Hi Kathy, Thank you for your response. The coincidences between our WOOD lines are interesting. My g-grandfather, Rev./Dr. Jesse Lee WOOD was reportedly born 1839 in MS. However, I've never been able to prove this. He doesn't show up anywhere until age 21 yrs. on the 1860 Census in rural Dyer Co., TN. Nothing is known about how or exactly when Jesse came from MS to TN or about his parents/siblings other than he claimed to have had three brothers (names unknown) that fought for the CSA in the War while Jesse fought in the 7th TN Cavalry Reg., US Army. I have a lot of info. on Jesse after age 21 including military, Census, etc., but nothing on early years or his family. Jesse moved from TN to MO, then to KS and finally to OR ca. 1891 with his 4th wife Mary Eliza "Molly" (Hathaway) WOOD and their daughter, Jessie Lee WOOD b. 18 Nov 1890 in Cherryvale, Montgomery Co., KS and I believe established a dental office in Ashland, Jackson Co., OR. They had a daughter, Bessie M. "Betty" WOOD b. 9 Feb 1894 in Ashland. Soon after, Jesse left for Ardmore, OK without the family and opened a dental office their with his son by his 2nd marriage, Dr. Charles Franklin "Frank" WOOD (my grandfather) and resided there until his death 18 Oct 1896. Jesse had two other sons besides my grandfather by his 2nd wife and all three boys, who grew up in TN, moved to TX ca. 1890. My father, Jesse Lee WOOD,II was born in Ardmore, OK 21 Aug 1899. However, ca. 1902, I believe my grandfather, Dr. Charles Ffranklin "Frank" WOOD divorced his 1st wife and took his son Jesse to Caruthersville, Pemiscot Co., MO where he established a dental office. He married a second time to a Leal ???? ca. 1908 and they had a son, Elliott Charles WOOD b. 13 Jul 1909 in Caruthersville. Later they moved to Pendleton, Umatilla Co. OR where my grandfather established a dental office. They had a 2nd son, Charles Franklin "Frank" WOOD b. 3 Dec 1922 in Pendleton. However, shortly after he divorced and returned to Caruthersville, MO where he reopened his dental office. Then ca. 1925 he married his 3rd wife, Belle ???? and eventually relocated his dental office to Blytheville, AR. This is a rough outline of my WOOD Family connections to OR. Let me know if this triggers anything. If you happen to run across any connections or info. regarding any of the above I would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks! Best rtegards, Jesse Lee "Jack" WOOD,III Powell, OH (Formerly from TX) [email protected] P.S. I have a lot of WOOD Family in TX but this is after 1890 and I know them all. However, we have always wondered if Rev./Dr. Jesse Lee WOOD's father & siblings might have migrated from MS to TX ca 1840s since they don't appear in MS. BTW, the following are the names of Jesse's children in the order of their birth. Perhaps they could have been named after a parent or sibling of Jesse. Anna "Annie" WOOD Nathaniel Clark WOOD Charles Franklin WOOD Eugene Vernon WOOD Jesse Wood Hal Henry/Henry Clay WOOD Jessie Lee WOOD Bessie M. WOOD >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kathy Metcalf wrote: Hi Jack, I saw your message for a census look-up and the answering message from Tony about your grandfather, Dr. Charles Franklin "Frank" Wood, and thought it seems to run along the same path my "WOODS" family does. They came from TN., to TX., then to OR. and I always wondered why they ended up here in Umatilla & Union Co., OR. Franklin is a name that also shows up in my WOODS family, but I don't know it they are connected or not as I don't really know if my grandmother had any relation in this part of the country. My great grandfather, Joseph Nelson Woods was born in Monroe Co. TN in 1864, moved to TX. (Wise and Lamar Co.) in the late 1880. His son William Frank Woods, worked for the railroad and ended up here , and his two sisters, Elizabeth, b 1895 and Ruth, b. 1906 came to live with him in 1910-14. My grandmother, Elizabeth married Roy Swart and they lived in Pendleton when my father Elmer was born in Pendleton in 1919. Can you tell me more about your fathers family and if you think there is any connection? I do know that there was a lot of my great grandfather's family who also went to TX. Thanks, Kathy Metcalf La Grande, OR.