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Sgt. Benjamin Franklin Wood 1835–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1835

Birth Location: Carroll Co., GA

Death Date: 8 Apr 1864

Death Location: Bayou Fordoche, near Morganza, Loisiana, USA

Father: Nathaniel Wood

Mother: Elizabeth Hodges

Spouse(s): Talitha Key

Children(s): Richard Wood, Benjamin Wood, Robert Wood, Abraham Wood, Benjamin Wood

In 1835, Sgt. Benjamin Franklin Wood entered the world in Carroll Co., GA, born to Nathaniel Wood And Elizabeth Bell Hodges. Sgt. Benjamin Franklin Wood married Talitha Cumie Key, and had children including Abraham Wood, Benjamin Franklin Wood, Richard Abraham Abe Wood, Robert Marian Wood. Sgt. Benjamin Franklin Wood passed away in 1864 in Bayou Fordoche, near Morganza, Loisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1835, Sgt. Benjamin Franklin Wood entered the world in Carroll Co., GA, born to Nathaniel Wood And Elizabeth Bell Hodges.
  • Sgt. Benjamin Franklin Wood married Talitha Cumie Key, and had children including Abraham Wood, Benjamin Franklin Wood, Richard Abraham Abe Wood, Robert Marian Wood.
  • Sgt. Benjamin Franklin Wood passed away in 1864 in Bayou Fordoche, near Morganza, Loisiana, USA.

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Sgt. Wood's Ancestors

Self
Sgt. Wood
1835–1864
Birth Place: Carroll Co., GA
Parents
Nathaniel Wood
1798–
South Carolina
Elizabeth (Bell) Hodges
1820–1905
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
John Wood
1736–1819
, Leicestershire, , England
Cynthia (Maden) Seay
1768–1844
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Wood
1710–1759
Elizabeth Veal
1712–1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wood
1655–1735
Isabel Hazen
1662–1735

Sgt. Wood's Descendants

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Sgt. (Benjamin Franklin) Wood (25 Jul 1835–8 Apr 1864) m. Talitha (Cumie) Key (1 March 1835–1918)
  1. 1. Richard (Abraham Abe) Wood 1862–1927 m. Emma (Jane) Adams 1866–1932 m. Arlo (Dussie Drusky) Wood 1869–1947
    1. 1. Benjamin (M.) Wood 1882–1932 m. Lucy (Jane "Jennie") Nutt 1888–1964
      1. 1. Benjamin (Herman) Wood 1907–1973 m. Edna (Clyde) Davison 1908–1982
        1. 1. Bobby (Raymond) Wood 1942–1994 m. Vivian (Louise) Smith 1928–2011
        2. 2. Bejamin (Edward) Wood 1932–2013
        3. 3. Janie (Clyde) Wood 1938–1938
        4. 4. Charles (Lenard) Wood 1947–2000
      2. 2. John (Hubert) Wood 1909–1983
      3. 3. Joseph (James) Wood 1920–1998
      4. 4. Irene Wood 1917–2003
      5. 5. Flora Wood 1912–1962
      6. 6. Maggie (Lucy) Wood 1928–1940
      7. 7. Florda (Lue) Wood 1913–1915
      8. 8. Ruthie (Ann) Wood 1905–1905
    2. 2. Ruth (Ella) WOOD 1906–1984
    3. 3. William (Lee) WOOD 1893–1919
    4. 4. Otis (Theodore) Wood 1909–1969
    5. 5. Mary (Etta) Wood 1902–1963
    6. 6. Pearl (Missouri) Wood 1897–1972
    7. 7. Pearl (Missouri) Wood 1897–1927
    8. 8. Pearl White 1898–1972
    9. 9. Lona (A D) Wood 1899–
    10. 10. Purl (M) Wood 1898–
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Wood 1856–1930
  3. 3. Robert (Marian) Wood 1853–1931
  4. 4. Abraham Wood 1859–1882
  5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Wood 1835–1864

Sgt. Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1835
25 Jul 1835
Birth of Sgt. Benjamin Franklin Wood in Carroll Co., GA
Carroll Co., GA
1864
8 Apr 1864
Age 29
Death of Sgt. Benjamin Franklin Wood in Bayou Fordoche, near Morganza, Loisiana, USA
Bayou Fordoche, near Morganza, Loisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1835
    Event Place: Carroll Co., GA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1864
    Event Place: Bayou Fordoche, near Morganza, Loisiana, USA

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