Jane Thompson 1833

Jane Thompson 1833-1912
Jane was born on 8 August 1833 of Robert Thompson and Sarah Lowes, at Jarrow, South Shields. She married George Wood on 7 February 1856. They sailed from Liverpool to New York City in 1869, traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, and settled on a farm about 15 miles south at Pleasant Hill, Mississippi. They later moved to nearby Hernando, Mississippi. Jane died on 4 March 1912, and is buried at the Springhill Cemetery, at Hernando, Mississippi. Much of this data comes from the family's 1853 Oxford Bible.
George Wood 1829-1879
George was born on 7 April 1829, at Fulwell, of Ralph Wood and Dorothy Beldon. George died 28 February 1879 and is buried at the Springhill Cemetery at Hernando, Mississippi.

They had the following children:

George	Born 31 Aug 1856	Monkwearmouth	Died Dec 1946
Robert Thompson	Born 20 Aug 1858	Monkwearmouth	Died 13 Sep 1872
Jenny	Born 19 Jul 1860	Monkwearmouth	Married John W. McIngvale
Alfred Beldon	Born 16 Oct 1862		Died 11 Apr 1887
Ralph Herbert	Born 16 Jan 1865		Married Loula Graves
Bartholomew Lowes	Born 1 Jan 1867		Died 22 Feb 1879
Joseph Manhattan	Born 12 Nov 1869	Ship "Manhattan"	Died 30 Jun 1887
William Franklin	Born 20 Jan 1873	Pleasant Hill, Miss.	Married Parnell Lucille Palmer
Lawson Thoburn	Born 31 Jul 1877		Married Helen Molesworth

Birth of Parents

Jane Thompson

b: 8 Aug 1833 c: 21 Oct 1835 Holy Trinity, South Shields, County Durham
daughter of Robert Thompson and Sarah Lowes, Shipwright, West Docks

George Wood

b: 7 Apr 1829 c: 5 Jun 1829 St. Peter's, Monkwearmouth, County Durham
son of Ralph and Dorothy Wood, Farmer, Fulwell

Marriage

7 Feb 1856
George Wood (26)
Jane Thompson (22)

St. Peter's Parish, Monkwearmouth, County Durham 1856 1Q Sunderland 10a 482
Clerk of Dundas Street, Father Ralph Wood, Farmer
Fulwell, Father Robert Thompson Shipbuilder, by License
Wit: Robert Thompson and W. Scott Russell

Children

George Wood

b: 31 Aug 1856 c: 11 Feb 1857 All Saints, Monkwearmouth 1857 1Q Sunderland 10a 435
son of George Wood and Jane Thompson Died Dec 1946

Robert Thompson Wood

b: 20 Aug 1858 c: 22 Sep 1858 All Saints, Monkwearmouth 1858 3Q Sunderland 10a 423
son of George Wood and Jane Thompson Died 13 Sep 1872

Jenny Wood

b: 19 Jul 1860 c: 15 Aug 1860 All Saints, Monkwearmouth 1860 3Q Sunderland 10a 452
daughter of George Wood and Jane Thompson Died 11 Oct 1895

1861 Census	RG9-3784	8 April 1861	Monkwearmouth Shore, St Peters, County Durham
4 Roker Terrace
George Wood Jane (Wife) George Robert Jenny Susan Potter Emma Potter	Age 33 Age 25 Age 4 Age 2 Age 8 Mos. Age 21 Age 18	Timber Merchant House Servant House Servant	Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham	Fulwell South Shields Monkwearmouth Monkwearmouth Monkwearmouth Scarborough Scarborough	7 Apr 1829 8 Aug 1833 31 Aug 1856 20 Aug 1858 19 Jul 1860 abt 1839 abt 1842

George and Jane Wood with George, Robert, and Jennie.
In Front of West House, Newcastle Road, Fulwell

Alfred Beldon Wood

b: 16 Oct 1862 c:12 Nov 1862 All Saints, Monkwearmouth 1862 4Q Sunderland 10a 457
son of George Wood and Jane Thompson Died 11 Apr 1887

Ralph Herbert Wood

b: 16 Jan 1865 c: 10 Apr 1867 St. Peter, Monkwearmouth 1865 1Q Sunderland 10a 550
son of George Wood and Jane Thompson

Bartholomew Lowes Wood

b: 1 Jan 1867 c: 10 Apr 1867 St Peter, Monkwearmouth 1867 1Q Sunderland 10a 560
son of George Wood and Jane Thompson Died 22 Feb 1879

To New York City from Liverpool on the "Manhattan" 3 Nov to 14 Nov 1869 From the Passenger List 1,951 Tons, William Forsyth, Master, dated 14 November 1869. Total of 430 Passengers. 12 listed as "Cabin", 418 listed as "Tween decks". 47 from Sweden & Norway, 57 from Germany, 1 from Spain, 4 U.S. citizens, and 321 from Great Britain.
Name	Age	Location
George Wood Jane George Robert Jenny Alfred Herbert Bart	40 35 12 10 7 5 3 2	Tween Decks Tween Decks Tween Decks Tween Decks Tween Decks Tween Decks Tween Decks Tween Decks
Infant born of George and Jane Wood, parents.

