Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Wood was born on 12 December 1845, in Alabama, United States, his father, Wiley P. Wood, was 43 and his mother, Rachel Inglett, was 38. He married Mahala Caline Ingram in 1866. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 8 McCords, Coosa, Alabama, United States in 1880 and Hissop, Coosa, Alabama, United States in 1910. He died on 29 November 1919, in Alabama, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Hissop, Coosa, Alabama, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (18)
- William H Wood, "United States Census, 1900"
- Wm H Wood, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- William Henry Wood in entry for Nancy Elizabeth Robinson, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
Spouse and Children
1845–1919 Male
1842–1920 Female
Children (5)
1867–1949 Male
1868–1885 Male
1870–1901 Female
1872–1952 Female
1874–1935 Male
Parents and Siblings
1802–1880 Male
1807–1875 Female
Siblings (10)
1827–1863 Male
1832–1908 Male
1834–1913 Female
1835–1908 Female
1839–1863 Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 1
1863
Age 18
1865
Age 20
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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