Brief Life History of Ivonery
When Ivonery Wood was born about 1852, in Iowa, United States, his father, Jephthah Wood, was 40 and his mother, Frances Reed, was 39. He lived in New Oregon Township, Howard, Iowa, United States in 1860.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Jno Ney Wood in household of John C Wood, "United States Census, 1860"
Parents and Siblings
1813–1882 Male
1814–1890 Female
Siblings (11)
1836–1920 Female
1836– Female
1839–0001 Male
1840– Female
1842–1932 Male
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World Events (3)
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
Age 5
1863
Age 11
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 11
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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