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Silas L. Wood 1851 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1851

Birth Location: Wayne, IL, USA

Death Date: 19 Jul 1929

Death Location: Mt Vernon, Jefferson Co, IL, USA

Father: John Wood

Mother: Elizabeth Garrison

Spouse(s): Olive Williams, Ida Randall

Children(s): Goeble Wood, Vera Wood, Dena Wood, Myrtle Wood

The story of Silas L. Wood began in 1851 in Wayne, IL, USA. Silas L. Wood married Olive Samantha Williams, Ida E. Randall, and had children including Goeble E. Wood, Vera Marie Clarinda Wood, Dena Wood, Myrtle Wood. Silas L. Wood passed away in 1929 in Mt Vernon, Jefferson Co, IL, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Silas L. Wood began in 1851 in Wayne, IL, USA.
  • Silas L. Wood married Olive Samantha Williams, Ida E. Randall, and had children including Goeble E. Wood, Vera Marie Clarinda Wood, Dena Wood, Myrtle Wood.
  • Silas L. Wood passed away in 1929 in Mt Vernon, Jefferson Co, IL, USA.

Immediate Family

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Silas Wood's Ancestors

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Silas Wood
1851 – 1929
Birth Place: Wayne, IL, USA
Parents
John A. Wood
1817 – 1878
Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth Garrison
1825 – 1892
Hamilton County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Francis (Marion) Wood
1792 – 1870
Union, Union County, South Carolina, USA
Nancy (Francis) Austin
1794 – 1825
South Carolina, United States
Samuel (E.) Garrison
1788 – 1849
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Martha Conley
1795 – 1858
Hart, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lott Wood
1756 – 1827
Mary Whorton
1765 – 1835
James Garrison
1747 – 1840
Hesther Roberts
1747 – 1840
William Conlee
1773 – 1822
Nancy Tune
1773 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Wood
1731 – 1819
Sarah Gilding
– 1835
William Whorton
Jane Roberts
Issac Garrison
1710 – 1779
Elizabeth Lawrence
1713 – 1793
William Roberts
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Silas Wood's Descendants

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Silas (L.) Wood (22 Dec 1851 – 19 Jul 1929) m. Olive (Samantha) Williams (21 May 1861 – ) m. Ida (E.) Randall (1876 – 1920)
  1. 1. Goeble (E.) Wood
  2. 2. Vera (Marie Clarinda) Wood
  3. 3. Dena Wood
  4. 4. Myrtle Wood

Silas Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1851
22 Dec 1851
Birth of Silas L. Wood in Wayne, IL, USA
Wayne, IL, USA
1929
19 Jul 1929
Age 78
Death of Silas L. Wood in Mt Vernon, Jefferson Co, IL, USA
Mt Vernon, Jefferson Co, IL, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1851
    Event Place: Wayne, IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1929
    Event Place: Mt Vernon, Jefferson Co, IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kirk Cemetery, Jefferson County, Ill.

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