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Herbert Wesley Wood, Sr.

Male 1898 - 1960  (61 years)


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  • Name Herbert Wesley Wood  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 30 Nov 1898  Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Oct 1960  Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7, 8, 10
    Buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Notes 
    • Laura Buckmaster shows that he married Ella Mae COATS, and has his place of birth as Cumby, Hopkins Couty, Texas.

      Name: Herbert Wesley Wood
      Death Date: 03 Oct 1960
      Death Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
      Gender: Male
      Race: W
      Death Age: 61 years
      Estimated Birth Date:
      Birth Date: 30 Nov 1898
      Birthplace: Pineland, Tx
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name:
      Father's Name: Charles A Wood
      Father's Birthplace:
      Mother's Name: C Wright
      Mother's Birthplace:
      Occupation:
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      Film Number: 2116475
      Digital Film Number: 4166567
      Image Number: 2743
      Reference Number: v X cn 60805
      Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

      When he completed his registration for the draft during the First World War, he indicated he was farming in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas for C. A. Wood, who was also his closest relative.
      He was of Medium heighth and slender build, with brown eyes and black hair. FindAGrave shows his parents as Charles Ayers Wood and Larissa Cordelia Wright.

      From FindAGrave:

      Herbert Wesley Wood, Sr. was a farmer, mill worker, construction worker and master mechanic. He grew up in Pineland, Texas. He and his brothers had a band and played for dances. In Pineland he met and married Ella Mae Coats. They were married in or next to a Model T Ford. Ella Mae said of him that she never knew if she married him or a car! He opened a garage in Pineland. Their son, Herbert, Jr. was born in that town. The family moved to Forest, Nacogdoches and finally settled in Beaumont. He worked at the Buick dealership where his young family lived in an apartment above the garage. Later, he opened a garage on Highland Ave. in the South Park community of Beaumont. His son, Herbert, Jr. later joined him, and the business became Wood and Son Motors. The family was active in the South Park Baptist Church, and part of the close-knit South Park community. He was a quiet man and was dedicated to his family.
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1930 Census
      Texas, Jefferson County, Precinct 6
      Enumerated April 16, 1930
      ED 123-79 SD 27 Sheet 6A Stamped 159
      Highland Ave
      4766-107-121
      Wood, Herbert W. Head M W 31 M 22 Tx Tx Tx Mechanic Automobile
      Wood, Ella M Wf F W 26 M 18 Miss Miss Miss
      Wood, Herbert W Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Miss
      Wood, Virginia M Dtr F W 5 2 Tx Tx Miss
      Wood, Mary A Dtr F W 1 6/12 S Tx Tx Miss
    Person ID I37884  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2012 

    Father Charles Ayers "Jack" Wood,   b. 23 Mar 1869, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1947, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Larrissa Cordelia "Delia" Wright,   b. 7 May 1873, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1930, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 27 Apr 1890  San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • From FindAGrave:

      Charles Ayers "Jack" Wood married Larrissa Cordelia "Delia" Wright, a daughter of Rev. John Wesley Wright and Cynthia Elvira Gary Wright on Apr 27, 1890, in San Augustine Co, TX. Both buried in Wood Cemetery. Charles Wood and his beloved wife Larrissa Cordelia Wright are at rest in Wood Cemetery, San Augustine Co, TX.
    Family ID F11619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ella Mae Coats,   b. 13 May 1903, Richton, Perry County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1997, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 18 Mar 1922  Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Herbert Wesley Wood, Jr.,   b. 24 Feb 1923, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 2010, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     2. Infant Son Wood,   b. Abt 1924, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1924, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     3. Living
     4. Mary Ann Wood,   b. 8 Nov 1928, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 2009, Bevil Oaks, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. Jerry Jean Wood,   b. 13 Nov 1931, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 2008, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2012 
    Family ID F4854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Nov 1898 - Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Mar 1922 - Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Oct 1960 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 50 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!).

    3. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), December 15, 2010, page 12, obituary of Herbert Wesley Wood, Jr. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S296] Buckmaster, Laura (laurabuckmaster@sbcglobal.net) "Buckmaster, Holmes, Lanier & Thurber Family Tree" Ver. 2009-07-27 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=laura47.

    5. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Jefferson County, Precinct 6 Enumerated April 16, 1930 ED 123-79 SD 27 Sheet 6A Stamped 159 Highland Ave 4766-107-121 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, San Augustine, Pr. 4 Enumerated 18 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 77 Sheet 8B 133-133 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    8. [S513] Ancestry.com - Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database online].

    9. [S487] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    10. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.).