Wow- there sure are a lot of helpful Wood/Woods reseachers out there. It sounds like from your responses that Lutie is definately a name people have heard of as both a nickname and a given name. That helps. I am now working on Minnesota Wood/Woods. Would love to hear from anyone on that. Thanks. Sheri at lequia@elite.net

Sheri, You might want to try searching land patents. The Bureau Of Land Management - General Land Office Records are online at: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/search.asp?s=14 Not all the states are included, but Minnesota is and there are numerous entries for Wood and Woods. Hope you find the site to be of interest. Brett F. Woods Santa Fe, New Mexico