| WOOD (Soundex
W300)
— See also
ALLWOOD,
ARROWOOD,
ARWOOD,
ASHWOOD,
ASTWOOD,
ATTWOOD,
ATWOOD,
BELLWOOD,
BIGWOOD,
BOLTWOOD,
BURRWOOD,
CALLWOOD,
CAWOOD,
CAYWOOD,
CHETWOOD,
CHIRWOOD,
CHITWOOD,
DAMEWOOD,
DARWOOD,
DENWOOD,
DERWOOD,
DIAMWOOD,
DOW,
DURWOOD,
EASTWOOD,
ELLWOOD,
ELMWOOD,
ELWOOD,
FENWOOD,
FORWOOD,
FULLWOOD,
FULWOOD,
GADWOOD,
GANSWOOD,
GARWOOD,
GATEWOOD,
GLENWOOD,
GRIMWOOD,
HAILWOOD,
HAREWOOD,
HARWOOD,
HAYWOOD,
HENWOOD,
HERRWOOD,
HEYWOOD,
HOOD,
HOPWOOD,
HORWOOD,
INWOOD,
KERWOOD,
KIRKWOOD,
LEAWOOD,
LENWOOD,
LOCKWOOD,
MARWOOD,
MAYWOOD,
MOOD,
MORWOOD,
NORWOOD,
PACKWOOD,
PORTWOOD,
REDWOOD,
RICHWOOD,
ROCKWOOD,
SAYWOOD,
SELLWOOD,
SHERWOOD,
SMALWOOD,
STANWOOD,
WATWOOD,
WEDGWOOD,
WELLWOOD,
WESTWOOD,
WOODA,
WOODALL,
WOODARD,
WOODBURN,
WOODBURY,
WOODCOCK,
WOODDALL,
WOODDELL,
WOODELL,
WOODEN,
WOODFALL,
WOODFILL,
WOODFIN,
WOODFORD,
WOODFORK,
WOODHEAD,
WOODHULL,
WOODIN,
WOODING,
WOODIS,
WOODITCH,
WOODKA,
WOODLAND,
WOODLARD,
WOODLE,
WOODLEY,
WOODLIFF,
WOODLOCK,
WOODMAN,
WOODMER,
WOODNICK,
WOODNUT,
WOODNUTT,
WOODRESS,
WOODRING,
WOODROE,
WOODROOF,
WOODROW,
WOODRUFF,
WOODRUM,
WOODS,
WOODSIDE,
WOODSON,
WOODSUM,
WOODUL,
WOODUS,
WOODWARD,
WOODY,
WOODYARD,
YARWOOD.
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| |  Wood, Velma
See Laura
Velma Wood |
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Wood, Vernon M. —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, W. —
of Hillsboro, Hill
County, Tex.
Postmaster at Hillsboro,
Tex., 1887.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, W. B. —
of Florida.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, Mrs. W. B. —
of Rosendale, Andrew
County, Mo.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1928.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, W. E. —
of Dalton, Whitfield
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1916,
1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, W. F. —
of Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau
County, Fla.
Postmaster at Fernandina,
Fla., 1879.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, W. F. —
of Nixa, Christian
County, Mo.
Democrat. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Christian County, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, W. Hoffman —
of Kentucky.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, W. L. —
of Bristoe, Ellis
County, Tex.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives 37th District, 1887-88.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, W. L. —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, W. Logan —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.
Democrat. Postmaster at Danville,
Ky., 1914-21.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, W. P. —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Wood, W. S. —
of Nevada.
U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1870.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, Walker —
of Mississippi.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi; secretary
of state of Mississippi, 1944.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, Walter A., Jr. —
of Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, Walter Abbott
(1815-1892) —
also known as Walter A. Wood —
of Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in New Hampshire, 1815.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1879-83.
Died in 1892
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Hoosick Falls, N.Y.
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Wood, Walter C. —
of New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Canaan; elected 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, Walter F. —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, Walter F. —
of Colome, Tripp
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 43rd District, 1941-46.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, Walter H. —
of Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1907.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, Walter H. —
of Cairo, Alexander
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1908
(alternate), 1912,
1920
(alternate), 1924,
1928;
mayor
of Cairo, Ill., 1925.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, Walter S. —
of Essex
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1914, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, Walter W. —
of Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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| | Wood, Ward
See James
Ward Wood |
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Wood, Will C.
(c.1881-1939) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Elmira, Solano
County, Calif., about 1881.
Republican. California
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-27; resigned 1927;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif., May 15,
1939 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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| | Wood, Will
R. See William Robert
Wood |
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Wood, William —
of Cranford, Union
County, N.J.
Mayor
of Cranford, N.J., 1879, 1881, 1883-84.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William —
of Middletown, New Castle
County, Del.
Democrat. Postmaster at Middletown,
Del., 1886-90.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William —
of Wayne
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Wayne County 1st District, 1886.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William —
of Steuben
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William C. —
of Nevada
County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly, 1857-58, 1861-62 (16th District 1857-58, 10th
District 1861-62).
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William C. —
of Geneva, Kane
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Geneva, Ill., 1938.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William D.
(1858-1917) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born December
1, 1858.
Lawyer;
real
estate developer; King
County Probate Judge, 1884; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1896-97; appointed 1896; went to
the Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush.
Died, from an intestinal
ailment, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., March
23, 1917 (age 58 years, 112
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Wood, William D. —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William H. —
of Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County 1st District, 1854.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William H. —
of Highwood, Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Postmaster at Highwood,
Conn., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William H. S. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William J. —
of Morris
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Morris County 2nd District,
1863.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William J. —
of Louisville, Winston
County, Miss.
Postmaster at Louisville,
Miss., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William J. —
of Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Westport; defeated, 1910;
elected 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William M. —
of Andover, Essex
County, Mass.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1896.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William M. —
of Long Prairie, Todd
County, Minn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William P. —
of Gratiot
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1962.
Still living as of 1962.
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Wood, William Penn (b.
1843) —
also known as William P. Wood —
of Randolph
County, N.C.
Born in Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C., May 2,
1843.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Randolph
County Treasurer, 1890-94; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1901; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Randolph County,
1905-08; North
Carolina state auditor, 1911-21.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William Ransom
(1907-2001) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born near Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., February
3, 1907.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; president,
University of Alaska, 1960-73; mayor
of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1978-80.
Episcopalian.
Died, at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital,
Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska, February
25, 2001 (age 94 years, 22
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William Robert
(1861-1933) —
also known as William R. Wood; Will R.
Wood —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Oxford, Benton
County, Ind., January
5, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of J.
Frank Hanly; director and attorney, City National Bank;
director, Lafayette Telephone
Co.; Tippecanoe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1890-94; member of Indiana
state senate, 1896-1914; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1912,
1928
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1915-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1933
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Spring
Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
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Wood, William S. —
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William T. —
Socialist. Social Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William W. —
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Brockville, as of 1898-99.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, William Wilson III
(1878-1954) —
also known as William W. Wood III —
of Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio, March
19, 1878.
Republican. Tool
manufacturer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1920
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died, in the Miami Heart Institute hospital,
Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., February
18, 1954 (age 75 years, 336
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Piqua, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Harley Kirk Wood; married to Aileen Boal. |
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Wood, Williston P. —
Democrat. Candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 48th District, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, Winona —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Hawaii Territory, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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Wood, Word H. —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Wood, Mrs. Wyatt —
of Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
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Wood, Yvonne —
of Tennessee.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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