>Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 21:09:39 -0500 >To: <WOODS-L@rootsweb.com> >From: Donna Merrill <dmerrill@fastlane.net> >Subject: THOMAS WOODS/CYNTHIA SLATER/OH > >Thomas WOODS b. 1798 in Washington Co., PA d. Apr 1848 in Morgan Co., OH, son of William WOODS and Margaret BARNDOLLAR. Thomas md. 10 Mar 1820 in Guernsey Co., OH to Cynthia SLATER b. 29 Nov 1803 in Belmont Co., OH d. 1891 in Iowa, daughter of David SLATER and Martha WEST. Thomas and Cynthia had these children: >Jacob md. Rebecca Ann ROBBERTS >Cynthia md. Zadoc ELLIOT >Margaret md. James MCKELVY >Pleasy md. Philip CLINGENSMITH >Elizabeth md. William DEMPSTER >Thomas >Martha Jane md. John PRESTON >Catherine md. Thomas DEMPSTER >George Westly md. Emily WILLIAMS >David Spencer md. Margaret KELLY > >Some of these children migrated to Guthrie Co., Iowa. I have not actively researched >the surnames of the daughters but have group sheets on some of them. Any information from descendants of this family would be appreciated !! > >Donna Merrill >dmerrill@fastlane.net

I recently was added to your list, but I haven't recieved any messages. Just checking to see if I'm really on it. I am researching Herbert LeRoy Wood born abt. 1867 in Appleton Outagamie Wisconsin. He was a son of Harrison LeRoy Wood and Ellen DeForrest. Family history says that he was orphaned around 1880-1882. He was the oldest son and was left alone while the younger siblings were divided between family and friends. I can't find the family on any census in Wisconsin in 1870 or 80 so I don't know where they were living when he was orphaned. I suppose they could have been in any state. Do any of these names sound familiar? lequia@elite.net

Hi Gang, Does anyone know of Dr. Owen Shelby Woods from Izard County. He was born Fulton, KY in 1870. Lived in Violet Hill as a child. His parents lived at Lacrosse, Izard County. Then they moved to a farm at (cut off in obit) Oxford. He first married Mary STAGGS at Salem, AR. His wife, Mary Francis SHERRILL b. Salem, AR in 1880 first married David Green STAGGS. After the deaths of their spouses they married each other. Dr. Owen Shelby Woods' daughter married Ben Brown. A son, Thomas J. Woods became a doctor. One of the daughters was Mrs.Ethel BENBROOK. I am still trying to connect my Amanda Charlotte Wood(s) and brother Thomas in here somewhere. Also her second son was named Alfred SHELBY HARWELL. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks. Charlotte mecha@matnet.com

> Hello Susan, Thank you for the information. I think it will be very helpful. I am handicapped and it is difficult for me to travel to the libraries, etc., to do lookups. I would appreciate it very much if you could find anything on the following family members/events ALL related to Ardmore, Chickasaw Nation, I.T.: Rev./Dr. Jesse Lee WOOD d. 16 Dec 1896 Jesse Lee WOOD,II b. 21 Aug 1899 Dr. Nathaniel Clark WOOD m. Abt 1895 Blanche M. HALL Charles Franklin WOOD m. Isa Lee WOOD 27 Oct 1898 John Steven "Joe" ROWLES d. 5 Jun 1905 Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" MARTIN 28 Jan 1921 John S. MARTIN b. 20 Nov 1906 John Steven "Steve" ROWLES m. B. F. MCMILLAN Jack ROWLES Zenobia Inez ROWLES Thank you and bless you for any help. I am willing to pay reasonable costs for lookups, copying, postage, etc. Sincerely, Jesse Lee "Jack" WOOD,III Powell, OH (Formerly from TX) jwood1@mindspring.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subject: [WOODS-L] Indian Territory Records > Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 23:35:38 -0600 > From: "Susan Reynolds" <s3js@email.msn.com> > To: WOODS-L@rootsweb.com > > I found out something very interesting today and thought I should pass it on > as research in OK can be very frustrating if you don't know the ins and outs > of the Twin Territories. If people were married, born or died in the old > Indian Territory, you will probably only find their records in two places - > the federal courthouse in Muskogee, OK and the OK Gnenealogical Society in > Oklahoma City. The various tribal headquarters can guide you on what is > where, but if your folks were white settlers in the IT, you need to check > these two places first, the tribes probably won't have them. The records > are the same -the difference is accessibility and cost of accession. You > will NOT find any pre-statehood records in the modern county archives as > these counties did not exist prior to 1907. There ARE county records > earlier than that date for the Oklahoma Territory and the two should not be > confused. It will really be worth your time to look at the Twin Territories > page on OKGenWeb. It is a terrific resource and will help you see where you > are looking and what you are looking for. > > I can help with a limited number of lookups for OK, including the IT and ok > (remember the illegal whites in IT were enumerated on Yell County, AR prior > to 1890). The Tulsa library is wonderful and I will do what I can for you. > That being said, I'm a little slow because I have other commitments that > must come before my research - husband, kids, job, you know the kinds of > things that take our time! - but I will eventually get to it. If you are > looking for information on the 1900 IT census, that is forthcoming, just be > patient with me please. It is a monster job. The first partial roll of the > old Choctaw Nation has taken 7 hours so far and it is only part of a roll > and there are three more for the Choctaw Nation. That tells you what we are > up against. Happy hunting. Susan Wood Reynolds, Owasso, OK.

