Brief Life History of Gladys Lavonia
When Gladys Lavonia Wood was born on 3 May 1916, in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, United States, her father, William Bryson Wood, was 28 and her mother, Maude Raines, was 25. She married James Leonard Selby on 20 February 1937, in Cumberland, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States in 1950 and Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States in 1983. She died on 3 September 1983, in Columbus, Polk, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Big Lick Cemetery, Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Gladys S Selby, "United States 1950 Census"
- Gladdis Levada Wood, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922"
- Glayds Wood, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
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World Events (8)
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1918 · Fort Bragg Established
Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
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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