Elizabeth Mary "Lizzie" Wood1,2

F, b. circa 1905
FatherJesse Crawford Wood1,3,4 b. August 23, 1886, d. August 2, 1982
MotherRosa Isabell/Belle McBride1,3,4 b. July 10, 1881, d. April 23, 1964
     Her married name was Edwards.5 Elizabeth Mary "Lizzie" Wood married Ford Edwards.5 Elizabeth Mary "Lizzie" Wood was born circa 1905 at Wyoming Co., West Virginia.1,3 As of circa 1921,her married name was Rose.6 She married William E. Rose circa 1921.6,2 As of December 29, 1938,her married name was Stewart.3 Elizabeth Mary "Lizzie" Wood married George Edward Stewart on December 29, 1938 at Wyoming Co., West Virginia; The minister's return was never filed for this marriage.3

Census Records

1920Dwelling 42, District 177, Rock, Mercer Co., West Virginia1
1930Dwelling 130, District 28, Browns Creek, McDowell Co., West Virginia6
1940Dwelling 214, District 55-6, Center, Wyoming Co., West Virginia7

Family 1

Ford Edwards
Marriage*Elizabeth Mary "Lizzie" Wood married Ford Edwards.5 

Family 2

William E. Rose b. July 22, 1901, d. February 15, 1979
Marriage*Elizabeth Mary "Lizzie" Wood married William E. Rose circa 1921.6,2 
Children

Family 3

George Edward Stewart b. April 29, 1909, d. February 19, 1988
Marriage*Elizabeth Mary "Lizzie" Wood married George Edward Stewart on December 29, 1938 at Wyoming Co., West Virginia; The minister's return was never filed for this marriage.3 
Child

Citations

  1. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S4274] Tankersley Funeral & Cremation Services, online http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net, From the Wilson Rose obituary.
  3. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Stewart-Wood marriage certificate.
  4. [S2051] Raleigh Register, From the Rosa Wood obituary in the Apr 24, 1964 edition.
  5. [S1980] Post Herald and Register, From the Ezra E. Wood obituary in the Jul 29, 2011 edition.
  6. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Rose-McKinney marriage record.
  9. [S5262] Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics Michigan Department of Community Health, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952.
  10. [S12347] Shaw Funeral Home, online unknown url, From the French Rose obituary.

Lillie Mae "Lilly" Wood1,2,3,4,5,6

F, b. April 7, 1908, d. October 23, 1988
FatherJesse Crawford Wood1,3,7,4,5 b. August 23, 1886, d. August 2, 1982
MotherRosa Isabell/Belle McBride1,3,7,4,5 b. July 10, 1881, d. April 23, 1964
     Lillie Mae "Lilly" Wood was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Pinnacle Creek Hollow, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.6 Her Social Security Number was 213-54-2517.4 Her married name was Thompson.6 She married Amon Benjamin Thompson.6 Lillie Mae "Lilly" Wood was born on April 7, 1908 at Maben, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.4 She and Wiley Sizemore were divorced before 1940.5 As of April 6, 1940,her married name was Sizemore.5 Lillie Mae "Lilly" Wood married Wiley Sizemore on April 6, 1940 at Bland Co., Virginia.5 Lillie Mae "Lilly" Wood died on October 23, 1988 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 80; The SSDI has a death date of Oct 22, 1988.6,4 She Thompson, Mrs. Lillie Mae - Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Ernest Calfee officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, near Pineville. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Thompson, 80, of Cool Ridge, Raleigh County, died Oct. 23, 1988, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Surviving: husband, Amon Thompson; sons, Marion Sizemore and Ira David Sizemore, both of Baltimore, Md., James Dale Sizemore of Hotchkiss, Lewis Wetzel Sizemore of Cool Ridge; daughter, Rosa Keaton of Cool Ridge; brothers, William Wood and Tom Wood, both of Baltimore, Md., Dewey Wood of Rock; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. on October 25, 1988.6

Census Records

1920Dwelling 42, District 177, Rock, Mercer Co., West Virginia1

Family 1

Amon Benjamin Thompson b. August 14, 1912, d. June 1, 1997
Marriage*Lillie Mae "Lilly" Wood married Amon Benjamin Thompson.6 

