Georgia:  Coweta County:  Biography of WILLIAM J. WOOD

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WILLIAM J. WOOD is a son of Jordan Wood, whose father, a Baptist 
minister, was by birth a South Carolinian. Early left an orphan he came 
to Georgia in 1811, and cleared up a small farm in the woods. After a 
time he sold this and moved to Flat Rock, Ala., where he spent the 
remainder of his life. His son Jordan was born in Georgia, Monroe county, 
Nov. 7, 1821; he was reared upon the farm and received a good common 
school education, after which he taught three or four years. By his own 
energy and perseverance he made his way in the world and acquired quite a 
fortune. During the war he was in the state militia, and carried on a 
blacksmith shop, doing all work without charge. His wife, Miss Emily 
Clegg, was born in Coweta county, and is of an old pioneer family. Their 
son, William J. Wood, was born in Alabama, in 1854, and reared upon 
the farm with very limited educational privileges. When he reached 
manhood his father gave him $125, and with this he engaged in an 
evaporator; little by little he has accumulated until he is now worth 
a considerable property. He has one of the best farms in the county, 
is also engaged in mercantile business in Sharpsburg, and is a 
stockholder in the Sharpsburg ginnery. He is a member of the masonic 
fraternity and one of Coweta's most respected citizens. His wife bore 
the maiden name of Lovida F. Neeley, is a daughter of D. C. and Amanda
(Carpenter) Neeley, and was born in Carroll county, Ga., July 4, 1859. 
Mr. and Mrs. Wood are both members of the Methodist Episcopal church. 
Their union has been blessed with nine children: Ola B., born Aug. 13, 
1877; Thomas H., born Jan. 21, 1879; Leonard E., born Sept. 27, 1881; 
Erma May, born March 26, 1883; Robert A., born Dec. 23, 1884; Ina R., 
born Dec. 30, 1886; William J., Jr., born April 15, 1889; Hubert G., 
born Feb. 17, 1892; Love, born March 1, 1894.

Transcribed from MEMOIRS OF GEORGIA published by the Southern Historical Association, 1895.