Hello all, I have just come across something that has piqued my curiosity, and I'm hoping folks here can fill in some facts. At <http://www.gazetteonline.com/special/grantwood/biography/death.htm> it is stated that the painter Grant Wood was "born into the Quaker family of Francis and Hattie Wood on an Anamosa farm". Can anyone here shed more light on Grant Wood's ancestry? -- Dan Treadway P. O. Box 72 Gilbert IA 50105 treadway@netins.net http://showcase.netins.net/web/treadway/

On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 10:52:01 -0700 "Daniel W Treadway" <treadway@netins.net> wrote: >Hello all, > >I have just come across something that has piqued my curiosity, and >I'm hoping folks here can fill in some facts. > >At ><http://www.gazetteonline.com/special/grantwood/biography/death.htm> >it is stated that the painter Grant Wood was "born into the Quaker >family of Francis and Hattie Wood on an Anamosa farm". > >Can anyone here shed more light on Grant Wood's ancestry? It appears from <http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/marriage/booke3f.htm> that his grandparents were Joseph and Rebecca L (Shepherd) Wood, and DeVolson and Nancy L (Smith) Weaver. 1880 census records on line at familysearch.org suggest that the Woods were from Virginia, and the Weavers from New York, with DeVolson Weavers parents being born in Connecticut. -- Dan Treadway P. O. Box 72 Gilbert IA 50105 treadway@netins.net http://showcase.netins.net/web/treadway/