woods's Descendants

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Orville Woods (10 JUN 1889–19 JUN 1965) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Estep (12 NOV 1897–2 DEC 1991)
  1. 1. Caroline Woods 1939–2011 m. Charles Coleman 1934–1998
  2. 2. Christine Woods 1920–2007 m. Raymond Tucker 1915–1976
  3. 3. Clinton Woods 1925–2004 m. Oda (Bell) Planck 1922–2001
  4. 4. Eva (Jean) Woods 1923–2009 m. Melburn (Otis) Nickerson 1918–1963
  5. 5. Hebert Woods 1922–
  6. 6. Jenny (May) Woods 1937–2007 m. Dalton (Jessie) Smith 1930–2002
  7. 7. Loraine Woods 1919–1996 m. Johnnie (C.) Litzinger 1925–1990 m. Thomas (Edward) Nickerson 1915–1958
  8. 8. Orville (Woods) Jr. 1928–1982
  9. 9. Rurh (W.) Woods 1926– m. Howard (E.) West 1924–1993
    1. 1. Danny (D.) West 1951–1967
  10. 10. Thelma Woods 1917–1943 m. Roy Woods 1891–1974
    1. 1. Carroll Woods 1936–1936
    2. 2. Willis Woods 1926–

Orville Woods's Timeline

13 Records

1889
10 JUN 1889
Birth of Orville Woods in Bracken, Kentucky, United States
Bracken, Kentucky, United States
1900
1900
Age 11
Orville Woods resided here in Magisterial District 1, Brooksville Precinct( east part) Brooksville town, Bracken, Kentucky, United States
Magisterial District 1, Brooksville Precinct( east part) Brooksville town, Bracken, Kentucky, United States
1910
1910
Age 21
Orville Woods resided here in District 5, Bracken, Kentucky, United States
District 5, Bracken, Kentucky, United States
1930
1930
Age 41
Orville Woods resided here in Milford, Bracken, Kentucky, United States
Milford, Bracken, Kentucky, United States
1935
1935
Age 46
Orville Woods resided here in Same Place
Same Place
1935
1935
Age 46
Orville Woods resided here in Same Place
Same Place
1935
1935
Age 46
Orville Woods resided here in Same Place
Same Place
1935
1935
Age 46
Orville Woods resided here in Same Place
Same Place
1935
1935
Age 46
Orville Woods resided here in Same Place
Same Place
1935
1935
Age 46
Orville Woods resided here in Same Place
Same Place
1935
1935
Age 46
Orville Woods resided here in Same Place
Same Place
1940
1940
Age 51
Orville Woods resided here in Milford, Magisterial District 5, Bracken, Kentucky, United States
Milford, Magisterial District 5, Bracken, Kentucky, United States
1965
19 JUN 1965
Age 76
Death of Orville Woods in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 6 March 2021), Orville Woods, ; Burial, Brooksville, Bracken, Kentucky, United States of America, Bracken Memorial Cemetery; citing record ID 147319868, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 2 March 2021), Orville Woods, 1965.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 JUN 1889
    Event Place: Bracken, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 68, Ed. 1, Tree #417
    [2] 417.FTW
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 July 2016, 16:16), entry for Orville Woods(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L5X7-7D1
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Orville Woods, 19 Jun 1965; citing Death, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 March 2018), Orville Wood, Milford, Magisterial District 5, Bracken, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12-10, sheet 15A, line 7, family 296, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1284.
    [7] United States Census, 1900, "United States Census, 1900", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 March 2022), Arvel Wood in entry for Ahab Wood, 1900.
    [8] United States Census, 1910, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 26 January 2023), Orvil Woods in household of Ahab Woods, District 5, Bracken, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 33, sheet 5A, family 101, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 465; FHL microfilm 1,374,478.
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 6 March 2021), Orville Woods, ; Burial, Brooksville, Bracken, Kentucky, United States of America, Bracken Memorial Cemetery; citing record ID 147319868, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [10] United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 March 2021), Orvil Woods, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    [11] United States Census, 1930, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 26 January 2023), Arnel Woods, Milford, Bracken, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 4B, line 65, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 735; FHL microfilm 2,340,470.
    [12] Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 2 March 2021), Orville Woods, 1965.
    [13] Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Orville Woods, 19 Jun 1965; citing Death, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
    [14] United States Census, 1940, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 January 2021), Orville Wood, Milford, Bracken, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12-10, sheet 15A, line 7, family 296, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1284.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Milford, Magisterial District 5, Bracken, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 July 2016, 16:16), entry for Orville Woods(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L5X7-7D1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 APR 1942
    Event Place: Brooksville, Bracken, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 JUN 1965
    Event Place: Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] World Family Tree Vol. 68, Ed. 1, Tree #417
    [3] 417.FTW
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 July 2016, 16:16), entry for Orville Woods(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L5X7-7D1
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Orville Woods, 19 Jun 1965; citing Death, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 6 March 2021), Orville Woods, ; Burial, Brooksville, Bracken, Kentucky, United States of America, Bracken Memorial Cemetery; citing record ID 147319868, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [7] Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 2 March 2021), Orville Woods, 1965.
    [8] Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Orville Woods, 19 Jun 1965; citing Death, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same Place

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same Place
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 July 2016, 16:16), entry for Orville Woods(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L5X7-7D1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same Place
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 July 2016, 16:16), entry for Orville Woods(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L5X7-7D1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same Place

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same Place

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same Place

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Magisterial District 1, Brooksville Precinct( east part) Brooksville town, Bracken, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: District 5, Bracken, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Milford, Bracken, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same Place
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