When Lucinda Wood was born on 4 January 1837, in Corwin Township, Logan, Illinois, United States, her father, Solomon S Wood, was 38 and her mother, Phebe Lucas, was 39. She married William Copeland Birks about 1853. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 4, Falls, Texas, United States in 1880 and Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States in 1910. She died on 18 July 1913, in Falls, Texas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Durango, Falls, Texas, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1849: Tarrant, Texas, United States
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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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