John Russell Wood (abt. 1880 - abt. 1911)

Born about 1880 in Osage Township, Morgan County, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Charlotte Rachel (Wilson) Wood — married 10 May 1900 in Morgan, Missouri, USA

Descendants

Died about 6 Feb 1911 at about age 31 in Morgan County, Missouri, United States

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Biography

John Wood was a Missourian.

This profile is part of the Wood Name Study.

John Russell Wood was born about 1880 in Osage Township, Morgan County, Missouri, United States, son of Andrew Jackson Wood (1842–1916) and Martha Jane Prewitt (1843–1915).

John (19) married Charlotte Rachel Wilson (26) (born about August 1873 in Morgan County; daughter of John Wilson and Sarah Collier) on May 10, 1900, in Morgan, Missouri.^{[1] [2]} Their children were:

• William Alpha Wood (1901–1966)
• Ralph Cletus Wood (1902–1990)
• Marshall Henry Wood (1903–1983)
• Cornie O Wood (1906–1984)
• Earl Lewis Wood (1909–1974)

In 1910, John lived in Clark, Cole, Missouri, USA. ^[3]

John died in 1911 in Morgan County, aged about 30. He was buried in Cooper-Wood Cemetery, Morgan County, Missouri.^[4]

Census

• 1880 (Census took 17 Jun 1880; He must have been born after 17 Jun 1880) (Just born) I have seen his birth date listed as June 1880.
• 1890 (Parents do not show up in the 1890 census) (10 yrs old)
• 1900 ( Not living with parents, parents are in the 1900 census) (20 yrs old)
• 1910 (YES, with wife) ( 30 yrs old)

Researchers Notes

• There is a 1900 census record with a J R Woods listed as born in Feb 1880, living in Prairie, Howard, Missouri, as a boarder. We have John's birthday as June 1880, and the census was taken on June 17, 1880, so the February birth month could be wrong, or he could be the wrong JR Wood. However, if this is our John, he only lives three doors down from Luther Woods. I am trying to see if we have a family connection. We do have a Luther Wood/s, but he was born in 1888; the one in this census was born in 1857. After light research, I did not find that the Luther in the 1900 census in Howard, Mo, is not connected to our Wood family line; I am still looking for any connection.

• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Howard, Missouri; Roll: 859; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0067
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #29563160 (accessed 23 October 2023)
  J R Woods (20), single boarder, Farmer, in household of W I Crews (26) in Prairie, Howard, Missouri. He was born in Missouri, USA.

• In the Wood Family, I have found two families that had to give their children up for adoption. John R. Wood and Alpha Wood.

• John R. Wood is Alpha's father. I am unsure what happened to John R. Wood, but Alpha had to give up his children because his wife, Bertha, died young of TB. He did try to keep them but was unable to. His son Lloyd Wood did locate all his siblings before his death,

• February 6, 1911, is the death date listed over the years. I do not have proof of the exact date. There is a headstone that lists his birth year as 1911.

• Luckily, we have as much information on this family line as we do, given that two families were adopted out.

• This is the only census for this family: John and Charlotte Wood died young, and different families farmed out their children. We think the same family raised Alpha and Cletus. Marshall, no one knows. The Longdon family raised Cornie. Earl was raised by his Uncle Joseph A. & Mary Wood until he was 11, when he ran away from his home and lived independently.

• (V W) I sent for a death certificate for John Russell Wood; Missouri has no death certificate filed for him.-Velma Wood

• WOOD, J. R.WILSON, Charlotte 5/10/1900 A. J. Wood, father of the groom, consents

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002"
   Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1171 #480413 (accessed 7 October 2023)
   J R Wood married Charlotte Wilson on 10 May 1900 in Morgan, Missouri, USA.
2. ↑ Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Marriage date: 10 May 1900 Marriage place: Morgan, Missouri, accessed 16 June 2023, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=momarriages&h=480413&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
3. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Clark, Cole, Missouri; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: Birth date: 1880 Birth place: Missouri Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Clark, Cole, Missouri, accessed 16 June 2023, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=14272218&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71002193/john-russell-wood: accessed), memorial page for John Russell Wood (Jun 1880–6 Feb 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 71002193, citing Cooper-Wood Cemetery, Morgan County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by April Lynn (Wood) James Holdridge (contributor 46846533).

See also:

• Year: 1910; Census Place: Clark, Cole, Missouri; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: Birth date: 1880 Birth place: Missouri Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Clark, Cole, Missouri, accessed 16 June 2023, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=14272218&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
• This person was created by importing PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010.