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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Wood County is a county located in the US state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,964. Its county seat is Quitman.
Wood County is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by the Republican Bryan Hughes, a lawyer in Mineola and a native of Wood County.
Early in his career, William Jesse McDonald, the Texas Ranger, was a grocer and deputy sheriff in Wood County.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1850 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1878 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1878 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1878 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1879 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1903 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 4,968
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| 1870 | 6,894
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| 1880 | 11,212
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| 1890 | 13,932
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| 1900 | 21,048
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| 1910 | 23,417
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| 1920 | 27,707
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| 1930 | 24,183
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| 1940 | 24,360
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| 1950 | 21,308
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| 1960 | 17,653
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| 1970 | 18,589
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| 1980 | 24,697
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| 1990 | 29,380
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Research Tips
Research resources and links can be found at the web page of the Wood County Genealogical Society: http://woodtxgene.com/.
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