Felix Grundy Wood & Elizabeth H.
Felix Grundy Wood
Born: 28 Oct 1797 Northwest Territory
Died: 15 Jan 1879 Chickasaw Co., Mississippi
Occupation: FarmerMarriage (1): to Elizabeth H. on 29 Jan 1818 in Tennessee
Elizabeth H.
Born: 24 Aug 1799 Tennessee
Died: 31 Aug 1877 Chickasaw Co., MississippiChildren of Felix Grundy Wood and Elizabeth H.:
• Hamilton Howard
Born: 13 Nov 1818 Humphreys Co., Tennessee
Died: 17 Nov 1862 Thompson's Bridge, Sharpsburg, Washington Co., Maryland
Buried: Washington Cemetery, Hagerstown, Maryland
Marriage (1): to Matilda Galloway
Child: Robert Marshall
Marriage (2): to Frances Ann Parker abt 1843 in Mississippi
Children: Martha Ann, Alice H., Richard Boeing, Rufus Henry, Ruben, Phelix, John Wesley, and C. Leonie
Occupation: Soldier in the 17th Infantry, Company A, the Buena Vista Rifles
• William Washington
Born: 19 Oct 1820 Tennessee
Marriage (1): to Elizabeth Catherine
• Mary Ann
Born: 17 Oct 1823 Tennessee
• Sarah Jane
Born: 1 Oct 1826 Alabama
• Nancy Caroline
Born: 11 Sep 1829 Alabama
• Carter F.
Born: 21 Jun 1831 Alabama
Died: 3 Aug 1847 Mississippi
• Cyntha Ann
Born: 8 Jan 1833 Alabama
Marriage (1): to John R. Hancock on 7 Nov 1860 in Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
Children: John Locke, Robert, Samuel, and Allen
• Albert Gaston
Albert Gaston Wood & Sarah Jane Stewart
Albert Gaston Wood
Born: 11 Sep 1834 Alabama
Died: 21 Mar 1921
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
Occupation: Farmer; wagon makerMarriage (1): to Sarah Jane Stewart on 13 Dec 1859 in Mississippi
Sarah Jane Stewart
Born: 8 Jan 1835 Tennessee
Died: 5 Nov 1901Sarah was born Sarah Jane Roane to J. H. Roane and Jane Bridget Thomason (1 Oct 1815 Lawrence Dist., SC-2 Sep 1883 MS). They married 1834 in Tennessee. Jane's second husband was Samuel Garvis Stewart (25 May 1805 Charlotte Co., VA-29 Dec 1862), who she married on 30 Jan 1842. They had six children: Mary Anna, John Kelly, William George Washington, Temperance Aminor, Samuel Spencer, and Thomas Larken. Temperance married Albert Wood's nephew Robert Marshall Wood.
Children of Albert Gaston Wood and Sarah Jane Stewart:
• Gates Roan
• Emma Jane
Born: Jul 1868
Died: 22 Sep 1868Marriage (2): to Susan E. Watson, called Susie. Susie was born 1870 in Mississippi. She was previously married to someone by the surname Miller. She has a son from her first marriage, Thomas.
Gates Roan Wood & Sarah Caroline Welch
Gates Roan Wood
Born: 21 May 1861 Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
Died: 25 Sep 1950 Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
Occupation: Merchant; city clerk; police justiceMarriage (1): to Sarah Caroline Welch on 19 Aug 1881 in Chickasaw Co., Mississippi
Sarah Caroline Welch (called Callie)
Born: 1 Jul 1861 Chickasaw Co., Mississippi
Died: 5 Mar 1951 Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MississippiCallie is the daughter of Hugh A. Welch (abt 1824 SC-?) and M. Elizabeth Smith (abt 1825 AL-?). They had three children besides Callie: L.G., Margaret Roxanne, and E.V.
Children of Gates Roan Wood and Sarah Caroline Welch:
• Lara
Born: 16 Jun 1884 Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
Died: 3 Jun 1905
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
Marriage (1): to Hezekiah S. Walker (called Hesse)
Children: Laura and Leetha
• Emory A.
Born: 9 Oct 1886 Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
Died: 29 Mar 1960
Marriage: to Weet or Wheat (Divorced)
Children: Martha Louise, Herbert Raymond, Mary Lee, Edith, and Edward
• Lena Bell
Born: 9 Jun 1889 Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
Died: 21 Feb 1964
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
Marriage (1): to Estelle J. Sartain
Child: James
• Walter Wayne
Born: 6 Jan 1891 Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
Died: 25 Mar 1959 St. Joseph Hospital, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
Marriage (1): to Mabel Addington
Child: Grace
• Sidney Johnson
• Claude Hamilton
Born: 24 Jan 1895 Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
Died: 3 Jan 1967 Methodist Hospital, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
Marriage (1): to Myrtis Addington, sister of Mabel who married Claude's brother Walter
Child: Roy Wayne
• Charles Roan
Born: 6 Mar 1897 Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
Died: 18 Nov 1955 Louisville, Winston Co., Mississippi
Buried: 20 Nov 1955 Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
Marriage (1): to Annie Mae Gardner
Children: Charles Perry and Elizabeth
• Vivian Ray
Born: 6 Dec 1899 Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
Died: 18 Jul 1902
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
• Gates Roan, Jr.
Born: 22 Dec 1901 Mississippi
Died: 21 Jan 1949 Chicago, Illinois
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
• Fannie Mae
Born: 24 Dec 1903 Mississippi
Died: 30 Jul 2001 Paragould, Greene Co., Arkansas
Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Paragould, Greene Co., Arkansas
Marriage (1): to Nelson Page Cartwright
Children: Frances Lou and John David
Sidney Johnson Wood & Sammie Octavia Worsham
Sidney Johnson Wood
Born: 27 Dec 1892 Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
Died: 16 Jul 1976 Pasadena, Harris Co., Texas
Buried: Greenhill Cemetery, Alexandria, Rapides Par., Louisiana
Occupation: Cook at a hotel in Chicago; boxer; railway detective on the Mexican border
Notes: He was a veteran of World War I and a 31st degree Mason.Marriage (1): to Sammie Octavia Worsham
Sammie Octavia Worsham
Born: 10 Oct 1900 Maringouin, Iberville Par., Louisiana
Died: 6 Apr 1961 Alexandria, Rapides Par., Louisiana
Buried: 8 Apr 1961 Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville, Rapides Par., LouisianaSammie is the daughter of Samuel Lamuil Worsham and Josephine Octavia Kellum.
Children of Sidney Johnson Wood and Sammie Octavia Worsham:
• Sydney Neal
Born: 31 Jul 1921 Maringouin, Iberville Par., Louisiana
Died: 27 Jun 2000 San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas
• Hubert Alton (called Buddy or Woody)
Born: 19 Jul 1923 Boyce, Rapides Par., Louisiana
Died: 29 Aug 2010 Pasadena, Harris Co., Texas
Marriage (1): to Mary Harriet Henderson on 21 Sep 1950 in Alexandria, Rapides Par., Louisiana
Occupation: Lineman with Bell Telephone Co.
