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Orion Sylvester Wood (abt. 1869 - 1914)

Orion Sylvester (O S) Wood
Born about in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Died at about age 45 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

O S Wood was a South Carolinian.
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Ohrean Wood was born in about Feb 1869 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States. His parents were Henry Wood and Alice Jones. [1]

He married Sophia Sylvia Whitney in about 1893.[2]

He worked as a tailor.[3]

He died of myocarditis on February 14, 1914, at 13 Mill Street in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[4] He was buried at the Humane and Friendly Society Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina. [5]

Sources

  1. 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1880; Census Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: 1222; Page: 388B; Enumeration District: 070
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #12563633 (accessed 6 October 2023)
    Ohrean Wood (10), single son, Scholar, in household of Henry Wood (37) in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Born in South Carolina.
  2. 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Charleston Ward 4, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: 1520; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 0084
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #58931090 (accessed 6 October 2023)
    Orion S Woods (31), married, Tailor, head of household in Charleston Ward 4, Charleston, South Carolina. Born in South Carolina, USA.
  3. Directory: "Charleston, South Carolina Directory, 1889-1890"
    Ancestry Record 4431 #38895 (accessed 6 October 2023)
    Name: Orion S Wood; Residence Date: 1890; Residence Place: Charleston, South Carolina, USA; Business Name: C Elliott; Business Address: 39 Woolfe; Occupation: Tailor.
  4. Death Registration: "South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1971"
    South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1900-1924; Death County or Certificate Range: Charleston; Certificate Number: 000265
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8741 #1137300 (accessed 6 October 2023)
    Orion S Wood death 24 Feb 1914 (age 41) in South Carolina, USA.
  5. Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
    Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #12624520
    Ancestry Record 60525 #84278712 (accessed 6 October 2023)
    O S Wood burial (died on 14 Feb 1914) in Friendly Union Society Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America.
  • 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1910; Census Place: Charleston Ward 8, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1452; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1375465
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #26442280 (accessed 6 October 2023)
    Arien S Wood (35), married, Tailor, head of household in Charleston Ward 8, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Born in South Carolina.




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