Herkimer County NyArchives Biographies.....Wood, Palmer M. January 18, 1839 - 
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Author: Hardin & Willard

Wood, Palmer M., Herkimer, was born in the town of German Flats, January 18, 
1839, in which vicinity his ancestors located early in the century, originally 
coming from New England.  Mr. Wood was educated in the schools of this 
vicinity and those of Columbia and Warren.  He followed farming until 1880, 
having purchased 155 acres of land in the spring of 1860.  In 1868 he married 
Jennie M. Ward, a daughter of Artemas Ward, and has a family of four daughters 
and two sons.  Mr. Wood has been identified with political matters in a marked 
degree, being the accredited manager of Warner Miller's campaign.  In 1879 he 
was elected Herkimer county clerk, which office he held for six years.  In 
1881 he was chairman of the Republican county committee, holding this position 
until 1887, and in 1878 was chairman of the Board of Supervisor.  Mr. Wood is 
a Mason and identified with other local and benevolent institutions.  He is 
largely interested in real estate in Herkimer and also at Kettle Falls, 
Washington, and is largely engaged in the coal and wood traffic here.

Additional Comments:
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History of Herkimer County, New York : illustrated with portraits of many of 
its citizens
edited by George A. Hardin ; assisted by Frank H. Willard
Syracuse, New York : D. Mason, 1893
550 p., 276 p. : ill., maps, ports.

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