Blair County PA Archives Obituaries.....Wood, Daniel, D.  April 22, 1915
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The Tyrone Herald 4/29/1915
One of Tyrone’s Oldest Citizens Summoned to Rest.
The announcement of Daniel D. Wood’s death was a distinct shock to his many 
friends on Thursday evening, although hopes of his recovery had vanished and 
the dissolution was expected hourly.  The news spread a gloom over the town, 
especially among the hosts of friends with whom he came in daily contact.  He 
reached the end of his life’s journey at 4:04 o’clock.
Mr. Wood had been in declining health for several years.  Late last fall and 
during the winter he seemed to fall rapidly, gradually growing weaker as the 
spring days advance.  Tuesday morning he arose and not feeling as well as 
usual, his very faithful housekeeper, Miss Lewis, requested that he remain at 
home, but he was under the impression that he would feel better if out and 
around.  He came down town and a few hours later he was stricken with 
hemorrhages, of the stomach, technically know as arteriole sclerosis.  He was 
removed to his Lincoln avenue home and since Wednesday morning at then o’clock 
had been in an unconscious condition.  He slept peacefully away at the above 
mentioned time on Thursday afternoon.  In the death of this splendid man we 
have lost a faithful, devoted friend.
The deceased was aged 87 years, 1 month and 4 days.  He was born in Centre 
county March 18, 1828, the son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Deeter Wood.   The 
parents were both natives of Pennsylvania, the father being of Scotch-Irish 
extraction and the mother of Pennsylvania Dutch origin.  Ebenezer Wood was an 
expert iron worker and was connected with the early furnace operations of this 
part of the state.  To his marriage with Elizabeth Deeter three sons and five 
daughters were born and of this large family the subject of this sketch was the 
last to pass away long surviving all the others.
Daniel Deeter Wood obtained the rudiments of education in the subscription 
schools which preceded the public schools of the present day.  At an early age 
he found employment as an iron worker and continued as such until he was twenty-
three years of age, when he became a clerk in a general store at Clearfield.  
In 1858, he entered the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad company as a 
freight brakeman but in the short period of four months he was advanced to the 
position of freight conductor on the main line.  He was transferred to the 
passenger service in 1862, becoming a conductor on the Tyrone division and at 
the same time a resident of Tyrone in which town he was destined to reside all 
the remainder of his long life.  In 1864 he was promoted to the responsible 
position of trainmaster of Tyrone division and he filled this important post 
continuously until 1900, when he was retired under the age rule.  For the past 
fifteen years he has lived a comfortable retired life, always keeping in close 
touch with railroad matters.  He was intensely loyal to the Pennsylvania 
Railroad company and he was widely esteemed in high railroad circles.  Mr. Wood 
enjoyed intimate acquaintance with all the leading officials of the company for 
the past fifty years and many of the officials who attained distinction 
received early instruction in the intricacies of transportation from him.
On January 8 1852, Mr. Wood was united in marriage at Hollidaysburg with Miss 
Bedelia Maloy, daughter of Patrick and Esther Maloy, of that place. They were 
the parents of three children.  William H. died in infancy.  The youngest of 
the sons, E. Frank, met his death in a railway accident July 20, 1891, while he 
was running a passenger engine on the Tyrone division.   Mrs. Wood passed away 
at her home in Tyrone, January 24, 1905, at the age of 77 years.  The only 
survivor of the family is one son, Charles Augustin Wood, of Redlands, 
California.  He was for many years chief clerk in the office of the general 
superintendent of the Pennsylvania railroad at Altoona, and since his 
retirement from that position he has resided in California and spent much of 
the time in travel, visiting his aged father at Tyrone at frequent intervals.  
His daughter and son, Mrs. A. J. Mullen, of Woodstock, Illinois, and Charles 
Daniel Wood, of Redlands, California, are the only grandchildren of the 
deceased to survive.
No citizen of Tyrone could have been taken by death, who would be more 
generally missed than Daniel D. Wood.  His has been a familiar figure here for 
more than half a century.  He took a lively interest in the advancement of the 
town and he was always ready to express positive views upon public questions.  
Frankness was one of his characteristics, but charity was a noble one also.  He 
was of most jovial nature and the weight of years did not dull his geniality.  
He was fond of good companionship, fond of flowers, fond of children.  Brusque 
in manner, he was tender in heart, and he leaves a wide circle of friendship as 
he passes out of the surroundings which had known him so long.


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