William Wood (1837 - aft. 1880)

Born 1837 in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Louisa (Bennett) Wood — married 5 Apr 1860 in Franklin, Arkansas, United States

Husband of Lucinda (Dorsey) Wood — married 20 Jan 1867 in Franklin, Arkansas, United States

Died after 1880 after age 43 in Franklin, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

William is in the household of William and Nancy Wood in 1850, DeKalb County, Tennessee. He is newly married in 1860 and lives next door to his mother, Nancy Wood.

He married 1st Louisa Bennett 5 Apr 1860 in Franklin County, Arkansas and their children were:

Rachael Words (Woods) F, born c1861 Arkansas, United States

John Words (Woods) M, born c1862 Arkansas, United States

James Words (Woods) M, born c1864 Arkansas, United States

Elizabeth Words (Woods) F, born c1867 Arkansas, United States

He married 2nd to Lucinda Dorsey/Dawsey/Dorcey 20 Jan 1867 in Franklin County, Arkansas. Their children were:

Mary, born 1869, Franklin Co., Arkansas. She may have died by 1880.

Edward Wood, born c1870 Arkansas, United States

Sarah R Wood, born c1874 Arkansas, United States

Charley E Wood, born c1876 Arkansas, United States

William N Wood, born c1876 Arkansas, United States

He and his family are recorded in the 1870 and 1880 censuses of Franklin County, Arkansas.

Sources

• Household ID: 222

Line Number: 32 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M432 Affiliate Film Number: 896 GS Film Number: 444852 Digital Folder Number: 004202145 Image Number: 00143

Citing this Record "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDZ-9LP : 12 April 2016), James Woods in household of William Woods, Smith county, Smith, Tennessee, United States; citing family 222, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Wm Wood

Gender: Male

Age: 23

Birth Year: abt 1837

Residence: Franklin, Arkansas

Spouse's name: Luiza Benit

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age: 19

Spouse's Residence: Franklin, Arkansas

Marriage Date: 5 Apr 1860

Marriage County: Franklin

Event Type: Marriage

FHL Film Number: 1034243

Source Information Ancestry.com. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data:

• Nancy Wood 61, North Carolina

Sarah Wood 34

Garret Wood 27

Rachel Wood 18

Elizabeth Woods 16

Willis Woods 14

Garland Woods 7

Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: Lower, Franklin, Arkansas; Roll: M653_41; Page: 361; Family History Library Film: 803041

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

• Household of Wm Wood

Wm Wood 20, born Tennessee

Loniza Wood 18, born Illinois.

Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: Lower, Franklin, Arkansas; Roll: M653_41; Page: 362; Family History Library Film: 803041

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

• William Wood

Marriage Date: 20 Jan 1867

Spouse: Lucinda Dawsey

County: Franklin

State: Arkansas

Source Information Ancestry.com. Arkansas, Compiled Marriages from Select Counties, 1779-1992 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

Original data: Hunting For Bears, comp.. Arkansas Marriages, 1779-1992. Arkansas marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Please contact the appropriate county clerk for original source information.

• Name: William Words

Event Type: Census Event Date: 1870 Event Place: Mill Creek Township, Franklin, Arkansas, United States Event Place (Original): Mill Creek, Franklin, Arkansas, United States Gender: Male Age: 30 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1840 Birthplace: Arkansas, United States Page Number: 11

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

William Words (Woods) M 30 Arkansas, United States

Lucinda Words (Woods) F 28 Tennessee, United States

Rachael Words (Woods) F 10 Arkansas, United States

John Words (Woods) M 8 Arkansas, United States

James Words (Woods) M 6 Arkansas, United States

Elizabeth Words (Woods) F 3 Arkansas, United States

Mary Woods (Woods) F 0 Arkansas

Household ID: 74 Line Number: 35 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M593 GS Film Number: 000545552 Digital Folder Number: 004259268 Image Number: 00074

Citing this Record "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCQ-SZ3 : 7 June 2019), Mary Woods in entry for William Words, 1870.

• Name: William Wood

Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: Mill Creek, Franklin, Arkansas, United States Gender: Male Age: 37 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Farmer Relationship to Head of Household: Self Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self Birth Year (Estimated): 1843 Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Father's Birthplace: --- Mother's Birthplace: --- Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 790 Person Number: 0 Volume: 1

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

William Wood Self M 37 Tennessee, United States

Lucinda Wood Other F 35 Illinois, United States

John Wood Other M 16 Arkansas, United States

Edward Wood Other M 10 Arkansas, United States

Sarah R Wood Other F 6 Arkansas, United States

Charley E Wood Other M 4 Arkansas, United States

William N Wood Other M 4 Arkansas, United States

District: ED 62 Sheet Number and Letter: 790B Household ID: 11610569 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Film Number: 0044 GS Film Number: 1254044 Digital Folder Number: 005157262 Image Number: 00293

Citing this Record "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW7-QLH : 12 August 2017), William N Wood in household of William Wood, Mill Creek, Franklin, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 62, sheet 790B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,044.