Brief Life History of Laura May
When Laura May Wood was born on 23 July 1894, in Westport, Brown, South Dakota, United States, her father, David William Wood, was 37 and her mother, Marie Appoline Michaut, was 24. She married James Peacocke on 2 September 1912, in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Columbia, Brown, South Dakota, United States in 1900 and Tacoma Election Precinct, Pierce, Washington, United States in 1940. She died on 24 December 1984, in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Laura Stephenson in household of Raymond Stephenson, "United States Census, 1940"
- Laura May Wood, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
- Laura M Peacocke, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
Spouse and Children
1883–1948 Male
1894–1984 Female
Children (1)
1920–1996 Male
Parents and Siblings
1857–1908 Male
1869–1951 Female
Siblings (7)
1886–1962 Male
1888–1927 Male
1890–1964 Male
1892–1977 Male
1894–1984 Female
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 2
1897 · Seattle Grows Quickly
Age 3
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
Age 24
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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