Family 2

Wiley Sizemore b. October 16, 1902, d. January 25, 1963
Divorce*Lillie Mae "Lilly" Wood and Wiley Sizemore were divorced before 1940.5 
Marriage* Lillie Mae "Lilly" Wood married Wiley Sizemore on April 6, 1940 at Bland Co., Virginia.5 
Children
  • Ira David Sizemore6
  • Marion McGinnis Sizemore8,6
  • James Dale Sizemore6,9
  • Lewis Wetzel Sizemore6,10

Citations

  1. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1587] Jack and Bonnie's Family, online http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bonniehicks96&id=I3823
  3. [S1980] Post Herald and Register, From the Ezra E. Wood obituary in the Jul 29, 2011 edition.
  4. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  5. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  6. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Lillie Mae Thompson obituary in the Oct 25, 1988 edition.
  7. [S2051] Raleigh Register, From the Rosa Wood obituary in the Apr 24, 1964 edition.
  8. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.
  9. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Sizemore-Shelton marriage record.
  10. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Sizemore-Farley marriage record.

William "Bill" Wood1,2,3,4

M, b. December 18, 1911, d. November 10, 1997
FatherJesse Crawford Wood1,2,6,3,5 b. August 23, 1886, d. August 2, 1982
MotherRosa Isabell/Belle McBride1,2,3,5 b. July 10, 1881, d. April 23, 1964
     His Social Security Number was 235-07-7805.7 William "Bill" Wood was born on December 18, 1911 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.8,7,4 He married Doris "Dora" Sizemore on July 27, 1932 at Pineville, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.6 William "Bill" Wood died on November 10, 1997 at Maryland at age 85.7

Census Records

1920Dwelling 42, District 177, Rock, Mercer Co., West Virginia8
1930Dwelling 58, District 5, Center, Wyoming Co., West Virginia2
1940Dwelling 418, District 55-3, Barkers Ridge, Wyoming Co., West Virginia9

Occupation

1940Coal miner9

Family

Doris "Dora" Sizemore
Marriage*William "Bill" Wood married Doris "Dora" Sizemore on July 27, 1932 at Pineville, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.6 
Child
  • Dorothy Jean Wood9

Citations

  1. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1980] Post Herald and Register, From the Ezra E. Wood obituary in the Jul 29, 2011 edition.
  4. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  5. [S2051] Raleigh Register, From the Rosa Wood obituary in the Apr 24, 1964 edition.
  6. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Wood-Sizemore marriage certificate.
  7. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  8. [S1587] Jack and Bonnie's Family, online http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bonniehicks96&id=I3823
  9. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Dewey Wood1,2,3,4

M, b. June 2, 1915, d. August 25, 2004
FatherJesse Crawford Wood1,2,4,5 b. August 23, 1886, d. August 2, 1982
MotherRosa Isabell/Belle McBride1,2,4,5 b. July 10, 1881, d. April 23, 1964
     Dewey Wood was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.6,2 His Social Security Number was 235-07-7796.7 He married Ruby Emma Meadows.6 Dewey Wood was born on June 2, 1915 at Maben, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.6,7,2 He married Alice Fay Shrewsbury on May 8, 1937 at Corrine, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.3 Dewey Wood died on August 25, 2004 at Rock, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 89.6,7,2 He ROCK - Dewey Wood, 89, of 350 Retirement Lane (Lashmeet area), died peacefully at his home with his family at his side after a long illness on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2004. Born June 2, 1915 at Maben, he was the son of the late Jesse Crawford Wood and Rosa McBride Wood. Mr. Wood was a coal miner for 21 years at Bud and a foreman at Bethleham Steel in Baltimore, Md. for 20 years. After retirement, he returned to his farm in Rock in June 1976 and worked his farm until 2000 when he fell ill. He was a member of the Order of the Moose in Monmouth, N.J. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Alice Fay Wood; his second wife, Ruby Emma Wood; two brothers and two sisters. Survivors include three sons, Thomas Wood and his wife Lynn, Richard Wood, and Kenneth Wood and his wife Jean all of Baltimore; six daughters, Carol Sutton, Linda Poggioli and her husband Pete, Brenda Hernandez and her husband Alfredo, Judy Fortney and Shirley Cox and her husband Roger all of Baltimore, and Phyllis Hoff and her husband Danny of Falling Waters; one stepson, Waldon Dodd and his wife Bernice of Coal City; one brother, Thomas Wood of Baltimore; 30 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren, two step-grandchildren; and several nephews, nieces and cousins of Maryland, Florida and West Virginia. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Rowland H. Bailey Funeral Chapel of the Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton with the Rev. Randy Davis officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call today from 6-9 p.m. at the Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton. on August 28, 2004.2

