Ada Lavina Wood

Brief Life History of Ada Lavina

When Ada Lavina Wood was born on 19 April 1875, in Lee, Iowa, United States, her father, Nathaniel Lynn Wood, was 47 and her mother, Lucy Columbia Bacon, was 35. She married Charles Emmett Doner on 14 November 1894, in Audubon, Audubon, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Exira, Audubon, Iowa, United States in 1885 and Oakfield Township, Audubon, Iowa, United States in 1900. She died on 15 June 1906, in Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Emmett Doner
1867–1948
Ada Lavina Wood
1875–1906
Marriage: 14 November 1894
Loraine Vere Doner
1895–1970
Joseph Wood Doner
1897–1968
Rachel Lucy Doner
1898–1999
Norma Vivian Doner
1901–1981
Mary Esther Doner
1903–1904

Sources (25)

  • Ada S Dover in household of Charles E Dover, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Ida Lavina Wood, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
  • Ada L Wood in entry for Loraine Vere Doner, "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1876 · Colorado becomes a State

On Aug 1, 1876, The United States Congress passed an act making the Territory of Colorado the 38th state.

1884 · There is now a Capital Building

The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.

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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