Last Updated: November 1, 2020

Alexander Wood Family

(2 known wives)

 

1. Wood, Alexander

Parents: Richard “Dicky” & 1st wife Rachel (Cockram) Wood.

1803 Birth: 10-14-1803 VA

I1826 Marriage #1: Alexander Wood m. Bethenia Brammer 3-10-1826 Patrick Co., VA. She d/o John Brammer. William Brammer, surety.

1850 Residence: Patrick Co., VA, Southern District, H369:

…… Wood, Alex’r 45 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $500, HOH.

……… Bethenia 34 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… Rich’d 21 yo w/m, b. VA, laborer.

……… Sarah 20 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… Kesiah 15 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… James J. 14 yo w/m, b. VA.

……… John 12 yo w/m, b. VA.

……… Susan 7 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… Crawford _____ 5 yo w/m, b. VA.

……… Mary 3 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… William 1 yo w/m, b. VA.

1860 Residence: Mercer Co., VA, My Division, Princeton PO, H835:

…… Wood, Alexander 57 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $150/150, HOH.

……… Bethena 55 yo wife, b. VA.

……… John W. 21 yo w/m, b. VA, farm laborer.

……… Crawford H. 17 yo w/m, b. VA, school.

……… Mary J. 13 yo w/f, b. VA.

I1868 Marriage #2: Alexander Wood m. 2nd Sarah Vest 10-18-1868 Mercer Co., WVA. He 64 yo widowed w, b. Franklin Co., VA, living in Mercer Co., VA, s/o R. & R. Wood. She 54 yo widowed w/f, b. Franklin Co., VA, living in Mercer Co., VA, d/o Isam & S. Cockram. 

Sarah Cockram Vest, d/o Isham & Sarah (Rakes) Cockram. She m. 1st Mosby Vest 6-4-1835 Franklin Co., VA.

1870 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA, Jumping Branch District, Flat Top PO, H206:

…… Wood, Alexander 66 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $200/182, HOH.

……… Sarah 57 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

1880 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA, Jumping Branch District, H12:

…… Wood, Alexander 76 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.

……… Sarah 69 yo wife, b. V, parents b. VA A, keeping house.

…… Ellison, Albert W. 12 yo grandson, b. WVA, parents b. VA, farm laborer.

1885 Death: 8-11-1885 Mercer Co., WVA.

1885 Burial: Flat Top Baptist Church Cemetery, Flat Top, Mercer Co., WVA.

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…+ Wood, Bethena

Parents: John & Sarah (Lee) Brammer of Patrick Co., VA. [no file]

1806 Birth: 11-26-1806 Patrick Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Patrick Co., VA with husband Alexander Wood.

1860 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with husband Alexander Wood.

1867 Death: 6-23-1867 Mercer Co., WVA. COD: consumption. (src: WVA Death record)

1861 Death: 6-23 1861. (src: tombstone)

Burial: Flat Top Baptist Church Cemetery, Flat Top, Mercer Co., WVA.

…2. Wood, Richard A.

Parents: Alexander & 1st wife Bethena (Brammer) Wood.

1830 Birth: 5-7-1830 VA.

1850 Residence: Patrick Co., VA with parents.

1850 Marriage #1: Richard A. Wood m. Lucinda Wood 10-17-1850 Patrick Co., VA by Minister G. W. Conner. Richard A. Wood, s/o Alexander Wood.

1860 Residence: Mercer Co., VA, My Division, Princeton PO, H824:

…… Wood, Richard A. 30 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/0, HOH.

……… Lucinda 30 yo wife, b. VA.

……… Nancy R. 7 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… James A. 5 yo w/m, b. VA.

……… John M. Wood 3 yo w/m, b. VA.

……… William A. 1 yo w/m, b. VA.

1870 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA, Jumping Branch District, Flat Top PO, H211:

…… Wood, Richard A. 40 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $400/200, HOH.

……… Lucinda 41 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

……… Nancy R. 17 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

……… James A. 15 yo w/m, b. VA, farm laborer, school.

……… John M. 13 yo, w/m, b. VA, farm laborer, school.

……… William A. 10 yo w/m, b. VA, farm laborer, school.

