Mathew A. Wood

Mathew A. Wood

• Father: William R. Wood b. circa 1837
• Mother: Missouri Brooks b. circa 1854

• Mathew A. Wood was born on 18 March 1875 in Texas.
• William R. Wood and Missouri Brooks appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Anderson County, Texas. Other members of the household included Mathew A. Wood, Annah R. Wood, Plato Wood and Floyd C. Wood.
• He married Nevad Rawlings on 11 August 1897 in Smith County, Texas, by license issued the same day, with J. W. Dunn officiating. They divorced sometime between 1910 and 1920.
• Mathew A. Wood and Nevad Rawlings appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, at 710 East Burleson Street.
• He was a blacksmith, according to the 1900 census.
• He married Pearl Morris on 16 October 1912 in Smith County, Texas, by license issued the same day, with J. C. Calhoun officiating.
• Mathew A. Wood appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in San Francisco, California, at 75 Third living in a hotel.
• Mathew A. Wood and Pearl Morris appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, at 1218 Houston. Other members of the household included Harry Franklin Milstead and Opal Wood.
• He was employed by the railroad as a blacksmith, according to thw 1910 census.
• He was employed as a blacksmith in the railroad shops, according to the 1920 census.
• Mathew A. Wood died on 11 January 1928 at age 52 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, . His death was officially witnessed by Harry Franklin Milstead.
• His wife Pearl Morris became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Liberty Hill Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, Texas.

• Last Edited: 27 Apr 2015

• Charts: Descendants of WOOD William & Lydia Ballentine