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Wayne Elmer Wood 1922–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 March 1922

Birth Location: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 27 February 2015

Death Location: Barnett, Morgan County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Ralph Wood

Mother: Gertrude Wood

Spouse(s): Fern Wood

Children(s): Kenneth Wood, Gary Wood

The story of Wayne Elmer Wood began in 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. In 1930, Wayne Elmer Wood resided in Moreau, Moreau, Morgan, Missouri, USA. In 1935, Wayne Elmer Wood resided in Equality, Miller, Missouri. Wayne Elmer Wood married Fern E Wood, and had children including Gary G Wood, Kenneth Wayne Wood. Wayne Elmer Wood passed away in 2015 in Barnett, Morgan County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Wayne Elmer Wood began in 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1930, Wayne Elmer Wood resided in Moreau, Moreau, Morgan, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1935, Wayne Elmer Wood resided in Equality, Miller, Missouri.
  • Wayne Elmer Wood married Fern E Wood, and had children including Gary G Wood, Kenneth Wayne Wood.
  • Wayne Elmer Wood passed away in 2015 in Barnett, Morgan County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Wood
1903–1993
Birth Location: Bagnell, Miller County, Missouri, United States of America
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Gertrude Wood
1903–1993
Birth Location: Franklin, Miller, Missouri, USA
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Spouses(s)

Fern Wood
1926–2016
Birth Location: Peculiar, Cass County, Missouri, United States of America
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Children(s)

Kenneth Wood
1946–2024
Birth Location: Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri, United States of America
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Gary Wood
1949–2004
Birth Location: Missouri
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Wayne Wood's Ancestors

Self
Wayne Wood
1922–2015
Birth Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Parents
Ralph Elmer Wood
1903–1993
Bagnell, Miller County, Missouri, United States of America
Gertrude (Opal) Wood
1903–1993
Franklin, Miller, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
James (Sterling) Wood
1862–1948
Miller County, Missouri, United States of America
Nancy (A) Wood
1875–1919
Miller County, Missouri, United States of America
Charles (Francis) Vaughn
1861–1946
Missouri
Cora (Angeline) Vaughan
1872–1930
Equality, Miller, Missouri, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Wood
1836–1902
Elvira Vaughn
1840–1870
George Barron
1835–1910
Georgianna Riley
1843–1929
Thomas (Vaughn)
1836–1920
Mary Vaughan
1838–1900
William Harrison
1839–1923
Irene Harrison
1835–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Wood
1805–1888
Hannah Vineyard
1805–1872
Alexander Vaughn
1800–1876
Martha (Johnson)
1807–1864
William Riley
1818–1872
Jane Riley
1821–1854
Alexander Vaughn
1800–1876
Charles Stark
1802–1882
Elizabeth Manes
1820–1911
James Harrison
1800–1845
Mila Harrison
1812–1863
Henry Tomson
1787–1862
Elizabeth Lee
1791–1857

Wayne Wood's Descendants

1.
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Wayne (Elmer) Wood (17 March 1922–27 February 2015) m. Fern (E) Wood (28 June 1926–22 March 2016)
  1. 1. Kenneth (Wayne) Wood 1946–2024
  2. 2. Gary (G) Wood 1949–2004

Wayne Wood's Timeline

7 Records

1922
17 March 1922
Birth of Wayne Elmer Wood in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 8
Wayne Elmer Wood resided here in Moreau, Moreau, Morgan, Missouri, USA
Moreau, Moreau, Morgan, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 13
Wayne Elmer Wood resided here in Equality, Miller, Missouri
Equality, Miller, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 18
Wayne Elmer Wood resided here in Equality, Equality, Miller, Missouri, USA
Equality, Equality, Miller, Missouri, USA
1942
1942
Age 20
Wayne Elmer Wood resided here in Tuscumbia, Miller, Missouri, USA
Tuscumbia, Miller, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 28
Wayne Elmer Wood resided here in Tuscumbia, Miller, Missouri, USA
Tuscumbia, Miller, Missouri, USA
2015
27 February 2015
Age 93
Death of Wayne Elmer Wood in Osage Beach, Camden County, Missouri, United States of America
Osage Beach, Camden County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 March 1922
    Event Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Moreau, Moreau, Morgan, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Equality, Miller, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Equality, Equality, Miller, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Tuscumbia, Miller, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tuscumbia, Miller, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tuscumbia, Miller, Missouri
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 February 2015
    Event Place: Osage Beach, Camden County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barnett, Morgan County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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