Alice Susan Wood

Brief Life History of Alice Susan

When Alice Susan Wood was born on 25 June 1850, in Carrington, Callaway, Missouri, United States, her father, Samuel C. Wood, was 35 and her mother, Nancy Crews, was 35. She married John James Atkins on 7 November 1873, in Callaway, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Missouri, United States in 1870 and Bourbon Township, Callaway, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. She died on 21 November 1907, in Millersburg, Callaway, Missouri, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Millersburg, Callaway, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

John James Atkins
1840–1933
Alice Susan Wood
1850–1907
Marriage: 7 November 1873
Lilly A. Atkins
1871–
George Elvin Atkins
1874–1950
William Oate "Oatie" Atkins
1875–1950
Nettie Kay Atkins
1877–1961
Montie Stella Atkins
1879–1931
Thursey Estell Atkins
1880–1895
Hattie Baker Atkins
1882–1966
Eula Dora Atkins
1884–1958
Nancie Lee Atkins
1886–1979
Allie Elizabeth Atkins
1888–1962
Tennie Marie Atkins
1890–1980
Samuel Milton Atkins
1892–1950
Gertrude Sallie Atkins
1893–1975
Jessie Edward Atkins
1895–1898
Walter Joseph Atkins
1898–1997
Evin John Atkins
1901–1996
Ardrey Eli Atkins
1904–1976
Arlee Atkins
1905–1906

Sources (7)

  • Alice Atkims in household of John J. Atkims, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Susan Alice Wood, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Alice Susan Wood Atkins, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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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