Born in Texas
Ancestors 
Daughter of Warren Franklin Tanner
and Maggie May (Haley) Tanner
Sister of
Florine Agnus Tanner, Clayton Cleveland Tanner, Kenneth Tanner, [private brother (1920s - unknown)], [private sister (1930s - unknown)] and James Oliver Tanner
Wife of
Walker Thelton Wood
— married
16 Aug 1940 in Gillespie, Texas, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 67
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jul 2014
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Biography
Sources
- "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQK8-N7B : accessed 17 Jul 2014), Routh Tanner [sic] in household of Warren F Tanner, Wattensaw, Prairie Township, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 43-30, sheet 1B, family 21, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 152.
- "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1H-DDZ3 : 10 December 2017), Walker Thelton Wood and Ruth Wanda Tanner, 16 Aug 1940; citing Marriage, citing Gillespie, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,764,046.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 February 2020), memorial page for Ruth Wanda Tanner Wood (15 Jan 1923–17 Dec 1990), Find A Grave: Memorial #54956670, citing Christadelphian Cemetery, Stonewall, Gillespie County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Barbara White (contributor 47238131) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
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~12.50%
~12.50%
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