Alva Wood Family

Elsie Kirkland and Jane Collier in 1924

Alva Wood
Family

Arkansas and Texas

Alvie "Alva" Edison Wood
b. 10 Jan.1894, Jones, Louisiana
d. 20 Jun 1964 Bell Co., TX,
buried: Sweetwater Cemetary, Sec II, block 3

m. Elsie Kirkland
b. 1901 Arkansas
d. 9 July 1977 Roscoe, Nolan Co., Texas
buried: Sweetwater Cem., Sweetwater, Nolan Co., Texas.
her father: William Warren Kirkland
her mother: Margaret "Maggie" Kirkland

his father- unknown
his mother - unknown

Children (no known children,)
Margarette Kirkland (raised, child of Mary Jane Kirkland Pamplin)	b. about 1916	d.	m. "Jimmy" James Minor Warden
Mable Kirkland (raised, child of Mary Jane Kirkland Pamplin)	b. about 1916	d.	1m. James Haynes (divorced) 2m. Jim Hill

marriages according to Billie Kurtz.

1910 US Census, Ashley Co, Prairie Township. Arkansas Roll: 43 Page: 263

Kirklan Warren    head M W    41 18 years married                             Alabama       Alabama    Alabama         Farmer / General Farmer
" Maggie    wife    F    W 37 18 years married 6 births 6 alive Arkansas Arkansas South Carolina
"        Forist          son    M W 18 single                                                   Arkansas    Alabama    Arkansas            Farmer
    "        Mary J.       dau    F    W 15     single                                                    Arkansas    Alabama    Arkansas
    "        Robert E.    son   M   W 14     single                                                  Arkansas    Alabama    Arkansas
    "        William E. son M W 12     single                                                 Arkansas    Alabama    Arkansas
    "        Elsie E    dau    F    W 9     single                                                    Arkansas    Alabama    Arkansas
    "        Dorothea    dau    F    W     7     single                                                  Arkansas    Alabama    Arkansas
next door is
Pamplin, Washington J. and his family.

1917, June 15 - Draft Registration Card #323

name - Alvie Edison Wood
address - Mist, Arkansas
birth - Jan 10th 1890
citizen = yes
where born - Jones LA   USA
occupation - Rural Mail Carrier
employer - U. S. Mail Department
where - Mist Ashley Co., Ark
who dependent on you - father and mother
Single    race - caucasian
military - none
signed - Alva Edison Wood
height- med.    build - slender
eyes - gray        hair - brown

1920 - US Census, Arkansas, Ashley Co., Prairie Township

Robert E. listed here is the son of Warren.
Robert E. Kirkland             head      m w (24)     mar                        AR AL SC     Teamster - Hauling Logs
               Myrtle                      wife       f    w (20)     mar                       AR AR AR    none
               Robt. E. Jr.               son       m   w (1yr 11mo) s                    AR AR AR    none
               William E.               brother m   w (22)      s                           AR AR SC     Mail deliver - rural route
[US Census T625-233, Prairie Twp., Ashley Co. Arkansas, Roll: 53 Page: 247]

1920 US Census, Crossett, Arkansas, enum. dist 7, sheet 8

Wood,   Alvie                     head      m w 39 mar          Louisiana   US       US   mail carrier   route
              , Elsie          wife       f w 32 mar         Arkansas    Miss.    Ark
Kirkland, Dorothy   sister in law     f w 17 s             Arkansas     Miss.   Ark

1920's - Robert Kirkland first moves to Roscoe, Texas sometimes in the 1920's. William Kirkland moves down with his son, where they ran a garage and filling station next to the house in which William and Maggie lived.

grandpa kirkland and Alva Wood
Grandpa Warren Kirkland and Alva Wood Elsie and Dot

1930 - US Census, City of Jonesboro, Craighead Co., Arkansas. enum. dist. 16-19, sheet 14a

Wood, Alva E.       head rent $25     m w 40 mar 28       Louisiana USA              USA
            , Elsie A       wife                       f w 29 mar 17       Arkansas   Alabama       Arkansas
           , Margaret niece-in-law          f w 14 s                   Arkansas   Mississippi Arkansas
            , Mable       niece-in-law          f w 12 s                   Arkansas    Mississippi Arkansas

1930 - US Census, Roscoe, Nolan Co., Texas enum. dist. 177-9, sheet 10a (Warren and William E. are living next to each other in Roscoe, Texas. They are operating a filling station together)

Kirkland, William W.      head    owner $3500   m w 63 mar 26          Ala       Ala    Ala    asst. mgr.   filling station
                , Maggie             wife                                 f w 58   mar 19          Ark       SC     SC
                , William E.      head    rent                    m w 30   mar 24          Ark       Ala     Ark   mgr.          filling station
                , Margarite          wife                                f   w 27 mar 22         Ark       Ark     Ark
Atkins,     Charles E. father-in-law                        m w 59 wd 32          Ark       Ala      Ark   helper       filling station

Kirkland family outing

The Kirkland=Pamplin outing about 1922 probably near Dallas. (front row, l to r) unknown relative, possibly Billie June Kirkland(dau of Robert), Robert Kirkland, and Forrest Kirkland
(back row, l to r)
unknown couple, Myrtle Kirkland(wife of Robert), Dorothy Kirkland Denson, (perhaps Neil Pamplin), Else Kirkland, unknown, unknown, Leone Roney(wife of Hugh), Hugh Roney and Mrs. Herron (possibly a Pamplin).

1944- Margarette and "Jimmy" Warden have a daughter born, Georgia Joan Warden in Nolan Co., Texas

1951, Feb 2 - Margarette and "Jimmy" have another daugther born, Nancy Jo Warden in Taylor Co., Texas.

1958 May 15,- "Maggie" (Terry) Kirkland dies at Roscoe, Tx at age 85. [Sweetwater Cem., Nolan Co., TX]

Alva Wood operated a hardware store in Arkansas and later when he moved to Roscoe or Sweetwater, Texas. Elsie and Alva Wood operated an antique store in Roscoe. When Alva died Dorothy and Elsie operated the antique store together. She would take trips to Arkansas and bring it back to Texas where she would refinish it and sell it out of her house. She lived in the house that she furnished and would happily sell any piece of furniture in the house. She had each bedroom furnished often with huge four poster beds. In her later years, Elsie had Grandmother Maggie Kirkland living with her until Maggie died about 85 years old.

1964 - Alva Wood dies in Bell Co., Texas, buried in Sweetwater Cem. Nolan Co., Texas.

1977, July 9 - Elsie dies. in Roscoe, Nolan Co., Texas. Buried in Sweetwater Cem., Sweetwater, Nolan Co., Texas.

sources:

Kurtz, Billie records and coorespondence - b.kurtz@sbcglobal.net 8/15/08
photo in collection of Elroy Christenson

US Draft Registration Records for Ashley Co, Arkansas
US Census records.

Kirkland Family Index || Elroy's Family Index || Ancestoral Chart #10 || Kirklands of Henry Co., AL

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