Individual Details
Genevieve Sutherland Sweetser
(31 Dec 1902 - 5 Sep 1988)
Parents: John Virgil Sweetser and Harriet Sutherland.
in 1930 Genevieve was a college teacher.
She must have married Arnold Price after Melvin died as she was buried under the surname Price.
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Or is this the wife of Melvin Wood? More information is needed.
Genevieve Elizabeth Cook Wood Feb. 2, 1913 - Jun. 2, 1991
Find A Grave Memorial# 90417667
Genevieve Sutherland S. Wood was a concert singer and college teacher. [Thanks to contributor #49140493]
Events
| Birth | 31 Dec 1902 | Los Angeles County, California |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 30 Apr 1910 | (John Virgil Sweetser and Harriet Abigail Sutherland) South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California | | | |
| Census (family)-shared | 12 Jan 1920 | (John Virgil Sweetser and Harriet Abigail Sutherland) South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California | | | |
| Marriage | 3 Aug 1927 | Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California - Melvin V. Wood | | | |
| Census (family) | 10 Apr 1930 | Oakland, Alameda County, California - Melvin V. Wood | | | |
| Census (family) | 11 Apr 1940 | Oakland, Alameda County, California - Melvin V. Wood | | | |
| Death | 5 Sep 1988 | Moraga, Contra Costa County, California | | |
Families
| Spouse | Melvin V. Wood (1898 - 1950) |
| Child | Curtis Sutherland Wood (1929 - 2016) |
| Spouse | Nathan Price ( - ) |
| Father | John Virgil Sweetser (1871 - 1942) |
| Mother | Harriet Abigail Sutherland (1866 - 1920) |
| Sibling | John Russell Sweetser (1906 - 1966) |
Notes
Birth
Genevieve Sutherland SweetserEvent Type: Birth
Event Date: 31 Dec 1902
Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
Event Place (Original): Los Angeles, California, United States
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: American
Race: w
Father's Name: John Virgil Sweetser
Father's Birthplace: Ills.
Mother's Name: Harriet A. Sutherland
Mother's Birthplace: S. F., Cal
Census (family)-shared
John V Sweetser Head M 39 Illinois - Merchant, bank safesHarriet S SweetserWifeF43California
Genevieve H SweetserDaughterF7California
John R SweetserSonM3California
Census (family)-shared
John V Sweetser Head M 49 Illinois - Builder, bank equipmentHarriet S SweetserWifeF49California
Genevieve S SweetserDaughterF17California
Russell J SweetserSonM13California
Marriage
Instructor Weds GENEVIEVE SUTHERLAND SWEETSER, Mills college instructor, who is the bride of Melvin V. Wood, son of Judge and Mrs. Fred V. Wood, 1140 Oakland avenue. The wedding took place in South Pasadena. Genevieve Sutherland-Sweetser, Mills college instructor in the department of music, and radio singer-bride of Melvin V. Wood, son of Superior Judge Fred V. Wood and Mrs. Laura Wood. The marriage took place Wednesday in South Pasadena at the home of the bride's father Virgil Sweetser, Los Angeles merchant. Miss Sweetser was graduated in the class of 1925 at Mills college.Oakland Tribune, Sunday, August 7, 1927, page 67.
Census (family)
Melvin V Wood Head M 30 California - Attorney, law practiceGenevieve S WoodWifeF26California - Teacher, college
Curtis S WoodSonM1California
Census (family)
Melvin Wood Head M 42 California - Lawyer, private practiceGenevieve WoodWifeF36California - Music teacher, private school
Curtis WoodSonM11California
Verna KnoppCookF21South Dakota
Death
Genevieve Sutherland PriceFather's Name: Sweetser
Mother's Name: Sutherland
Endnotes
1. "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGL7-GGLT : 18 January 2018), Harriet A Sutherland in entry for Sweetser, 31 Dec 1902; citing Birth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento..
2. California Births and Christenings, 1812-1988 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4VLM-7L6Z.
3. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVL8-55S : accessed 31 October 2017), Genevieve H Sweetser in household of John V Sweetser, South Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 347, sheet 28A, family 289, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 87; FHL microfilm 1,374,100..
4. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH7N-5J7 : accessed 31 October 2017), Genevieve S Sweetser in household of John V Sweetser, South Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing ED 614, sheet 12B, line 59, family 301, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 119; FHL microfilm 1,820,119..
5. "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8J3-4PQ : 31 July 2017), Fred V Wood in entry for Melvin V Wood and Genevieve Sutherland Sweetser, 03 Aug 1927; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,705..
6. "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCXW-3MZ : accessed 26 Mar 2014), Curtis S Wood in household of Melvin V Wood, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0115, sheet 11A, family 228, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 104..
7. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K98M-3M9 : accessed 31 October 2017), Melvin Wood, Councilmanic District 4, Oakland, Oakland Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61-136, sheet 11B, line 43, family 230, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 441..
8. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGYS-LMF : 26 November 2014), Genevieve Sutherland Price, 05 Sep 1988; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento..
9. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JG46-8X9 : 20 May 2014), Genevieve S Price, 05 Sep 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..