I found out something very interesting today and thought I should pass it on as research in OK can be very frustrating if you don't know the ins and outs of the Twin Territories. If people were married, born or died in the old Indian Territory, you will probably only find their records in two places - the federal courthouse in Muskogee, OK and the OK Gnenealogical Society in Oklahoma City. The various tribal headquarters can guide you on what is where, but if your folks were white settlers in the IT, you need to check these two places first, the tribes probably won't have them. The records are the same -the difference is accessibility and cost of accession. You will NOT find any pre-statehood records in the modern county archives as these counties did not exist prior to 1907. There ARE county records earlier than that date for the Oklahoma Territory and the two should not be confused. It will really be worth your time to look at the Twin Territories page on OKGenWeb. It is a terrific resource and will help you see where you are looking and what you are looking for. I can help with a limited number of lookups for OK, including the IT and ok (remember the illegal whites in IT were enumerated on Yell County, AR prior to 1890). The Tulsa library is wonderful and I will do what I can for you. That being said, I'm a little slow because I have other commitments that must come before my research - husband, kids, job, you know the kinds of things that take our time! - but I will eventually get to it. If you are looking for information on the 1900 IT census, that is forthcoming, just be patient with me please. It is a monster job. The first partial roll of the old Choctaw Nation has taken 7 hours so far and it is only part of a roll and there are three more for the Choctaw Nation. That tells you what we are up against. Happy hunting. Susan Wood Reynolds, Owasso, OK.

Hi, I'm sending this message via a web page mailer. Just a note to let everyone know that my computer has a fried CPU and it will be mid next week before I can get a replacement CPU and FAN. If you are expecting a reply or other help from me, it will have to wait until the end of next week. Sorry!!! Chris

Hello Kevin Wood You might like to check my site at http://homepage.tinet.ie/~decfam I have direct family relations with a Barclay family from Auchterless Aberdeenshire, one of whom married a Wood. Like to hear from you. Declan Chalmers

I have been researching the Woods line for quiet some time. The only information that I have is on my husbands Grandfathers birth certificate. Name of Child: Will M. SULLIVAN bMar 23, 1900 in Russellville AR Name of mother before marriage: Pink BREALEY b1875 in AR Name of father: Samuel M. SULLIVAN b1877 in AR The delayed birth certificate was signed in 1943 by Mrs. Pink Woods So, she married a WOODS, but who??? does this name show up anywhere in your research? WOODS-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > WOODS-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 42 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [WOODS-L] 1890 OK Territorial Cens ["Susan Reynolds" <s3js@email.msn.c] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from WOODS-D, send a message to > > WOODS-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [WOODS-L] 1890 OK Territorial Census > Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 02:11:18 -0600 > From: "Susan Reynolds" <s3js@email.msn.com> > To: WOODS-L@rootsweb.com > > Hello, all. I now have all the entries for Wood, Woods, et all ranscribe, > in alphabeticall order and posted to a nice neat little chart. I don't have > my website built yet, but if you would like a copy, let me know and I will > send it to you as an attachment. It is in Miscrosoft Word. > > Please keep in mind that this census covered only the original seven > counties of the OK Territory - Beaver, Canadian, Cleveland, Kingfisher, > Logan, Oklahoma, Payne. If you are looking for Indian Territory > information, you won't find it here. That's my next big project. However, > some of your folks may have been in OK Territory at the time of the census > and you may not know it - I just found one like that. Good luck and happy > time travels! Susan Wood Reynolds, Owasso, OK.

