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Question:CES Wood (1852-1944) was a radical lawyer, poet and soldier who lived in Portland Oregon for much of his life, although he was back east and down in California as well. I am trying to compile a list of his children, his children's children, and his great grandchildren with relevant dates. Special emphasis on the line descending from his son Erskine and Erskine's son Erskine Biddle Wood. Any help appreciated.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: CES Wood (1852-1944) was a radical lawyer, poet and soldier who lived in Portland Oregon for much of his life, although he was back east and down in California as well. I am trying to compile a list of his children, his children's children, and his great grandchildren with relevant dates. Special emphasis on the line descending from his son Erskine and Erskine's son Erskine Biddle Wood. Any help appreciated.

I can provide an obit for ERSKINE BIDDLE WOOD died May 15, 2001, which includes his survivors. Email me if you want that text.

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The 1920 census of District 17, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon identifies both Charles and Erskine as separate families.

Name: Charles E S Wood
Home in 1920: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
Age: 68 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1852
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Nanny N
Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 153
Household Members: Name Age
Charles E S Wood 68
Nanny N Wood 65
Anna Bohland 48 [a servant in household]
Bessie Ballinger 24 [a servant in household]

and for Erskine [note transcription says Ward but looking at the actual image it is clearly Wood]...

Name: Erskine Ward
[Erskine Wood]
Home in 1920: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
Age: 40 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1880
Birthplace: Washington
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Rebecca B
Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birth Place: Maryland
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 153
Household Members: Name Age
Erskine Ward 40
Rebecca B Ward 31
Erskine B Ward 8
Rebecca Ward 6
Mary D Ward 3 7/12
Baby Ward 1/12
Regine Ploeger 31 [servant in household]
Gertrude Blake 45 [nurse in household]

Five people have him on

http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.c...

Each of them has some of his descendants, although the names of living people are obscured. You could write to the people who contributed the data.

One of them cites:
"Life of Charles Erskine Scott Wood"
by Erskine Wood,
Rose Wind Press, Vancouver, WA, 1991