George Edward Wood (1855 - 1907)

Born 17 Jul 1855 in George's Creek, Marion County, Arkansas

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Died 27 Apr 1907 at age 51 in Downing, Comanche County, Texas

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Biography

George was born on 17 July 1855. George was the child of Minerva Hudson and William Wood in Marion County, Arkansas. In early 1857 while George was only a year and a half old, his father William Wood^[1] set out on the Baker–Fancher party^[2] wagon train to seek his fortune in California. The gold rush was ending^[3] and William's wife Minerva was pregnant so she decided to stay in Arkansas with her infant son George untill William returned to fetch them. Unfortunately the wagon train never got to California and George's father William was killed in the tragic Mountain Meadow Massacre on 07 Sep 1857.

In 1859 Minerva was re-married to Joel Northcott and between 1859 and 1863, she gave birth to their five children, George's half brothers and sisters. The 1870 census^[4] shows the family living and farming in Sugarloaf Township, Marion, Arkansas.

In 1874 George moved to White Rock, TX (near Waco) where he met the love of his life, the beautiful Mary Pamillia Miller. On 12 Sep 1876 George married Mary Pamellia Miller in McLennan, Texas. Between 1878 and 1901, Mary gave birth to their eleven children. The 1900 census shows the family living in Comanche, Texas.

In 1901 Mary gave birth^[5] to their final child Cuba Nevada Wood. In 1905 their son Chester passed away.^[6] George passed away on 27 April 1907 in Downing, Comanche County, Texas. He is burried^[7] there at Downing Cemetery, Downing, Comanche County, Texas.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ut-mountainmeadowsvictims/
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Meadows_Massacre
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCH-TKQ : 28 May 2021), George Woods in entry for Joel Northcut, 1870.
5. ↑ "Texas, Comanche County Records, 1858-1955", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:QGN4-BB9L : Wed Apr 05 19:51:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Cuba Navada Wood and George Edward Wood, 02 Aug 1901.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63630938/chester-ira-wood: accessed 16 April 2023), memorial page for Chester Ira Wood (20 Apr 1899–12 Oct 1905), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63630938, citing Downing Cemetery, Downing, Comanche County, Texas, USA; Maintained by CCM (contributor 49520926).
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51935885/george-edward-wood: accessed 16 April 2023), memorial page for George Edward “Ned” Wood (17 Jul 1855–27 Apr 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51935885, citing Downing Cemetery, Downing, Comanche County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Karin Heymer (contributor 46788739).

Research Notes

• 1860 US Census Union Township, Marion County Arkansas (attached) George E.W. Northcut is wrong name, should be George Edward Wood, stepson of Joel B. Northcut.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87Y-2SK : 18 February 2021), George E W Northcut, 1860. Note: This child’s name should be George Edward Wood (Stepson of Joel B. Northcott.)
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCH-TKQ : 10 March 2021), George Woods in entry for Joel Northcut, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFN1-VS5 : 20 February 2021), G E Wood, Precinct 13, McLennan, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 108, sheet 111B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,318.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LW-H5G : accessed 15 April 2021), George E Wood, Justice Precinct 1 (west half), Comanche, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 26, sheet 12B, family 220, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,622.
• "Texas, Comanche County Records, 1858-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGN4-BBSM : 23 February 2021), George Edward Wood in entry for Cuba Navada Wood, 02 Aug 1901; citing Birth, 02 Aug 1901, Downing, Comanche, Texas, United States, Comanche County Clerk, Texas.
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3X1-7Q4 : 20 February 2021), George Edward Wood in entry for John William Wood, 18 Nov 1966; citing certificate number 84589, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,118,468. (Note: Error in mother’s maiden name, should be Mary Miller)
• Find A Grave: Memorial #51935885

See Also

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K2XJ-Z9B
• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/158500471/person/292078033549/facts
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51935885/george-edward-wood