James was married to Nancy Cardwell on 31 Aug 1830 in Campbell County, Virginia. [1]
James's will, written in Hamblen, Tennessee and dated 08 Apr 1876, mentions sons Alexander M. Wood and William H. Wood, wife Nancy A. Wood, sons T. C.[?] Wood, John P. Wood, Joseph R. Wood, daughters Martha J. Wood Garnell, Sarah A. Wood Hill, Mary A. Wood Brown, Katharine M. Wood Phillips, orphan children of son James M. Wood, mother [of James' children?] Catharine Mc*unnels. [2]
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDK-B97 : accessed 30 January 2016), James L Wood, Jefferson county, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States; citing family 251, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDC-MJQ : accessed 30 January 2016), James Wood, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 18, family 134, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,039.
Source: S4 Media: Book Abbreviation: Campbell Co., VA Marriage Bonds Title: Campbell County, Virginia Marriage Bonds 1781- 1854 Author: Genealogical Society of Utah, November 1937 Publication: Reprinted by Higginson Book Company, PO Box 778, Salem, MA 01970 Repository: #R2 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
Repository: R2 Name: Library of Marilyn Cardwell Larson Address: 5041 Green Grove Lane CONT Roseville, CA 95747 Name: Library of Marilyn Cardwell Larson Address 1: 5041 Green Grove Lane Address 2: Roseville, CA 95747 Phone Number: 916 771-8435
↑ Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 via Ancestry.com
↑ Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 via Ancestry.com
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