Fourth Generation

93. Ruth E. (Ruthy) Staples was born on 5 April 1890 in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine, USA. Day of birth also reported as 9th. She was a school teacher. She died on 9 December 1951 in Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USA.¹⁰ RUTH WOOD
Mrs. Ruth Wood was born in Ellsworth, daughter of the late Willard L. and Ella Staples. She spent the early part of her life in Swan's Island and has several relatives still living there.
She chose teaching as a career and after graduating from Castine Normal School became active as a school teacher in various Maine towns, including Rockland.
It was during her Rockland employment that she met her husband, Franklin H. Wood, and they were married Jan. 6, 1926. She became a member of the Congregational Church in Fryeburg, during a teaching engagement there, and was a woman of strong Christian faith and character, always happiest when contributing something for the benefit of others.
She is survived by her husband and a brother, Arthur Staples, of Oyster Bay, N. Y. Ruth was buried in Achorn cemetery, Rockland.

Ruth E. (Ruthy) Staples and Franklin H. Wood were married on 6 January 1926 in Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USA. Franklin H. Wood was born on 7 April 1900 in Woodville, Nova Scotia, Canada. He died on 25 March 1974 in Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USA. FRANKLIN WOOD
Franklin H. Wood, 73, of 15 Mechanic St. died Monday at a local hospital.
Mr. Wood was born April 7, 1900, at Woodville, Nova Scotia.
Mr. Wood was a civil engineer and a real estate dealer.
He was a former deacon of the First Baptist Church in Rockland, and served as a member of the Pen-Bay Board of Realtors. He was a former member of the Rockland Rotary Club.
Surviving are his widow, Helen B. Wood; one sister, Mrs. Lora Sandford, Essex Junction, Vt.; and many nieces, nephews and cousins
Funeral services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Richard H. Hopkins officiating. Burial will be in Achorn Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday night at the Burpee Funeral Home, Rockland.
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The passing last week of Franklin H. Wood, real estate broker and surveyer in Rockland for many years, ended an era. While the usual picture of a real estate salesperson is that of a bustling, glib outgoing sales-oriented individual, Franklin Wood was very different. He was quiet, scholarly and one who did his own thing, as the younger generation puts it. To save his clients from climbing three flights of stairs needlessly, Wood kept a sign in the window of his offices in the Court House indicating whether or not he was in. He was a resident expert on land development plans in Knox County and often was the last resort in straightening out property lines. He will be missed in the Court House and in the community. He was buried in Achorn cemetery, Rockland.

Ruth E. (Ruthy) Staples-617 and Franklin H. Wood-618 had the following children:

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Wood was born on 9 April 1902 in Swan's Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA. He died on 9 April 1902 in Swan's Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA. He was stillborn on 9 April 1902 in Swan's Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA.