George Washington Woods

Male 1845 - 1941  (96 years)


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  • Name George Washington Woods 
    Birth 10 Mar 1845  Rutherford, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Alt Birth 0___ 1855  (Rutherford County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 0___ 1880  Rutherford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 5 Jul 1941  Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Burial Pecan Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Person ID I25693  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2016 

    Father Isaac Nathan Woods,   b. 0___ 1837   d. 0___ 1865, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 28 years) 
    Mother Mary (Jane) Brewer 
    Marriage Y  [6
    Family ID F12714  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane "Jane" Stapleton,   b. 0___ 1857, (Rutherford County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1915, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Marriage 26 Feb 1872  Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Mary Woods,   b. 0___ 1872, (Gibson County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mattie Roxy Woods,   b. 0___ 1874, (Gibson County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1967, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 93 years)
     3. Betty Woods,   b. 0___ 1877, (Gibson County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Isaac Nathan Woods,   b. 26 Aug 1887, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Sam Marlin Woods,   b. 27 Jul 1888, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1983, Kern County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
    Family ID F9132  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Mar 1845 - Rutherford, Gibson County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlt Birth - 0___ 1855 - (Rutherford County) Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Feb 1872 - Coffee County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 0___ 1880 - Rutherford County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Jul 1941 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Pecan Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Find A Grave contributor Sharon Rhoades (#46864470)states that George Woods was born in 1854 in Rutherford Co., TN, and died in 1941 in Lawton, Comanche Co., OK.
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      The following obituary is from Shirley Bray (#46533969)"

      "The Alex Tribune, Alex, Grady Co., OK, Thursday, July 10, 1941" -

      "George Wood Passes On Last Saturday - George Washington Woods, 96, passed away at nine o'clock Saturday morning at the home of his son, Marvin Woods, where he has resided the past year. Mr. Woods suffered a stroke of paralysis Wednesday evening and had since grown rapidly worse.

      He was born March 10, 1845, in Tennessee, later moving to Texas, where he was united in marriage to Jane Temple, who passed away in 1915. To this union was born five children.
      He has resided in Oklahoma since the death of his wife. Funeral services were held at Pecan Cemetery near Lawton, at 2 P.M. Sunday with interment at the Pecan Cemetery.
      He leaves to mourn his loss four daughters, Mrs. Mattie Harrison of Lawton, Mrs. Emma Washington and Mrs. Brewer of Leon, Oklahoma, Mrs. Alice Sosbie of Garland, Texas and one son, Marvin Woods of Alex, three brothers, Isaac, Joe and Hector, all of St. Jo, Texas." [1]

  • Sources 
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    2. [S35026] Bevis,Cassie Harrison;Personal Knowledge,Address:628 Williams Avenue,.

    3. [S47687] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDW7-1MP.

    4. [S44511] http://harrison-hennessee.com. Author is Sandra Lynn Harrison. A sweet cousin I met years ago on a journey to vist the H.

    5. [S1236] Ruth Harrison Hennessee Interview | 9 Mar 2011 | 580.353.0934.

    6. [S47707] http://harrison-hennessee.com/getperson.php?personID=I1186&tree=001.

    7. [S43738] Bevis,Cassie Harrison;Personal Knowledge,Address:628 Williams Avenue,.