Census Records

1920Dwelling 42, District 177, Rock, Mercer Co., West Virginia1
1930Dwelling 59, District 5, Center, Wyoming Co., West VirginiaEnumerated in the household of his brother Ezra8
1940Dwelling 397, District 55-3, Barkers Ridge, Wyoming Co., West Virginia9

Occupation

1940Coal miner9

Family 1

Ruby Emma Meadows b. April 10, 1914, d. October 18, 1999
Marriage*Dewey Wood married Ruby Emma Meadows.6 

Family 2

Children
  • Kenneth Wood2
  • Carol Wood2
  • Linda Wood2
  • Judy Wood2
  • Shirley Wood2
  • Phyllis Wood2

Family 3

Alice Fay Shrewsbury b. March 4, 1921
Marriage*Dewey Wood married Alice Fay Shrewsbury on May 8, 1937 at Corrine, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.3 
Children
  • Thomas Dwayne Wood2,9
  • Richard Wood2,9
  • Brenda Kay Wood2,10

Citations

  1. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Dewey Wood obituary in the Aug 28, 2004 edition.
  3. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Wood-Shrewsbury marriage record.
  4. [S1980] Post Herald and Register, From the Ezra E. Wood obituary in the Jul 29, 2011 edition.
  5. [S2051] Raleigh Register, From the Rosa Wood obituary in the Apr 24, 1964 edition.
  6. [S1587] Jack and Bonnie's Family, online http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bonniehicks96&id=I3823
  7. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  8. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Alice Fay Shrewsbury1,2

F, b. March 4, 1921
     Alice Fay Shrewsbury was born on March 4, 1921 at Wyoming Co., West Virginia.2 As of May 8, 1937,her married name was Wood.2 She married Dewey Wood, son of Jesse Crawford Wood and Rosa Isabell/Belle McBride, on May 8, 1937 at Corrine, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 397, District 55-3, Barkers Ridge, Wyoming Co., West Virginia3

Family

Dewey Wood b. June 2, 1915, d. August 25, 2004
Marriage*Alice Fay Shrewsbury married Dewey Wood, son of Jesse Crawford Wood and Rosa Isabell/Belle McBride, on May 8, 1937 at Corrine, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.2 
Children
  • Thomas Dwayne Wood3
  • Richard Wood3
  • Brenda Kay Wood4

Citations

  1. [S1587] Jack and Bonnie's Family, online http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bonniehicks96&id=I3823
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Wood-Shrewsbury marriage record.
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Ruby Emma Meadows1,2

F, b. April 10, 1914, d. October 18, 1999
     Her Social Security Number was 233-64-9381.3 Ruby Emma Meadows was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.4 Her married name was Wood.1 She married Dewey Wood, son of Jesse Crawford Wood and Rosa Isabell/Belle McBride.1 Ruby Emma Meadows was born on April 10, 1914 at Pipestem, Summers Co., West Virginia.3,2 She died on October 18, 1999 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 85.3

Family

Dewey Wood b. June 2, 1915, d. August 25, 2004
Marriage*She married Dewey Wood, son of Jesse Crawford Wood and Rosa Isabell/Belle McBride.1 

Citations

  1. [S1587] Jack and Bonnie's Family, online http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bonniehicks96&id=I3823
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  4. [S2590] Sunset Memorial Park, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=wallace&GSfn=victoria&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=52&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=69824791&CRid=80051&df=all&

Elbert Edward Wood1,2,3,4,5

M, b. August 14, 1924, d. December 12, 1979
FatherEzra Ernes Wood1,2,3,6,7,4 b. January 28, 1904, d. October 23, 1971
MotherOcie Ann Meador1,2,3,6,7,4 b. circa 1905
     His Social Security Number was 236-22-1378.8 Elbert Edward Wood was born on August 14, 1924 at Pipestem, Summers Co., West Virginia.8,5 He married Christine McKinney on August 30, 1945 at Bud, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.2 Elbert Edward Wood died on December 12, 1979 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, at age 55.8,9

