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Ruth Lemon Wood 1864–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1864

Birth Location: Daviess County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 14 Jul 1946

Death Location: Weatherby, DeKalb County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Edward Wood

Mother: Margaret Hancock

Spouse(s): William Morris

Children(s): Rhoda Morris, Edna Morris, Arnold Morris, Otis Morris, Nellie Morris

In 1864, Ruth Lemon Wood entered the world in Daviess County, Missouri, USA, born to Edward P Wood And Margaret F Hancock. Ruth Lemon Wood married William Aaron Starlh Morris, and had children including Arnold P Morris, Edna Lee Morris, Nellie Hazel Morris, Otis Cecil Morris, Rhoda Belle Morris. Ruth Lemon Wood passed away in 1946 in Weatherby, DeKalb County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1864, Ruth Lemon Wood entered the world in Daviess County, Missouri, USA, born to Edward P Wood And Margaret F Hancock.
  • Ruth Lemon Wood married William Aaron Starlh Morris, and had children including Arnold P Morris, Edna Lee Morris, Nellie Hazel Morris, Otis Cecil Morris, Rhoda Belle Morris.
  • Ruth Lemon Wood passed away in 1946 in Weatherby, DeKalb County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Wood
1824–1894
Birth Location: Great Crossing, Scott, Kentucky, USA
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Margaret Hancock
1831–1900
Birth Location: Scott County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Morris
1865–1936
Birth Location: Cameron, Clinton County, Missouri, United States of America
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Children(s)

Rhoda Morris
1890–1981
Birth Location: Daviess County, Missouri, United States of America
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Edna Morris
1895–1971
Birth Location: Daviess County, Missouri, United States of America
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Arnold Morris
1888–1889
Birth Location: Daviess, Missouri, USA
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Otis Morris
1904–1906
Birth Location: Daviess, Missouri, USA
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Nellie Morris
1898–1918
Birth Location: Daviess, Missouri, USA
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Ruth Wood's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Wood
1864–1946
Birth Place: Daviess County, Missouri, USA
Parents
Edward P Wood
1824–1894
Great Crossing, Scott, Kentucky, USA
Margaret (F.) Hancock
1831–1900
Scott County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Rodham Wood
1780–1828
Virginia
Sarah (Catherine *¥) Wirt
1786–1867
Virginia
Edward (W.) HANCOCK
1808–1867
Maryland
Jemima (J) WHITE
1812–1884
Scott County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Hancock
1791–1882
Leah UNK
1780–1850
Richard Sr
1770–1852
Margaret Reid
1776–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Hancock
1763–1844
Susanna Behenna
1767–1849
William 1812
1742–1831
Mary Mills
1745–1832

Ruth Wood's Descendants

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Ruth (Lemon) Wood (11 Nov 1864–14 Jul 1946) m. William (Aaron Starlh) Morris (20 January 1865–7 June 1936)
  1. 1. Rhoda (Belle) Morris 1890–1981 m. H (E) Rooney 1880–
    1. 1. Jack Rooney 1921–
  2. 2. Edna (Lee) Morris 1895–1971
  3. 3. Arnold (P.) Morris 1888–1889
  4. 4. Otis (Cecil) Morris 1904–1906
  5. 5. Nellie (Hazel) Morris 1898–1918

Ruth Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1864
11 Nov 1864
Birth of Ruth Lemon Wood in Daviess County, Missouri, USA
Daviess County, Missouri, USA
1946
14 Jul 1946
Age 82
Death of Ruth Lemon Wood in Adams, DeKalb, Missouri, USA
Adams, DeKalb, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1864
    Event Place: Daviess County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1946
    Event Place: Adams, DeKalb, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Weatherby, DeKalb County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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