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William L Wood 1812 Laurens, S.C need Spouse last name, Please

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Did not find a maiden name for Lovinda or Lavinda C Wood.

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Look for Luvinda C. Avery

Feb 20 1827 to Mar 14 1900 StLaurens

Good possibility

I got to go to work. Back later

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http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/p/i/k/Barbara-C-Pike/GENE4-0006.html

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Widon Clark

 in the 1860 United States Federal Census

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Name:	Widon Clark
Age:	60
Birth Year:	abt 1800
Gender:	Female
Birth Place:	South Carolina
Home in 1860:	Laurens, South Carolina
Post Office:	Tumbling Shoals
Family Number:	637
Value of real estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Widon Clark 60 W Wood 44 Lavinda Wood 33

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Yikes!!!!!

The head of household above is "Widow" Clark in the details of the census. How can you follow that line?

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Isn't is Widon Clark?

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There seems to be a transcription error as "Widon" is a female. Looking at the details of the census it seems to say "Widow."

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It looks to me that the other two people on the census are the husband and wife of Donnie's question, having to do with the wife's maiden name quest.

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Yes indeed. So I am thinking that Lucinda is the daughter of "Widow Clark."

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The 1870 US Census, for Laurens, SC, has William L Wood, age 57 yrs old and Lovinda C Wood as 43 old. Maybe the C initial in Lovinda's name stands for Clark. 

William L Wood

United States Census, 1870

Name	William L Wood
Event Type	Census
Event Year	1870
Event Place	South Carolina, United States
Gender	Male
Age	57
Race	White
Race (Original)	W
Birth Year (Estimated)	1812-1813
Birthplace	South Carolina
Page Number	89

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
William L Wood		M	57	South Carolina
Lovinda C Wood		F	43	South Carolina
Napolian B Wood		M	6	South Carolina

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United States Census, 1870

Household ID	674
Line Number	2
Affiliate Name	The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number	M593
GS Film number	000553000
Digital Folder Number	004275964
Image Number	00440

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8R2-KKN : 17 October 2014), William L Wood, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 89, family 674, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,000.

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Yeah I was looking at that record on Widon Clark, It sometime customary for children to take care of parents once they get older.

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Know I didn't find her maiden name

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Assuming Lavinia was Avery, born about 1827 in Laurens, , there were only 4 Avery men in the 1830 Laurens County S C census that had a female child under 5  years of age. They were Joseph Avery, Jesse Avery and Barrington Avery and Joel Avery

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Joel Avery and Matilda Franks had a daughter Lucinda

Joseph Avery daughter Hester

Barrington daughter Susan

Jesse daughter Clarissa

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You thank I need to add her name as Avery or put a note,?

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Joel names Lucinda in his will. I didn't send the will email, it"s 13 pages. Handwritten, hard to read. I couldn't locate a document for her birthday . There are several genealogy dot com family histories naming her. Maybe make a note in bio? Online family histories had specific dates birth death. I'm thinking real name Lucinda and someone copied in wrong to be Luvinda?

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Some online clues but varies in quality and content

https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/matilda-g-franks_26645994

 

http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/avery/3302/

Answer 1

 

W Wood

United States Census, 1860

Name	W Wood
Event Type	Census
Event Date	1860
Event Place	Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Gender	Male
Age	44
Race	White
Race (Original)	[Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated)	1816
Birthplace	South Carolina
Page	82

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
[blank] Clark		F	60	South Carolina
W Wood		M	44	South Carolina
Lavinda Wood		F	33	South Carolina

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United States Census, 1860

Household ID	637
Affiliate Name	The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number	M653
Affiliate Film Number	1222
GS Film Number	805222
Digital Folder Number	005171222
Image Number	00086

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZT8-LK3 : 30 December 2015), W Wood in entry for [blank] Clark, 1860.

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Still, Lavinda, Lovina or Luvina's maiden name is elusive so far.

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Yes. I looked up Napolean and William A and couldn't find death certificates that might mention their mother's names. I did find and obituary for Napolean in South Carolina.

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Can you share the Obituary on the profile?

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She does look like a Clark,  doesn't she I'm sorry I been down in my Body shop most of the day, if I put Clark and then we find out its Avery is this a bad move, I ready to move on and add some information,  Thanks for helping on this yall,

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The obituary is located at the Greenville library. You have to pay to get it.

https://www.greenvillelibrary.org/research/obituaries

N B Wood

 in the Web: Greenville County, South Carolina, Obituary Index, 1914-1992

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Name:	N B Wood
Birth Date:	abt 1864
Age:	72
Death Date:	Abt 1936
Location:	Ware Shoals
Publication Date:	30 Jan 1936
Publication Place:	Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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Answer 2

Napoleon Wood Jr named his son Avery

Name:    William Avery Wood
Event Type:    Birth Registration
Event Date:    1891
Event Place:    Sullivan Township, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Event Place (Original):    Sullivan Township, Laurens, South Carolina
Gender:    Male
Birth Date:    06 May 1891
Birthplace:    Sullivan Township, Laurens, South Carolina
Father's Name:    Napoleon Bonaparte Wood
Mother's Name:    Mattie Taylor
Certificate Number:    14-1101
GS Film Number:    001426389
Digital Folder Number:    007794727
Image Number:    00174

 

Citing this Record:
"South Carolina, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1766-1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R8-92SV : 24 January 2017), Napoleon Bonaparte Wood in entry for William Avery Wood, 1891.

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I haven't added her yet I'm still thanking about it , Avery is a name I see a lot in the family