Born about in Coldwater, Isabella, Michigan, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles David (Chesebro) Chesbro
and Zelma (Morrell) Chesebro
Sister of
Grace May Chesebro, Wealthy L. (Chesebro) Spring, Crystal R. (Chesebro) Nastelske, Cloe Chesebro, Goldie Chesebro and Lawrence Chesebro
Wife of
Arthur Garfield Woodbury
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Charles (Johnson) Wood
— married
25 Oct 1904 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 53
in Fork Township, Mecosta, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Aug 2014
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Biography
Vera was born around 1887 in Kent County, Michigan. She was the daughter of Charles Chesebro and his wife Zelma Morrell.
Vera married Charles Wood in 1904 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She had at least 2 children with him before he died in a train collision in 1906.
Vera then married Arthur Woodbury prior to 1910. They had a number of children that they raised in Coldwater, Michigan where they farmed. She passed away in 1941 in Fork Township, Michigan and was buried in Sherman City Cemetery in Weidman, Michigan.
Sources
- Marriage: "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952"
Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 81; Film Description: 1904 Chippewa-1904 Kent
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9093 #3676734 (accessed 24 July 2022)
Myrtle Cheesebro (18) marriage to Chas H Wood on 25 Oct 1904 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA. Father: Charles Cheesebro, mother: ?Elma Cheesebro - 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1910; Census Place: Coldwater, Isabella, Michigan; Roll: T624_652; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1374665
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #197523936 (accessed 24 July 2022)
Myrtle Woodbury (23), wife, in household of Arthur Woodbury (28) in Coldwater, Isabella, Michigan, USA. Born in Michigan. With 2 children - 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1920; Census Place: Coldwater, Isabella, Michigan; Roll: T625_770; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 198
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #17785624 (accessed 24 July 2022)
Myrtle Woodbury (32), wife, in household of Arthur Woodbury (38) in Coldwater, Isabella, Michigan. Born in Michigan. With 6 children. - Death: "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952"
Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60872 #2756010 (accessed 24 July 2022)
Vera M Woodbury death 14 Dec 1941 (age 53) in Fprk, Mecosta, Michigan, USA. b. 26 Oct 1888 in Kent County, Michigan. Father: Charles D Chesebro, mother: Zelma V Morell - 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Coldwater, Isabella, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01766; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 37-6
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #80284245 (accessed 24 July 2022)
Myrtle Woodburg (53), wife, in household of Arthur Woodburg (57) in Coldwater, Isabella, Michigan. Born in Michigan. - Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
Ancestry Record 60525 #96517573 (accessed 24 July 2022)
Vera Myrtle Woodbury burial (died on 14 Dec 1941) in Weidman, Isabella County, Michigan, United States of America. Sherman City Cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19504789/vera-myrtle-woodbury
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Myrtle by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Myrtle:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Myrtle by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Myrtle:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Marybeth (O'Gorman) Wright 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M565369 [compare]
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~1.56%
~3.12%
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