Brief Life History of Lyman Garland
When Lyman Garland Wood was born on 25 December 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Lyman Stephen Wood, was 23 and his mother, Semira LaCelestine Roslin Bassett, was 17. He married Mary Pierce on 13 December 1883, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He registered for military service in 1866. He died on 12 May 1893, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Springville City Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- L G Wood in household of Lyman S Wood, "United States Census, 1860"
- Lyman Garland Wood, "Find A Grave Index"
- L G Wood in entry for Lucy May Wood, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
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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