Jasper-Lafayette County MO Archives Obituaries..... WOOD, Thomas Kennerly,  "TK" January 17, 1918
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Carthage Evening Press, January 17, 1918
Copy courtsey of Carthage Public Lbrary.

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          CAME TO COUNTY IN 1869 

    T. K. Wood, Whose Death Occurred Yesterday, Was Prominent Citzen 



      Thomas K Wood, who died died xxxx xxxx at xxxxx yesreday afternoon at home of
his sister, Mrs S E Boggess on East Third street xxxx xxxxx in xxx xxxxxxx's Pxxx,
was for many years a prominent resident of Carthage. He was a highly respected
citzen and had many friends. He had been in poor health for a number of years and
was subject to attacks of heart trouble. 

      Mr Wood was a well known stock raiser and contractor in Jasper county. He came
to the county in 1869 and settled on a farm near Avilla. It was on this farm that he
gained his reputation as a stock eaiser. 

      Thomas K Wood was born in Clark county, Va, about twelve miles from
Winchester, June 2, 1842. When he was three years old his parents moved to Jeffeson
county, Va. Here he grew to manhood and when the civil war broke out he enlisted in
the confederate army as a member of a West Virginia regiment. Mr Wood's parent's
died when he was a youth. 

    In 1868 he came to Missouri, settling in Lafayette county. In 1869 he was
married to Miss Barbara F Miller in Lafayette county. The same year they came to
Jasper county. In 1886 Mr and Mrs Wood moved to Carthage to make their home. A short
time afterward Mr Wood built the barn on Howard street now occupied by Carl Hibbs,
and for a number of years was engaged in the livery business in Carhage. He later
took up railroad contracting and one of the largest jobs which he obtained was with
Frisco near Hugo, Okla. 

      Mr Wood was a member of the I O O F lodge. 

      Mrs Wood died October 23, 1914. Six children survive. They are: Mrs Ed H
Irwin, of Carthage; Bert E Wood of Newkirk, Okla:, Mabel E Wood, Harry C Wood, and
Walter W Wood, all of Kansas City. Three brothers and two sisters survive. They are:
John H Wood, of Bellaire, Ohio; Robert A Wood of Texas: George B Wood of Carthage:
Mrs S E Boggess of Carthage and Mrs William H Jarvis of Claremore, Okla. 

      The son who lives in Oklahoma is visiting in Kansas City and he and his three
brothers and sister are expected to arrive in Carthage on the 4 o'clock Missouri
Pacific train this afternoon. 

      Mr Wood for several years has been making his home in Kansas City and came to
Carthage Wednsday night to visit his daugher, Mrs Ed H Irwin. 

      Funeral service plans are not complete, but probably will be held Sunday
afternoon with I O O F lodge in charge. Robert A Wood who lives in Texas has been
visiting brother in Bellaire, Ohio and will come for the funeral. He is expected to
arrive tomorrow. 

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Additional Comments: 


"TK", wife and several children are at rest in Block 10, Lot 25 Park Cemetery,
Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri 

Sister, Mrs S E (Wood) Boggess was my great, grandmother, died June 1918 --- mother
of S C, Rev Thomas H and Hale M Boggess arriving in Carthage September 1889 from
West Virginia. 

Their parents, John and Cassandra Wood, Mrs Sarah E Boggess, two brothers and two
sisters are buried in Methodist's 1964 abandoned cemetery, Point Pleasant, Upper
Tenmile district, Harrison county, WV


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