Family of Laura Francis Wood
Wife of Geo. William Awmiller
Wife of Geo. William Awmiller
Parents of Laura Frances Wood
Jane Stretch Wood was born August 1833, in Indiana. Her parents were Thomas and Jane. Thomas Stretch was born 1790 in England to parents who had been born in Germany. His wife Jane was born 1801 in England. They moved to Indiana, where daughter Jane was born, and then moved to the southern Iowa/northern Missouri area, where Thomas farmed. Jane Stretch Wood’s siblings were George, Phebe, William, Hannah M., Susan and Charles Stretch.
Pictured: Two of Jane Stretch's siblings (Laura's aunts & uncles):
Susan Stretch (with lace collar) and husband William Dinnel;
William Stretch (with beard) and wife Ruth Ann.
Sources: "reneeroylston," Renee's Family Tree on Ancestry.com and "donnalynnsmith21," Smith, Tucker, Scott, Colvin Family Tree on Ancestry.com
Pictured: Two of Jane Stretch's siblings (Laura's aunts & uncles):
Susan Stretch (with lace collar) and husband William Dinnel;
William Stretch (with beard) and wife Ruth Ann.
Sources: "reneeroylston," Renee's Family Tree on Ancestry.com and "donnalynnsmith21," Smith, Tucker, Scott, Colvin Family Tree on Ancestry.com
David Wood was born January 1829 in Pennsylvania. His father was Elias Wood, born June 17, 1801 in Hanover, Pennsylvania, to Elias Wood, Sr. and Elizabeth (Lechner) Wood. His mother was Nancy Ann (McPhely) Wood, born about 1811 in Pennsylvania to Mary and Mr. McPhely. David’s parents moved to Appanoose County, Iowa, where David and his siblings were born. David’s brothers and sisters were Amanda, Clasinda, Daniel, Mary E., and Rachel Frances Wood.
David Wood and Jane Stretch married 1853 in Appanoose County, Iowa. They had seven children: Martha A. Wood, Emery Wood, Susan W. Wood, Mary E. Wood, Daniel Jos. Wood, George W. Wood, and Laura Frances Wood, who married G. William Awmiller.
David died January 25, 1911. Jane died January 26, 1911. They are buried right across the Iowa/Missouri line in Schuyler County, Missouri.
"David Wood, aged 82, and his wife, aged 75, who died near Moulton, Iowa, were buried together in the Coatesville Cemetery. The wife died from grief at her husband's death."
Sources:
Spirit Lake Beacon, Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa, Feb. 9, 1911.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Wood&GSfn=Jane&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=26&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=37756645&df=all&
David Wood and Jane Stretch married 1853 in Appanoose County, Iowa. They had seven children: Martha A. Wood, Emery Wood, Susan W. Wood, Mary E. Wood, Daniel Jos. Wood, George W. Wood, and Laura Frances Wood, who married G. William Awmiller.
David died January 25, 1911. Jane died January 26, 1911. They are buried right across the Iowa/Missouri line in Schuyler County, Missouri.
"David Wood, aged 82, and his wife, aged 75, who died near Moulton, Iowa, were buried together in the Coatesville Cemetery. The wife died from grief at her husband's death."
Sources:
Spirit Lake Beacon, Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa, Feb. 9, 1911.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Wood&GSfn=Jane&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=26&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=37756645&df=all&
Pictures of Two of Laura's siblings:
Emery Wood (in overalls) and his wife Alice;
Mary Wood (in white) and husband James Billings.
(Sources: Jarvis - Pergoli Family Tree on Ancestry.com and Billings Family Tree by retroyer on Ancestry.com)
Emery Wood (in overalls) and his wife Alice;
Mary Wood (in white) and husband James Billings.
(Sources: Jarvis - Pergoli Family Tree on Ancestry.com and Billings Family Tree by retroyer on Ancestry.com)
Another picture of Laura Wood Awmiller:
Laura's family tree: