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Sarah Jane Shelley Wood

13 Feb 1864 – 6 Jun 1942

Birth	13 Feb 1864
Death	6 Jun 1942
Cemetery	Fort Graham Cemetery Whitney , Hill County , Texas , USA
Added by	Cathy Creger Shelley on 17 Aug 2002
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6692135

Bio

Whitney Messenger Thursday February 17,1942 Mrs. S.B. Wood, who for many years resided at Fort Graham, passed away at the home of her son, C.L. Wood, at Bridgeport, Texas, June 6, 1942, and her body was returned to the home of her son, Sam Wood, of Morgan by Dodson-Brister Funeral Home of Walnut Springs, and funeral services were held at Fort Graham Sunday afternoon, June 7, conducted by Rev. F.E. Weller and J.C. Willet of Whitney. Interment was in Fort Graham Cemetery. Miss Sarah Jane Shelley was born February 16, 1865 near Canton, Georgia, and was united in marriage June 26, 1881, to Mr. S.B. Wood of Atlanta, Georgia. They moved to Arkansas and later Oklahoma, finally coming to Texas locating near Fort Graham where where they resided until his death, December 23, 1920. For the past five years she had resided with her children. Eleven children were born to the couple, seven of whom are living and were at her bedside when she departed this life. They are: H.L. Wood, DeLeon; C.L. Wood, Bridgeport; Sam Wood, Morgan; Mrs. A. T. Bromley, Gilliland; Mrs. L.D. DeArmon of Whitney; Mrs. L.L. Brown of Hillsboro and Mrs. C.T. Jenkins of Morgan. She also leaves 31 grand children, 27 great grand children, 4 brothers, A.J. Shelley and J.W. Shelley of Whintey, Z.W. Shelley of Lubbock and A.B. Shelley, Siloam Springs, Arkansas. She was a devoted Christian and for years had held membership with the Baptist Church at Gilliland, Texas.

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Family

Parents

• Sgt Thomas Perry Shelley 1826–1903
• Mary Ann "Polly" Williams Shelley 1830–1926

Spouse

• Samuel Benjamin Wood 1861–1920

Siblings

• James Madison Shelley 1853–1941
• John Henry Shelley 1855–1938
• Henrietta Spar Shelley 1858–1911
• Alfred George Washington Shelly 1859–1935
• Joseph Williams Shelley 1861–1946
• Ollie Elsavan "Vannie" Shelley Sooter 1863–1940
• Zebulon William Shelley 1867–1950
• Thomas Reeves Shelley 1869–1930
• Andrew Jackson Hansel Shelley 1870–1945
• Albert Barto Shelley 1873–1943
• Mary Lula Shelley Thompson 1875–1941

Children

• William Carlton Wood 1882–1940
• Donzie Lula Wood DeArmon 1886–1978
• Mollie Ann Wood Bromley 1887–1983
• Thomas Marion Wood Sr 1890–1925
• Henry Lee Wood 1892–1980
• Alda Zera Wood Brown 1895–1975
• Edna Grace Wood Jenkins 1898–1989
• Sam Benjimum Wood 1900–1987
• Clessie Loyd Wood 1911–1996

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