Henry Lester Wood (1888 - 1962)

Born 15 Apr 1888 in Faulkner, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Olethea (Chambers) Bell — married 10 Oct 1908 in Faulkner, Arkansas, United States

Died 7 Apr 1962 at age 73 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

The son of James Bailey Wood and Elizabeth (Williams) Wood, Henry Wood was born in Faulkner County, Arkansas^{[citation needed]} in 1888, residing with his family in 1900 in Harve Township, Arkansas.^[1] He married Anna Olethea (Chamber) Bell, marrying in Faulkner County, Arkansas on October 10, 1908^[2] and having three children together:

1. Gladys (Wood) Roberts (1910-1998)
2. Russell Wood (1911-)
3. Ruby Mae Wood (1918-)

They made their home in Matthews Township, Arkansas,^[3] where Henry farmed on his own account. He registered for the World War I draft when he was 28, registering in Palarm Township, Arkansas on June 5, 1917.^[4] He stated that he lived on Rural Farm District #2 in Vilonia, Arkansas and that he worked for himself as a farmer, farming in Palarm Township. Henry was described as a man of medium height and build with dark hair and blue eyes; he did not enlist.

By 1920, Henry was hospitalized at the Arkansas State Hospital for Nervous Diseases in Rock Township, Arkansas^[5] which, by 1940, was a part of Little Rock, Arkansas.^[6][7]

Henry Wood died away at Arkansas State Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas,^[8] at the age of 73,^[9] having suffered a bad outcome from surgery for a hip fracture. He is buried at Marcus Hill Cemetery in Enola, Arkansas.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3FM-31S : Fri Oct 06 01:38:15 UTC 2023), Henry L Wood in Entry for James B Wood and Elizabeth Wood, 1900.
2. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9SM-56N : Sat Oct 21 15:39:48 UTC 2023), Entry for Lester Wood and Annie Chambers, 10 Oct 1908.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKJ5-TMC : Fri Oct 06 17:05:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Lester Wood and Annie Wood, 1910.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PB-3D6 : 25 December 2021), Henry Lester Wood, 1917-1918.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDFD-QGZ : Thu Dec 21 08:47:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry L Wood, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ29-25T : Tue Nov 28 15:17:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry L Wood, 1940.
7. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XB4-QHQL : Tue Oct 03 10:18:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry L Wood, 18 April 1950.
8. ↑ Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1962; Roll: 2; File No. 62-005710. Ancestry.com. Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019. Ancestry Record 61777 #805023 with attached Image
9. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q534-9N9M : Fri Oct 20 06:59:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Lester Wood and Russell Wood, 09 Apr 1962.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84948046/henry-lester-wood: accessed 13 January 2024), memorial page for Henry Lester Wood (13 Apr 1888–7 Apr 1962). Find A Grave: Memorial #84948046 Marcus Hill Cemetery, Enola, Faulkner County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by LouJane Adams Wills (contributor 47232606).