……… Elizabeth J. 9 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

……… Mary A. 8 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… Salie E. 6 yo w/f, b. WVA.

……… Jeremiah G. 4 yo w/m, b. WVA.

……… Amanda B. 1 yo w/f, b. WVA.

1880 Residence: Wyoming Co., WVA, Slab Fork District, H44:

…… Wood, Richard M. 50 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.

……… Lucinda 50 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, keeping house.

……… Elizabeth J. 18 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.

……… Mary A. 17 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.

……… Sarah E. 15 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.

……… Jeremiah G. 12 yo son, b. WVA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.

……… Arminta B. 9 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. VA.

……… Venica M. 7 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. VA.

……… Lucinda M. 5 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. VA.

1919 Death: 4-1-1919 WVA.

1919 Burial: Ball Cemetery, Athens, Mercer Co., WVA.

Richard A Wood

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……+ Wood, Lucinda

Parents: Jeremiah & Mary (DeHart) Wood. [wood_pcva]

1830 Birth: 1-18-1830 VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with husband Richard A. Wood.

1880 Residence: Wyoming Co., WVA with husband Richard A. Wood.

1915 Death: 8-13-1915 WVA.

1915 Burial: Ball Cemetery, Athens, Mercer Co., WVA.

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……3. Wood, Nancy R.

Parents: Richard A. & Lucinda (unknown) Wood.

1853 Birth: abt 1853 VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with parents.

……3. Wood, James A.

Parents: Richard A. & Lucinda (unknown) Wood.

1855 Birth: abt 1855 VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with parents.

1876 Marriage #1: James A. Wood m. Sarah A. E. Dodd 1-15-1876 Mercer Co., VA. He 20 yo single w/m, b. Mercer Co., WVA, s/o Richard A. & Luanda Wood. She 17 yo single w/f, b. Mercer Co., WVA, d/o Anderson & Eliz’h Dodd.

1880 Residence: Wyoming Co., WVA, Slab Fork District, H47:

…… Wood, James A. 25 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.

……… Sarah A. E. 21 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA.

……… Alamenta M. 3 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. VA.

……… Unnamed son, b. WVA, parents b. VA.

………+ Wood, Sarah A. E.

Parents: Anderson & Eliz’h (unknown) Dodd.

1859 Birth: abt 1859 WVA.

1880 Residence: Wyoming Co., WVA with husband James A. Wood.

………4. Wood, Alamenta M.

Parents: James A. & Sarah A. E. (Dodd) Wood.

1877 Birth: abt 1877 WVA.

1880 Residence: Wyoming Co., WVA with parents.

………4. Wood, Unnamed son

Parents: James A. & Sarah A. E. (Dodd) Wood.

1879 Birth: abt 1879 WVA.

1880 Residence: Wyoming Co., WVA with parents.

……3. Wood, John M.

Parents: Richard A. & Lucinda (unknown) Wood.

1857 Birth: 5-25-1857 Patrick Co., VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with parents.

1879 Marriage #1: John M. Wood m. Angaline Workman 1-9-1879 Wyoming Co., VA.

1897 Marriage #2: Adaline Tolliver 12-1-1897 Wyoming Co., WVA.

1947 Death: 3-23-1947 Sabine, Wyoming Co., WVA.

1947 Burial: Ball Cemetery, Speedway, WVA.

……3. Wood, William A.

Parents: Richard A. & Lucinda (unknown) Wood.

1859 Birth: abt 1859 VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with parents.

1879 Marriage #1: William A. Wood m. Malinda Tolliver 9-9-1879 Wyoming Co., VA.

……3. Wood, Elizabeth J.

Parents: Richard A. & Lucinda (unknown) Wood.

1861 Birth: abt 1861 VA.

1870 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with parents.

1880 Residence: Wyoming Co., WVA with parents.

……3. Wood, Mary A.

Parents: Richard A. & Lucinda (unknown) Wood.

1862 Birth: abt 1862 VA.

1870 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with parents.

1880 Residence: Wyoming Co., WVA with parents.

……3. Wood, Sarah E.

Parents: Richard A. & Lucinda (unknown) Wood.

1864 Birth: abt 1864 WVA.

1870 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with parents.

