William Durward Wood (1888 - 1948)

Born 19 Jan 1888 in Michigan [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Grace (Vanderlaan) Wood — married 1 Aug 1938 in Muskegon Hieghts, Muskegon County, Michigan

Descendants

Died 5 Mar 1948 at age 60 in Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Residence

Residence 1900: Muskegon Hieghts, Norton Township.

Name: William D Wood Home in 1900: Norton, Muskegon, Michigan Age: 12 Birth Date: 1888 Birthplace: Michigan Race: White Ethnicity: American Relationship to head-of-house: Son Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: Iowa Marital Status: Single Household Members: Name Age William Wood 55 Melvina Wood 52 John Wood 27 Adelbert Wood 17 William D Wood 12

Residence: 1910: Muskegon Hieghts, Norton Township, MI

Name: William D Wood Age in 1910: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888 Birthplace: Michigan Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Birth Place: New York Mother's Birth Place: Iowa Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age William Wood 66 Melvina Wood 63 William D Wood 22

Occupation

Occupation: 1910: Laborer-Factory

Marriage

Groom: Vernon Wood, 22, W, Muskegon Hts, Clerk

born: MI father: William D. Wood mother: Grace Vanderlaan no previous marriage

Bride: Thelma Wainwright, 18, W, None born: MI father: William Wainwright mother: Julie Alberts no previous marriage

Married: 01 Aug 1938 Muskegon Hts, MI by Jos A. Stegeman Clergyman w: Arlene Barding Muskegon Hts, MI w: Irvin Besiy Muskegon Hts, MI

Death

Death Record for William Durward Wood Died 05 Mar 1948 at 508 Fifth Street, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Michigan 60 years, 1 month, 15 days old. male, white married (Mrs. Grace Wood, age 61) Born: 19 Jan 1888 in Muskegon, Michigan Occupation: Electricain (retired) Shaw Crane Works. Veteran? No SSN? No Cause of Death: Tabes Dorsolis [a slow degeneration (specifically, demyelination) of the nerves primarily in the dorsal columns (posterior columns) of the spinal cord (the portion closest to the back of the body) due to an untreated infection.] Residence: 508 Fifth Street, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Michigan Father: William Wood, born New York. Mother: Melvina Wilson, born Indiana. Informant: Mrs. Grace Wood (wife), 508 Fifth Street, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Michigan. Buried: 09 Mar 1948, Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan. Martin A Sytsema Funeral Home, 737 Apple Avenue, Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan.

Sources

• WikiTree profile Wood-5528 created through the import of JRH FTW 04-02-2012.GED on Apr 1, 2012 by James Harkness. See the Changes page for the details of edits by James and others.

• Source: Census - 1900

• Source: Census - 1910

• Marriage Source: Muskegon County Clerk's Office, Liber 23, Page 294, Record # 25317.

• Death Source: Muskegon County Clerk's Office, Liber # 9, Page # 17, date of record 02 Apr 1948.