James Kenneth Wood
b. 18 October 1896, d. 11 April 1954
- Father: William Alva Wood b. 7 October 1862, d. 6 December 1950
- Mother: Nina Lynn Jameson b. 15 February 1867, d. 27 March 1952
- James Kenneth Wood was born on 18 October 1896 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 James Kenneth Wood, Nina Lynn Wood, William Maxwell 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 James Kenneth Wood, Waller Putnam Wood, Nina Lynn Wood, William Maxwell Wood, Eugene Carroll Wood and David Eason Wood. Also in the household was one female domestic servant.
- The following appeared on 11 April 1948 in the Waco Tribune-Herald: Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Wood, 3100 Morrow Avenue, celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary last Sunday, and when friends came to congratulate them during the week they showed them the wedding bell which was used at the nuptials 60 years ago. Mrs. Wood had the bell covered with bridal wreath, the flower she used in her wedding. The bell has been in several weddings in the Wood family since it was first used.
Last Sunday, members of their family gathered at the home for dinner, and while they were there word came from Mr. and Mrs. Max Wood in Eugene, Ore., son and daughter-in-law, that they had planted two trees in their front yard in honor of their parents. Present Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Wood and their daughter, Mrs. Charles Bussey of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. David Wood, and Waller P. Wood. - James Kenneth Wood died on 11 April 1954 at age 57 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas.
- He was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 16 Sep 2014