Bremer County IA Archives Obituaries.....Wood, Morris Manley November 8, 1820
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Sumner Gazette, March 23, 1893
Morris W00D
Born in Pennsylvania Nov.8th, 1820, married in 1843, joined the Baptist church 
in 1845, lived in Wisconsin 12 years previous to coming to Iowa, which was in 
1861. With his wife joined the Presbyterian church June 19th 1892, was a 
resident of this vicinity since he came to Iowa, his last three years being 
spent in this place where he died at his residence Wednesday morning, March 
15, 1893, having been a great sufferer during the last years of his life from 
asthma. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Wood, nine of whom with 
their mother survive him: viz., Levi, Fred, and Mrs. Maggie Wilcox, all of 
Worthing, South Dakota; Mrs. Nancy Westgate, and Mahlon, both of Wisconsin; 
Hiram of Sioux County, Westley and Mrs. L.A. Carroll of this city, and Mrs. 
Lydia Parker of Kansas, all of which were present at the funeral except Mrs. 
Parker. J. B. Westgate was also present. The funeral was held at the 
Presbyterian Church last Saturday afternoon, services being conducted by Rev. 
Robert A. Paden, Pastor. 
The house was full even to the bringing chairs into the aisles, of mourning 
relatives and sympathizing friends, including the Masonic fraternity of the 
place of which he was an honored member. The Masons in accordance with the 
custom, forms and usages of the order conducted the burial services. Mr. Wood 
was a good neighbor, a kind and good man. During his latter years life was 
almost a burden; now he is at rest.

Morris Wood died on the morning of the 15, of March 1893, after being closely 
confined to his house for three months. He was afflicted from childhood with 
the distressing disease of asthma. Notwithstanding, he did a large amount of 
hard work in his life. He spent his days on the farm excepting the last three 
years, which were spent in Sumner. Mr. Wood was born in Penn., Nov. 18, 1820. 
When sixteen years old he came to Harrison Co., Ohio, where in 1843, he 
married Miss Barshaba Sudduth.
Mr. and Mrs. Wood remained in Harrison Co., until 1849, when they moved to 
Wisconsin. In 1861 they again changed their location, coming this time to 
Bremer Co., Iowa. Excepting two years in Fayette Co., near Wilson Grove, 
Bremer Co., has been their home. For 26 years Mr. and Mrs. Wood endured the 
hardships and privations and had also the joys and independence of farm life, 
six or seven miles northwest of Sumner. In 1845 Mr. Wood accepted Christ as 
his Savior and united with the Baptist church in Harrison Co., Ohio June 19, 
1892, Mr. and Mrs. Wood became members of the Presbyterian Church in Sumner, 
Iowa.
God blessed them with eleven children, of who all but two survive.
One daughter was burned when but ten years old and one son gave his life for 
his country in the late war.
Two sons and one daughter live in South Dakota, one son in western Iowa, one 
son and one daughter in Wisconsin, one son and daughter in Sumner, Iowa and 
one daughter in Southern Kansas. All the surviving children, excepting the one 
in Kansas, were present at the funeral services, which were held in the 
Presbyterian Church, conducted by the pastor Robert A. Paden. Interment was 
made in the Union Mound Cemetery by the Masonic Order, of which the deceased 
was a member. 
R.A. Paden
Sumner Gazette March 23, 1893


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