159. George⁶ Wood (William Henry⁵, William Leander⁴, James³, Peter², James¹) was born in Finch, Greene Co, AR February 8, 1910. George died May 9, 1990 in Finch, Greene Co, AR.

He married Violet Walker December 30, 1933 in Greene Co, AR. Violet was born May 29, 1915 in Finch, Greene Co, AR. Violet was the daughter of John Millard Walker and Ollie Keelor. Violet died March 29, 2000 in Greene Co, AR. "Grandpa put in a crop with his nine year-old sister when he was eight. At nine, he made the crop by himself. He once made eleven crossties with a broadax in one day and hauled them. He got a dollar apiece, which was big money at that time. He would make my dad and Uncle Gene so mad because he would whistle getting ready to go to the field. He loved to work. Uncle Bill once said that Grandpa did more work than any two men he ever knew. One time when I was little, Grandpa was cutting hay where Harlon lives and there were rabbits running everywhere. He told us to try and catch them. He hollered, "Here's one, here's one!" and it was a big ole rat which bit down on my hand, and I slung it and slung it trying to get it off. Finally, it flew off. Grandpa said, "Come here boy". He stuck my finger down in the gas tank on the tractor, and said, "You're alright." Grandpa told Uncle Bill to a circus or carnival where this guy had a monkey. Uncle Bill threw a clod and hit the monkey and the guy pulled his hair. Grandpa turned the guy around and said if you want to pull someone's hair, pull mine. Grandpa was sixteen, Uncle Bill was six. I never will forget when we were just kids, Grandpa would let us ride in the cotton wagon over to Walcott. He would buy us a soda and candy bar while we waited on the cotton to be ginned. We would ride the rough riding wagon back and it would be after dark when we got home but it would be worth it for that soda and candy bar."

George Wood and Violet Walker had the following children:

373 i. Louis Gene⁷ Wood (living).

374 ii. Teddy Verdin Wood was born December 12, 1936.

Return to Table of Contents or Index

Go to Next Page

Go to Previous Page

Last Updated: June 23rd, 2008