WOOD
Line from:
Family from Grayson, Larue, Hardin and Hart Counties
KY
and Adams county Natchez Mississippi
WOOD Family Mystery Photo: Click here to solve!
My Wood Line:
1) William Jennings Wood: grandfather born 1898 Larue Co KY - died 1989
Larue Co KY
2) John H. P. Wood: great grandfather: born 1867 Grayson Co KY - died 1914
Upton Larue Co small pox
3) James W. Wood: 2nd great grandfather: born 1835 location KY or MS -
died abt 1888 Upton Larue Co KY
4) My 3rd great grandfather was probably Ezra Wood who married Eunice
Stratton. All documentation supports Ezra.
However, family legend states that John Hodgen Flanders
Wood was my 3rd great grandfather.
John Hodgen Flanders WOOD:
legend not proven
WOOD / WALKER:
possible 3rd great grandfather and possible father of James W. WOOD
John Hodgen Flanders WOOD born abt 1810/15 married Rose
WALKER
Rose died of a small-pox epidemic while she and John were in Arkansas
and was buried there. John came back to KY and took their two kids James H. and
Mariah WOOD to Natchez, Mississippi.
Children of John and Rose Wood:
1) James W. WOOD - (see below for info)
2) Mariah WOOD - Mariah never married. Mariah stayed
in Mississippi and was said to have owned a plantation.
John H. F. Wood had a brother Seymore/Seymour WOOD also
buried at Cub Run.
Source: cousin Emma Mae Wortham
Note: Some sources state that Solomon Seymour WOOD was son of
Ezra WOOD Jr, Ezra Jr. came to KY around 1818 from Ontario County New York as part of the Grainger Land deal. Ezra WOOD Sr., came from Woodstock,
Vermont, (Windsor County) to New York Ezra WOOD
MISSISSIPPI LOUISIANA CONNECTION: There are two stories that support a possible
or probable link between the WOOD line of KY and the WOOD
line in Natchez, Mississippi. (Adams County)
1910 Census for Edmonson Co KY for Ida Mae Wood Coble states
that her father James H. Wood was from Mississippi.
1900 Census for Hall
Dubois county Indiana Ida Mae Wood Coble states her father was born in Louisiana
NEW July 4th 2002: Ezra WOOD connection
Ezra WOOD:
WOOD / STRATTON: I have more proof supporting that Ezra WOOD and
Eunice Stratton are the parents of James Harrison WOOD.
Please click Ezra WOOD connection to see the data
supporting an Ezra WOOD connection.
WOOD / RIDER
James W. WOOD born abt 1835 died about 1888 married
Sarah Elizabeth RIDER* born abt 1840 died 1896
Marriage bond at Larue Co courthouse dated 11-June-1859. Principals were
James WOOD and S. H. Flanders. Amount $100.00. S.H. Flanders is most likely
Solomon Hatch Flanders and there could be a possible connection between the Flanders
line and John Hodgen Flanders WOOD.
Children of James W. Wood and Sarah Elizabeth Rider:
01) Jewett WOOD - born 1859 died 1935
- married
Martha Morgan about 1885, Martha was the daughter
of Henry Clinton
MORGAN and Emily Monion WOOD.
Martha died in 1903.
2nd wife Alice
Hornback:
05-Feb-1904: Larue Co KY
3rdf wife Margurite Humphrey: 21-Aug-1909
Important Wood / Morgan info: Morgan
family Bibile link click
here (thanks Patty V.)
Children by Martha Morgan:
1) James Eugene Wood: born 1892
died 1914 - married Gladys Johnsey 11-Dec-1911
Uncle
William Thomas WOOD told me that one of his fathers people got killed enforcing
the law. This was
undoubtedly James Eugene WOOD. James
Eugene Wood was murdered while trying to arrest Turner Graham
1914.
(source Morgan Family Bible)
2) Lucy Wood: married Rhoda
Lee Crady 10-April-1920 Larue Co KY
3) George: lived at
Sonora KY for many years.
4) Rosa E. married Wedding
Colgate 12-May-1908 Larue Co KY
Children by Alice Hornback:
1) Russell
WOOD
Children listed with Margaret
Humphries on 1920 Larue Co census
1) Ricca/Reese Lee
son 11 years old
2) Russell C. son 6
years old
3) Laney/Lancy B.
daughter 3 11/12 years old
4) William son 1
10/12 years old
02) Eliza WOOD - born abt 1861 died abt 1938
Iowa - married George
Thomas Upton.
Second marriage was to a Hines and last
married Lewis J. Hill.
Lewis and Eliza Lived and died in Garden Grove Iowa.
Eliza had no children by either marriage.
1930 Decatur County Iowa Census has a
listing for Lewis J Hill 72 and wife Eliza 68 born in KY.
03) Alice Walker WOOD - born 1862 married Andrew
Jackson Bennett
12 children: Orlando, Mary
Frances, Thomas, Oral, Maude, Floral B., James, Angie M., Shirley Mae,
Beulah,
Shelby & Lena Goble.
04) Laura WOOD - born abt 1866* married #1 Gibson
lived in Clinton Indiana.
Married Henry McVey last residence
Avery, Iowa children: at least one
daughter which is verified via post card and
photo.