Hello, all. I now have all the entries for Wood, Woods, et all ranscribe, in alphabeticall order and posted to a nice neat little chart. I don't have my website built yet, but if you would like a copy, let me know and I will send it to you as an attachment. It is in Miscrosoft Word. Please keep in mind that this census covered only the original seven counties of the OK Territory - Beaver, Canadian, Cleveland, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne. If you are looking for Indian Territory information, you won't find it here. That's my next big project. However, some of your folks may have been in OK Territory at the time of the census and you may not know it - I just found one like that. Good luck and happy time travels! Susan Wood Reynolds, Owasso, OK.

Hello, I accidentally deleted an e mail message to the Woods mailing list. It was a man who had found his Wood family in Scotland. Would the person that sent the e mail please contact me at: CEDJWOOD@PRODIGY.NET Thanks! DeLora Wood

Looking for siblings of my ancestor who was orphaned about 1880. Until this week we believed he had been orphaned in Wisconsin or Missouri, but now believe the family was located elsewhere at the time of the parents death. If you have Wood or Woods ancestors who were orphaned around 1880? please contact me. Here is what I know about my ancestor Herbert LeRoy Wood/Woods: born in Appleton, Wisconsin in 1866 or 1867. Nor birth record exists. His parents are believed to be a Harrison LeRoy Wood/Woods from either Wisconsin or more likely NY. I can find a LeRoy H. Wood/Woods age 17 living with a Wickman family and working on a farm in 1860 in Appleton. This might possibly be Herbert's father prior to marrying Herbert's mother and having a family. This LeRoy H. Wood was from NY. No record of a marriage between the parents exists. By 1880 Herbert was age 14, and living alone somewhere??? I know by 1886 he was in Missouri with a wife and child. I can not find Herbert on ! any census anywhere in the U.S. until 1900 when he was working in Arkansas-Cleveland Co. and living with his wife and child. The census states that Herbert's father was born in NY and his mother in Maine, however in 1944 when Herbert died his death certificate said the father was from Wisconsin and the mother from RI. I am hoping to locate people with Wood/Woods ancestry whose ancestors may have been orphaned in 1880. Perhaps if I can find someone else with a similar orphan story, I might locate the whereabouts of my Wood/Woods family between 1867 and 1880. Please contact lequia@elite.net if you have any suggestions or think you might somehow connect. Any clues at all would be most apprectiated. Thanks.

I have recently come across a will written in 1840 and filed in Hickman Co., KY in 1843 for a Robert Woods, a resident of Davidson Co., TN. It is a lengthy document and contains alot of genealogical information. It lists the following: Wife-Sarah B. Bros- Joseph, Andrew, & James Sis- Maria West, ___Walker,&___Trabue Children- Josephine, James, Jane, Robert, Robena, Joseph, & Julia In addition there are several nieces and nephews and others named. There are two codicils as well. If anyone is researching this Robert Woods I would be glad to share other info. Thanks, Nancy Courtney

I don't know much about Ruth Wood. All I know is that is was born 1758 in Mass. or Vermont. I'm looking for her parents. Ruth married William Smith 27 Nov.1782 in Jericho, Vermont and they had 9 children. Ruth died 11 Sept. 1846 in Jericho, Vermont and is buried in the Jericho Center Cem. I hope someone can help me or give me any advice. Thanks, Shelley Wayne Draper,Utah

Hello to all you Woods people, As you can see I am new to this list with an interest in the Wood family of Auchterless Aberdeenshire Scotland. I have a Mary Barclay married to a James Wood in Auchterless. They are both buried in Auchterless. Seeking their descendants. See my Site at http://homepage.tinet.ie/~decfam Declan Chalmers

Hello List This may be a little off topic, but I was wondering if there were any professional Genealogist/Genealogical consultants out there. I was wondering how I might become certified, and "Hang out my shingle". I have recently left my "corporate" job, and my wife (Thank God for her) is urging me to pursue the less conventional, to find something I really love, and make a living with that. I would love any suggestions from anyone who is, has, or has dreamed, of anything similar... Thanks Tom

