George P WOOD

Born

31 May 1841 , Cayuga County, New York, USA

Died

28 September 1921 , Springport, New York, USA

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Peter B. WOOD

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Catherine BURLEW

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Winant WOOD Mary BARBER

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Birth — 1841
31 May 1841
Cayuga County, New York, USA

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Springport, New York

Name: George P Penney
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 9
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1841
BirthPlace: New Jersey
House Number: 746
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Peter B Wood Male 48 New Jersey
Catherine Wood Female 48 New Jersey
Wynance Wood Male 22 New Jersey
James Wood Male 19 New Jersey
Etsel Wood Male 15 New Jersey
George P Penney Male 9 New Jersey
Rebecca Miles Female 7 New Jersey

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Springport, Cayuga, New York

Name: Geo P Woods
event: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
estimated Birth Year: 1841
family number: 37
Line Number: 20
pAge:
Film Number: 1435219
Digital Folder Number: 004296305
Image Number: 00318
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Peter B Woods M 54
wife Catharine Woods F 54
son Winonce Woods M 28
son James Woods M 24
son Etsel Woods M 20
son Geo P Woods M 14
boarder Cathorine Brulens U 17
domestic Sary French U 24
domestic Mary French U 6
domestic William Vandyck U 17

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K6S6-172 : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Geo P Woods in entry for Peter B Woods, 1855.

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1855 New York State Census
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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 - Springport, New York

Name: George Wood
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1841
BirthPlace: New Jersey
PAge: 28
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Peter B Wood Male 59 New Jersey
Catharine Wood Female 59 New Jersey
James Wood Male 29 New Jersey
Etsel Wood Male 25 New Jersey
George Wood Male 19 New Jersey
Jane Miles Female 16 New Jersey
Breby A Baker Female 6 New York

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1875 Springport, Cayuga, New York

Name: George Wood
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1841
Family Number: 54
PAge: 7
Line Number: 8
GS Film Number: 853205
Digital Folder Number: 004858095
Image Number: 00222
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Peter B Wood M 74
Wife Cathern Wood F 74
Son George Wood M 34
Servant Charles Backman M 21
Servant Anna Armwood F 25

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1875 New York State Census
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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1892 Springport, E.D. 1, Cayuga, New York

George Wood, m, 49, b. US, lawyer

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1892 New York State Census
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1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 - Springport, New York

Name: George Wood
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Springport Township Union Springs village, Cayuga, New York, United States
District: 42
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Number of Living Children:
Years Married:
Birth Date: May 1843
BirthPlace: New York
Marriage Year (Estimated):
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's BirthPlace: New Jersey
Mother of how many children:
Sheet Number and Letter: 2B
Household ID: 60
Line Number: 91
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1241013
Digital Folder Number: 004114487
Image Number: 00259

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Wood Head M 57 New York
Amy Duncan Servant F 70 New York
William Duncan Farm hand M 30 New York

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Springport, New York

Name: George P Wood
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
District: ED 62
Gender: Male
Age: 66
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1844
BirthPlace: New York
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's BirthPlace: New Jersey
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 1
Sheet Number and Letter: 1A
Household ID: 11
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Film Number: 928
GS Film Number: 1374941
Digital Folder Number: 004972903
Image Number: 01033

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George P Wood Head M 66 New York
Amy Armwood Servant F 80 New Jersey

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - Springport, New York

Name: George P Wood
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
District: ED 50
Gender: Male
Age: 77
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read:
Can Write:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1843
BirthPlace: New York
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's BirthPlace: New Jersey
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 5
Sheet Number and Letter: 5B
Household ID: 173
Line Number: 100
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
Affiliate Film Number: 1090
GS Film Number: 1821090
Digital Folder Number: 004966474
Image Number: 00197

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution