Wood Genealogy & History
Wood is an English surname from the Old English wudu, meaning a forest or wood. It originally indicated someone who lived near a forest. If that person also made his living there, either as a steward of the land, hunter, or lumberjack, it was usually Woods instead. Wood family history begins with Walter de la Wode, noted in the Herefordshire county Fines Court Rolls in 1242. Wood genealogy includes many famous people, like hypodermic needle inventor and Scottish physician Alexander Wood, artist Grant Wood, federal judge Kimba Wood, actress Evan Wood, actor Elijah Wood, and eccentric director Ed Wood.
Wood Birth Records
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
| A Louise Wood | -- --, 1920 | March 17,2010 | NH |
| B Natholee Wood | -- --, 1927 | February 6,2007 | MO |
| C Harvey Wood | -- --, 1904 | October ,1973 | DE |
| D Cleo Wood | -- --, 1913 | November 30,2000 | NE |
Wood Death Records
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
| E Alan Wood | -- --, 1929 | July 15,2002 | Bonne Terre,MO |
| F Alton Wood | -- --, 1917 | July 15,2001 | Spartanburg,SC |
| G Berniece Wood | -- --, 1912 | November 4,1997 | Mapleton,UT |
| H Agnes Wood | -- --, 1924 | July 26,2001 | Caldwell,ID |
Wood Marriage Records
| Name | Spouse | Marriage Date | Location |
| Bud Wood | Viola Lee | January 19,1939 | Wake, NC |
| Charlie Wood | Arteller Ellington | September 5,1933 | Wake, NC |
| Exum Wood | Gaynelle Williams | November 21,1933 | Wake, NC |
| Frank Wood | Vivian Mason | November 29,1947 | Wake, NC |
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