Biographical Sketch of Joel K. P. Wood, Washington County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Joel K. P. Wood, farmer, was born within a quarter of a mile of where he now resides, in 1845. He was reared on a farm, and received a very limited education in the old subscription schools. At the age of eigh- teen he enlisted in Company G, Forty-seventh Missouri Volunteer Infan- try, United States Army, and served about six months. He was in the battle of Pilot Knob, and after the war returned to farming. In 1866 he married Mary Staff, a native of Switzerland County, Ind., and by her became the father of six children, five sons and one daughter. Mrs. Wood died in 1881, and the following year Mr. Wood married Malinda Campbell, who was born in Shannon County, Mo. She has borne him two sons. Mr. Wood is a Republican, and belongs to the G. A. R. He owns 100 acres of land, and is an industrious and thorough farmer. His par- ents were Gideon and Elizabeth (Gibson) Wood. Mrs. Wood is a member of the Baptist Church, as was also our subject's first wife. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================