Joshua Wood
Joshua Wood was born in 1809 in Ohio. He moved to Madison County, Illinois, by the 1820s, and he married Sally Houston on December 30, 1829. They had at least six children: Eliza, born around 1831; Peter, born around 1833; Mary, born around 1837; Solomon, born on May 6, 1838; James, born around 1841; and Cornelia, born around 1849.
 
They lived in Madison County, and Wood worked as a farmer. By 1850, he owned $4,000 of real estate. A decade later, he owned $4,900 of real estate and $1,500 of personal property. He died in 1865.
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(3938)Wood, Joshua18091865
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (11020) [recipient] ~ Solomon F. Wood to Joshua Wood, 26 March 1863

People - Records: 6

  • (3938) Wood, Joshua is the [parent of] (3935) Wood, Solomon Francis
  • (3938) Wood, Joshua is the [parent of] (3936) Wood, James
  • (3938) Wood, Joshua is the [parent of] (3937) Wood, Cornelia
  • (3938) Wood, Joshua is the [aunt/uncle of] (3943) Wood, Susan
  • (3938) Wood, Joshua is the [aunt/uncle of] (5584) Wood, Fannie G.
  • (3939) Wood, Mary is the [child of] (3938) Wood, Joshua

Places - Records: 2

  • (274) [birth] ~ Ohio
  • (372) [death] ~ Illinois

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SOURCES

1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Illinois County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, available from Ancestry.com