Mary Ann Wood

1928 - 2009  (81 years)

• Name	Mary Ann Wood  [1, 2]
  Birth	8 Nov 1928	Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 Dec 2009	Bevil Oaks, Jefferson County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	Y  [2]
  Notes	From FindAGrave: Mary Ann Strickland was born in Beaumont, Texas in 1928 to Ella Mae and Herbert W. Wood, Jr. She was the third of four surviving children. She lived in the South Park community in Beaumont and was a member of South Park Baptist Church. Mary Ann attended Lamar University, the University of Texas and graduated from Sam Houston State University with a B.A. in chemistry in 1949. While at Sam Houston, she met her future husband, Robert L. Strickland, at the Baptist Student Union. After graduating, she taught high school in Devers, TX. She was 20 when she began teaching. After they married, they attended Southern Seminary in Ky. They returned to Texas to start a family. After Bob contracted polio in 1953, she resumed her teaching career. She was the family breadwinner and cared for her husband until his death in 1988. She taught elementary school in Dallas and Spring Branch, high school math in Houston. She eared a M.S. in Library Science and worked as a librarian in junior and senior high schools in Houston. Mary Ann was active in her church. At Southland and Gulf Meadows Baptist churches in Houston, she served as Sunday School teacher, VBS teacher, committee member and librarian. Mary Ann had the gift of hospitality. She "adopted" several co-workers, students and church members. In 1996, she moved to Austin where she was a member of Bannockburn Baptist Church. She kept a prayer journal for her Sunday School Class. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86347143
  Person ID	I36766	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Herbert Wesley Wood, Sr.,   b. 30 Nov 1898, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 3 Oct 1960, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Ella Mae Coats,   b. 13 May 1903, Richton, Perry County, Mississippi d. 18 Jan 1997, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	18 Mar 1922	Pineland, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Family ID	F4854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert "Bob" Lackey Strickland,   b. 26 Nov 1922, Tyrone, Texas County, Oklahoma d. 21 Dec 1988, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F12361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Nov 1928 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Death - 17 Dec 2009 - Bevil Oaks, Jefferson County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Jefferson County, Precinct 6 Enumerated April 16, 1930 ED 123-79 SD 27 Sheet 6A Stamped 159 Highland Ave 4766-107-121 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.).