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Theresa "Rissy" Wood 1789–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1789

Birth Location: Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Dec 1879

Death Location: Hays, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Joseph Wood

Mother: Nelly Peyton

Spouse(s): Lewis Johnson

Children(s): Sidney Johnson, Jesse Johnson

Theresa "Rissy" Wood was born in 1789 in Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Pennywell Wood And Nelly Peyton. Theresa "Rissy" Wood married Lewis Johnson, and had children including Jesse Franklin Johnson, Sidney Johnson. Theresa "Rissy" Wood passed away in 1879 in Hays, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Theresa "Rissy" Wood was born in 1789 in Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Pennywell Wood And Nelly Peyton.
  • Theresa "Rissy" Wood married Lewis Johnson, and had children including Jesse Franklin Johnson, Sidney Johnson.
  • Theresa "Rissy" Wood passed away in 1879 in Hays, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Theresa Wood's Ancestors

Self
Theresa Wood
1789–1879
Birth Place: Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Pennywell Wood
1727–1791
Northampton, North Carolina, United States
Nelly Peyton
1730–1794
North Carolina Split off from, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Sarah Ford
1700–1747
London, England
Great-Grandparents
Hen Ford
–1717
Eliza Ford
–1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Theresa Wood's Descendants

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Theresa ("Rissy") Wood (20 Dec 1789–Dec 1879) m. Lewis Johnson (1785–After 15 April 1852)
  1. 1. Sidney Johnson 1825– m. Braxton (Bryant "Bryan") Byrd 1824–1900
    1. 1. Mira (Jane "Jennie") Byrd 1851– m. Jordan (Ashely) Wiles 1848–1923
      1. 1. W (Hamp) Wiles 1876–1954 m. Dollie Melvin 1880– m. Dollie Wiles 1880–
        1. 1. Edward Wiles 1907–1969 m. Clara Shrader 1918–2000 m. Nannie (B.) Wiles 1911–1993
        2. 2. Anna Wiles 1910–
        3. 3. Mae Wiles 1912–
        4. 4. William (A) Wiles 1905–
        5. 5. Hampton Wiles 1902–
        6. 6. Edna (R B) Wiles 1907–
        7. 7. Mckinley Wiles 1897– m. Ida Wiles 1901–
        8. 8. Ina (M) Wiles 1914–
      2. 2. Zillie Wiles 1873–
  2. 2. Jesse (Franklin) Johnson 1822–1890

Theresa Wood's Timeline

4 Records

1789
20 Dec 1789
Birth of Theresa "Rissy" Wood in Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1807
11 Aug 1807
Age 18
Theresa "Rissy" Wood was married in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1817
11 Aug 1817
Age 28
Theresa "Rissy" Wood was married in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1879
Dec 1879
Age 90
Death of Theresa "Rissy" Wood in Rock Creek Wilkes Co North Carolina
Rock Creek Wilkes Co North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1789
    Event Place: Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1807
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1817
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1879
    Event Place: Rock Creek Wilkes Co North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hays, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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