William Maxwell Wood
b. 27 December 1892, d. 7 May 1964
- Father: William Alva Wood b. 7 October 1862, d. 6 December 1950
- Mother: Nina Lynn Jameson b. 15 February 1867, d. 27 March 1952
- William Maxwell Wood was born on 27 December 1892 in Hubbard, Hill County, Texas.
- William Alva Wood appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Hubbard, Hill County, Texas. Other members of the household included William Maxwell Wood, Nina Lynn Wood, James Kenneth Wood, Eugene Carroll Wood and Dixie Wood. Also in the household were Nina's brother Gus Jameson (age 21), and one female domestic servant.
- William Alva Wood and Nina Lynn Jameson appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Hubbard, Hill County, Texas, at Bois Darc Avenue. Other members of the household included William Maxwell Wood, Waller Putnam Wood, Nina Lynn Wood, James Kenneth Wood, Eugene Carroll Wood and David Eason Wood. Also in the household was one female domestic servant.
- William Maxwell Wood registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in McLennan County, Texas, while single and living at 1604 Columbus in Waco, employed as a farmer.
- William Alva Wood and Nina Lynn Jameson appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, at 1604 Columbus Avenue. Other members of the household included William Maxwell Wood, Eugene Carroll Wood, Waller Putnam Wood and David Eason Wood.
- He was self-employed as a superintendent of farms, according to the 1920 census.
- William Maxwell Wood appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Lynn County, Texas. Other members of the household included Waller Putnam Wood.
- He was employed as a farm laborer, according to the 1930 census.
- William Maxwell Wood appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Bailey, Lane County, Oregon. In 1935 he was living in Gallup, New Mexico.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1940 census.
- He married Elizabeth Brett Berkey.
- William Maxwell Wood registered for the draft in 1942 in Lane County, Oregon, while living with his wife on Route 5 in Eugene, self-employed there as a farmer.
- William Maxwell Wood became a widower at the 26 July 1960 death of his wife Elizabeth Brett Berkey.
- William Maxwell Wood died on 7 May 1964 at age 71 in Lane County, Oregon.
- He was interred at Lane Memorial Gardens, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon.
- The following appeared on 12 May 1964 in The Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light: William Maxwell Wood, 71, native of Hubbard, formerly of Waco, died Thursday in Eugene, Ore. Funeral services are planned at Eugene Tuesday.
Graduate of Texas A. and M., he moved to Oregon 25 years ago and entered the ranching business. He was the son of the late Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Wood of Hubbard and Waco.
Survivors include two brothers, Eugene C. Wood and Waller P. Wood, both of Waco.
- Last Edited: 21 Sep 2014