Wood & Torbert Families

Cappie Sangster

b. circa 7 December 1861, d. 22 September 1887

Cappie Sangster was born circa 7 December 1861 in Tennessee.
Although her cemetery marker reads 7 December 1864, her age in 1870 was recorded as 8, and in 1880 18, so more she was born on that date in December in 1861.
John W. Sangster and Margaret E. Hunter appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee. Other members of the household included Cappie Sangster, Ada C. Sangster, Anna Sangster, Margaret Sangster, Marietta E. Sangster and Hortense Sangster.
John W. Sangster and Margaret E. Hunter appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Haywood County, Tennessee. Other members of the household included Cappie Sangster, Ada C. Sangster, Marietta E. Sangster and Hortense Sangster.
She married Green Alexander Wood, son of Green Mark Wood and Mary Jane LeGrand, on 19 November 1886 in Grimes County, Texas, Marcus Mallard marriage list.
Cappie Sangster died on 22 September 1887 in Texas.
Her husband Green Alexander Wood became a widower at her death.
She was interred at Oakland Cemetery, Navasota, Grimes County, Texas.
The following appeared on 7 December 1888 in The Galveston Daily News: (Navasota, December 6) Green A. Wood, Jr., a prominent and rising young business man of this city, died at 3 p. m., to-day of typhoid fever, after an illness of about ten days. He was aged 23 years.