wood ancestors Benajak(?)wood married to Martha (Wilfong) moved from Iowa to Oregon 1930's

Question

I am not sure of Benajak Wood's spelling maybe BenaJok. I am sure that he was married to Martha (Wilfong) Wood(not sure if Wilfong is maiden name or middle name). Benajak(?) Had a son John Thomas wood(married to Lillian Mae) who moved from Iowa to Oregon around 1935. I believe Lillian Mae wood passed away in either 1940 or 1941. John Thomas Wood passed around 1953 in or around Greshem Oregon. Any information would be appreciated.

Answer 1

You might try the free search tool at: https://familysearch.org/search

and plug in the childrens names/est dob/locations etc from these records to see if you can find more on the parents.

U S Census, 1900 Leroy Township Audubon town, Audubon, Iowa

Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9V1-VHG

Head  Benacah T Wood  M 42 IA

Wife  Martha Wood  F 42 IL

Son  Martin Wood  M 21 IA

Son  Clandey Wood  M 16 IA

Son  Loman Wood  M 14 IA

Son  Glenwood Wood  M 12 IA

Dau  Eva M Wood  F 10 IA

Son  Harvy Wood  M 7 IA

Dau  Dotty Wood  F 4 IA

1910 living in IA  'Benzaza' Wood  with  Dau. Eva Coats

Marriage records for Martin, Glen, Claud, John, all children of BT Wood and Martha Wilfong.   (Eva's marriage lists mother as Martha Wilfall.)

https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22benajok%20t%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Awood~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1850-1880~%20%2Bresidence_place%3Aia~%20%2Bresidence_year%3A1880-1930~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3Amartha~%20%2Bspouse_surname%3Awilfong~

 

Comments

Thank you Chris! Thanks to you pointing me in the right direction I also found "J.W Fisk's Memories" very helpful on time frames &  Wood Family History