John Wesley WOOD

1834 - 1887  (52 years)

• Name	John Wesley WOOD  [1]
  Birth	14 Jul 1834	Randolph County, NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	CSA: (see note below)  [2]
  Death	13 Feb 1887	Randolph County, NC   [1]
  Burial	North Bend Cemetery, Farmer, Randolph County, NC   [1]
  Person ID	I661	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Jones Kendrick WOOD,   b. 6 Jul 1790, Randolph County, NC d. 5 Sep 1880, Randolph County, NC (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ruth Dunn LOFTIN,   b. 28 Apr 1793   d. 28 Mar 1869, Randolph County, NC (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 May 1812	Randolph County, NC
  Family ID	F362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Cornelia NANCE,   b. 14 Jan 1835, Randolph County, NC d. 11 Jan 1907, Randolph County, NC (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1858	Randolph County, NC   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Marcus Lafayette WOOD,   b. 13 Jul 1859, Randolph County, NC d. 19 Apr 1937, Randolph County, NC (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Numa R WOOD,   b. 28 Feb 1861, North Carolina  [Father: natural] + 3. Virgil Cicero WOOD,   b. 13 Dec 1863, Davidson County, NC d. 15 Aug 1941, Guilford County, NC (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]   4. Orlendo H G WOOD,   b. 27 Nov 1865, North Carolina  [Father: natural] + 5. Thomas Herbert WOOD,   b. 25 Feb 1868, Randolph County, NC d. 6 Jan 1936 (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]   6. Rufus J WOOD,   b. 22 May 1870, Randolph County, NC d. 12 Dec 1898, Randolph County, NC (Age 28 years)  [Father: natural] + 7. Elizabeth J WOOD,   b. 22 May 1870   d. 27 Feb 1946, Thomasville, Davidson County, NC (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural] + 8. Peninah Cora WOOD,   b. 31 Jan 1873, Randolph County, NC d. 29 Jan 1950, Montgomery County, NC (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural] + 9. Erastus Hill WOOD, Sr.,   b. 21 May 1875, Randolph County, NC d. 18 Sep 1953, Troy, Montgomery County, NC (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Photos

  John Wesley Wood (1834-1887)

  
  

  Documents		John W. Wood (1834-1887) Widow's Application for Pension, Page 1 of 2. Applicant, Sarah Cornelia Nance, wife of John W. Wood
  		John W. Wood (1834-1887) Widow's Application for Pension, Page 2 of 2. Applicant, Sarah Cornelia Nance, wife of John W. Wood

  
  

  Headstones

  John Wesley Wood (1834-1887) Son of Jones Kendrick Wood and Ruth Dunn Loftin

  
  

• Notes

  Died at age 52 years, 6 months, 30 days. ----------------------------- Description: John’s wife (Sarah C. Nance) applied for a widow’s pension and was approved on June 27, 1901. The pension states “Name Co. and Reg. not to be found in Roster”. Titus Winborne Johnson of Farmer, Randolph County and W. J. Miller of Asheboro, Randolph County were witnesses for Sarah on her application.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time In History: This Wood and Lester Family", File 174A.txt. [S243] Research of John T. Nash, 6th great grandson of Capt. William Wood, Jr.