Er Wood
Er Wood was born on July 22, 1821, either in Kentucky or Tennessee, to George and Elizabeth Wood. His father was a farmer who owned $600 of real estate by 1850. Wood grew up in White County, Tennessee, and he married Nancy Hash around 1846. They had at least seven children: George, born around 1848; Elizabeth, born around 1849; Drucilla, born around 1852; Josephine, born around 1854; Tabitha, born around 1856; Nancy, born around 1860; and Ida, born around 1869. They settled in Van Buren County, Tennessee, and Wood worked as a farmer. By 1860, he owned $4,200 of real estate and $1,310 of personal property. A decade later, he owned $5,000 of real estate and $261 of personal property. He remained in Van Buren County for the rest of his life, and he died there on October 18, 1905.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (1562) | Wood, Er | 1821-07-22 | 1905-10-18 |
- Conflict Side: Confederacy
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 2
People - Records: 1
- (1562) Wood, Er is the [friend of] (1561) Hamrick, Napoleon Bonaparte
Places - Records: 1
- (1305) [death] ~ Van Buren County, Tennessee
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; “Errage R. Wood” Find a Grave Profile, available from Findagrave.com.
