Zelda (Braswell) Wood
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Zelda Mae (Braswell) Wood (1927 - 2017)

Zelda Mae Wood formerly Braswell
Born in Selma, Johnston, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of [private husband (1920s - unknown)]
Mother of , [private son (1950s - unknown)] and [private son (1950s - unknown)]
Died at age 90 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Zelda (Braswell) Wood was born in North Carolina.

Zelda Mae Braswell was born on 28 Sep 1927 in Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina, to William Alexander Braswell and Ada (Stafford) Braswell.[1]

In 1930, Zelda was 2 years old and lived with her parents and siblings in Boon Hill, Johnston County, North Carolina.[2]

Between 1930 and 1940, the family moved to Pine Level in Johnston County, North Carolina. In 1940, she was 12 years old. She had attended school and completed the 6th grade.[3]

By 1950, Zelda had married Charlie Braxton Wood Sr.. She was 22 years old and lived with her husband and daughter in Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina. Her occupation was "keeping house".[4]

In 1985, Zelda authored a book called, "Braswell, A Good Name. The Braswells of Johnston and Wayne Counties NC".[5]

She passed away on 1 Dec 2017 in Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, and was buried at Hills of Neuse Memory Gardens in Smithfield.[6][7]

Obituary

Zelda Braswell Wood, aged 90 of Smithfield, passed into the arms of her Heavenly Father on December 1, 2017 after a lengthy battle with dementia. Zelda was born in Selma Township, a daughter of the late William Alexander Braswell and his wife, Ada Stafford Braswell Hinnant. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, Charlie Braxton Wood, Sr., and her siblings Kathleen B. Finch, Harvey Braswell, Sr., Doris B. Sweetland, and William A. Braswell, Jr.
Survivors include one daughter, Deidre W. Kraft (Robert) of Smithfield, and two sons, Charlie Braxton Wood, Jr., (Sheilah) of Clayton, and Roger Henderson Wood (fiancé Cindy Burrell) of Raleigh. Zelda is also survived by four treasured grandchildren: Christina Wood, Kimberly W. Van Enkevort (Ryan), Candace W. Swain (Dustin) and Jonathan Tyler Wood as well as three precious great-grandchildren: Presleigh and Camden Swain and her namesake, Zelda Van Enkevort. She has one sister Berniece B. Beasley of Virginia, one brother-in-law L. Roger “Jimmy” Wood (Linda) of Selma, one sister-in-law Hilda S. Wood of Garner, former daughter-in-law Lynn Allen Wood of Four Oaks, and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews whom she treasured.
Zelda graduated from Wilson’s Mills High School as Valedictorian of the Class of 1944. She was a past employee of Burlington, Fieldcrest and the Johnston County Heritage Center. She was also a past Regent of Smith-Bryan Chapter NSDAR and a member of Wilson’s Mills Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and sang in the choir for over thirty years.
Zelda loved her Lord, her family, her church family, her flowers (especially irises and daylilies), poetry, a good book, the News & Observer, finishing the daily crossword puzzle, Van Gogh paintings, and genealogy. She authored four family history books and co-authored others on Johnston County kinfolks. She was also instrumental in researching and compiling the Military Roll of Honor, detailing the service of all Johnston County servicemen and women from the American Revolution to the present day.
Funeral services will be Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Smithfield followed by burial at Hills of the Neuse Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Wilson’s Mills Baptist Church and at other times at the home of her daughter, 109 Castle Drive, Smithfield. Flowers are welcome or memorials may be given to the Wilson’s Mills Baptist Church Building Fund, 652 Swift Creek Road, Smithfield 27577 or to the Johnston County Heritage Center, 241 East Market Street, Smithfield 27577.

Sources

  1. North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000 - Register of Deeds. North Carolina Birth Indexes. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives. Microfilm.
  2. 1930 United States Federal Census - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
  3. 1940 United States Federal Census - Year: 1940; Census Place: Pine Level, Johnston, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02934; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 51-31.
  4. 1950 United States Federal Census - National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina; Roll: 6082; Page: 55; Enumeration District: 51-70.
  5. Zelda Mae Braswell Wood,"Braswell, A Good Name. The Braswells of Johnston and Wayne Counties in North Carolina.", no publisher listed, 1985.
  6. U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current - The News & Observer; Publication Date: 2 Dec 2017; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/653523250/?article=421b7a8a-755d-4d78-949b-89577a3db86c&focus=0.8151607,0.088745326,0.9920701,0.7753991&xid=3355
  7. Find A Grave: Memorial #5440112




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Zelda published a book in 1985 called "Braswell, A Good Name" which included the Braswells of Johnston and Wayne Counties in North Carolina. I have a copy of this book that was given to my grandmother (Bessie Eveline Braswell Capps), and use it for much of my source information, especially for the living generation(s).
posted 3 Jun 2015 by Allan Capps USN(ret.)   [thank Allan]
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