Samantha Jane Wood

1818–about 1873 (Age 55)
Tennessee, United States

The Life Summary of Samantha Jane

When Samantha Jane Wood was born in 1818, in Tennessee, United States, her father, William Granbury Wood, was 36 and her mother, Nancy "Betsy" Sims, was 21. She married Benjamin F Branum on 25 February 1846, in Madison, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Madison, Madison, Alabama, United States in 1850 and Travis, Texas, United States in 1860. She died about 1873, in Texas, United States, at the age of 55.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin F Branum
1813–1900
Samantha Jane Wood
1818–1873
Marriage: 25 February 1846
Louisa L Branum
1848–
William Franklin Branum
1849–1946
M V Branum
1851–1870
Martha Frances Branum
1856–
Amos Washington Branum
1858–1927

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 February 1846Madison, Alabama, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1818
    Age 0
    Historical Boundaries: 1818: Alabama Territory, United States 1818: Madison, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: Madison, Alabama, United States [Spreads across Madison and Limestone counties]
    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 1
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
    1835 · The Hermitage is Built
    Age 17
    The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

    Name Meaning

    (1997: 98424;2007: 188644; 2010: 250715)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).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Woode
    Bois
    Woods

    Sources (8)

    • S Barnum in household of B F Barnum, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Sauintha Wood, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
    • <Blank> Woods in entry for Amos Washington Branum, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

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