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Willie Lea Wood 1927–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 November 1927

Birth Location: Oklahoma

Death Date: 25 April 2012

Death Location: Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Wiley Wood

Mother: Rosie Elder

Spouse(s): John Shook

Children(s):

The story of Willie Lea Wood began in 1927 in Oklahoma. In 1940, Willie Lea Wood resided in Township 20, Moseley, Delaware, Oklahoma, USA. In 1950, Willie Lea Wood resided in Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, USA. Willie Lea Wood married John Raymond Shook, and had children including Ramona Jean Shook, Rosalie A Shook. Willie Lea Wood passed away in 2012 in Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Willie Lea Wood began in 1927 in Oklahoma.
  • In 1940, Willie Lea Wood resided in Township 20, Moseley, Delaware, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1950, Willie Lea Wood resided in Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, USA.
  • Willie Lea Wood married John Raymond Shook, and had children including Ramona Jean Shook, Rosalie A Shook.
  • Willie Lea Wood passed away in 2012 in Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Wood's Ancestors

Self
Willie Wood
1927–2012
Birth Place: Oklahoma
Parents
Wiley Martin Wood
1903–1966
Oklahoma
Rosie (M) Elder
1909–1977
Grandparents
Silas (Martin) Wood
1872–1958
Georgia
Willie (Ann) Franklin
1880–
Metcalf County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeptha Wood
1847–1917
Mary Dickerson
1842–1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wood
1819–1888
Nancy Littleton
1824–

Willie Wood's Timeline

4 Records

1927
26 November 1927
Birth of Willie Lea Wood in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 13
Willie Lea Wood resided here in Township 20, Moseley, Delaware, Oklahoma, USA
Township 20, Moseley, Delaware, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
Willie Lea Wood resided here in Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, USA
Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, USA
2012
25 April 2012
Age 85
Death of Willie Lea Wood in Lawson, Ray County, Missouri, United States of America
Lawson, Ray County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 November 1927
    Event Place: Oklahoma
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Kansas City Star; Publication Date: 28 Apr 2012; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; ,0.31314722,0.81099623,0.5467054&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Township 20, Moseley, Delaware, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Siloam Springs, Bent

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 April 2012
    Event Place: Lawson, Ray County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Kansas City Star; Publication Date: 28 Apr 2012; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; ,0.31314722,0.81099623,0.5467054&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Kansas City Star; Publication Date: 28 Apr 2012; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; ,0.31314722,0.81099623,0.5467054&xid=3355

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