1880 Residence: Wyoming Co., WVA with parents.

……3. Wood, Jeremiah Gabriel

Parents: Richard A. & Lucinda (unknown) Wood.

1866 Birth: abt 1866 WVA.

1870 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with parents.

1880 Residence: Wyoming Co., WVA with parents.

1888 Marriage #1: Jeremial Gabriel Wood m. Mary Hill 1888 Wyoming Co., WVA.

……3. Wood, Arminta B.

Parents: Richard A. & Lucinda (unknown) Wood.

1869 Birth: abt 1869 WVA.

1870 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with parents.

1880 Residence: Wyoming Co., WVA with parents.

……3. Wood, Vencia M.

Parents: Richard A. & Lucinda (unknown) Wood.

1873 Birth: abt 1875 WVA.

1880 Residence: Wyoming Co., WVA with parents.

……3. Wood, Lucinda M.

Parents: Richard A. & Lucinda (unknown) Wood.

1875 Birth: abt 1875 WVA.

1880 Residence: Wyoming Co., WVA with parents.

…2. Wood, Sarah

Parents: Alexander & 1st wife Bethena (Brammer) Wood.

1830 Birth: 1830 VA.

1850 Residence: Patrick Co., VA with parents.

…2. Wood, Kesiah

Parents: Alexander & 1st wife Bethena (Brammer) Wood.

1835 Birth: 1835 VA.

1850 Residence: Patrick Co., VA with parents.

…2. Wood, James J.

Parents: Alexander & 1st wife Bethena (Brammer) Wood.

1836 Birth: 9-24-1836 VA.

1850 Residence: Patrick Co., VA with parents.

1851 Death: 11-17-1851

1851 Burial: Flat Top Baptist Church Cemetery, Flat Top, Mercer Co., WVA.

…2. Wood, John Wesley

Parents: Alexander & 1st wife Bethena (Brammer) Wood.

1839 Birth: 1-31-1839 VA.

1850 Residence: Patrick Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with parents.

1865 Marriage #1: John m. Celia Mae Lilly 9-7-1865 Mercer Co., WVA. He 26 yo single w/m, b. Patrick Co., VA, s/o Aex’r & Bethany Wood. She 22 yo single w/f, b. Mercer Co., VA, d/o Wash. & Mary Lilly.

1870 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA, Jumping Branch District, Flat Top PO, H227:

…… Wood, John W. 34 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/110, HOH.

……… Cela 27 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

……… Daniel 3 yo w/m, b. WVA.

……… Eliza A. 2 yo w/f, b. WVA.

1880 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA, Jumping Branch District, H35:

…… Wood, John W. 41 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.

……… Celia 37 yo wife, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, keeping house.

……… Daniel C. 13 yo son, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA, school.

……… Eliza A. 11 yo daughter, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA, school.

……… Mahala B. 9 yo daughter, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA, school.

……… Manerva E. 9 yo daughter, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA, school.

……… Rufus E. 7 yo son, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA, school.

……… Julina M. 4 yo daughter, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA.

……… Joseph P. 1 yo son, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA.

1918 Death: 4-3-1918 Mercer Co., WVA.

1918 Burial: Wood Cemetery – Flat Top, Ghent, Raleigh Co., WVA. (no photo)

……+ Wood, Celia Mae

Parents: Washington Kinney & Mary Polly (Manns) Lilly.

1842 Birth: 8-11-1842 Mercer Co., VA.

1870, 1880 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA with husband John Wesley Wood.

1933 Death: 1-20-1933 Dunns, Mercer Co., WVA. COD: influenza. Burial: home place,

1933 Burial: Wood Cemetery – Flat Top, Ghent, Raleigh Co., WVA. (no photo)

……3. Wood, Daniel Crawford

Parents: John Wesley & Celia Mae (Lilly) Wood.

1866 Birth: 6-26-1866 WVA.

1870, 1880 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA with parents.

Marriage #1: Margaret Jackson.

1954 Death: 7-14-1954

1954 Burial: Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke City, Roanoke Co., VA.

Daniel Crawford Wood

Margaret <i>Jackson</i> Wood

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……3. Wood, Eliza A.

Parents: John Wesley & Celia Mae (Lilly) Wood.

