Merl Myron Wood

1882 - 1950  (67 years)

• Name	Merl Myron Wood  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Birth	16 Nov 1882	Bedford, Taylor, Iowa, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1885	Jackson, Taylor, Iowa, USA   [5, 10]
  Residence	1895	Jackson, Taylor, Iowa, USA   [11]
  Residence	1900	Independence, Nodaway, Missouri, USA   [4]
  Residence	1910	Worth County, Missouri, USA   [9]
  	East Union
  Residence	1920	Fletchall, Worth, Missouri, USA   [8, 13]
  Residence	1930	Visalia, Tulare, California, USA   [14]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Gower, Cedar, Iowa, USA   [3]
  Residence	1942	South Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA   [7]
  Burial	1950	Grant City, Worth, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Death	7 May 1950	Maywood, Los Angeles, California, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I52438	Rountree Family | Hugh Montgomery and Jane Patrick
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family	Maude Rose Spurgin,   b. 30 Jul 1896, Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, USA d. 7 May 1980, Orange County, California, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1914	Worth County, Missouri, USA
  Children	> 1. Thelma Vivian Wood,   b. 5 Sep 1915, Missouri, USA d. 5 Mar 2018, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA (Age 102 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F35128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Nov 1882 - Bedford, Taylor, Iowa, USA Residence - 1885 - Jackson, Taylor, Iowa, USA Residence - 1895 - Jackson, Taylor, Iowa, USA Residence - 1900 - Independence, Nodaway, Missouri, USA Residence - East Union - 1910 - Worth County, Missouri, USA Marriage - 25 Nov 1914 - Worth County, Missouri, USA Residence - 1930 - Visalia, Tulare, California, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Gower, Cedar, Iowa, USA Residence - 1942 - South Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA Burial - 1950 - Grant City, Worth, Missouri, USA Death - 7 May 1950 - Maywood, Los Angeles, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3439] Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Date: 1950-05-09. Record for Merl Myron Wood http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=CAdeath1940&h=8060387&indiv=try [S3294] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Merl M Wood http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=91553432&indiv=try [S3770] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Gower, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: T627_1145; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 16-12. Record for Mearl Wood http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=122909162&indiv=try [S3773] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Independence, Nodaway, Missouri; Roll: 878; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1240878. Record for Merl Wood http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=30120665&indiv=try [S4158] Ancestry.com, Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;). Record for Merl M Wood http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IAstatecen&h=7290439&indiv=try [S3450] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for M M Wood http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USDirectories&h=216355331&indiv=try [S3312] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for California, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 603155; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147. Record for Merl Myron Wood http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WWIIdraft&h=13426562&indiv=try [S3907] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Missouri; Registration County: Worth; Roll: 1684014. Record for Merl Myron Wood http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WW1draft&h=31292846&indiv=try [S2948] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: East Union, Worth, Missouri; Roll: T624_828; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0154; FHL microfilm: 1374841. Record for Merl M Wood http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&h=196052421&indiv=try [S4656] Quigg, Gary, comp., Iowa, State Census 1885, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;). Record for Merl M. Wood http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IAStateCen1885&h=335591&indiv=try [S4013] Ancestry.com, Iowa, State Census, 1895, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;). Record for Merl M. Wood http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IAStateCen1895&h=1665048&indiv=try [S3772] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for Merl M Wood http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=6996629&indiv=try [S3640] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Fletchall, Worth, Missouri; Roll: T625_965; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 153; Image: 483. Record for Merl M Wood http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=45651833&indiv=try [S3794] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Visalia, Tulare, California; Roll: 226; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0082; Image: 914.0; FHL microfilm: 2339961. Record for Merl M Wood http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=93488139&indiv=try