Penuel WOOD, Jr.

1812 - 1881  (68 years)

• Name	Penuel WOOD  [1]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	17 Dec 1812	Randolph County, NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Dec 1847  [2]
  	Appointed postmaster at Caraway, Randolph County
  Death	8 Aug 1881	Randolph County, NC   [1]
  Burial	Asheboro City Cemetery, Asheboro, Randolph County, NC
  Person ID	I530	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Penuel WOOD, Sr.,   b. 22 Jan 1771, Bute County, NC d. 8 Jan 1841, Randolph County, North Carolina (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah KIMBALL,   b. Abt 1775, Randolph County, NC d. Abt 1814 (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Callistia BURKHEAD,   b. 17 Aug 1816, Rowan County, NC d. 16 Apr 1903, Randolph County, NC (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. Julia Ann WOOD,   b. Abt 1834, Randolph County, NC  [Father: natural] + 2. Chaplain Franklin Harris WOOD,   b. 19 Aug 1836, Randolph County, NC d. 2 Oct 1913, Randolph County, NC (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural] + 3. Major Thomas Jones WOOD,   b. 1 Mar 1840, Randolph County, NC d. 4 Feb 1926, Highpoint, Guilford County, NC (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural] + 4. Col William Penn WOOD,   b. 2 May 1843, Randolph County, NC d. 1 Apr 1924, Highpoint, Guilford County, NC (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]   5. Eunice Roxanna WOOD,   b. 3 Dec 1845, Randolph County, NC d. 1918 (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]   6. Nancy Jane WOOD,   b. Abt 1848, Randolph County, NC d. Abt 1876 (Age 28 years)  [Father: natural]   7. Alice Katherine WOOD,   b. Apr 1851   d. 3 Jul 1852 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]   8. James Henry Bascom WOOD,   b. 1 May 1853, Randolph County, NC d. 21 Feb 1892 (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]   9. Sarah Frances WOOD,   b. 6 Jun 1856, Randolph County, NC d. 12 Jan 1912, Uvalde, Uvalde County, TX (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Photos

  Penuel and Calista Wood. Great Grandson of William Wood, Sr

  
  

  Headstones » Slide Show		Penuel Wood, Jr. (1812-1881) and Callistia Burkhead (1816-1903) Photograph showing both the old, original headstones and the new headstones that, according to “From Tom’s Creek to Sherrill’s Ford” the new headstones, were done by Carl S. Wood of High Point.
  		Penuel Wood, Jr. (1812-1881) and Callistia Burkhead (1816-1903) This looks to be a plot marker.
  		Penuel Wood, Jr. (1812-1881) Newer replacement headstone. Inscription reads: "A light from our household is gone. A voice we loved is stilled. A place is vacant in our hearts that never can be filled.
  		Penuel Wood, Jr. (1812-1881) Original headstone.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time In History: This Wood and Lester Family", File 144A.txt. [S63] Josephine Wood Lyon, Book: "From Tom's Creek to Sherrill's Ford", (Name: Name: Name: High Point, NC 1985; Location: Various Libraries inNorthCarolina;;;), Page 59.