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Virgil Columbus Wood 1872–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1872

Birth Location: Nelson County, Virginia

Death Date: 4 Oct 1949

Death Location: Nelson County, Virginia

Father: Christopher Wood

Mother: Mary Ballard

Spouse(s): Addie Schaar

Children(s): Bessie Wood, Ollie Wood, Herbert Wood, Berta Wood, Daisy Johnson

In 1872, Virgil Columbus Wood entered the world in Nelson County, Virginia, born to Christopher Cornelius Columbus Wood And Mary Sidney Mollie Ballard. Virgil Columbus Wood married Addie A Schaar, and had children including Berta Wood, Bessie Violet Wood, Daisy Estelle Wood Johnson, Herbert Wood, Ollie V Wood. Virgil Columbus Wood passed away in 1949 in Nelson County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1872, Virgil Columbus Wood entered the world in Nelson County, Virginia, born to Christopher Cornelius Columbus Wood And Mary Sidney Mollie Ballard.
  • Virgil Columbus Wood married Addie A Schaar, and had children including Berta Wood, Bessie Violet Wood, Daisy Estelle Wood Johnson, Herbert Wood, Ollie V Wood.
  • Virgil Columbus Wood passed away in 1949 in Nelson County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Virgil Wood's Ancestors

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Virgil Wood
1872–1949
Birth Place: Nelson County, Virginia
Parents
Christopher Cornelius Columbus Wood
1843–1920
, Nelson, Virginia
Mary (Sidney "Mollie") Ballard
1848–1907
Nelson County, Virginia
Grandparents
William (A) Wood
1807–1877
Charlottesville, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
Elvira (Ann) Bryant
1814–1878
Nelson County, Virginia
Ira (Jamison) Ballard
1810–1888
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Brown
1820–
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Wood
1775–1854
Martha Gentry
1771–1852
Dabney Bryant
1781–1860
Elizabeth Clasby
1786–1860
Johnson ballard
1775–1849
Nancy Craig
1780–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wood
1750–1807
Isaac Bryant
1739–1800
Mary -------
1743–1849

Virgil Wood's Descendants

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Virgil (Columbus) Wood (3 Oct 1872–4 Oct 1949) m. Addie (A) Schaar (26 August 1879–19 October 1906)
  1. 1. Bessie (Violet) Wood 1897–1991 m. William (Goven McGinnis) Sr 1890–1945
    1. 1. Mabel (Ruth) McGinnis 1919–2007 m. Pershing (Dean) Williams 1917–1993 m. Edward (Gray) EAST 1923–1997
      1. 1. William (Dean) Williams 1946–2001
    2. 2. William (Govin MCGINNIS) jr 1917–1999
    3. 3. Robert (Kelly) McGinnis 1926–2012
    4. 4. Melvin (Paul) McGinnis 1932–1992
    5. 5. Addie (E) McGinnis 1921–2010
    6. 6. Kathleen (Lafern) McGinnis 1930–2017
    7. 7. Virginia (P) Mckinnis 1924–
  2. 2. Ollie (V) Wood 1899–1924
  3. 3. Herbert Wood 1902–
  4. 4. Berta Wood 1903–
  5. 5. Daisy (Estelle Wood) Johnson 1904–1987

Virgil Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1872
3 Oct 1872
Birth of Virgil Columbus Wood in Nelson County, Virginia
Nelson County, Virginia
1949
4 Oct 1949
Age 77
Death of Virgil Columbus Wood in Nelson County, Virginia
Nelson County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1872
    Event Place: Nelson County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1949
    Event Place: Nelson County, Virginia

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