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Eli Wood (1803 - 1891)

Eli [uncertain] Wood
Born in Pendleton, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Son of and
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at age 88 in Jasper, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Biography

On Find A Grave (Memorial has pics: headstone, family group, newspaper clipping History of his family):

Eli was born to Joel and Elizabeth Miller Wood on March 14, 1803, in what was then Pendleton County, Virginia (now West Virginia).

He moved with his family in 1811 to Jefferson Twp., Fayette County, Ohio.

Eli was married to Elizabeth Carr July 11, 1824 in Fayette County, Ohio. Eight of their eleven children were born there.

Eli moved his family to Kosciusko County, Indiana in 1837. He received a Land Grant for 80 acres. Their three youngest children were born there.

Eli then moved his family to Jasper County, Iowa in June, 1857.

His two oldest children, twins Melinda and Lucinda married in Indiana and stayed there for the rest of their lives.

He died November 26, 1891, in Jasper County, Iowa.

Sources

  • Source: S205 Media: Book Abbreviation: Vallentine Title: Ancestral Families of Emily Catherine Wood (Pack), Record Type: manuscript, Subject: Ancestors of Sarah Katherine Lucas and Berryman B. Wood Author: Vallentine, John Publication: privately printed, Springville, UT, May 15, 1995
  • Source: S89 Abbreviation: Wood Bible Title: The Magazine of History and Biography: A Very Old Family Bible, Volume: No. 8 Author: Nelle Hornbeck Gaertner Publication: Randolph County Historical Society, Elkins, West Virginia, 1936
  • Find A Grave Memorial ID 96704139: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96704139/eli-wood* Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96704139/eli-wood : accessed 26 December 2021), memorial page for Eli Wood (14 Mar 1803–26 Nov 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96704139, citing Monroe Cemetery, Monroe, Jasper County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Ron Steenhoek (contributor 48226184) .

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Cheryl Rothwell for creating WikiTree profile Wood-6837 through the import of Ancestors of Ethel Ryan.ged on Jan 20, 2013.





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Wood-43671 and Wood-6837 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate. WikiTree didn't suggest 6837 as a possible duplicate when I created 43671.
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