Obit for Milo C. Wood - Mulhall, Logan County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Avola Rutledge rutledge@midohio.net ================================================================== 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. =================================================================== Copied from the Feb.21, 1902 Mulhall Enterprise Newspaper. Died at his home three miles east of Mulhall, Oklahoma, Tuesday, February 11, 1902, from general decline and age, Milo C. Wood, aged 84 years, 3 months and 27 days. He was born in Randolph county, North Carolina, October 14, 1817,. When he was about twelve years old his parents, becoming dissatisfied with their surroundings, resolved to move west. Accordingly they gathered together their goods and chattles. Mother Wood with the small children were placed in a one horse wagon while father, David Wood, walked and drove the cattle. Thus they began the long journey from North Carolina to Indiana which was then being rapidly settled. They settled on a farm in Putnam county near Greencastle. His mother delighted to tell her gandchildren of their trip from Carolina and how Milo drove the one horse wagon over the rough, steep mountains and so carefully "chocked" going up and "rough locked" down the mountains. He remained with his parents and helped establish their new home until about his sixteenth year, when he left the home roof to make his way in the world. He being the oldest of a large family. At this time Indiana was full of public enterprises. Building roads and canals. He found employment in different lines. Among others he served an apprenticeship to a cabinet maker and while earning his support at this trade he entered the office of Doctors Fitch and Forquor of Logansport, Ind., and studied medicine. About this time he was married to Miss Mary E. Youngman who survives him. This occured July 15, 1846. Soon after their marriage they made their home at Bowling Green, Ind. Here all their children were born; Ancil B. who lives with his family in Mulhall: Horace G, who has all the years remained at home and been their dependence in old age, and Laura Wood Wessel, who resides with her husband, George W. Wessel at East Las Vegas, N. Mex. In the vicinity of Bowling Green on Eel river at that time chills and fever were very prevalent and the doctors had plenty of riding to do, and Dr. Wood did his share, swimming streams many times at the peril of his life. Practice was good but collections were poor. Accordingly in 1855 he removed to the then new sate of Iowa first settling in Boon county, where he resumed the practice of his profession and faced the zero blizzards and deep snows in ministering to the sick. He never failed to go when called but often failed to collect when the bill was presented. Having given the best part of his life to his profession, he abandoned it and sought other occupations. In 1861 he removed to Grinnell, Powesheik county, Iowa, where he resided with his family until he came to Oklahoma July 22, 1889 and the same day made entry on the claim where he lived until the day of his death. He left him home in Iowa with many misgivings and only after much persuasion. But from the day of his landing here, he was an enthusiastic Oklahoman, and often expressed his satisfaction with the change. No doubt his life was prolonged by living in this milder climate. His last illness began the first days of December, and from the 9th he required constant attention. From the first he had little hope of living through this sickness. On New Years day after eating a few bites of the New Years dinner he said: "There, that's the last holiday-dinner together." At this time he expressed a willingness to be at rest and said: "I have no will contrary to the Lord's will." He also from memory quoted II Corinthians 5:1 and said, "I can say with Paul 1st Corinthians 15:55-57." He gradually grew weaker until the 7th of February when he began to loose the power of articulate speech. He asked the day of the month. Took each of those present by the hand and bid them good bye and said: "God bless all of you, farewell." In this he no doubt included all his loved ones. His last words that could be understood were: "I am so glad I am leaving this old world all united." After this he apparently let go all hold on or care for his life, his only requests, by signs, for his few bodily wants. It was only a matter of when he should breathe his last breath which occured at 1:55 p.m. For fifteen years he had been quite deaf and for four years had not been able to see to read, and these afflictions increased as his life drew to a close. Like many others who came out, from among slavery, he had an abiding hatred of African slavery, and all his life was a friend of the negro. A life long temperance man by precept and example and a member of the church for sixty years. His funeral from the M.E. church February 12, was well attended. Rev. M.O. Billings, the pastor, conducting the services. He read the 15th chapter of 1 Corinthians and preached a fitting sermon on the two lives. One that floats on the stream of time and makes no resistence to the encroachments of evil. The other striving for the best possible, resisting the allurement of the world, and ending in victory over evil and death through the merits of Christ. His remains were placed in Rose Lawn cemetery.