>Donna, > >PLEEEZE say you are the answer to my brick wall. I have a >ggggrandfather, known commonly as he aged as J.O. Wood. We found >records and talked to family members who said the J was for Jerry >(possibly Jeriah?). He died in Montgomery Co, KY but lived in Bath >County, KY. Before this he lived in Whitley Co, KY. We found other >records which said specifically Williamsburg. That was the first clue >which made me think we have the same line. The second was his >daughter, Fannie A. WOOD married Jesse B. PARKS in Whitley Co. This >Parks line goes back to a Uriah PARKS, probably a grandparent of your >Uriah. If any of this makes any sense to you please let me know. I >have searched high and low for this family and come up empty >everytime. My ggrandmother, Grace Parks Ginter, spoke of going to see >her grandparents (the WOOD family) by river raft, in Orange Co, VA. I >hope this is a connection, if not at least a clue. Thanks. > >Dave Moore >drdave@vci.net >-----Original Message----- >From: Donna Crowder <DCROWDER@asu.edu> >To: WOODS-L@rootsweb.com <WOODS-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 4:58 PM >Subject: [WOODS-L] WOOD, JERIAH > > >> >>Descendants of Jeriah Josiah Wood >> >> >>Generation No. 1 >> >>1. JERIAH JOSIAH1 WOOD was born August 8, 1811 in Tennessee, and >died >>December 3, 1892 in Whitley Co, Kentucky (Jelico Creek Cemetary). He >>married SARAH PARKS October 3, 1833 in Whitley Co, Kentucky, daughter >of >>URIAH PARKS. >> >>Children of JERIAH WOOD and SARAH PARKS are: >>2. i. JEPTHA B.2 WOOD, b. March 19, 1857, Williamsburg, Ky; d. >>October 1, 1883, Whitley Co, Kentucky (Jelico Creek Cemetary). >> ii. JOHN A. WOOD, b. 1835. >> iii. JULIA WOOD, b. 1839. >> iv. THOMAS WOOD, b. 1847. >> v. LUCINDA WOOD, b. 1851. >> vi. SARAH J WOOD, b. 1855. >> vii. JOSEPH WOOD, b. 1857. >> >> >>Generation No. 2 >> >>2. JEPTHA B.2 WOOD (JERIAH JOSIAH1) was born March 19, 1857 in >>Williamsburg, Ky, and died October 1, 1883 in Whitley Co, Kentucky >(Jelico >>Creek Cemetary). He married SARAH ANN PATRICK, daughter of ANDREW >PATRICK >>and ELIZABETH SHELLEY. >> >>Notes for JEPTHA B. WOOD: >>Buried in Jelico Creek Cemetary. >> >>Children of JEPTHA WOOD and SARAH PATRICK are: >>3. i. TYRA J.3 WOOD, b. June 21, 1882, Whitley County Kentucky; d. >>June 23, 1954, Eminence, Kentucky. >> ii. IRA J. WOOD, b. 1878. >> iii. ANDREW J. WOOD, m. MARY HIGGINBOTHAM. >> iv. JERIAH E. WOOD, b. August 12, 1880. >> >> Notes for JERIAH E. WOOD: >> He died while attending Medical School. >> >> v. THOMAS J. WOOD. >> >> >>Generation No. 3 >> >>3. TYRA J.3 WOOD (JEPTHA B.2, JERIAH JOSIAH1) was born June 21, 1882 >in >>Whitley County Kentucky, and died June 23, 1954 in Eminence, >Kentucky. He >>married (1) MISS BURNETT in Whitley County Kentucky. He married (2) >SUSIE >>MAE TYE January 4, 1923 in Williamsburg, Kentucky, daughter of HIRAM >TYE and >>RACHEL SMITH. >> >>Children of TYRA WOOD and MISS BURNETT are: >> i. THELMA MAE4 WOOD, b. May 9, 1915. >> ii. CECIL WILLARD WOOD, b. January 20, 1920. >> >>Children of TYRA WOOD and SUSIE TYE are: >> iii. WALTER ANDREW4 WOOD, b. October 20, 1922. >> iv. SARAH MAUDELINE WOOD, b. November 13, 1927. >> v. LELIA GRACE WOOD, b. December 2, 1930. >>4. vi. BARBARA RUTH WOOD, b. January 5, 1936, Rockhold, Kentucky. >> >> >>Generation No. 4 >> >>4. BARBARA RUTH4 WOOD (TYRA J.3, JEPTHA B.2, JERIAH JOSIAH1) was >born >>January 5, 1936 in Rockhold, Kentucky. She married JAMES WILLIAM >CORNETT >>September 10, 1955 in Washington, D.C., son of JOE CORNETT and >MILDRED >>SHIVELY. >> >>Children of BARBARA WOOD and JAMES CORNETT are: >> i. WILLIAM JOSEPH5 CORNETT, b. March 26, 1958, Washington, >>D.C.; m. JUNE ELIZABETH GUEST, August 30, 1980, Macon, Georgia. >> ii. DONNA RUTH CORNETT, b. June 25, 1960, Washington, D.C.; m. >>TIMOTHY SCOTT CROWDER, July 15, 1978, La Grange, Kentucky. >> >> >>==== WOODS Mailing List ==== >>The purpose of this list is the WOOD... family. If your message does >>not contain a reference to the WOOD... family, it does not belong on >>this list and may be the reason for your removal from the list. >