James Sylvester Wood (1864 - 1930)

Born 28 Oct 1864 in Henry, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Taxannah A (Weldon) Wood — married 10 Dec 1885 in Henry County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 7 Jul 1930 at age 65 in Big Sandy Benton County, Tennessee

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Biography

James Sylvester Wood was born on 28 Oct 1864 in Henry, Tennessee, United States, son of James Sylvester Wood Sr (1826 - ~1865) and Cynthia Ann (Maynard) Wood (~1830 - 1904).

His siblings were:

1. Mary Elizabeth Wood (1849 - 1922)
2. Sally Ann (Woods) Wood (1851 - )
3. Nancy C (Wood) Maynard (1853 - 1898)
4. Ellen (Woods) Matlock (1856 - <1900)
5. Nellie O Wood (~1860 - )
6. Ollive Woods (~1861 - )
7. Hannah Louise (Wood) Medlock (1862 - 1926)
8. James Sylvester Wood (1864 - 1930)

James married Taxanah A Weldon (1869 - 1938) on 10 Dec 1885 in Henry County, Tennessee. Their son was Joseph Virgil Wood (1904 - 1984).

James died on 7 Jul 1930 in Big Sandy Benton County, Tennessee aged 65.

Sources

• Gina Marie Conway Wood
• 1900 United States Census, FamilySearch.org, Year: 1900; WOODS, James S, TENNESSEE, Henry, Civil District 23; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1241578 (Accessed 31 May 2021). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS81-N8G.
• Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Name: J S Wood; Birth Date: 28 Oct 1866; Birth Place: Tennessee; Age: 64; Death Date: 7 Jul 1930; Death Place: Henry, Tennessee; Burial Date: 10 Jul 1930; Burial Place: MT Zion, Tennessee; Gender: Male; Race: White; Marital status: Married; Occupation: Farmer; Father's Name: Sylvester Wood; Father's Birth Place: Tennessee; Mother's Name: Cynthia Maynard; Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee; FHL Film Number: 1876767. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2546&h=371508&indiv=try.
• 1870 United States Census, FamilySearch.org, Year: 1870; DUNN, Alfred; TENNESSEE, Henry, District 15; Roll: M593_1538; Page: 414A; Family History Library Film: 553037.
• Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, WOODS, Sylvester; Gender: Male; Marriage Date: 13 Jan 1848; Marriage Place: Henry, Tennessee, USA; Spouse: ; Cynthia Skinner.
• Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, WOODS Dunn, Mary; [Mary Wood Woods] ; Gender: Female; Race: White; Age: 72; Birth Date: 25 Aug 1849; Birth Place: USA; Death Date: 22 Feb 1922; Death Place: Big Sandy, Henry, Tennessee, USA; Father: Sylvester Woods; Mother: Cynthia Maynard; Certificate Number: 248; Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 141. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=an&db=TNDeathRecords&indiv=try&h=261314.
• Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, MATLOCK, Hannah; [Hannah Woods] ; Gender: Female; Race: White; Age: 63; Birth Date: 14 Nov 1862; Birth Place: USA; Death Date: 13 Mar 1926; Death Place: Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA; Father: Sylvester Woods; Mother: Cynthia Manward; Certificate Number: 6471, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number:#https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=an&db=TNDeathRecords&indiv=try&h=242949.
• 1850 United States Census, FamilySearch.org, Year: 1850; WOOD, Selvy, TENNESSEE, Henry, District 15; Roll: M432_884; Page: 376A; Image: 264. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDV-6TG.
• Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com.
• U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, WOODS, Cynthia, TENNESSEE, Henry; Archive Collection Number: T1135; Roll: Roll 24; Schedule Type: Agriculture. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/8502065:1276.
• Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Name: Dazie Bell Matlock; [Dazie Bell Russell] ; Gender: Female; Race: White; Age: 33; Birth Date: 16 Jan 1891; Birth Place: Humphreys, USA; Death Date: 21 Mar 1924; Death Place: Mcewen, Humphreys, Tennessee, USA; Father: Henry Russell; Mother: Ellen Russell; Certificate Number: 237. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=tndeathrecords&h=1198553&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt.
• Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008), Ancestry.com, Record for H R Russell and Ellen Woods. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1169&h=2937667&indiv=try.
• Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008), Ancestry.com, Record for W H Matlock and Ellen Russell. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1169&h=2103019&indiv=try.
• Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA,, 2015), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for Raymond Matlock. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=13573460&indiv=try.
• Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Name: Betty Harrison; [Betty Russell] ; Gender: Female; Race: White; Age: 41; Birth Date: 28 Mar 1880; Birth Place: USA; Death Date: 28 Nov 1921; Death Place: Benton, Tennessee, USA; Father: Henry Russell; Mother: Ellen Woods; Certificate Number: 562; Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 123.
• 1880 United States Census, FamilySearch.org, Year: 1880; RUSSELL, Henry; TENNESSEE, Benton, District 1; Roll: 1244; Page: 414B; Enumeration District: 001. Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Henry Russell Self Male 25 Tennessee, United States Ellen Russell Wife Female 23 Tennessee, United States Sally A. Russell Daughter Female 2 Tennessee, United States. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6742&h=10249090&indiv=try.

• 1920 United States Census, FamilySearch.org, Year: 1920; CARVER, Earl S., MISSOURI, ED 93, West Plains, Howell, Sheet 4B (accessed 25 Feb 2022). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8H9-T7F.
• Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 7
• Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958

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