Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Wood was born on 11 April 1841, in Bigneck, Keene Township, Adams, Illinois, United States, her father, Gideon Durphy Wood, was 32 and her mother, Hannah Electa Daley, was 30. She married George McKenzie on 22 April 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 25 August 1915, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Springville City Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Elizabeth McKenzie im Haushalt von George McKenzie, „United States Census, 1870“
- Elizabeth W. Mckenzie, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Ellizabeth Wood, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Adams, Illinois, United States
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
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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HISTORY OF ELIZABETH WOOD MCKENZIE COMPILED BY HELEN MCKENZIE JACKSON FROM HISTORIES WRITTEN BY: MAGGIE H. WOOD, HILEA MCKENZIE GROESBECK, BERTHA MCKENZIE KNOWLDEN, AL TASTRA W THOMAS, JESSIE GROESBEC …
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