Cornelia Wood
Cornelia Wood was born on March 30, 1849, in Madison County, Illinois, to Joshua and Sarah Wood. Her father was a farmer who owned $4,000 of real estate by 1850. She grew up and attended school in Madison County. By 1870, she was working as a housekeeper, and she owned $1,500 of real estate. She lived with her mother until at least 1880. She died “after a prolonged illness and much suffering” in Madison County on March 21, 1907.
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(3937)Wood, Cornelia1849-03-301907-03-21
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (11019) [recipient] ~ Solomon F. Wood to Mary Wood, 25 March 1863

People - Records: 6

  • (3937) Wood, Cornelia is the [sibling of] (3935) Wood, Solomon Francis
  • (3937) Wood, Cornelia is the [sibling of] (3936) Wood, James
  • (3937) Wood, Cornelia is the [sibling of] (3939) Wood, Mary
  • (3935) Wood, Solomon Francis is the [sibling of] (3937) Wood, Cornelia
  • (3938) Wood, Joshua is the [parent of] (3937) Wood, Cornelia
  • (5584) Wood, Fannie G. is the [cousin of] (3937) Wood, Cornelia

Places - Records: 1

  • (669) [birth, death] ~ Madison County, Illinois

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Alton (IL) Evening Telegraph, 29 March 1907.