Bradley County TN Archives Obituaries.....WOOD, JESSE July 12, 1891
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THE CLEVELAND JOURNAL, 1891
We learn with deep regret of the death of Mr. Jesse Wood, a highly esteemed 
citizen of Ozark County, Mo., formerly a resident of Bradley County, who died 
at his farm near Gainesville, Sunday the 12th of July, aged 77 years, 11 
months, and 17 days. He was accidentally thrown from a horse and sank rapidly, 
dying from his injuries.
 
Mr. Wood was born in Randolph County, North Carolina, July 25, 1813, but his 
parents removed to Washington County, Tenn. when he was still a boy. His 
parents, John and Lucretia Wood, were honest, industrious citizens and members 
of one of the early and prominent families of Randolph County where his 
grandfather, Zebedee Wood, Esq., distinguished himself in public life. When a 
young man, he was married December 29, 1831 in Washington County to Miss 
Margrett McCracken and reared a large family. He removed to Bradley County and 
here made his home until 1870, when he removed to Kansas and resided there for 
about one year before removing to Ozark County, Mo. Upon his arrival there, he 
located upon a farm about four miles west of Gainesville, where he made his 
home until his death. He was a Republican politically, was a strong Union man 
during the war, and was a farmer, mill wright, and carpenter by occupation. He 
held the office of justice of the peace after settling in Ozark County, and 
was long and prominently connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
 
He possessed many noble qualities of mind and heart, and although nearing 80 
he seemed to fall well before his time. He was a highly respected and 
honorable citizen, a kind father and a good husband, and will be missed by 
all. 


Additional Comments:
The Cleveland Journal was a newspaper published in Cleveland, Bradley County, 
Tennessee.

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