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Wood Genealogy and Family History

Other Surnames:  Boyd, Brewer, Holmberg, Johnson, Lord, Loveday, Revell, Royston, Spears

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Dates in parentheses refer to the posting of an item on this page.

This page was last updated January 8, 2008.

Acknowledgments

Many thanks for correspondence with the following who contributed to this study:  Jennifer Addy, Dave Arsenault, Jean Cook, Sarah Jenkins, Dan Lord, Jack and Joan Sharp, and Eleanor Yurs.

Links

Dave Arsenault's Revell Home Page details the Revell family, an allied family of the Wood family in Yorkshire.  

Please note:  Any lists of ancestors or descendants on these pages are works continuously in progress.  They are not considered complete or totally accurate.  

The Ancestry of Minnie Lord (                                        )

Descendants of Sarah Brewer to three generations (.txt) (October 21, 2007)  

                                                                                        

Photos (Click to enlarge images)

Photos of unknown people or photos containing unknown people (September 21, 2001) 

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Minnie Lord, Indianapolis, circa 1912-13 (November 6, 2002) (photo courtesy of Frances Robinson)

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(l-r) Albert, Betty, Frances, Eleanor, Lucie, and Arthur Spears, Peoria, February 7, 1942  (August 5, 2001) (photo courtesy of Frances Robinson)

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(l-r) Eleanor, Frances, Lucie, Betty, and Bertie Spears, 510 Morgan Street, Peoria, circa 1923-24  (September 21, 2001) (photo courtesy of Frances Robinson)

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Photo and description of the Lord home on Vernon Street in Farmington, Fulton County, Illinois (August 16, 2001) Text-only description (August 16, 2001)

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Lewis Lord (aka Lewis Lord Russell) (September 21, 2001) (photo courtesy of Frances Robinson)

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Hannah Maria (Wood) Johnson (September 21, 2001) (photo courtesy of Frances Robinson)

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James Revell Lord (October 15, 2003) (photo courtesy of Frances Robinson) 

Also see version with background photographs enlarged. (October 15, 2003)

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Mixed family of Joseph and Sarah (Brewer) (Wood) Revell (March 8, 2005)  (Photo courtesy of Dave Arsenault)

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Hannah Maria Johnson, circa 1917, with grandchildren (l-r) Albert Johnson, Eva Sharp, Edith Green, Margaret Johnson  (December 3, 2005)  (Photo courtesy of Jack and Joan Sharp)

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Johnson sisters (l-r) Edith, Helena, Maud, Sarah Amelia, circa 1909 (December 3, 2005)  (Photo courtesy of Jack and Joan Sharp)

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Maud Johnson (December 3, 2005)  (Photo courtesy of Jack and Joan Sharp)

 

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Rufus and Maud (Johnson) Sharp, circa 1916 (December 3, 2005)  (Photo courtesy of Jack and Joan Sharp)

 

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William Wood, uncle of Martha Jane (Wood) Lord (September 18, 2006)   (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Addy)

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Sharp Wood, cousin of Martha Jane (Wood) Lord (September 18, 2006)   (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Addy)

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(l-r) Frank, Annie and Edgar Wood, children of Sharp Wood (September 27, 2006)   (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Addy)

 

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Martha Jane Lord, circa 1921 (October 1, 2006)  (photo courtesy of Frances Robinson)

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Joseph Edwin and Annie (Broadbent) Revell  (October 14, 2007)  (photos courtesy of Sarah Jenkins)

 

Data

Notice for Census Records:  Names and ages are transcribed exactly as shown on the original record even if incorrect.  Ages in years or fractions thereof are given in parentheses.  Send an email message to Andy to get a digital image of a particular record.

Inscription in Robert Lord's bible prior to the Lord family's departure for America (September 21, 2001)
Auntie Mabel's notes on Spears family history (August 5, 2001)
Aunt Eleanor's self-made pedigree (August 5, 2001)  

 

Ahnentafel ancestry of Minnie Lord.  For any given individual, the individual's father is twice the number and the individual's mother is twice the number plus one.  Blank lines separate generations.  Click on a person's name to see data related to that person.


1     Minnie Lord 

2     Samuel Lord 
3     Martha Jane Wood 

4     James Lord 
5     Betty/Margaret Anne Leach 
6     Robert Wood 
7     Sarah "Sally" Brewer 

12   William Wood
13   Jane _____
14   Absalom Brewer
15   Ann "Nanny"  _____ (Surname may be Worsnop.  Click here to read more.)
 

Descendants of Minnie Lord's great-grandparents, William and Jane Wood.  Click on a person's name to see data related to that person.