Census Records

1930Dwelling 59, District 5, Center, Wyoming Co., West Virginia1
1940Dwelling 415, District 55-3, Barkers Ridge, Wyoming Co., West Virginia7

Family

Christine McKinney b. April 6, 1929, d. June 15, 2006
Marriage*Elbert Edward Wood married Christine McKinney on August 30, 1945 at Bud, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.2 

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Wood-McKinney marriage certificate.
  3. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Reba R. Ross obituary in the Jul 29, 2011 edition.
  4. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  5. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  6. [S1980] Post Herald and Register, From the Ezra E. Wood obituary in the Jul 29, 2011 edition.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  9. [S857] Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2018.

Reba Rebecca Wood1,2

F, b. July 7, 1926, d. July 26, 2011
FatherEzra Ernes Wood1,3,4 b. January 28, 1904, d. October 23, 1971
MotherOcie Ann Meador1,3,4 b. circa 1905
     Her Social Security Number was 235-38-0745.5 Reba Rebecca Wood was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Lashmeet, Mercer Co., West Virginia.3 She was born on July 7, 1926 at Pipestem, Summers Co., West Virginia.3,5 As of November 28, 1947,her married name was Ross.2 She married James Robert Ross on November 28, 1947 at Matoaka, Mercer Co., West Virginia.2,3,6 Reba Rebecca Wood died on July 26, 2011 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 85.3,5 She ROCK - Reba R. Ross, 85, of Rock, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at Mercer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bluefield. Born July 7, 1926 at Pipestem, she was the daughter of the late Ezra and Ocie Ann Meador Wood. She was a homemaker and of the Protestant faith. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening, crafts and quilting. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Robert Ross in 1981; one sister, June Farley; and one brother, Elbert Edward Wood. Survivors include one son, Billy Joe Ross and wife Rachel of Lashmeet; one daughter, Gloria Jean Spann of Lutz, Fla; one sister, Jean Witt of Tampa, Fla; one brother, Robert Ray Wood of Lashmeet; three grandchildren, Amanda Keller and husband Ronald of Pembroke, Va., James Ross and wife Christi of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Anthony Wiley of Tampa, Fla; and several great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 31, 2011 at the Rowland H. Bailey Funeral Chapel of the Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton with the Reverend Randolph Dishner officiating. Interment will follow at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery at Lashmeet. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until the service hour at Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton. on July 29, 2011.3

Census Records

1930Dwelling 59, District 5, Center, Wyoming Co., West Virginia1
1940Dwelling 415, District 55-3, Barkers Ridge, Wyoming Co., West Virginia4

Family

James Robert Ross b. April 4, 1918, d. October 6, 1981
Marriage*Reba Rebecca Wood married James Robert Ross on November 28, 1947 at Matoaka, Mercer Co., West Virginia.2,3,6 
Children
  • Billy Joe Ross3,6
  • Gloria Jean Ross3,6

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Ross-Wood marriage record.
  3. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Reba R. Ross obituary in the Jul 29, 2011 edition.
  4. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  6. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the James R. Ross obituary in the Oct 7, 1981 edition.

Charlie William Carrico1,2,3

M, b. October 3, 1915, d. April 30, 1980
     His Social Security Number was 235-16-4571.4 Charlie William Carrico was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.3 He was born on October 3, 1915 at Spanishburg, Mercer Co., West Virginia; His draft card has a birth year of 1917.1,2,3,4 He married Mildred Helen Wood, daughter of Frederick Douglas "Fred" Wood and Effie Mae Blevins, on April 11, 1942 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1 Charlie William Carrico died on April 30, 1980 at West Virginia at age 64.3

Family

Mildred Helen Wood b. March 20, 1925, d. January 23, 2008
Marriage*He married Mildred Helen Wood, daughter of Frederick Douglas "Fred" Wood and Effie Mae Blevins, on April 11, 1942 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1 
Child
  • Charles William Carrico Jr.5

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Carrico-Wood marriage record.
  2. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  3. [S2241] Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Mercer Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=conner&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=52&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=52527626&CRid=79747&df=all&
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Mildred Helen Hart obituary in the Jan 25, 2008 edition.