Lela Floss Kearns

Brief Life History of Lela Floss

When Lela Floss Kearns was born about 1889, her father, Milton Columbus Kearns, was 35 and her mother, Sallie McMasters, was 23. She married Erastus Hill Wood on 3 November 1907, in Ether, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Biscoe, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States in 1920 and Troy Township, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States for about 1 years. She died on 21 February 1972, in Troy, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Southside Cemetery, Troy, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Erastus Hill Wood
1875–1953
Lela Floss Kearns
1889–1972
Marriage: 3 November 1907
Ivey Walton Wood
1908–1984
Annie Belle Wood
1910–1996
Aileen Wood
1912–1999
E. Glenn Wood
1914–1917
Mabel Ruth Wood
1916–1999
Margaret Lee Wood
1919–1969
Spurgeon Hill Wood
1921–1986
Frances Louise Wood
1923–2001
Erastus Hill Wood Jr
1925–2000

Sources (45)

  • Lela F Wood, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Flossie Kearns, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Lela Floss Kearns Wood, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage

In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

Irish:

Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Céirín ‘descendant of Céirín’, a personal name from a diminutive of ciar ‘dark, black’, with the addition of English excrescent -s.

in Ulster, possibly a variant of Cairns .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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