Individual Details

Frances Adella Hendrix

(16 Mar 1851 - 11 Mar 1925)

Her obituary in The St. Joseph Record reported Mrs. Wood had "been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for about thirty years and at the time of her death was a member of the St. Joseph Methodist Church. She was a devoted and loving mother and wife and sister. She was admired by all who knew her for her generous heart, sweet disposition, and kind words for all."

Events

Birth16 Mar 1851Bismarck, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census1860Ross Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Marriage21 Apr 1870Myersville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States - Leonard Henry Wood
Census1870Blount Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census1880Blount Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census1900Dresden Township, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Census1910Saint Joseph, Champaign, Illinois, United States
Census1920Homer, Champaign, Illinois, United States
Death11 Mar 1925Saint Joseph, Champaign, Illinois, United States
BurialGundy Cemetery, Newell Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

Families

SpouseLeonard Henry Wood (1848 - 1922)
ChildAlbert Wilbur Wood (1871 - 1872)
ChildSarah Catherine Wood (1873 - 1947)
ChildEmma Elizabeth Wood (1875 - 1958)
ChildNora Adella Wood (1879 - )
ChildCynthia Helen Wood (1884 - 1973)
ChildWood (1886 - 1886)
ChildWood (1887 - 1887)
ChildHazel Ellen Wood (1893 - 1993)
FatherJohn Hendrix (1822 - 1871)
MotherMary Deck (1821 - 1873)
SiblingDelilah Helen "Lyle" Hendrix (1846 - 1925)
SiblingMary Elizabeth Hendrix (1849 - 1913)
SiblingLavinia Catherine Hendrix (1855 - 1928)
SiblingJohn W. Hendrix (1859 - 1892)
SiblingWilliam W. Hendrix (1861 - 1936)
SiblingCinthea Hendrix (1863 - 1870)
SiblingDell Hendrix (1865 - 1870)

Notes

Census

She attended school within the census year.

Census

Her occupation is given as keeping house.

Census

Her name is given as Francis A.

Census

She reports she is mother of eight children, five living.

Census

She reports she is the mother of eight children, five living.

Death

She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. G. (Hazel) Cole, in St. Joseph, after a brief illness. Her obituary reports she "had been in fair health all winter and had just returned home Saturday, February 28, from spending the winter with her daughters at Waverly, Kansas, and LaMonte, Missouri."

Endnotes

1. Leonard Wood household, 1870 U.S. census, Blount Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, page 9, household 140, family 140; genealogy.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 285..

2. Leonard H. Wood household, 1900 U.S. census, Dresden Twp., Pettis Co., Mo., E.D. 96, page 37A, household 37, family 37; genealogy.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-623, Reel 881..

3. Leonard Wood household, 1910 U.S. census, St. Joseph, Champaign Co., Illinois, page 109, household 105, family 105; genealogy.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-624, Reel 234..

4. 1860 Federal Population Census, Vermilion County, Illinois (Danville, Illinois: Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society, 1980).

5. Linda Houser, "Ancestry World Tree Project: Houser, Powell, May, Graf and other families". (, portion printed 30 Sep 2004.).

6. Charles Edgar Kimzey, "Ancestral File submission AF83-091037". (, portion printed 1 Oct 2004.).

7. Mrs. Frances Wood obituary, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 12 Mar 1925,.

8. Leonard Wood household, 1920 U.S. census, Homer, Champaign Co., Illinois, E.D. 41, page 3A, household 65, family 68; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-625, Reel 298..

9. Frances A. Wood obituary, The St. Joseph Record, St. Joseph, Illinois, 13 Mar 1925, page 1, column 3.

10. 1880 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Blount Twp., enumeration district (ED) 204, 193A, dwelling 5, family 5, Leonard H. Wood household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 January 2011); National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 254.

11. Gundy Cemetery (Newell Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois.), Leonard H. Wood and Francis A., his wife; photographs online at http://www.vermilioncounty.info, 11 January 2011.

12. 1860 Federal Population Census, Vermilion County, Illinois (Danville, Illinois: Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society, 1980).

13. Leonard H. Wood household, 1900 U.S. census, Dresden Twp., Pettis Co., Mo., E.D. 96, page 37A, household 37, family 37; genealogy.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-623, Reel 881..

14. Leonard Wood household, 1910 U.S. census, St. Joseph, Champaign Co., Illinois, page 109, household 105, family 105; genealogy.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-624, Reel 234..

15. Mrs. Frances Wood obituary, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 12 Mar 1925,.

16. Leonard Wood household, 1920 U.S. census, Homer, Champaign Co., Illinois, E.D. 41, page 3A, household 65, family 68; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-625, Reel 298..

17. Leonard Henry Wood to Frances A. Hendrix, "Vermilion County, Illinois, Marriages," Illiana Genealogist 15 (Spring 1979): 55.

18. Frances A. Wood obituary, The St. Joseph Record, St. Joseph, Illinois, 13 Mar 1925, page 1, column 3.

19. 1880 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Blount Twp., enumeration district (ED) 204, 193A, dwelling 5, family 5, Leonard H. Wood household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 January 2011); National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 254.

20. Gundy Cemetery (Newell Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois.), Leonard H. Wood and Francis A., his wife; photographs online at http://www.vermilioncounty.info, 11 January 2011.

21. Leonard Wood household, 1870 U.S. census, Blount Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, page 9, household 140, family 140; genealogy.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 285..

22. 1880 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Blount Twp., enumeration district (ED) 204, 193A, dwelling 5, family 5, Leonard H. Wood household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 January 2011); National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 254.

23. Leonard H. Wood household, 1900 U.S. census, Dresden Twp., Pettis Co., Mo., E.D. 96, page 37A, household 37, family 37; genealogy.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-623, Reel 881..

24. Leonard Wood household, 1910 U.S. census, St. Joseph, Champaign Co., Illinois, page 109, household 105, family 105; genealogy.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-624, Reel 234..

25. Leonard Wood household, 1920 U.S. census, Homer, Champaign Co., Illinois, E.D. 41, page 3A, household 65, family 68; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-625, Reel 298..

26. Charles Edgar Kimzey, "Ancestral File submission AF83-091037". (, portion printed 1 Oct 2004.).

27. Mrs. Frances Wood obituary, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 12 Mar 1925,.

28. Frances A. Wood obituary, The St. Joseph Record, St. Joseph, Illinois, 13 Mar 1925, page 1, column 3.

29. Gundy Cemetery (Newell Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois.), Leonard H. Wood and Francis A., his wife; photographs online at http://www.vermilioncounty.info, 11 January 2011.

30. Mrs. Frances Wood obituary, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 12 Mar 1925,.

31. Gundy Cemetery (Newell Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois.), Leonard H. Wood and Francis A., his wife; photographs online at http://www.vermilioncounty.info, 11 January 2011.