05) George Thomas WOOD - born about 1868 married Lola Watkins. I believe that George went by Tom.
06) John 'Jack' Harrison P. WOOD - born 12-June-1867/72
died 01-Feb-1914 at 42 years old from small pox.
Jack married Mary 'Mollie' Preston
James (see data below)
9 children: Dean, Herbert,
Stella, William Jennings, Blanche, Albert, Robert, Hollace, Edna Mae
Note on Robert Wood: listed on
1920 Larue Co census. Died as an infant (source M. J. Sanner)
07) James B. WOOD Jr. - born about 1870 - married a Humphrey dau Ethel WOOD - married a Ellis
08) Ida Mae WOOD - born July 1874 died 15-October-1918.
Married Dr. Willis Sherman Coble
10 children: Silver Hannah,
Arnold Robert, Victor John, Van Duke, Edna Goldie, William Glenn (twin)
Charlie Lenn,
(twin) Ferene, (twin) Lena Maxine, (twin) Cuba Elaine. Both Mr. Coble and wife Ida Mae
died from Flu Epidemic in
1918
09) Joseph W. WOOD - born abt 1875 - married Rose Pinneck
- Joe was 6' 4" tall dark complexion died 1930
10) Arissa Lee WOOD - born 1879 died 1943 - married Charles
Edward Highbaugh (see notes below)
Lived in Hart county KY.
6 children: Roscoe, Otto,
Holland, Arnold, Edna Aileen, Lance
11) Dora WOOD - married Andrew UPTON and later
married Price Denu. Dora died in Louisville 30-August-1925
3 children: Lillian,
Tatum and John Arthur.
12) Glenn WOOD - recently got photo and info
for Glen Wood, photo is of Glen and his son Herman Wood.
The photo of Glen Wood is the only evidence to date that Glen is part of this
family.
Info on back of photo states that he is part of this family.
* ages are taken from a Post Office listing for Millerstown 1870 (Source
cousin Ema Mae Wortham)
UPTON: The Upton family is very interesting
in relation to the Wood family because two sisters married Upton's.
However neither marriage lasted.
WOOD / HIGHBAUGH
Arissa Lee WOOD married Charles Edward Highbaugh
on 30 June 1894
Lee WOOD was born 1879 and died 1943 and was buried Highbaugh Cemetery
on Bacon Creek in Hart County KY
Charles Edward Highbaugh was born 11-Feb-1853 and died 20-Sept-1929
buried Highbaugh Cemetery on Bacon
Creek Hart Co KY
Lee and Charles had the following children:
1) Roscoe Highbaugh born b.13-May-1896 d. 1966 never
married buried Mt Pisgah Cemetery east of Bonnieville
KY
2) Otto Highbaugh b.03-Dec-1897 d.1983 never married
buried Mt Pisgah Cemetery east of Bonnieville KY
3) Holland Highbaugh b.05-Dec-1899 d. 1977 never married
buried Mt Pisgah Cemetery east of Bonnieville KY
4) Arnold Highbaugh b.06-Sept-1903 d. 15-Oct-1976
5) Edna Aileen Highbaugh b.28-June-1905 married Layton
Turner
6) Lance Highbaugh b.01-Nov-1910 d. 28-Aug-1995
WOOD / PRESTON / JAMES / OILER
John H. 'Jack' WOOD married Mary 'Mollie' Preston James on
30-November-1892. John was born in Grayson County KY (source: Edna Mae Wood
Jenkins)
Mollie's mother was Malinda OILER, she married a PRESTON,
then a W.F. Hornback.
Later married John JAMES who was a cousin of Jesse and Frank James.
Mollie was born in Metclafe County KY.
Jack and Mollie WOOD had the following children:
1) Herbert WOOD - born 1892 married Edna Carby
- One child died at infancy
2) Stella WOOD - married Shelburn Jenkins
Seven children: Homer, Archie,
Harold, Jack, Elmo, Mildred and Marjorie.
3) Blanche WOOD - married a Gray, one daughter
Delores. Married husband #2 Harry Mawson
4) William Jennings WOOD* - born 26-April-1898 died
10-February-1989 - married Alberta Renfro.
Seven children: William Thomas, Mary
Katherine, Allene, Frances, Franklin, Betty & Doris.
5) Hollace WOOD - married Lucille Wells - wife #2 Mary Walsh
Three children by Lucille, Edmond,
Jimmy and Bobby (died at infancy). Two children by Mary, Johnny and Terry.
6) Robert WOOD - Robert is on the 1910 Larue Co census.
Robert died as an infant (source cousin M. J. Sanner)
7) Albert WOOD - married a Olin Bandy - 2 children
Norman and Stanley
8) Edna Mae WOOD - married Erv Jenkins - 2 children
Arnold and Anna Jane
9) Dean WOOD - born 19-June-1888, died 16-Jan-1974
she married William BELL. Dean and Will lived in Monroe
County Indiana.
Thirteen children; Sherman, Earl, Raymond, Myrtle, Flora, Grace, James,
Harley, Michael, Ralph,
Harold, Mose and Philip.
* William Jennings WOOD was my grandfather
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Last modified:
January 13, 2010
Glenn K. Sheffield
Louisville, KY USA
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