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Weston married Wilna Marveline Wood before 1951. Wilna (daughter of William Thomas Wood, Sr. and Sarah Ann "Annie" Morgan) was born on 23 Jun 1927 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 29 Jan 2017 in Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Wilna Wood Broussard came from a long line of Texas families. Her ancestors were some of the first settlers in Texas/Mexico before it became a Republic.

Wilna was born to William T. Wood and Sarah Ann McLemore Morgan in East Texas's Pineland. She had two sisters and three brothers.

Wilna was a painter. She belonged to the China Painters Guild and numerous other art societies. She used oils, pastels and watercolors on canvas. She sold some of her paintings to local art galleries in Oklahoma City and she sold her china painting pieces to boutique shops in the Midwest and Florida.

Wilna attended Beaumont High and then her family moved to Panama City, Florida and Georgia during WWII. Her father was a shipbuilder. Wilna worked for the USO during the war and was a secretary at a military HDQ in Cape Cod, MA for a few years.

After the war she returned to Beaumont where she met and married Weston J. Broussard. They had three daughters. The family lived in Beaumont where Weston was manager of International Cresote and Construction Company until 1968 when he took a job with Kerr McGee Oil Company and became Vice President of Kerr McGee Chemical. The family then moved to St. Louis, Missouri and then to the company's HDQ in Oklahoma City, OK. They lived there until retirement in 1987.

Wilna enjoyed being a homemaker and her china and canvas painting activities. She sold some of her painting to art galleries in OKC. She also enjoyed her activities at the Petroleum Club in OKD, of which she and Weston were members.

In 1987 upon retirement, Wilna and Weston moved to Grapevine, Texas to be near one of their daughters. The whole family enjoyed coming to visit "Meme and Papa" and barbequing and swimming in their backyard pool.

Wilna is preceded in death by her husband Weston, two sisters and two brothers. She has one surviving brother in North Carolina.

Wilna is survived by her daughters Anne (McFadden-Dan) of Iowa; Mary (Decato-Al) of Grapevine; and Jerri (Forrest-John) of Iowa. She has four grandchildren ? Robert, Erin, Brigitte, Cristie and two great grandchildren. A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 3:00 pm.

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Census Listings:

1930 Federal Census
Texas, Jefferson County, Beaumont City, Ward 3
Enumerated April 10 and 11, 1930
ED 123-36 SD 27 Sheet 10B
477-187-202
Wood, William T Head M W 27 Married @ 19 Tx Tx Tx Carpenter Oil Refinery
Wood, Annie Wife F W 30 M 22 Tx Tx Tx
Wood, Lillian Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Wood, William T. Jr. Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Wood, Wilma (sic) Dtr F W 2 9/12 S Tx Tx Tx

William married Sarah Ann "Annie" Morgan about 1922. Sarah (daughter of Jesse James Morgan, Sr. and Julia Ann McLemore) was born on 15 Aug 1899 in Texas; died on 1 Feb 1978 in El Paso County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From FindAGrave:

Charles Ayers "Jack" Wood married [second] Priscilla Smith between 1931 and 1940. She was born 1 Oct 1874 in LA (1940 census) or TX (death certificate) and died 16 Oct 1947 in Sabine Co, TX. According to family tradition Jack's family called her "Miss Priscilla." According to her death certificate her name was spelled Pursillar, she was the daughter of John Smith and is buried in Weeks Chapel Cemetery (Newton Co., TX). The informant on the death certificate was Jack's daughter, Mrs. W. D. (Hattie) Wood Withers. Masonic symbol on his tombstone.

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Record added: May 04, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 51983353






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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, San Augustine, Pr. 4
Enumerated 18 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 77 Sheet 8B
133-133
Loggins, Mary Head W F Mar 1829 71 We 7/3 Tn Tn Va
Wright, Willie Grandson W m Apr 1883 17 S Tx La Tx Farmer
Woods, Charles A. G.son-in-law W m Mar 1869 31 M 10 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Woods, Cordelia G.Dtr W F May 1873 27 M 10 8/4 Tx La Tx
Woods, John E. Gr. Grandson W M Feb 1892 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Woods, Charles W. Gr. Grandson W M Jan 1894 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Woods, Ora Gr. Granddtr W F Mar 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Woods, Herbert W Gr. Grandson W M Nov 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx

Charles married Larrissa Cordelia "Delia" Wright on 27 Apr 1890 in San Augustine County, Texas. Larrissa was born on 7 May 1873 in Tennessee; died on 8 Oct 1930 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Wood Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Said to be a daughter of Rev. John Wesley Wright and Cynthia Elvira Gary.

From FindAGrave:

Larrissa Cordelia Wright, called "Delia" as a girl, Cordelia when grown, Irenia Opheilia Wright, Cynthia Sarah Wright and Isaac William Wright were reared by twice widowed maternal Grandma Mary (Carter) Gary Loggins (born TN). Mary Loggins loved them, taught them Christian values and that family meant everything. They became fine young people, decent, honest and hard working. The girls knew how to cook great meals and how to maintain a home. They all helped her on her farm and somehow they managed even during those hard times.

Larrissa Cordelia Wright married Charles Ayers "Jack" Wood, a young farmer. "Jack" and Cordelia Wood and their children lived with Grandma Mary Ann Jackson (Carter) [Gary] Loggins.

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Married:
From FindAGrave:

Charles Ayers "Jack" Wood married Larrissa Cordelia "Delia" Wright, a daughter of Rev. John Wesley Wright and Cynthia Elvira Gary Wright on Apr 27, 1890, in San Augustine Co, TX. Both buried in Wood Cemetery. Charles Wood and his beloved wife Larrissa Cordelia Wright are at rest in Wood Cemetery, San Augustine Co, TX.

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As of the 1880 census, it appears that Jesse was living as a boarder in Jasper, and working for the Railroad. It appears his future wife, Mary Walters, was living in the same home.



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Census Listings:

1880 Census
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
George N ...IS Self M Male W 29 OH Tie Maker FR
Lucinda J. "" Wife M Female W 23 LA Keeping House --- AL
Mary E "" Dau S Female W 4 TX OH LA
Arthur W "" Son S Male W 1 TX OH LA
Mary A WALTERS SisterL S Female W 19 LA --- LA
Jesse MORGAN Other S Male W 20 TX Railroad Hand NC --- Source Information:
Census Place Jasper, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255313
NA Film Number T9-1313
Page Number 159B

Jesse married Julia Ann McLemore after 1893. Julia (daughter of John M. McLemore and Sarah Ann E. Boyett) was born on 20 Apr 1869 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 19 Sep 1936; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She was married three times: to Moses Carruth, a Mr. Thompson and to Jesse Morgan. At the time of the 1900 Jasper County Census, she was listed as the mother of 4 children, all of whom were living. At the time of the 1910 Sabine County Census, she was shown as having been married for 14 years and as the mother of 7 children, all still living.

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Married:
Based on the 1910 Sabine County Census, it appears this was a second marriage for both Jesse and Julia.