Jonathan Berry Wood (1856 - 1930)

Born 31 Mar 1856 in Benton, Arkansas, United States

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Died 25 Mar 1930 at age 73 in Canadian, Hemphill, Texas, United States

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Jonathan was born in 1856. He passed away in 1930.

• Fact: Residence (1860) Osage Township, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1870) New Mexico, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Justice Precinct 1 (Canadian, Colahan, Ellar Flats, Washata), Hemphill, Texas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Canadian Ward 3, Hemphill, Texas, United States
• Fact: Burial Canadian, Hemphill, Tex.
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch John B. Wood, age 73, one of the last of the buffalo hunters and probably the first settler in this vicinity, died in Canadian Tuesday night, 11:20 o'clock He had been in poor health for bymore than two years.

Mr. Wood was born in Benton County, Arkansas, March 31, 1856. His father was a government Indian scout. The family moved to Nebraska, where they remained for a time, then went to Colorado, and on to the Texas Panhandle. It was 1874, that Mr. Wood's father, Samuel Wood, and family, pitched a tent in the vicinity of Canadian, where they spent the winter.

In 1875, Mr. Wood built a house, below where Wiley Wright's ranch is now located. The foundation of the house is still standing. John Wood was married to Maggie N. Simpson in what is now Hemphill County, by her step-father, Rev. Gibbs, in 1877. Rev. Gibbs was a Christian minister It was probably the first wedding to be solemnized in this county.

Mr. Wood and his wife left immediately on a buffalo hunting trip to Coleman County, Texas. They hunted the game with heavy 45-70 rifles, in those days, and carried a large wooden fork along on which to rest the rifle when taking aim. The couple returned north to Mobeetie, in 1880, and came back to this county in 1887. At that time, Mr. Wood homesteaded some school land, where the Shaller place is now located. He helped organize Hemphill County. He held a number of county offices and served as county commissioner several terms. He was City Marshall of Canadian, a few years ago.

Mrs. Wood died in 1916. There were eleven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Wood, eight of whom are now living. They are: S.J. Wood, Los Angeles, California; Mrs. W.F. Dougherty, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Mrs. J.N. Brewer, Amarillo, Texas; C.V. Wood, Amarillo, Texas; Major Lawton Wood, Memphis, Texas; L.R. Wood, Hot Springs, New Mexico; Mrs. J.L. Nally, Lorsdburg, New Mexico and Hezekiah Milton Wood, Canadian, Texas.

Funeral services were conducted from the First Baptist Church, with Rev. W.C. Harrison, pastor, officiating. Pallbearers were: J.M. Shaw, G.L. Addison, F.N. Hamilton, Sam Isaacs, Ed Humphrey and J.A. Chambers.

The Canadian Record March 27, 1930 from Find A Grave

• Fact: Residence (1860) Osage Township, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1870) New Mexico, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Justice Precinct 1 (Canadian, Colahan, Ellar Flats, Washata), Hemphill, Texas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Canadian Ward 3, Hemphill, Texas, United States
• Fact: Burial Canadian, Hemphill, Tex.
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch John B. Wood, age 73, one of the last of the buffalo hunters and probably the first settler in this vicinity, died in Canadian Tuesday night, 11:20 o'clock He had been in poor health for more than two years.

Mr. Wood was born in Benton County, Arkansas, March 31, 1856. His father was a government Indian scout. The family moved to Nebraska, where they remained for a time, then went to Colorado, and on to the Texas Panhandle. It was 1874, that Mr. Wood's father, Samuel Wood, and family, pitched a tent in the vicinity of Canadian, where they spent the winter.

In 1875, Mr. Wood built a house, below where Wiley Wright's ranch is now located. The foundation of the house is still standing. John Wood was married to Maggie N. Simpson in what is now Hemphill County, by her step-father, Rev. Gibbs, in 1877. Rev. Gibbs was a Christian minister It was probably the first wedding to be solemnized in this county.

Mr. Wood and his wife left immediately on a buffalo hunting trip to Coleman County, Texas. They hunted the game with heavy 45-70 rifles, in those days, and carried a large wooden fork along on which to rest the rifle when taking aim. The couple returned north to Mobeetie, in 1880, and came back to this county in 1887. At that time, Mr. Wood homesteaded some school land, where the Shaller place is now located. He helped organize Hemphill County. He held a number of county offices and served as county commissioner several terms. He was City Marshall of Canadian, a few years ago.

Mrs. Wood died in 1916. There were eleven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Wood, eight of whom are now living. They are: S.J. Wood, Los Angeles, California; Mrs. W.F. Dougherty, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Mrs. J.N. Brewer, Amarillo, Texas; C.V. Wood, Amarillo, Texas; Major Lawton Wood, Memphis, Texas; L.R. Wood, Hot Springs, New Mexico; Mrs. J.L. Nally, Lorsdburg, New Mexico and Hezekiah Milton Wood, Canadian, Texas.

Funeral services were conducted from the First Baptist Church, with Rev. W.C. Harrison, pastor, officiating. Pallbearers were: J.M. Shaw, G.L. Addison, F.N. Hamilton, Sam Isaacs, Ed Humphrey and J.A. Chambers.

