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John Kerr WOOD

John Kerr WOOD

Male 1875 - 1939  (63 years)

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  • Name John Kerr WOOD  [1
    Birth Mar 1875  Randolph County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Asheboro merchant  [2
    Death 1939  [1
    Burial Asheboro City Cemetery, Asheboro, Randolph County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I3155  Wood-Lester
    Last Modified 17 May 2024 

    Father Col William Penn WOOD,   b. 2 May 1843, Randolph County, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1924, Highpoint, Guilford County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Henrietta GUNTER,   b. 1849   d. 1893, Randolph County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 4 Sep 1872  [2
    Family ID F1307  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nettie MCAULAY,   b. 3 Jun 1877   d. 17 Oct 1970 (Age 93 years) 
    Children 
     1. Etta Reid WOOD  [Father: natural]
     2. Nettie Alice WOOD  [Father: natural]
    +3. William Penn WOOD,   b. 7 Oct 1913, Biscoe, Montgomery County, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1981, Asheboro, Randolph County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F1371  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 May 2024 

  • Histories
    John Kerr Wood (1875-1939)
    John Kerr Wood (1875-1939)
    Obituary #1 from local North Carolina newspapers.
    John Kerr Wood (1875-1939)
    John Kerr Wood (1875-1939)
    Obituary #2 from local North Carolina newspapers.

  • Notes 
    • John Kerr Wood was given the name "John Kerr" by his father William Penn Wood. This is why that name was chosen:

      During the Civil War William Penn Wood was wounded at the Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run). He was a member of the 22nd North Carolina Infantry. He lie in the woods for 2 weeks with a bullet in his back before being taken to a hospital. The person who saved his life was "John Kerr" so William named his son John Kerr Wood in honor of the man who saved his life.

      Research of William 'Bill' Penn Wood, III, grandson of John Kerr Wood, in an email dated 29-June-2009.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S7] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time In History: This Wood and Lester Family", File 414A.txt.

    2. [S260] Research of William 'Bill' Penn Wood, III, grandson of John Kerr Wood.
      in an email dated 5-June-2009 containing a copy of the Randolph Guide.



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