b. 7OCT1877, Calvert, Robertson TX
d. 10DEC1942 , Bexar Co TX
buried: 14DEC1942
Sam served in the Spanish American War.
PVT 1ST CLASS: 3RD REGT OF ENGRS.
Father: Horatio Lindley Wood
b. 31DEC1852, Reading, Fairfield Co. CT
Mother: Ada 'Mae'/Matilda Sharp
b. 16NOV1856, Glenwood IA
d/o Neal Johnson Sharp and Ella Trammel
H.L. and Ada Mae were married at Harlan IA, 17MAR1873
Children of H.L and Ada Mae:
1-Howard Everett Wood 16MAR1874-13MAY1926
2-Grace Marie Wood 2OCT1875-5MAY1955
2-Samuel Mahan Wood b. 7OCT1877-10DEC1942
4-Mary F. b. ~1779 d. ~1793
Sam married Lilla HUNNICUT on 2OCT1900. She was the first of nine children of Robert and Rosella Hunnicutt. It was a first marriage for Sam and a second for widowed Lilla Wolfe.
Lilla Hunnicutt was born 2NOV1878 in Copiah Co MS. She married first, Mr. Wolfe; second, Sam Wood, a printer; and third, George Edward Long, M.D., of Monterrey, Mexico. George was born in Spain of English parents.
Sam and Lilla were living in Beaumont, Jefferson TX in 1910.
CHILDREN: of Sam & Lilla:
1-Ruby Mae b. APR 1902, Marlin TX
2-Mable Lee b. 23JUN1903, Marlin TX
3-Robert Samuel. b. 9SEP1905, Marlin TX
[Thanks to Kay Cunningham & Margie McCain for Hunnicutt information.]
Sam married for a 2nd time, circa 1920, Elizabeth MASSEY. They were living in San Antonio, Bexar TX in 1930. Sam was 52, an operator of a print shop., and claimed service in the Spanish American War. Elizabeth was 42, having married at the age of 32.
Children of Sam and Elizabeth:
1-Ray Kendall Wood b. 24JUL1920 TX
2-Margaret Wood EMMRICH b. ~ 1923 TX
3-Nell Wood GASTON b. ~ 1925 TX.
Marriage 3-Alice Ann b: abt 1905 in TN
Samuel M. Wood was a 6X gt-gandson of Dr Samuel Wood and Rebecca Benedict; Founding Families of Danbury CT. Rebecca was the youngest child of Thomas Benedict immigrant ancestor of the Benedict Family in America.
Paternal Lineage: WOOD
Samuel M. 9, Horatio Lindley 8, Thomas 7, Harvey 6, Noah 5, Daniel jr 4, Daniel 3, Samuel 2, Dr. Samuel1 WOOD of Danbury CT; immigrant ancestor from Yorkshire England.
b. 7OCT1877, Calvert, Robertson TX
d. 10DEC1942 , Bexar Co TX
buried: 14DEC1942
Sam served in the Spanish American War.
PVT 1ST CLASS: 3RD REGT OF ENGRS.
Father: Horatio Lindley Wood
b. 31DEC1852, Reading, Fairfield Co. CT
Mother: Ada 'Mae'/Matilda Sharp
b. 16NOV1856, Glenwood IA
d/o Neal Johnson Sharp and Ella Trammel
H.L. and Ada Mae were married at Harlan IA, 17MAR1873
Children of H.L and Ada Mae:
1-Howard Everett Wood 16MAR1874-13MAY1926
2-Grace Marie Wood 2OCT1875-5MAY1955
2-Samuel Mahan Wood b. 7OCT1877-10DEC1942
4-Mary F. b. ~1779 d. ~1793
Sam married Lilla HUNNICUT on 2OCT1900. She was the first of nine children of Robert and Rosella Hunnicutt. It was a first marriage for Sam and a second for widowed Lilla Wolfe.
Lilla Hunnicutt was born 2NOV1878 in Copiah Co MS. She married first, Mr. Wolfe; second, Sam Wood, a printer; and third, George Edward Long, M.D., of Monterrey, Mexico. George was born in Spain of English parents.
Sam and Lilla were living in Beaumont, Jefferson TX in 1910.
CHILDREN: of Sam & Lilla:
1-Ruby Mae b. APR 1902, Marlin TX
2-Mable Lee b. 23JUN1903, Marlin TX
3-Robert Samuel. b. 9SEP1905, Marlin TX
[Thanks to Kay Cunningham & Margie McCain for Hunnicutt information.]
Sam married for a 2nd time, circa 1920, Elizabeth MASSEY. They were living in San Antonio, Bexar TX in 1930. Sam was 52, an operator of a print shop., and claimed service in the Spanish American War. Elizabeth was 42, having married at the age of 32.
Children of Sam and Elizabeth:
1-Ray Kendall Wood b. 24JUL1920 TX
2-Margaret Wood EMMRICH b. ~ 1923 TX
3-Nell Wood GASTON b. ~ 1925 TX.
Marriage 3-Alice Ann b: abt 1905 in TN
Samuel M. Wood was a 6X gt-gandson of Dr Samuel Wood and Rebecca Benedict; Founding Families of Danbury CT. Rebecca was the youngest child of Thomas Benedict immigrant ancestor of the Benedict Family in America.
Paternal Lineage: WOOD
Samuel M. 9, Horatio Lindley 8, Thomas 7, Harvey 6, Noah 5, Daniel jr 4, Daniel 3, Samuel 2, Dr. Samuel1 WOOD of Danbury CT; immigrant ancestor from Yorkshire England.
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