1868 Birth: abt 1868 WVA.

1870, 1880 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA with parents.

……3. Wood, Mahala Bell

Parents: John Wesley & Celia Mae (Lilly) Wood.

1870 Birth: 4-17-1970 WVA.

1880 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA with parents.

Marriage #1: Samuel Benjamin Hale.

1922 Death: 3-22-1922 Slab Fork, Raleigh Co., WVA. COD: pneumonia. Burial: Flat Top.

1922 Burial: Flat Top Baptist Church Cemetery, Mercer Co., WVA.

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Samuel B. Hale

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……3. Wood, Minerva E.

Parents: John Wesley & Celia Mae (Lilly) Wood.

1870 Birth: 4-17-1970 WVA.

1880 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA with parents.

Marriage #1: Henry Griffith.

1925 Death: 1925.

1925 Burial: Flat Top Baptist Church Cemetery, Mercer Co., WVA.

……3. Wood, Rufus E.

Parents: John Wesley & Celia Mae (Lilly) Wood.

1873 Birth: abt 1873 WVA.

1880 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA with parents.

……3. Wood, Julina May “Lina”

Parents: John Wesley & Celia Mae (Lilly) Wood.

1876 Birth: abt 1876 WVA.

1880 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA with parents.

Marriage #1: Samuel Showell Lilly, 1874-1932.

1951 Death: 9-13-1951.

1951 Burial: Mount View Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WVA. (no photo)

……3. Wood, Joseph Pembrook

Parents: John Wesley & Celia Mae (Lilly) Wood.

1879 Birth: 1-26-1879 WVA.

1880 Mercer Co., WVA, Jumping Branch District, H35:

1971 Death: 1-31-1971 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA.

1971 Burial: Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA.

Joseph Pembrook Wood

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…2. Wood, Susan

Parents: Alexander & 1st wife Bethena (Brammer) Wood.

1843 Birth: 1843 VA.

1850 Residence: Patrick Co., VA with parents.

…2. Wood, Crawford Hudson

Parents: Alexander & 1st wife Bethena (Brammer) Wood.

1845 Birth: 1845 VA.

1850 Residence: Patrick Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with parents.

1865 Marriage #1: Crawford H. Wood m. Vinice S. Howell 10-19-1865  Mercer Co., WVA. He 22 yo single w/m, b. Patrick, s/o Alex’r & Bethina Wood. She 20 yo w/f, b. Patrick, d/o John & Letha Howell.

1870 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA, Jumping Branch District, Flat Top PO, H210:

…… Wood, Crawford H. 26 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $150/123, HOH.

……… Vincie S. 23 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

1880 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA, Jumping Branch District, H10:

…… Wood, Crawford H. 37 yo w/m farmer, b. WVA, parents b. VA, HOH.

……… Vincie S. 35 yo wife, b. WVA, parents b. VA keeping house.

…… Howel, Margaret 25 yo sister-in-law, b. WVA, parents b. VA, scroffula.

……+ Wood, Vencie S.

Parents: John D. & Letha (CHECK) Howell.

1847 Birth: abt 1847 VA.

1870, 1880 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA with husband Crawford Hudson Howell.

…2. Wood, Mary J.

Parents: Alexander & 1st wife Bethena (Brammer) Wood.

1847 Birth: 3-3-1847 VA.

1850 Residence: Patrick Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with parents.

1865 Marriage #1: Abner R. Birchfield 10-19-1865 Mercer Co., WVA. He 21 yo single w/m, b. Russell Co., VA, s/o Thos & A. Birchfield. She 18 yo single w/f, b. Patrick, d/o Alex’r & Bethena Wood.

1903 Death: 1-23-1903.

1903 Burial: Birchfield Cemetery, Ellison Ridge, Summers Co., WVA.

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…2. Wood, William C.

Parents: Alexander & 1st wife Bethena (Brammer) Wood.

1849 Birth: 8-4-1849 VA.

1850 Residence: Patrick Co., VA with parents.

1855 Death: 4-1-1855.

1855 Burial: Flat Top Baptist Church Cemetery, Flat Top, Mercer Co., WVA.

End Alexander Wood Family – 2 known wives.