Brief Life History of Louis A
When Louis A WOOD was born in December 1888, his father, James Thomas Wood, was 32 and his mother, Lucy Virginia Hockett, was 25. He lived in Whitman, Washington, United States in 1910. He died on 18 May 1965, in Summerland, Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 76.
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- Lewis A Wood in household of James T Wood, "United States Census, 1910"
- Louis Andrew Wood, "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993"
- Louis A Woods in household of James T Woods, "United States Census, 1900"
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World Events (8)
1889 · Washington Becomes a State
On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
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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