Newaygo County MI Archives Biographies.....Wood, John F. March 20, 1821 - 
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JOHN F. WOOD, SR., farmer, section 24, Garfield Township, was born in Upper 
Jay, Essex Co., N.Y., March 

20, 1821, and is a son of Jonas B. and Hannah (Reed) Wood.  His father was 
born in New England, of English 

lineage, and died in Essex County, May 12, 1830, aged 56 years.  The mother 
died at Upper Jay, June 18, 

1863, in her 83rd year.

Mr. Wood worked on a farm summers and attended school winters until he had 
attained the age of 18 years, 

when he became a student at the academy at Moriah, Essex Co., N.Y., and there 
completed his education.  

After arriving at the estate of manhood he took charge of the homestead, which 
he continued to manage for 

a period of ten years.  He was married at Rouse Point, Clinton Co., N.Y., in 
May 1847, to Amelia Lewis, 

who died Oct. 4, 1848.  Mr. Wood remained a resident of his native county 
until 1857, when he came to 

Newaygo and engaged in agriculture and lumbering, interesting himself actively 
in all branches thereunto 

pertaining, also buying pine lands and putting in timber.  He leased the old 
Brooks saw-mill, which he 

managed three years.  In 18-- he purchased the farm property where he now 
resides, consisting of 250 

acres, 200 of which yet remain in his possession.  He has cleared 60 acres and 
made many valuable 

improvements.

Mr. Wood was a second time married Dec. 29, 1864, to Elizabeth, daughter of 
Thomas and Isabella 

(Richardson) Walker of Detroit, Wayne Co., Mich.  The parents were natives of 
Scotland, which was also the 

birthplace of Mrs. Wood.  She was born in the parish of St. Boswell, 
Roxburyshire, Scotland, Nov. 25, 

1831, and emigrated to Detroit in June, 1853.  She went to England in 1862 and 
after a stay there of two 

years returned to the United States, accompnaied by her parents.  Her mother 
died at Detroit, May 3, 1883. 

 Mr. and Mrs. Wood aheb three children:  Isabel H., born June 3, 1866; Charles 
B., Jan. 20, 1868; John F., 

Jan. 27, 1872.

In the fall of 1864 Mr. Wood was elected Sheriff of Newaygo County and served 
one term.  He is a Deacon of 

the Congregational Church, of which body his wife is also a member.  He is 
prominent in all measures of 

reform, and is well known as an active adherent to and promoter of the cause 
of temperance.

Additional Comments:
1884 Portrait & Bio Album of Newaygo Co.

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