He married Ruth HInshaw on September 26, 1872 in Henry County, Indiana.[1]
He passed away in 1929 Joseph Wood Is Dead At Shirley," The Greenfield Daily Reporter 26 Aug 1929: 1. Print. His will was probated in September of 1929, having been executed on January 18, 1915."Joseph H. Wood Will Probated," The Greenfield Daily Reporter 11 Sep 1929: 1. Print.
From obit: Survived by one daughter: Bessie Cooper; sister Alice McClelland; brothers Jockley and Sumner. Was 79 years old.
from will article: all proceeds to widow, Ruth. 100 acre farm to be sold to pay any and all debts. Proceeds divided between two daughters and grandson, Gilbert Wood.
Family records; family sources & history passed down to MarjorieReynolds-1
(www.findagrave.com/memorial/154116908/joseph-h.-wood : accessed 18 July 2021), memorial page for Joseph H. Wood (29 Nov 1849–25 Aug 1929), Find A Grave: Memorial #154116908, citing Greensboro Friends Cemetery, Greensboro, Henry County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Shannon Wolfe-Collins (contributor 48173437).
Sources
↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXNK-96D : 25 September 2017), Joseph H Wood and Ruth Hinshaw, 26 Sep 1872; citing Henry, Indiana, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,887,510.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH94-37C : 19 February 2021), Joseph Wood, Greensboro, Henry, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 7, sheet 115C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,284.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM1D-TLH : accessed 19 July 2021), Joseph H Wood, Greensboro Township, West Voting Precinct Kennard & Shirley towns, Henry, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61, sheet 7A, family 158, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,377.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKGY-DGV : accessed 19 July 2021), Josep H Wood, Shirley Ward 3, Hancock, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 57, sheet 4A, family 66, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 353; FHL microfilm 1,374,366.
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He was about the first white child born in Henry County, IN. He had to clear lots of land so he could raise corn, & other crops, & pigs. Had 80 acres. Was a Masonic leader.
They celebrated their 50 th anniversary 1922. I have the invitation.
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They celebrated their 50 th anniversary 1922. I have the invitation.