Joseph Lenore Wood (abt. 1821)

Born about 1821 in Cooper, Missouri, United States

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Died [date unknown] in Morgan County, Missouri, USA

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Biography

When Joseph Lenore Wood* was born in 1821 in Cooper, Missouri, his father, Andrew, was 30, and his mother, Jane, was 27. He married Tabitha Dorcas / Dorkis /Dorkas Mooney in 1841 in Morgan, Missouri. They had six children in 15 years. He died on March 3, 1897, in Osage, Missouri, having lived a long life of 76 years, and was buried in Morgan, Missouri.

The first source we have for Joseph is a land record for land in Morgan County, Missouri, on 1 Jun 1845. We are not sure this is our Joseph Wood, but it is plausible. .^[1]

In the year 1850, Joseph Wood was listed in the census as Joseph Woods, a common mistake even in this day and age. He was listed as living in District 58, Moniteau, Missouri, USA, and he is listed as a farmer, and his real estate was $100. His wife Tabitha was listed as unable to read and write, and her name was written as Dorcas. She lists her birth state as Tennessee.

1860 Joseph and his family were in Township 45 Range 14, Moniteau, Missouri. Again, he is listed as Joseph Woods and not Joseph Wood. He is still farming, and his real estate value was $40. Husband and wife both list that they can not read or write. In this census, Tabitha is listed as Tobitha Woods, and her birth state is listed as Ohio.

Joseph lived in Osage, Morgan, Missouri, with his family in the 1870 census. He is still farming. His son Andrew J. Wood is living next door, and so are the McGinnes and Sidebottom families. He is listed as unable to read and write. His wife Tabitha was listed as Darcas Woods and was born in Tennessee.

RESEARCHERS NOTES

• Death Date is unknown as we have no source to back up a date. 3 Mar 1897 and 13 Jul 1888 are two possible death days. We do know he was buried in Missouri. .

• Joseph moved to Morgan Co., MO. According to the 1870 Census, most of this family is buried at the Cooper-Wood Cemetery or the Union Cemetery in Morgan Co. Most of the Wood descendants lived in Morgan Co most of their lives or have moved back there when they retired. Source: Velma Wood

Find A Grave: Memorial #188028857

Sources

1. ↑ 1845 Legal Record: "U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015"
   Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1246 #1260681 (accessed 8 October 2023)
   Name: Joseph Wood; Issue Date: 1 Jun 1845; Place: Morgan, Missouri, USA; Land Office: Fayette; Meridian: 5th PM; Township: 41-N; Range: 16-W; Section: 18; Accession Number: MO2950__.083; Document Number: 23770; Original URL: http://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MO2950__.083&docClass=STA&sid=pxesvjla.bud.

• This person was created by importing PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010.

• Year: 1850; Census Place: District 58, Moniteau, Missouri; Roll: M432_407; Page: 36A; Image:, Birth date: abt 1820 Birth place: Missouri Residence date: 1850 Residence place: District 58, Moniteau, Missouri, accessed 07/01/23, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=3919599&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

• Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 45 Range 14, Moniteau, Missouri; Roll: ; Page: 784; Image: 284. Birth date: abt 1822 Birth place: Missouri Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Township 45 Range 14, Moniteau, Missouri, United States, accessed 07/01/23, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=40489405&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

• Year: 1870; Census Place: Osage, Morgan, Missouri; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .Birth date: abt 1821 Birth place: Missouri Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Osage, Morgan, Missouri, United States, accessed 07/01/23, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=979201&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, accessed 07/01/23, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1246/images/RHUSA2007B_MO2950-00083?pId=1260681