Joseph Manhattan Wood

b: 12 Nov 1869 Born on board ship "Manhattan" off the banks of Newfoundland
son of George Wood and Jane Thompson Died 30 Jun 1887

1870 Census	Post Office: Pleasant Hill		Township Two, Range Seven, DeSoto County, Mississippi
30 Aug 1870		Occupation	Birth Place	Foreign Birth?
				Father	Mother
George Wood Jane George Robert Jennie Alfred Herbert Bartholomy Manhattan	Age 41 Age 35 Age 14 Age 12 Age 10 Age 8 Age 6 Age 4 Age 8/12	Farming Keeping House	England England England England England England England England At Sea	X X X X X X X X X	X X X X X X X X X	7 Apr 1829 8 Aug 1833 31 Aug 1856 20 Aug 1858 19 Jul 1860 16 Oct 1862 16 Jan 1865 1 Jan 1867 12 Nov 1869

William Franklin Wood

b: 20 Jan 1873 Pleasant Hill, DeSoto County, Mississippi
son of George Wood and Jane Thompson Died 27 Nov 1945

Lawson Thoburn Wood

b: 31 Jul 1877 Hernando, Mississippi
son of George Wood and Jane Thompson

Death

George Wood

Died 28 Feb 1879, Age 49 Hernando, Mississippi
Buried at Springhill Cemetery, Hernando, Mississippi

1880 Census	1 June 1880	DeSoto County, Mississippi
DeSoto County Alms House		Occupation	B I R T H P L A C E Person Father Mother
Jane Wood (Widow) George Alfred B. Herbert J. Manhattan William Lawson	Age 45 Age 24 Age 18 Age 15 Age 11 Age 7 Age 3	Keeping Home Alms House Keeper	England England England England Ship Mississippi Mississippi	England England England England England England England	England England England England England England England	8 Aug 1833 31 Aug 1856 16 Oct 1862 16 Jan 1865 12 Nov 1869 20 Jan 1873 31 Jul 1877

1900 Census	1 Jun 1900		Hernando, DeSoto County, Mississippi, U.S.A.
District 31, Image 5 of 23			Years Married	Children/ Living	B I R T H P L A C E Person Father Mother			Month & Year of Birth
George Wood Jane (Mother) (Wid) Will (Son) Lizzie McInvale (Niece) George McInvale (Nephew)	Age 43 Age 66 Age 27 Age 20 Age 16	??		9/4	England England Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi	England England England Mississippi Mississippi	England England England Mississippi Mississippi	Aug 1856 8 Aug 1833 Jan 1873 Dec 1879 Jan 1884

1910 Census	15 Apr 1910		Hernando, DeSoto County, Mississippi, U.S.A.
District 22, Image 7 0f 38			Years Married	Children/ Living	B I R T H P L A C E Person Father Mother
Jane Wood (Wid) William (Son) Nell (DauLaw) William Jr. (Gson) George P. (Gson)	Age 77 Age 37 Age 26 Age 4 Age 1 8/12	Salesman	4 4	9/3 2/2	England Mississippi Tennessee Mississippi Mississippi	England England East Indies Mississippi Mississippi	England England Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee	8 Aug 1833 20 Jan 1873 14 Mar 1884 abt 1905 abt 1907

Death

Jane (Thompson) Wood

Died 4 Mar 1912 Hernando, Mississippi
Buried at Springhill Cemetery, Hernando, Mississippi

SACRED TO
THE MEMORY
OF OUR BELOVED
MOTHER
JANE THOMPSON
WOOD
BORN
IN ENGLAND
AUG 8, 1833
ENTERED INTO
LIFE ETERNAL
MAR 4, 1912

WOOD

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
GEO. WOOD SR.
BORN
IN ENGLAND
APR 7, 1829
DIED
FEB 28, 1879

AT REST

SPRINGHILL CEMETERY
PHOTOS BY Harry Lawson McIngvale

Cleaning up Springhill Cemetery, Hernando, July 1993.

See the graves of Wood children found in the Springhill Cemetery at Hernando

Joseph

George

Berty

Robert

Alfred

SPECIAL THANKS to the current descendants of George and Jane Wood for the photographs, and many of the details provided above.

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED MOTHER JANE THOMPSON WOOD BORN IN ENGLAND AUG 8, 1833 ENTERED INTO LIFE ETERNAL MAR 4, 1912 WOOD		IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEO. WOOD SR. BORN IN ENGLAND APR 7, 1829 DIED FEB 28, 1879 AT REST
SPRINGHILL CEMETERY PHOTOS BY Harry Lawson McIngvale