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Disclaimer:  This site is under construction!  It will probably never be finished.  Some of the information here has been very carefully documented--some has not.  I am hoping to hear from better informed family members who can correct me!

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*School will be out June 1--more information coming this summer!!

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Descendants of John Sherley Wood

 (first a little family history)

John Sherely Wood’s Parents:

 

John Wood b. 1792   d. 1871 AL

m. Susan Charlotte Evans b. 1798 GA,

married on 29 Feb 1816 in Baldwin Co, GA 

 (link below to marriage record)

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/baldwin/vitals/marriage/marr1805b.txt

 

(source for date of birth: military pension application)

 

Children of John Wood and Susan Evans:

William Willis Wood b.1816 or 1817 in GA; 

Augustus Evans Wood b.1 June 1818 in Hancock Co.GA; 

John Sherley Wood b.2 Feb.1822 in Twiggs Co.GA, died 7 Sept 1901 in Monticello AR. **Headstone Photo in Album**

James Brumfield Wood;

William Ashley Wood;

Robert Symeton Wood

and Charlotte Wood.

 

(the older John Wood had 2 more wives)

 2^nd wife Mariah Walker Pinkard (m. Oct. 5, 1828-Cowetta Co. GA)

their children: Emily Wood b. abt. 1834 GA

                        Sylvanus B.Wood  b. abt. 1835 GA

                        Adoniram Wood b, abt 1837 (AL)

                        Maria Wood b. abt 1839 AL

                        Ann H. Wood b. 1841 in GA?

                        Andrew T. Wood b. abt 1845

 

John’s 3^rd wife: Eliza Walker born about 1819 in GA

m. Nov. 1863 in Talledega AL

                        Hiram A. Wood b. abt. 1864 in AL

 

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 Goodspeed's Biography here: 

go to links for pages 926 and 927:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~arashley/GSAshAR1.html

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Descendants of John S. Wood and Martha Bussey:

John Sherley Wood

 b. 2 Feb.1822 in Twiggs Co.GA, died 7 Sept 1901 in Monticello AR.

 (He married Martha Bussey ( dau.of Elizabeth (Lake) and James Bussey; ) (12 born according to Goodspeed, 6 living as of publication):

 

Zephanih  J. Wood (of Monticello, AR)

 

Zachary T. Wood (also of Monticello) **Headstone photo in album**

 

James B. Wood (Judge of the 7^th Judicial District)

 

William A. Wood (Monticello) **Headstone photo in album**

 

Carroll D. Wood (Monticello, Judge of the 10^th Judicial District)

 

Mattie Wood (wife of Walter Norris of Lavaca, AR)

 

John Sherely Wood and Martha Bussey were married in Bradley County, Arkansas.

 

Martha Bussey Wood died in 1867, and J. S. Wood married M. C. Kelsey the same year (I don’t have any children listed for them).

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Tombstone photos and more--In the photo album!!!

 

More will be added so check back often!

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Links on the web related to this family:

http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mbmjlm2&id=I08482

 

http://www.family-forest.com/7824.htm

 

Civil War Service of:

Adoniram J. Wood

S. B. Wood

http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/3rdcok.html

 

Possible sister of John Wood=Ridley Wood,

information here (about half way down the page):

http://www.rootsweb.com/~labienvi/vole.htm

 

Links related to local area:

 http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ar/drew/history/drewgoodspd1.txt

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 Click on the names on the bars above to view information on each child of John S. Wood

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My contact info:  rleebest@yahoo.com

 

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