Richard Harry Wood

Brief Life History of Richard Harry

When Richard Harry Wood was born on 22 February 1903, in Illinois, United States, his father, William Barton Wood, was 49 and his mother, Pearl Jennie Dennison, was 25. He married Ruth Irene Pew about 1936, in United States. He lived in Hayes Township, Dickinson, Kansas, United States in 1920. He died about February 1979, in Mountain View, Howell, Missouri, United States, at the age of 76.

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Richard Harry Wood
1903–1979
Ruth Irene Pew
1910–1988
Marriage: about 1936

Sources (4)

  • R J Wood in household of W B Wood, "Kansas State Census, 1925"
  • Richard H Wood, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Richard H Wood in household of William B Wood, "United States Census, 1920"

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World Events (8)

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1910 · Boy Scouts of America

When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

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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