flag female ancestor  Avie Marie  WOOD

  (b. 11 16 1908 Etowah, Alabama, USA   d. 04 12 2001 Boaz, Marshall, Alabama, USA )  

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Avie Marie WOOD was born 11 16 1908 in Etowah, Alabama, USA

Avie Marie WOOD was the child of Benjamin Ireland WOOD   and   Oma Ella BROTHERS

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Avie Marie  married  Eugene Olyph BLACKWOOD 22 December 1929 in Etowah, Alabama, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eugene Olyph BLACKWOOD  was born 03 27 1907 in Texas, USA.  Eugene Olyph died 11 01 1997 in Boaz, Etowah, Alabama, USA.  Eugene Olyph was the child of James Asbury BLACKWOOD and Manervia Tryphenia JONES.

Avie Marie WOOD died 04 12 2001 in Boaz, Marshall, Alabama, USA.
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Avie Marie WOOD married flag photo of Eugene Olyph BLACKWOOD  Eugene Olyph BLACKWOOD-- Date: 22 December 1929 Place: Etowah, Alabama, USA
Eugene Olyph BLACKWOOD was the child of James Asbury BLACKWOOD and Manervia Tryphenia JONES




Children of Eugene Olyph BLACKWOOD and Avie Marie WOOD:

flag photo of James Loel BLACKWOOD  James Loel BLACKWOOD (b.08 07 1932, Blount, Alabama, USA  d. 04 27 2010, Blount, Alabama, USA)
m. Patricia Ann LAMPRON 08 09 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)



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birth1908 Birth
11 16 1908
Etowah, Alabama, USA
marriage1929 Marriage / Partner
Avie Marie WOOD and Eugene Olyph BLACKWOOD 22 December 1929, Etowah, Alabama, USA

She was 21 years old.
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1932 Birth of Child
James Loel BLACKWOOD was born 08 07 1932, Blount, Alabama, USA

Avie Marie was 23 years old.
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
marriage1953 Marriage of Child
James Loel BLACKWOOD married 08 09 1953, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) to Patricia Ann LAMPRON
News1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.
News1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
News1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
1997 Death of Spouse/Partner
Eugene Olyph BLACKWOOD died 11 01 1997, Boaz, Etowah, Alabama, USA
death2001 Death
04 12 2001
Boaz, Marshall, Alabama, USA

She died at the age of 92.
Added: 1/3/2023 3:45:36 PM - Updated: 1/16/2026 2:44:10 PM

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