Individual Details

16 Oct 1940. World War II Draft Registration
James Quincy Wood of 915 Vinita St. Tahlequah, Cherokee Co, OK was age 27, b. 10 Aug 1913 in Long, Sequoyah Co. His mother, Mrs. Florence I. Wood, would always know his address. He was a student at Northeastern State College. 5'7 1;2" tall, 130 lb. Hazel eyes, brown hair.

9 Jun 1942. Enlisted in the US Army, World War II, at Tulsa, OK. He had three years of college and was single.

1950 Census. Madison, Washington Co, OK, Hh 125
James Q. Wood, 36, b. OK, teacher, county school
Margie B., wife, 25, b. OK, teacher, county school
Lavonna M., dau, 1, b. OK

Year of death furnished by a niece, daughter of James' brother Verne. Buried Shirley Cemetery, Eldon, Cherokee County. OK

Find A Grave Memorial# 33494867
James Quincy Wood Sr., 65, died Tuesday in the Veterans Adminstration Medical Center.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Reed-Culver Funeral Chapel with Reverend H. E. Alsup officiating.
Burial will be in Shirley Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Lenn Step, Earl Murr, Wilson Howard, Reverend John Pruett, Ted Martin, Don Tudo and Paul Wood.
Born August 10, 1913 in Long. He was a graduate of Tahlequah Central High School, and received his bachelor of education in music from Northeastern State University and received his masters in school administration from Oklahoma University.
He served with the U.S. Army during World War Two, where he served in Tennian, and the Siapan Islands with the Quartermaster Corps. His teaching career started in Cherokee County where he taught for seven years and then was the high school principal in Jennings before going to California.
He taught in California for 17 years before retiring in 1972. He held a lifetime membership in the California Teaching Association and was a member of American Association of Retired People, senior citizens of Tahlequah, American Legion Post 135 and Southside Baptist Church. He was noted for playing various string musical instruments.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, LaVonna in 1970.

Birth	10 Aug 1913	Long, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Death	3 Apr 1979	Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma
Marriage		Marjorie Tudor
Burial		Shirley Cemetery, Eldon, Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Spouse	Marjorie Tudor (1925 - 1986)
Child	LaVonna Maria Wood (1948 - 1970)
Child	James Quincy Wood Jr. (1952 - 1997)

Father	Charles Albert Wood (1872 - 1948)
Mother	Florence Isabel West (1877 - 1951)
Sibling	Percy Dewey Wood (1899 - 1975)
Sibling	Edith B. Wood (1903 - 1932)
Sibling	Norman Wood (1904 - 1975)
Sibling	Grace Marie Wood (1907 - 1982)
Sibling	Verne Brownfield Wood (1909 - 1979)
Sibling	Joe Christopher Wood (1911 - 1986)
Sibling	Cecil Albert Wood (1916 - 1969)
Sibling	Naomi Darlene Wood (1918 - 1937)