George Thomas "Tom" Wood

1862 - 1933  (70 years)

• Name	George Thomas "Tom" Wood  [1]
  Born	1 Oct 1862  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	18 Jun 1900	Osage township, Laclede County, MIssouri, USA   [3]
  	1. Wood, George W., head, white, male, January 1824, 76, married 45 years, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, farmer, can read and write, farm schedule 228 2. _____, Sarah M., wife, white, female, October 1831, 68, married 45 years, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, can read and write 3. _____, Jane Sarah, daughter, white, female, December 1859, 40, single, Missouri, Kentucky, Kentucky, can read and write 4. _____, Thomas, son, white, male, November 1861, 38, single, Missouri, Kentucky, Kentucky, can read and write, farm laborer 5. _____, David M., son, white, male, September 1863, 36, single, Missouri, Kentucky, Kentucky, can read and write, farmer 6. _____, Alice [Alice], daughter, white, female, April 1872, 28, single, Missouri, Kentucky, Kentucky, can read and write 7. _____, Frank, son, white, male, October 1877, 22, single, Missouri, Kentucky, Kentucky, can read and write, farm labor
  Died	6 Feb 1933  [1]
  NEWS	10 Feb 1933	Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	The Laclede County Republican: "George T. Wood George T. Wood, well known resident of the Oakland neighborhood, died on February 6, at his home, at the age of 80 years, 4 months and 5 days. He had pneumonia and was sick but a short time, not being confined to his bed until Sunday, the 5th. Funeral services were held at Antioch church, at Oakland, the pastor, Rev. Mr. Knight, of Stoutland, officiating. The choir sang "Oh Think of the Home Over There," "Abide With Me" and "God Be With You Till We Meet Again." Interment was in the adjoining cemetery, the pall bearers being neighbors. There was a large attendance, many from Lebanon being present. George Thomas Wood was a son of George W. and Sarah Wood, pioneer residents, and was born on a farm in the Oakland neighborhood on October 1, 1862. He was converted and united with Old Antioch Church when it was located in Bee Branch district, retaining his membership when the church was moved to Oakland. He never was married and died on the farm on which he was born, living there with his sister, Miss Jane Wood, and brother, Walker Wood. He is survived by one sister, Miss Jane Wood, and four brothers, Walker Wood, Charles L. Wood and Eli Wood, of the Oakland neighborhood, and Frank Wood, of Lebanon. Twenty-two nieces and nephews also survive."
  NOTE_RESEARCH	Marital status on death cert, "bachelor." Never married, no issue.  [2]
  Parents	George Wood and Sarah Downey, both born in Kentucky.  [2]
  Person ID	I1293	Gilmore-Donald
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	George Washington Wood,   b. 25 Jan 1824, Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 13 Apr 1913, Oakland, Laclede County, Missouri, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Sarah M. Downey,   b. 15 Oct 1831, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 28 Aug 1905, Laclede County, Missouri, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	Before 1856	Kentucky, USA
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1341] Michelle West, "George Wood Family Detail," digital copy of typescript list of children of George Washington Wood/Sarah M. Downey, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 21 August 2020), posted 24 February 2018. [S1383] Missouri State Board of Health, death certificate no. 6288 (1933), G. T. Wood, Laclede County; "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1963,? digital images, Missouri Digital Heritage (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives : accessed 5 September 2020); Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City. [S1386] 1900 U.S. census, Laclede County, Missouri, population schedule, Osage township, enumeration district (ED) 69, sheet 13B, p. 276 (stamped, verso), dwelling 227, family 228, George W. Wood household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 September 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, [roll not stated]. [S1387] "George T. Wood" The Laclede County Republican (Lebanon, Missouri), 10 February 1933, p.6, col. 2; digital image, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 September 2020).