William Daniel

Family/Spouse: Sarah Watson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Eli Harrison Wood on 4 Jan 1893. Eli (son of George Washington Wood and Sarah M. Downey) was born on 7 Sep 1865 in Laclede County, MIssouri, USA; died on 6 Sep 1946 in Laclede County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• NEWS: 13 Jul 1928, Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, USA; The Laclede County Republican: "Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wood, of Baxter Springs, Kansas, arrived Sunday last for a visit with Walter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Wood. Walter returned home, leaving Mrs. Wood here, joining her again on the Fourth and remaining for a few days' visit."
• Census: 2 Apr 1930, Temescal, Riverside County, California, USA; 1. Hammer, James E., head, renting, male, white, 44, married, first married age 29, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia, carpenter, building 2. _____, Verlah B., wife, female, white, 34, married, first married age 19, Missouri, Missouri, Illinois 3. _____, Hazel M., daughter, female, white, 13, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 4. _____, Ruby E., daughter, female, white, [8 or 9?], attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri

Notes:

Name:
By process of elimination, Bulah must have gone by "Vitress." Sister Ruby's obit names her sisters and the other two had known marriages to someone other than a Hammer or Hamer.

Also seen as "Vertress."

Bulah married James E. Hamer on 19 Dec 1914 in Oakland, Laclede County, Missouri, USA. James was born about 1886 in Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Parents: 1964 death certificate names her parents as Eli H. Wood and Mattie Daniel. James Abbott (son) informant.
• Census: 3 Jan 1920, 1322 Joplin St., Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri, USA; 1. Abbott, John S., head, owns, free of mortgage, male, white, 37, married, can read and write, Missouri, Ohio, Missouri, postal clerk. [Sub Local office?] 2. _____, Nellie V., wife, female, white, 22, married, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 3. _____, John S. Jr., son, male white, 8, attending school, California, Missouri, Arkansas 4. _____, Elizabeth M., daughter, female, white, 7, attending school, California, Missouri, Arkansas 5. _____, Edna Violet, daughter, female, white, 6, attending school, California, Missouri, Arkansas 6. _____, James Harrison, son, male, white, 1 year 4 months, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 7. Barber, Susie, mother, female, white,60, widowed, can read and write, Missouri, Indiana, Missouri
• Census: 4 Apr 1930, 816 Lincoln Ave., Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA; 1. Abbott, John S., head, owns, $2700, not a farm, male, white, 47, married, first married age 19, can read and write, Missouri, Ohio, Missouri, postal clerk, post office, not a veteran 2. _____, Nellie V., wife, female, white, 34, married, first married age 21, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 3. _____, James H., son, male, white, 12, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 4. _____, Walter L., son, male, white, 8, attending school, Kansas, Missouri, Missouri
• NEWS: 15 Jun 1934, Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, USA; The Laclede County Replublican: "Mrs. Nellie Gordon of Springfield and two sons James and Walter are visiting Mrs. Gordon's father, Eli Wood."
• Census: 4 Apr 1940, North Campbell township, Greene County, Missouri, USA; 1. Gordon, Frank, head, male, white, 30, married, completed grade 8, Missouri, presser, owner of business, $500 2. _____, Nellie, wife, female, white, 30, married, completed grade 12, Missouri, presser 3. _____, Walter, son, male, white, 17, single, completed grade 6, Missouri, [no occupation]

Nellie married John Stafford Abbott about 1917-1918, and was divorced between 1930-1935. John was born on 21 Nov 1882 in Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri, USA; died on 27 Oct 1952 in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA; was buried in Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nellie married Frank Gordon before June 1934. Frank was born about 1910 in Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: Jul 1928, Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA
• Census: 10 Apr 1930, 536 Eighteenth St., Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA; 1. Woods [Wood], Walter F., head, renting, $17, has radio set, not a farm, male, white, 31, married, first married age 27, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, barber, barber shop, not a veteran 2. _____, Zula G., wife, female, white, 20, married, first married age 16, can read and write, Nebraska, Missouri, Missouri
• Census: 9 Apr 1940, 117 Bland, Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, USA; 1. Wood, Walter, head, male, white, completed grade 8, Missouri, same place in 1935, owner barber shop 2. _____, Zula, wife, female, white, 30, married, completed grade 8, Missouri, same place 1935
• Occupation: Feb 1942, Commercial St., Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, USA; Barber, works for himself.
• RESEARCH: Feb 1942, 202 Bland Avenue, Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, USA
• WWII Draft Registration: 16 Feb 1942, Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Died:
For date, FindAGrave; for date and place, etc., Greene County death certificate.

Walter married Zula G. [Wood] about 1926. Zula was born about 1910 in Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Myrtle married Lewis Kneedler on 31 Oct 1927 in Laclede County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• NEWS: 24 Jan 2001, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA; The Springfield News Leader: "Ruby Opal Sargent Ruby Opal Sargent, daughter of Eli Harrison and Martha (Daniels) Wood, was born Oct. 8, 1911, in Lebanon, Mo., and departed this life Jan. 20, 2001, in Ash Grove Health Care Facility in Ash Grove, Mo. at the age of 89 years, three months and 12 days of age. On Nov. 9, 1935, she was united in marriage to M. F. (Bud) Sargent and to this union two daughters were born. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Niangua. Ruby enjoyed working in her yard and tending to her flowers, visiting with her neighbors and going to church until her health no longer permitted her to do so. Family was very important to Ruby. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bud on May 9, 1997; her parents; one brother, Walter wood; and three sisters, Virtress Hammer, Nellie Gordon and Myrtle Kneedler. Ruby is survived by two daughters, Shirley Stevens and husband Don, Coal City, Ill., and Jeri Dinwiddie and husband Mike, Buckner, Mo.' five grandchildren, Jim Stevens, Ash Grove, Mo., Tasha Odom, Morris, Ill., Dena Dinwiddie, Phoenix, Ariz., and Tod Dinwiddie, Buckner, Mo.' 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Ruby will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. Funeral services for Ruby Opal Sargent will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Day Funeral Home, Marshfield, Mo., with the Rev. Stephen Hubbell and Rev. Jack Day officiating. Burial will be in Niangua Cemetery, Niangua, Mo. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made at Day Funeral Home for the First Baptist Church of Niangua."

Ruby married M. Frances "Bud" Sargent on 9 Nov 1935. M. died on 9 May 1997. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Parents: Database extracted from his original SS-5 names his parents as "John S. Abbott" and "Nellie V. Woods."

Notes:

Name:
Informant on Nellie's death certificate. Named as son on her FindAGrave entry.

Family/Spouse: Helen Maureen Mongold. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: Jan 2001, Buckner, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
• Residence: Oct 2006, Buckner, Jackson County, Missouri, USA

Family/Spouse: Mike Dinwiddie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: Jan 2001, Coal City, Grundy County, Illinois, USA

Family/Spouse: Don Stevens. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]