William Wood (1786 - 1872)

Born 5 Jan 1786 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 8 Apr 1872 at age 86 in Opequon, Frederick, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1786. He passed away in 1872.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D9-56T : 27 February 2020), William Wood, Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States; citing family 1610, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52910276

• Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Frederick, Virginia; Roll: M653_1347; Page: 521; Family History Library Film: 805347 Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Frederick, Virginia; Roll: M653_1347; Page: 521; Family History Library Film: 805347

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFL1-RQQ : 29 May 2021), William Wood, 1870.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52910276/william-wood : accessed 18 June 2022), memorial page for William Wood (1786–8 Apr 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52910276, citing Wood Family Cemetery, Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Audrey (contributor 46877347) .

• 11 April 1872 The Alexandria Gazette; page 2 Wlliam Wood, esq., died at his residence, near Winchester, on Wednesday, of cancer in the face, from which he has been a sufferer for many years. The Times says: "He had reached the ripe old age of 85, and was highly respected by all who knew him. He was a nephew of Governor Wood, who was one of the founders of Winchester, and after whom what is known in the plot of this city as "Wood's Addition," was called."