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Jerry Jean Wood

Female 1931 - 2008  (77 years)


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  • Name Jerry Jean Wood  [1
    Born 13 Nov 1931  Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 Nov 2008  Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
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    • From FindAGrave:

      Jerry passed away at her home.

      Born and raised in Beaumont, she graduated from South Park High School in 1947. She graduated from The University of Texas in 1951 and worked for the State of Texas briefly before beginning a career in teaching and education administration.

      She was awarded a Master's Degree from Lamar University in 1963 and a PhD from Texas A&M in 1982. During her career, she taught elementary school, junior high school math, high school math, education courses offered at Lamar, and was a principal at Brice Elementary in Mount Pleasant, Texas before her retirement in 1991.

      She was active at First United Methodist Church most of her life and participated in numerous professional and community service organizations. She had many hobbies, including reading, cooking, gardening, and traveling.

      Preceded in death by her husband, Doyle Slover Tierce survivors include her children, Virginia Ellen Wallace and her husband James Weldon Wallace and Paul Wood Tierce and his wife Amber White Tierce; grandchildren Paula Lynn Wallace, James Sterling Wallace and his wife Amanda Gardner Wallace and Michael Todd Wallace; brother Herbert Wesley Wood, Jr. and his wife Lorene Boyette Wood, sisters Virginia Wood Christopher, and Mary Ann Wood Strickland.

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    Person ID I40951  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2012 

    Father Herbert Wesley Wood, Sr.,   b. 30 Nov 1898, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1960, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother 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  [2
    Family ID F4854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Doyle Slover Tierce,   b. 10 Dec 1920, Lockney, Floyd County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 2002, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2012 
    Family ID F12362  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Nov 1931 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Nov 2008 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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.).

    2. [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).