William Wood .  He married Jane _____ .
 
I.       Ann Wood .  
II.     Robert Wood .  He married Sarah "Sally" Brewer.
         A.     William Wood .  He married Hannah Staton .
                 1.     Verona Wood .  She married Marcus Eli Hepworth .
         B.     George Wood .  He married Emma Walker .
                  1.     George Arthur Walker Wood .  He married (1) Hannah M. Henson .  He married (2) Alice _____ .
                           a.            George A. Wood .  He married Margaret _____ .
                           b.            William Wood .  She married Esperance Frances Funch .
                           c.            Albert A. Wood .  He married Irene _____ .
                           d.            Arthur Wood .
                  2.     Mary A. Wood .
                  3.     Florence Wood .
         C.     Martha Jane Wood .  She married Samuel Lord.
                  1.     Eunice Lord .  She married (1) John Holmberg .  She married (2) William Plumer .
                           a.            Charles Sumner Holmberg .  He married Nina Maris Kyes . no issue
                  2.     Robert Lord .  no issue
                  3.     Lois Lord .  She married William John Boyd .
                           a.            Charlesa Fae Boyd .  She married Henry H. Strothmann .
                           b.            Roy Lester Boyd .
                           c.            Margaret Eleanor Boyd .  She married Frank G. Burgett .
                           d.            Wilma Anne Boyd .  She married Clemens "Bing" Meyerhoff .
                           e.            James Donald Boyd .
                           f.             Lois Daphne Boyd .  She married Ward Richard Butterwick .
                  4.     James Revell Lord .  He married Mary Jane MacKenzie .
                           a.            Robert Cameron Lord .
                  5.     Eleanor "Nellie" Lord .  She married Gilbert Holliday .
                           a.            Lawrence Holliday .  He married (1) Marian ________ .  He married (2) Charlotte ________ .
                  6.     Minnie Lord .  She married Locke Harmon Spears.
                           a.            Eleanor Lord Spears .  She married Charles Elmer Yurs .
                           b.            Elizabeth Ann Spears .  She married Glenn Boyd Muirhead .
                           c.            Lucie Miriam Spears .  She married Verne Burnell(e) Setbacken .
                           d.            Albert James Spears .  He married Esther Eileen Burgard .
                           e.            Frances Louise Spears .  She married Omar Keethes Robinson .
                           f.             Arthur Reid Spears, Sr. .  He married Barbara Thiel .
                  7.     Samuel Lord, Jr. .  He married (1) Josephine Schnider .  He married (2) Edna May Ruppell .
                           a.            Bruce Lord .
                           b.            Irene F. Lord .  She married Robert McLain Matheny .
                           c.            Robert S. Lord .  He married Dorothy Louise McGurk .
                  8.     Joseph Lord .  He married Ellen Cecelia (Nell) Driscoll .
                           a.            Margaret Irene Lord .  She married Herman Francis Willkie .
                           b.            James Lawrence Lord, Sr. .  He married Dorothy Marie Boble .
                           c.            Marian Martha Lord .
                           d.            Charmian Cecelia "Ce Ce" Lord .  She married Charles J. Bozic .
                           e.            Joseph Edward Lord .
                           f.             Thomas Hywel Lord .  He married (1) Margaret (Marjorie) Sohyda .  He married (2) Myrtle ________ .
                  9.     George Lewis Edward Lord (aka Lewis L. Russell) .
III.    George Wood .
IV.    William Wood .  He married Mary Ann Bottomley .
         A.     Sharp Wood .  He married Sarah Emily Gaukroger .
                  1.     William Wood .  no issue
                  2.     Frank Wood .  He married Lena Hey .
                           a.            Dorothy Jean Wood .
                           b.            Nancy Veronica Wood .
                  3.     James Edgar Wood .  He married Mildred Sutcliffe .
                           a.            Kathleen Jennifer Wood .  She married Doug Addy .
                           b.            Celia Barbara Wood .  She married Cristos Spalas .
                  4.     Annie Wood .  She married Harry Ogden .
                           a.            June Margaret Ogden .
         B.     Edith Wood .  She married Thomas Parkinson .
         C.     Mary Jane Wood .  no issue
         D.     Ernest Wood .  no issue
         E.     Aletha Wood .  She married Jonathan Jowett .  no issue
 

Descendants of Elizabeth Wood and John Taylor.  We have strong evidence that Elizabeth is a daughter of the above William and Jane Wood.  Click on a person's name to see data related to that person.

Elizabeth Wood .  She married John Taylor.
 
