Mary Ann Box

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Mary Ann Box ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}, daughter of Allen Box and Mary Box, was born about 1823 in Alabama ^{1 4 6}.

Mary married Sanford B. Wood on 27 Jul 1844 in St. Clair County, Alabama . They had eight children: Sarah P., Victoria, Demorias Adaline, Caroline, Malikiah, Mary E., Galveston, and Berry Ann.

Notes:

• Military; 1864, St. Clair County, Alabama ⁵. The pension file for Mary A. Wood has Sanford's military service with the 10th Arkansas Cavalry. Testimony was given by his brother-in-law, John Davenport, husband of Lucinda Francis Davenport. Mr. Davenport stated Sanford was taken to prison and died there but did not state which prison or when this happened.

Marriage Notes: In her pension application, Mary Ann stated she never remarried after Sanford died in the war. ⁵

Sarah P. Wood ⁴ was born on 10 Apr 1846 in Alabama ^{4 8}, died on 19 Aug 1924 and was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Jacksonville, Pulaski County, Arkansas.

Victoria Wood ^{4 9} was born about 1849 in Alabama ^{4 10}. Another name for Victoria was Thursey ⁴.

Demorias Adaline Wood ^{6 10} was born about 1852 in Alabama ^{6 10}.

Caroline Wood ^{6 10} was born about 1854 in Alabama ⁶.

Malikiah Wood ⁶ was born about 1856 in Alabama ^{6 10}. Another name for Malikiah was Malachi ⁶.

Mary E. Wood ^{6 10} was born on 25 Sep 1859 in Arkansas ^{6 10 11}, died on 5 Jul 1890 and was buried in Sumner Cemetery, Jacksonville, Pulaski County, Arkansas ¹¹.

Galveston Wood ⁶ was born about 1862 in Arkansas ^{6 10}.

Berry Ann Wood ¹⁰ was born about 1864 in Arkansas ¹⁰ and died before 1880 ⁶.

1. Burt Veal, Those Faces We Never Saw, (1983, Pages 7-15. Arkansas History Commission).

2. Rubye Hall Edge Sisson, From Trout Creek to Ragland, (Gregath Publishing Company, 1997).

3. Ruby Sisson, St. Clair County Marriages 1819-1899, (Gregath Publishing Company- 1999).

4. 1850 Federal Census - District 40, St. Clair County, Alabama, (www.Ancestry.com Online Image Database as posted March 24, 2002.)

5. Military File - Pension Application of Mary A. Wood, (Arkansas Confederate Pension Applications. Microfilm, Arkansas History Commission.)

6. Federal Census - 1880.

7. Rubye Hall Edge Sisson, From Trout Creek to Ragland, (Gregath Publishing Company, 1997), Page 92.

8. 1870 United States Federal Census - Bayou Meto, Pulaski County, Arkansas, (www.Ancestry.com.), 55.

9. Ibid, Image 55.

10. Ibid.

11. Dave Brannon and Tom Martinet, Sumner Cemetery Transcriptions, (Pulaski County, Arkansas. 1997.)