Individual Details

Percy Dewey Wood

(24 Sep 1899 - Jun 1975)



Arkansas delayed Birth Certificate #1958
Percy Dewey Wood, born 24 Sep 1899, Jasper, Crawford Co, AR. First child in family, full term. Father: Charles Albert Wood lived at Dripping Springs, he was 28, b. in Van Buren, a Merchant. Mother: Florence Elizabeth West, age 22, also born in Van Buren. Affidavit signed in Cherokee Co, OK by Florence Elizabeth Wood, 8 Mar 1943.

Peggy Weintraub thinks Percy had only one daughter; name unknown.

World War I Draft Registration, 12 Sep 1918
Percy Dewey Wood, b. Long, Sequoyah, OK, Sep 24, 1898
Teacher, School Dist. No. 72
Nearest relative: Charles A. Wood of Long.
Medium height, slender build, brown eyes [can't read hair color]

1930 Census. Chelsea, Rogers Co, OK, Hh 332
P. D. Woods, 29, b. AR, Ins. Agent
Bernell, wife, 24, b. OK
Betty Jean, dau, age 6, b. OK
Lillie Maple, lodger, age 26, widow, b. OK, Maid, Private home

1940 Census. Chelsea, Rogers Co, OK, Hh 200
Lived in same place in 1935
P. D. Wood, 40, b. AR, Merchant, Auto Supply
Burnell, wife, 33, b. OK
Betty Jean, dau, 16, b. OK

14 Feb 1942 World War II Draft Registration
Percy Dewey Wood of Chelsea, Rogers Co, Okla. was age 42, b. 224 Sep 1899 in Crawford Co, AR. Mrs. Florence Wood, Vinita St., Tahlequah, would always know his addres. Self employed. 5'9", 150 lb., brown eyes & hair, bald.

World War II Army Enlistment Records
Percy D. Wood, of Rogers Co, OK. Born Arkansas, 1899
Enlisted as private in the Air Corps for the duration of the war.
Had 3 years of college. Widow or widower, with dependents
Height: 69". Weight: 132#
Note: suggests that first wife died and he had not yet married Ethel

1950 Census. Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK, Hh 98
1327 S. Marion
Percy D. Wood, 50, b. AR, Deputy Collector, Internal Revenue Service
Ethel S., wife, 42, b. NM

Events

Birth24 Sep 1899Crawford County, Arkansas
Marriage13 Jan 1923Delaware County, Oklahoma - Esther Burnell Broadus
MarriageAft 1940Ethel "Sammi" [WOOD]
DeathJun 1975Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma
BurialWoodlawn Cemetery, Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma

Families

SpouseEsther Burnell Broadus (1906 - 1941)
ChildBetty Jean Wood (1923 - 2005)
SpouseEthel "Sammi" [WOOD] (1907 - 1996)
FatherCharles Albert Wood (1872 - 1948)
MotherFlorence Isabel West (1877 - 1951)
SiblingEdith B. Wood (1903 - 1932)
SiblingNorman Wood (1904 - 1975)
SiblingGrace Marie Wood (1907 - 1982)
SiblingVerne Brownfield Wood (1909 - 1979)
SiblingJoe Christopher Wood (1911 - 1986)
SiblingJames Quincy Wood (1913 - 1979)
SiblingCecil Albert Wood (1916 - 1969)
SiblingNaomi Darlene Wood (1918 - 1937)

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