hmtl5 Roscoe Elliott Wood b. 30 Mar 1897 Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio d. 12 Feb 1960 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Roscoe Elliott Wood

Male 1897 - 1960  (62 years)


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  • Name Roscoe Elliott Wood 
    Born 30 Mar 1897  Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1950  Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation cable splicer for the telephone company  [4] 
    Died 12 Feb 1960  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Buried Mansfield Memorial Park, Ontario, Richland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I1240  Gritton
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2024 

    Family Hester Gritton,   b. 27 Apr 1905, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1998, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1950 - Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Feb 1960 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mansfield Memorial Park, Ontario, Richland County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Roscoe Elliott Wood Stricken In Illinois
      Roscoe Elliott (Woody) Wood, 62, former Mansfield resident, died Friday afternoon in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Danville, Ill, following a three-year illness.
      Born March 30, 1897, at Ironton, he was a resident of Mansfield for many years. He was a communications engineer with the Gustav Hirsch organization, retiring two years ago. During World War 2 he was a civilian employee of the United States navy in Trinidad, B.W.I.
      He was a member of the First Congregational Church in Mansfield, Mansfield Lodge 35, F& AM, the Dayton Consistory, the Baku Grotto and Ruth Chapter 17, Order of Eastern Star.
      His only survivor is his wife, Mrs. Hester Gritton Wood.
      Funeral services will be conducted at the J.H. Finefrock & Sons Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock by the Rev. James C. Mead, pastor of the First Congregational Church. Burial will be in the Mansfield Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday evening from 7 o'clock until 9 o'clock.
      News-Journal, Mansfield, Ohio. Saturday, 13 February 1960.
      [3, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S11] US World War II draft registration card.

    3. [S17] Obituary.

    4. [S89] census records.

    5. [S102] Newspaper article.


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