I.        Harriett Taylor .
II.       Sophia Taylor .  She married George Wilkinson .
          A.     Isaac Wilkinson .
          B.     Mary A. Wilkinson .
III.     George Taylor .  He married (1) Mary _____ .  He married (2) Sarah Hannah McIntosh .
          A.     Harriett Taylor .
          B.              Abraham Taylor .
          C.              Randolph Taylor .
                   1.     Randolph Taylor .
          D.     Jane Taylor .
IV.     Esther Taylor .  She married Henry Atkinson .
          A.     Elizabeth Atkinson .
V.      Ruth Taylor .  She married Thomas Barker .
          A.     Ellen Barker .
          B.     Herbert Barker .
          C.     Lucy Barker .
          D.     Clara Barker .
VI.      Adah Taylor .  She married George Varley .
         A.     Jane A. Varley .
         B.     George Varley .
VII.    Christopher "Kit" Taylor .  He married Ellen (nee Worsnop) Ormondroyd .
          A.     Annie Taylor .
          B.     Lucy Taylor .
VIII.   David Taylor .  He married Emma Bateman .
          A.     Mary Elizabeth Taylor .
          B.     John Taylor .
          C.     Herbert Taylor .
          D.     Swaine Taylor .  He married Florence Wainwright .
          E.      Bateman Taylor .  He married Annie Hill or Mary Pooley .
          F.      George Taylor .
          G.     Hannah B. Taylor .
IX.     Swaine Taylor .  He married Emma Boyes .
          A.     Annie Taylor .
         B.     Alfred Taylor .

 

Descendants of Minnie Lord's maternal grandmother, Sarah Brewer.  Click on a person's name to see data related to that person.

 
Sarah "Sally" Brewer .  She married (1) Robert Wood .  She married (2) Joseph Revell .
      
I.       William Wood .  He married Hannah Staton .
        A.     Verona Wood .  She married Marcus Eli Hepworth .
II.      George Wood .  He married Emma Walker .
         A.     George Arthur Walker Wood .  He married (1) Hannah M. Henson .  He married (2) Alice _____ .
                  1.     George A. Wood .  He married Margaret _____ .
                  2.     William Wood .  She married Esperance Frances Funch .
                  3.     Albert A. Wood .  He married Irene _____ .
                  4.     Arthur Wood .
         B.     Mary A. Wood .
         C.     Florence Wood .
III.     Martha Jane Wood .  She married Samuel Lord .
         A.     Eunice Lord .  She married (1) John Holmberg .  She married (2) William Plumer .
                  1.     Charles Sumner Holmberg .  He married Nina Kyes .  no issue
         B.     Robert Lord .  no issue
         C.     Lois Lord .  She married William John Boyd .
                  1.     Charlesa Fae Boyd .  She married Henry H. Strothmann .
                  2.     Roy Lester Boyd .
                  3.     Margaret Eleanor Boyd .  She married Frank G. Burgett .
                  4.     Wilma Anne Boyd .  She married Clemens "Bing" Meyerhoff .
                  5.     James Donald Boyd .
                  6.     Lois Daphne Boyd .  She married Ward Butterwick .
         D.     James Revell Lord .  He married Mary Jane MacKenzie .
                  1.     Robert Cameron Lord .
                  2.     Helen MacKenzie Lord .
         E.     Eleanor "Nellie" Lord .  She married Gilbert Holliday .
                  1.     Lawrence Holliday .  He married (1) Marian ________ .  He married (2) Charlotte ________ .
         F.      Minnie Lord .  She married Locke Harmon Spears.
                  1.     Eleanor Lord Spears .  She married Charles Elmer Yurs .
                  2.     Elizabeth Ann Spears .  She married Glenn Boyd Muirhead .
                  3.     Lucie Miriam Spears .  She married Verne Burnell(e) Setbacken .
                  4.     Albert James Spears .  He married Esther Eileen Burgard .
                  5.     Frances Louise Spears .  She married Omar Keethes Robinson .
                  6.     Arthur Reid Spears, Sr. .  He married Barbara Thiel .
         G.     Samuel Lord, Jr. .  He married (1) Josephine Schnider .  He married (2) Edna May Ruppell .
                  1.     Bruce Lord .
                  2.     Irene F. Lord .  She married Robert McLain Matheny .
                  3.     Robert S. Lord .  He married Dorothy Louise McGurk .
         H.     Joseph Lord .  He married Ellen Cecelia (Nell) Driscoll .
                  1.     Margaret Irene Lord .  She married Herman Francis Willkie .