Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles Woodford
and Mary Shirley (Burgess) Woodford
Sister of
Isaac Henry Woodford, Elmer Thomas Woodford, Rosetta Caroline (Woodford) Ellis, Louisa Hannah Woodford and Mary Ladena (Woodford) Dickens
Wife of
Francis Stephen Wilson
— married
5 Apr 1880 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 72
in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
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Biography
Lydia was born in 1864. She was the daughter of Charles Woodford and Mary Burgess. She passed away in 1936.
Obituary for Lydia L (Woodford) Wilson:
Mrs. Lydia Wilson, 516 Water street died at Luther hospital Monday morning.
She is survived by four sons, Elmer, of Alberta, Canada; Eltie, of Wahkon, Minnesota; George and Eugene, this city; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Ramus, of Lemon, So. Dakota and Mrs. Fred Ramus, of Sidney, Montana; four brothers, William Woodford, of Cleghorn, Wesley Woodford, of Pine City, Minnesota, Elmer and Eltie, Eau Claire.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from Lenmark's. The Rev. J. H. Norenberg will officiate. Interment will be in Oak Grove cemetery.
Sources
- "The Descendents of Isaac Porter and Betsy Hurd", 1996, by Paul S. Ketter and James W. Porter, page 55.
- Obituary for Lydia L (Woodford) Wilson; Eau Claire Leader; Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Tuesday, 23 Jun 1936; page 7.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 March 2020), memorial page for Lydia Ladisa Woodford Wilson (6 Aug 1864–1936), Find A Grave Memorial no. 9615613, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Judy A. Ziesmer (contributor 46635493) .
See also:
- Find A Grave: Memorial #9615613
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia 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 Lydia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia 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 Lydia:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
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