"…the old Vanwood Cemetery at Mead, located only a few feet from the Main Highway hidden from view by the undergrowth, resting above an old 'slag' dump from former mining..John Henry Woods, son of George Washington Woods, was born June 29, 1889 in Salem, N.C., and died at Besoco [Raleigh County, W.Va.] May 10, 1948. His wife Lizena is buried there also. Both have markers. The name Wood is also spelled as Woods by other families."
"Save old cemeteries to preserve history" by Pauline Haga, The Post Report, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, Page 8.
Mr. Woods' obituary and death certificate say he was born in North Carolina. However, some different information has been shared:
WWII Draft Registration -
John Henry Wood, male, Birth Date 29 Jul 1889, Birth Place Foster Falls, Virginia, USA [Wythe Co., VA]
Residence Place Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Military Draft Date 1942
Next of Kin Eliziania Wood
WW1 Draft Registration -
John Henry Woods, white male, married
Birth Date 29 Jul 1889 / Birth Place Virginia, USA [Wythe Co., VA]
Residence Date 1917-1918
Street Address 1706
Residence Place McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Draft Board 1
Physical Build Medium
Height Medium
Hair Color Dark
Employment: miner for Roanoke C & C Co., Worth, WV
Eye Color Light Brown
Also, Virginia is the place of birth listed on census records.
Submitted by: FIND A GRAVE ID 46923581
"Save old cemeteries to preserve history" by Pauline Haga, The Post Report, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, Page 8.
Mr. Woods' obituary and death certificate say he was born in North Carolina. However, some different information has been shared:
WWII Draft Registration -
John Henry Wood, male, Birth Date 29 Jul 1889, Birth Place Foster Falls, Virginia, USA [Wythe Co., VA]
Residence Place Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Military Draft Date 1942
Next of Kin Eliziania Wood
WW1 Draft Registration -
John Henry Woods, white male, married
Birth Date 29 Jul 1889 / Birth Place Virginia, USA [Wythe Co., VA]
Residence Date 1917-1918
Street Address 1706
Residence Place McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Draft Board 1
Physical Build Medium
Height Medium
Hair Color Dark
Employment: miner for Roanoke C & C Co., Worth, WV
Eye Color Light Brown
Also, Virginia is the place of birth listed on census records.
Submitted by: FIND A GRAVE ID 46923581
"…the old Vanwood Cemetery at Mead, located only a few feet from the Main Highway hidden from view by the undergrowth, resting above an old 'slag' dump from former mining..John Henry Woods, son of George Washington Woods, was born June 29, 1889 in Salem, N.C., and died at Besoco [Raleigh County, W.Va.] May 10, 1948. His wife Lizena is buried there also. Both have markers. The name Wood is also spelled as Woods by other families."
"Save old cemeteries to preserve history" by Pauline Haga, The Post Report, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, Page 8.
Mr. Woods' obituary and death certificate say he was born in North Carolina. However, some different information has been shared:
WWII Draft Registration -
John Henry Wood, male, Birth Date 29 Jul 1889, Birth Place Foster Falls, Virginia, USA [Wythe Co., VA]
Residence Place Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Military Draft Date 1942
Next of Kin Eliziania Wood
WW1 Draft Registration -
John Henry Woods, white male, married
Birth Date 29 Jul 1889 / Birth Place Virginia, USA [Wythe Co., VA]
Residence Date 1917-1918
Street Address 1706
Residence Place McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Draft Board 1
Physical Build Medium
Height Medium
Hair Color Dark
Employment: miner for Roanoke C & C Co., Worth, WV
Eye Color Light Brown
Also, Virginia is the place of birth listed on census records.
Submitted by: FIND A GRAVE ID 46923581
"Save old cemeteries to preserve history" by Pauline Haga, The Post Report, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, Page 8.
Mr. Woods' obituary and death certificate say he was born in North Carolina. However, some different information has been shared:
WWII Draft Registration -
John Henry Wood, male, Birth Date 29 Jul 1889, Birth Place Foster Falls, Virginia, USA [Wythe Co., VA]
Residence Place Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Military Draft Date 1942
Next of Kin Eliziania Wood
WW1 Draft Registration -
John Henry Woods, white male, married
Birth Date 29 Jul 1889 / Birth Place Virginia, USA [Wythe Co., VA]
Residence Date 1917-1918
Street Address 1706
Residence Place McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Draft Board 1
Physical Build Medium
Height Medium
Hair Color Dark
Employment: miner for Roanoke C & C Co., Worth, WV
Eye Color Light Brown
Also, Virginia is the place of birth listed on census records.
Submitted by: FIND A GRAVE ID 46923581
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