> Salem Headlight > Salem, AR > July 21, 1960 {Note: Article from the same newspaper July 21, 1960 has Dr. Woods born Izard County and contains other indescrepiencies} > Dr. O.S. Woods Rites Held Here Sept 4. Doctor Owen Shelby Woods, son of the late William and Elizabeh Brown Woods was born at Fulton, KY on February 27, 1870. and died at his home at Salem, AR on September 2, 1960 at the age of 90 years, 6 months and 5 days. He was married to Cornelia J. Foust in Izard County, AR on december 24, 1981 and to this union nine chldren were born. He was preceded in death by his companion on January 31, 1930 and by two of his children. He was united Marriage to Mary {Sherrill] Staggs at Salem, AR on April 1939; she also preceeded him in death on July 19. 1960. Survivors include four sons: Tom Woods of Dyess, AR, Hobert Woods of Branswick, MO; Brown Woods of St. Louis, MO and Woodwow Woods of Marshall. AR. Three daughters, Mrs. Anna Bell Dupee of Kansas City, Kansas, Mrs. Ruby Alexaner of Wichata, Kansas, and Mrs. Thelma Sherrill of Batesville, AR, 27 grandchildren, 65 great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Dr. Woods had been a practricing physician in Fulton Countyu for more than 60 years. He was a member of the America Medical Association. He had been a member of the Church of Christ for some ten years. Funeral services were hold on Sunday, September 4th at 2:00 p.. at the Salem Church of Christ with Elder Boyd Morgan of Mammoth Sp[ring, AR and Elder Robby Blue of Salem, AR. Charlotte mecha@matnet.com Palbearers, all grandsons of Doctor Woods were: John, Ed Woods, Auston Woods, Jr., T.W. Woods, Hershel Woods, John Shelby Woods and Norman Woods.

Salem Headlight Salem, AR July 21, 1960 The funeral of Mrs. Owen S. Woods will be held Thursday, July 21 at 2 p.m. in the Salem Baptist church. Rev. Hugh Cooper of Melbourne, Ark. will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Creek cemetery under direction of Carter Funeral Services. Mrs. Woods was the wife of Dr. Owen S. {Shelby} Woods, long time doctor in Funton County. Mary Francis Woods was a native of Knob Creek, ark. The duaghter of the late Timothy and Susan Tommy Sherrill. She was born September 26, 1880, an died at her home Salem, July 19, at the age of 79 years. In 1800 she married David Green Staggs near Knobb Creek. Six children were born to this union. Mr. Staggs died in June 1930. She married Dr. Owen S. Woods April 15, 1939. She is survivied by her companion of the house. Also three sone, Amos Staggs, Jonesboro, Ark., Garland Staggs, West Plains MO, and London Staggs, Independence, MO. Also three daughters, Mrs. Ethel Benbrook, Springield, MO, Mrs. Verline Cooper, St Louis, MO, and Mrs. Pauline Hartam of Salem. Also 19 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren, other reltives and friends. Mrs. Woods joined the Baptist church some 60 years ago. Pallbearers will be Guy Harris, James Carter, Wayne Staggs, Billy Gtagge, Marcus King and Floyd Hickman. {Mrs. Woods' husband, Dr. Own Stelbyu Woods was born in Izard County, 4 miles east of Oxford on February 17, 1870} Charlotte Arrington mecha@matnet.com

Hi, My recent problems with email have pointed out a problem that I would like to solve. During the last week my email to email.com was bouncing. During that time one of my lists was put up for adoption by the rootsweb staff to anyone who thought they wanted it. This would not be a good thing to happen to the list members. Two of my lists already have a process in place to handle such a problem; I'd like to apply that process to the rest of my lists. I would like to create a team to administer for each list. The team of administrators could handle problems when they arise. This is a request for volunteers (NOTE: for those lists that already have the process, this is just a request for other list members to participate). The administration tasks are generally not difficult, but you must be able to tolerate getting more email messages, be dedicated to the task of administering the list and get your mail regularly. Generally for each message that goes through the list you will receive 3 additional messages caused by folks who have full mailboxes, or have changed their email address and not removed their old address from the list, or in the case of my email last week, I was just having email problems. Most of the time you don't have to do anything except read the error messages or help someone who is having problems, or add someone to the list… If you are interested in helping, send a message with a specific subject form. The subject must be in this form or I will not recognize it as a volunteer message. The subject form is: LISTNAME, "Administrator team volunteer" <followed by your email address> Of course replace "LISTNAME" with the list you are interested in helping with, and <followed by your email address> with your email address. In the body let me know why you want to help or what you can do to help. NOTE: in an emergency and you get no reply from me at cjl@tir.com please send a message to my wife at sharonjol@tir.com and she will either tell you what my problem is or forward your message to me.. Thanx, Chris

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I am looking for a researcher named Jack Baker, from ?Oklahoma City. He has done extensive research on the Woods/Lewis family. Thanks Shannon Woods Channell Channell@cyberhighway.net