Born in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Wood
and Eleanor Ellen (Strong) Wood
Sister of
Catherine (Wood) Westfall [half], William Bond Wood, John Wood, George Wood and Joseph Strong Wood
Wife of
Frank Work
— married
19 Feb 1857 in Manhattan, Kings County, New York, USA
Descendants 
Died
at age 45
in New York City, New York County, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jan 2011
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Biography
Ellen is a direct ancestor of Princess Diana, 4th generation, through her daughter Frances (Work) Roche.
Sources
- Williamson, D. (1981) The Ancestry of Lady Diana Spencer. Genealogist’s Magazine vol. 20 (no. 6) p. 192-199 and vol. 20 (no. 8) pp. 281–282.
- Roberts, Gary B., and William A. Reitwiesner. American ancestors and cousins of the Princess of Wales: the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Virginia forebears, near relatives, and notable distant kinsmen, through her American great-grandmother, of Lady Diana Frances Spencer, now Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. Baltimore: Genealog. Publ. Co., 1984. Print.
- "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24Z1-HKH : 10 February 2018), Frank Work and Ellen Wood, 17 Feb 1857; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,671,673.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43008222/ellen-work: accessed 06 May 2023), memorial page for Ellen Wood Work (18 Jul 1831–22 Feb 1877), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43008222, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA; Maintained by BKGeni (contributor 46895980).
See also:
- FamilySearch Person: G35Z-SXC
Acknowledgments
1. WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-79749 created through the import of Travis Family Tree.ged on Jun 22, 2011 by Roger Travis.
2. WikiTree profile Wood-3243 created through the import of Travis Family Tree.ged on Jun 22, 2011 by Roger Travis.
3. This person was created through the import of myergen.ged on 28 January 2011.
4. WikiTree profile Wood-3681 created through the import of Kayla1800.ged on Aug 4, 2011 by Kayla X. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kayla and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ellen by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Ellen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ellen by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Ellen:
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~0.78%
Amanda Richardson
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Wood-1603 and Wood-3681 appear to represent the same person because: Although the birth dates differ,one profile is only a shell with no other information thana birth date and spouse
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by Connie Graham
Rejected matches › Ellen Rich (Davis) Wood (1864-1939) › Ellen Wood (1832-) › Ellen (Thompson) Woods (1830-) › Ellen Woods (bef.1832-)
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