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Question: Looking for the parentage of actress Helen Wood, 1917-1988!.!?
Trying to find out the parents, and thereby the grandparents, of Helen Wood, an actress from the 1930-1960's!. She was born June 4, 1917 and died Feb!. 2, 1988!. She was from Clarksville, TN!. I've Googled her and found her movies, but nothing about her family!. The one genealogical thing I found turned out to be NOT HER, married to a Nowlin, because that Helen Wood was alive in 1998, when she is mentioned in her sisters' obituary!. She is the granddaughter of D!.B!. Wood and a Phillips!. This Phillips is my great-great grandmothers' sister, and I'm trying to fill in the family tree, especially since I can't figure out who my great great grandmothers' parents were!. Hopefully, with another sister, I can track the line through HER!. Please help!Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
I see Helen W Wood on 6 Jan 1920 Census Clarksville, Montgomery, TN Age 2 1/2 written on actual record ( 2 1/12 two years one month was what was transcribed), born TN

Mother is: Hazel C Wood, (hard to read first name it was transcribed as Hazel) Age 24, born IL, father born PA mother born IL

Father is: Edwin T Wood, born TN, Age 28, father born TN, mother born TN

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27 Apr 1910 Census Clarksville, Montgomery, TN
Edwin Wood, written record is faint but legible, age 18 so birthdate would have been 1892 (transcribed to have been born abt 1897 and age 13 at census) born TN, mother born TN, father born TN

Father: D!.B!. Wood born TN, age 49, mother born TN, father born TN

Mother: Dora Wood, age 44, born TN, mother born TN, father born TN

Siblings of Edwin (ages and names by transcription not read from image:)
Annie, age 20
Susie, age 16
James, age 13
Philip, age 10
Clara, age 6
Nannie, age 4

Servant in household for census:
Nannie Bell, race: black, female, age 22

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1891 TN Census, Male Voters, Montgomery County, District 12
D!.B!. Wood
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5-7 Jun 1880 Census Van Zandt, TX
Dora G Phillips, age 12, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN

Father: W!.H!. Phillips, occupation listed as farmer, age 34, born TN, father born NC, mother born NC

Mother: R!.J!. Phillips, age 34, born TN, mother born TN, father born TN

Siblings of *Dora G!. (ages and names by transcription not read from image:)
William T, age 16, born TN
John O, age 10, born TN
Martin, age 7, born TX
Luther, age 4, born TX
Eddie, age 4 mos!., born TX

*Dora G is the only girl in this line unless Dora's sister is born after Eddie!. Luther's name is faintly legible but all other names are clearly legible male names!.Www@QuestionHome@Com