The Canadian Record March 27, 1930 from Find A Grave

• Fact: Residence (1860) Osage Township, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1870) New Mexico, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Justice Precinct 1 (Canadian, Colahan, Ellar Flats, Washata), Hemphill, Texas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Canadian Ward 3, Hemphill, Texas, United States
• Fact: Burial Canadian, Hemphill, Tex.
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch John B. Wood, age 73, one of the last of the buffalo hunters and probably the first settler in this vicinity, died in Canadian Tuesday night, 11:20 o'clock He had been in poor health for more than two years.

Mr. Wood was born in Benton County, Arkansas, March 31, 1856. His father was a government Indian scout. The family moved to Nebraska, where they remained for a time, then went to Colorado, and on to the Texas Panhandle. It was 1874, that Mr. Wood's father, Samuel Wood, and family, pitched a tent in the vicinity of Canadian, where they spent the winter.

In 1875, Mr. Wood built a house, below where Wiley Wright's ranch is now located. The foundation of the house is still standing. John Wood was married to Maggie N. Simpson in what is now Hemphill County, by her step-father, Rev. Gibbs, in 1877. Rev. Gibbs was a Christian minister It was probably the first wedding to be solemnized in this county.

Mr. Wood and his wife left immediately on a buffalo hunting trip to Coleman County, Texas. They hunted the game with heavy 45-70 rifles, in those days, and carried a large wooden fork along on which to rest the rifle when taking aim. The couple returned north to Mobeetie, in 1880, and came back to this county in 1887. At that time, Mr. Wood homesteaded some school land, where the Shaller place is now located. He helped organize Hemphill County. He held a number of county offices and served as county commissioner several terms. He was City Marshall of Canadian, a few years ago.

Mrs. Wood died in 1916. There were eleven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Wood, eight of whom are now living. They are: S.J. Wood, Los Angeles, California; Mrs. W.F. Dougherty, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Mrs. J.N. Brewer, Amarillo, Texas; C.V. Wood, Amarillo, Texas; Major Lawton Wood, Memphis, Texas; L.R. Wood, Hot Springs, New Mexico; Mrs. J.L. Nally, Lorsdburg, New Mexico and Hezekiah Milton Wood, Canadian, Texas.

Funeral services were conducted from the First Baptist Church, with Rev. W.C. Harrison, pastor, officiating. Pallbearers were: J.M. Shaw, G.L. Addison, F.N. Hamilton, Sam Isaacs, Ed Humphrey and J.A. Chambers.

The Canadian Record March 27, 1930 from Find A Grave

• Fact: Residence (1860) Osage Township, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1870) New Mexico, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Justice Precinct 1 (Canadian, Colahan, Ellar Flats, Washata), Hemphill, Texas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Canadian Ward 3, Hemphill, Texas, United States
• Fact: Burial Canadian, Hemphill, Tex.
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch John B. Wood, age 73, one of the last of the buffalo hunters and probably the first settler in this vicinity, died in Canadian Tuesday night, 11:20 o'clock He had been in poor health for more than two years.

Mr. Wood was born in Benton County, Arkansas, March 31, 1856. His father was a government Indian scout. The family moved to Nebraska, where they remained for a time, then went to Colorado, and on to the Texas Panhandle. It was 1874, that Mr. Wood's father, Samuel Wood, and family, pitched a tent in the vicinity of Canadian, where they spent the winter.

In 1875, Mr. Wood built a house, below where Wiley Wright's ranch is now located. The foundation of the house is still standing. John Wood was married to Maggie N. Simpson in what is now Hemphill County, by her step-father, Rev. Gibbs, in 1877. Rev. Gibbs was a Christian minister It was probably the first wedding to be solemnized in this county.

Mr. Wood and his wife left immediately on a buffalo hunting trip to Coleman County, Texas. They hunted the game with heavy 45-70 rifles, in those days, and carried a large wooden fork along on which to rest the rifle when taking aim. The couple returned north to Mobeetie, in 1880, and came back to this county in 1887. At that time, Mr. Wood homesteaded some school land, where the Shaller place is now located. He helped organize Hemphill County. He held a number of county offices and served as county commissioner several terms. He was City Marshall of Canadian, a few years ago.

Mrs. Wood died in 1916. There were eleven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Wood, eight of whom are now living. They are: S.J. Wood, Los Angeles, California; Mrs. W.F. Dougherty, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Mrs. J.N. Brewer, Amarillo, Texas; C.V. Wood, Amarillo, Texas; Major Lawton Wood, Memphis, Texas; L.R. Wood, Hot Springs, New Mexico; Mrs. J.L. Nally, Lorsdburg, New Mexico and Hezekiah Milton Wood, Canadian, Texas.

Funeral services were conducted from the First Baptist Church, with Rev. W.C. Harrison, pastor, officiating. Pallbearers were: J.M. Shaw, G.L. Addison, F.N. Hamilton, Sam Isaacs, Ed Humphrey and J.A. Chambers.

The Canadian Record March 27, 1930 from Find A Grave

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 March 2021, 10:43), entry for Jonathan Berry Wood (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L4B2-333 ); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 March 2021, 10:43), entry for Jonathan Berry Wood (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L4B2-333 ); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 March 2021, 10:43), entry for Jonathan Berry Wood (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L4B2-333 ); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 March 2021, 10:43), entry for Jonathan Berry Wood (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L4B2-333 ); contributed by various users.
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