Brief Life History of M.L.
When M.L. Wood was born on 3 July 1880, in Beaver City Election Precinct, Furnas, Nebraska, United States, his father, Hiram S. Wood, was 31 and his mother, Arvilla McNeil, was 26. He married Stella Weir on 8 September 1906. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Eureka Township, Furnas, Nebraska, United States in 1885. He died on 18 January 1955, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- M L Wood, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Morris L Wood, "United States Census, 1940"
- M L Wood in entry for Raymond M Wood and Eunice Frances Woods, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
Spouse and Children
1880–1955 Male
1889–1966 Female
Children (1)
1907–1991 Male
Parents and Siblings
1849–1897 Male
1854–1911 Female
Siblings (5)
1875–1918 Male
1879– Female
1880–1955 Male
1882–1941 Male
1884–1946 Female
World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 1
1882 · Electricity Comes to Los Angeles
Age 2
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 20
Name Meaning
English: mainly a topographic name for someone who lived in or by a wood, from Middle English wode ‘wood’ (Old English wudu). In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, such as French Bois and Polish Les .
English: in a few cases, a nickname for an eccentric or perhaps a violent person, from Middle English wode ‘frenzied, wild’ (Old English wōd).
Americanized form of French Gadbois .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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