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James Bryson Wood 1820 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1820

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 13 Sep 1884

Death Location: Jackson County, North Carolina

Father: Henry Wood

Mother: Margaret Bryson

Spouse(s): Eleanor Phillips

Children(s): Artemesia Cook, Daniel Wood, Houston Wood, Andrew Wood, F Woods, Jerry Woods, T Woods, Margaret Wood

Early life: James Bryson Wood arrived in North Carolina in 1820, born to Henry Wood and Margaret Peggy Bryson. Over time, James Bryson Wood formed a family with Eleanor Phillips, which included Artemesia Marie Cook, Daniel Hamilton Wood, Houston Henry Wood, Andrew Jackson Wood, F M Woods, Jerry Curtis Woods, T L Woods and Margaret E Wood. James Bryson Wood concluded life in Jackson County, North Carolina in 1884.

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Parents

Henry Wood
1767 – 1849
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina
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Margaret Bryson
1784 – 1847
Birth Location: Haywood County, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Phillips
1816 – 1895
Birth Location: Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Artemesia Cook
1839 – 1920
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Daniel Wood
1841 – 1920
Birth Location: Jackson County, North Carolina
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Houston Wood
1844 – 1915
Birth Location: Jackson County, North Carolina
HW
Andrew Wood
1849 – 1927
Birth Location: Haywood County, North Carolina
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F Woods
1851 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
FW
Jerry Woods
1853 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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T Woods
1855 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Margaret Wood
1860 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
MW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 May 1820
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: 969; Page: 309D; Enumeration District: 109, Year: 1870; Census Place: Caney Fork, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1144; Page: 222A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Caney Fork, Jackson, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Caney Fork, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1144; Page: 222A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Jackson, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: 969; Page: 309D; Enumeration District: 109

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Sep 1884
    Event Place: Jackson County, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jackson County, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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