Brief Life History of Seth H
When Seth H Wood was born on 6 April 1882, in Beaver City, Furnas, Nebraska, United States, his father, Hiram S. Wood, was 33 and his mother, Arvilla McNeil, was 27. He married Nettie Edna Perkins on 2 May 1906, in Beaver City, Furnas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Eureka Township, Furnas, Nebraska, United States in 1885. He died on 3 February 1941, in Corvallis, Benton, Oregon, United States, at the age of 58.
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Sources (19)
- Seth Wood in household of Hiram Wood, "Nebraska State Census, 1885"
- Seth H Wood, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Seth H Wood, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1882–1941 Male
1887–1963 Female
Children (3)
1911–1982 Female
1914–1991 Male
1917–2004 Female
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)
1886
Age 4
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
Age 4
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 16
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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