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In 1950 Jack Lamar Wood married Betty Smith They had two daughters, Jackie Pearl Wood and Paula Jean Wood. Betty was born August 29, 1931 she died April 22, 1981. Jack was born in 1925 and died 1966. After moving from the Atlanta area Betty lived around the Atlanta airport area in College Park, Georgia lived with their grandparents Lawton and Edna Smith. Her daughters grew up there with their Smith uncles and aunts but were more like sisters. They would grow up rich in pride and purpose just as their Wood and Smith ancestors whom they descend from.

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Jackie Pearl Wood Paula Jean Wood

Jack Wood was born July 14, 1925 and died August 1966 Fulton County Georgia. He was a CPL in the US Marine Corps in WWII 1941-1945. On June 6, 1945 he was Wounded In Action and was awarded the Purple Heart and is named in the Purple Heart Hall of Honor. Jack was employed at the Yellow Trucking company in Atlanta.

From the, Wood Website
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In our veins runs the blood of the Aryans, Celts and Goths. We are part of the Germanic Race. Two of the Saxon family of Wode were killed at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Mattham was the Great grandfather of Jesus and his Hebrew trade name translated to English is Wood. Saint Don Bosco (Wood) was born at Becchi near Turin. Wood in the New World :First English Colony Agnes Wood{1587),Benjamin and John Wood{1584),and on the 14th of May 1607 Jamestown was founded and Captain Thomas Wode and the farmer Thomas Wood with his family were among the FIRST Original Founding Fathers of America in Virginia, and the first representative assembly was held at Jamestown. The pilgrim fathers who in 1620 founded the Plymouth Colony were at first imprisoned in the Guildhall at Boston in England in 1607. The Surname of Wood is the Thirteenth most Popular name in Great Britain. Scotland's Finest Admiral was Sir Andrew Wood. His Motto TUTUS IN UNDIS Safe anidst the waves (Statement of facts = The Engels or Angles: A Germanic tribe who migrated from southern Denmark to Britain from them the country came to be called England, that ran to the borders of Scotland, Wales and Cornwall. After 1065 the buffe zone between England and Scotland was over run by the Scots and it became the English speaking lowlands of Scotland. The old English language of the Angles or Engels was adopted by the Saxon and Jutes. The old English surname of Wode was in use before 1066 and is original to the English language alone. Modern English spelling of Wood came after 1300 AD. The Original Celtic Language Spoken by the Irish, Welsh, Highland Scots, Manx, and Cornish people, this ancient language is a subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages including Gaulish, Goidelic or Gaelic. This Celtic Language is totally different to the English Language. Anglicize Language: The English language was enforced on all the British and Irish peoples. The English surname of Wood is usually borne by settlers who came from England to Ireland and Wales. In the 17th Century Irish families were compelled to change their Gaelic name of Coill to Wood. From Little Acorns Great Oak Trees Grow. From The Anglo-Saxon English Nation of just over one million people in 1066, came the Great Family Of Wood of Australia. Canada, New Zealand, and the USA..

The Authentic Coat Of Arms of Admiral Sir Andrew Wood Of Largo Scotland and Laird of MacDonald Clan

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This post is small part of information on this family. It will give some interested descendent a look at their family history and where they came from. It's a starting point to find the Documents, Pictures and Stories that will reward them and their family and generations to come.

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