Percy G. WOOD1
M, b. 2 March 1905, d. 14 May 1975
- Relationship
- 3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
Percy G. WOOD, son of Felix Mercer WOOD and Minnie Pearl Jones, was born on 2 March 1905 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama.1
Percy married Agnes McMillan circa 1928 in Selma, Alabama. The couple never had children.1
Percy G. WOOD and Agnes McMillan appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 7 April 1930 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. The household was listed as Percy G. Wood, a 27-year-old insurance office manager and his wife, Agnes, a 28-year-old office stenographer. They had been married two years and were renting a home, valued at $30, at 317 Lamar Avenue. They owned a radio.2
During World War II, Percy G. WOOD enlisted in the U. S. Army on 19 January 1943 in Fort McClellan, Alabama. He enlisted as a private. His enlistment records show that he had comleted 4 years of college and that he was a photographer and retouch artist in civilian life. He was married and a resident of Dallas county. He was listed as 5' 7" and 179 pounds.3
Percy G. WOOD died on 14 May 1975 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, at age 70.4,5 He was buried in Live Oak Cemetery.
Percy married Agnes McMillan circa 1928 in Selma, Alabama. The couple never had children.1
Percy G. WOOD and Agnes McMillan appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 7 April 1930 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. The household was listed as Percy G. Wood, a 27-year-old insurance office manager and his wife, Agnes, a 28-year-old office stenographer. They had been married two years and were renting a home, valued at $30, at 317 Lamar Avenue. They owned a radio.2
During World War II, Percy G. WOOD enlisted in the U. S. Army on 19 January 1943 in Fort McClellan, Alabama. He enlisted as a private. His enlistment records show that he had comleted 4 years of college and that he was a photographer and retouch artist in civilian life. He was married and a resident of Dallas county. He was listed as 5' 7" and 179 pounds.3
Percy G. WOOD died on 14 May 1975 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, at age 70.4,5 He was buried in Live Oak Cemetery.
Last Edited=2 Jan 2009
Citations
- [S719] Irby Morgan Perrin, "Wood Family of Selma," e-mail to John K. Brown, 1 Jan 2009.
- [S642] 1930 U. S. Census, Dallas County, Alabama, Percy G. Wood, ED 32, pg. 9-B.
- [S722] National Archives and Records Administration, "U.S. World War II Army Draft Records", Percy G. Wood.
- [S320] "SSDI," online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com, for 422-44-7961.
- [S720] "Alabama Genweb Archives-- Dallas County", Live Oak Cemetery, Division 14, Lot 856.
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