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Vernon Gene Wood 1945–2024 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1945

Birth Location: Peoria County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 19 Oct 2024

Death Location: Springfield, Illinois

Father: Donald Wood

Mother: Irene Melz

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Children(s):

The story of Vernon Gene Wood began in 1945 in Peoria County, Illinois, USA. In 1950, Vernon Gene Wood resided in East Peoria, Tazewell, Illinois, USA. Vernon Gene Wood passed away in 2024 in Springfield, Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of Vernon Gene Wood began in 1945 in Peoria County, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1950, Vernon Gene Wood resided in East Peoria, Tazewell, Illinois, USA.
  • Vernon Gene Wood passed away in 2024 in Springfield, Illinois.

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Vernon Wood's Ancestors

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Vernon Wood
1945–2024
Birth Place: Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Donald X Wood
1911–1991
Brewerton, Onondaga, New York, USA
Irene (Elizabeth) Melz
1915–1997
Trivoli, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William Melz
1887–1929
Peoria Heights, Peoria, Illinois
Ida (Engelina) Roelfs
1887–1984
Orion Township, Fulton, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Simon Roelfs
1859–1936
Anna Deweerth
1863–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob DeWeerth
1832–1922
Ida Reiss
1840–1928

Vernon Wood's Timeline

4 Records

1945
16 Oct 1945
Birth of Vernon Gene Wood in Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Peoria County, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 5
Vernon Gene Wood resided here in East Peoria, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
East Peoria, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
1967
25 Nov 1967
Age 22
Vernon Gene Wood was married
None
2024
19 Oct 2024
Age 79
Death of Vernon Gene Wood
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1945
    Event Place: Peoria County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Mason Funeral Homes; Publication Date: 24 Oct 2024; Publication Place: Metamora, Illinois, USA
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: East Peoria, Tazewell, Illinois; Roll: 831; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 90-46

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1967
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Mason Funeral Homes; Publication Date: 24 Oct 2024; Publication Place: Metamora, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: East Peoria, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: East Peoria, Tazewell, Illinois; Roll: 831; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 90-46

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: East Peoria, Tazewell, Illinois
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: East Peoria, Tazewell, Illinois; Roll: 831; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 90-46

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lowpoint, IL
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Mason Funeral Homes; Publication Date: 24 Oct 2024; Publication Place: Metamora, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 2024
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Mason Funeral Homes; Publication Date: 24 Oct 2024; Publication Place: Metamora, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Mason Funeral Homes; Publication Date: 24 Oct 2024; Publication Place: Metamora, Illinois, USA

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