Patrick County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Biographies.....Wood, Daniel November 3, 1860 - January 22, 1954
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  Daniel Hillsman Wood was born on November 3, 1860, the fourth child of Richard 
Johnson Wood and Judith Ann Short who resided in Patrick County.  His father 
Richard was a Justice of the Peace and was known as a man of the strictest 
integrity and noted for faithfulness to every duty.   His mother Judith was 
thrifty and quite industrious.   Both of his parents were obviously a huge 
influence on all of their children judging by their commitment to excellence.
  Much like every young man that was born during this era, he worked on the farm 
to help support the family until such time as he married.
  On April 14, 1881, 20-year-old Daniel and 16-year-old Malinda Ruth Corn, the 
daughter of the Elder Peter Corn and Nancy Clementine Jane “Tinie” Turner 
exchanged marital vows in Franklin County, Virginia in a ceremony performed by 
Asa D. Shortt.  The couple made their home in Floyd County.
  In March 1882, the Wood family welcomed their first daughter Susan Audella 
“Della” Wood.  In November 1884, the family welcomed their first son George 
Cleveland Wood.  By the time, their second daughter Katharine Wood was born in 
October 1887, the couple had moved to Patrick County, Virginia.   The couple’s 
last daughter Isabella Mae was born on May 31, 1889.
  Unfortunately, Malinda contracted tuberculosis and she passed away on November 
26, 1892 due to scrofula which is a form of this insidious disease.
  In 1894, he married 40-year-old Judith Frances ”Fannie” Stovall who was 
Daniel’s first wife’s second cousin.  It was whispered through the community as 
well as written that his first wife Malinda had picked her unmarried cousin as 
his second wife.
  Sometime during this period, he became quite active in the Patrick County 
Democratic Party as he was named a delegate to the Democratic convention several 
times beginning in May 1901.   He was also named as a Justice of the Peace 
during the early part of the 20th century as his name appears as a justice as 
early as 1906 on deeds.  
  In 1907, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates and served during 
the 1908 session before returning home to his family in Patrick County.
  After he returned to life in Patrick County, he held several positions in the 
county.  In 1925, he was elected as the Commissioner of Revenue from the Smith 
River District.   He was also appointed as the Chairman of the Patrick County 
Democratic Party.  He was an election judge for over fifty years.
  During this time, he built a beautiful two-story home several miles from Fairy 
Stone State Park.  
  During the 1920’s he became a contributor for the Dodson, Route 2 news for The 
Enterprise, a weekly newspaper that has been “The Voice of the People Since 
1876” in Patrick County and has been delivered via mail since that point.   In 
some of his columns, he began using the pen name of Bradley.  He had also 
written some poetry under the pen name of Bradley.  
  On January 30, 1936, his second wife Fannie passed away after a bout with 
pneumonia.  She had suffered with rheumatism for years but had been relatively 
healthy prior to her death.  Her husband was also sick with pneumonia hence 
there was no service at the home but only at the gravesite.   That same year he 
became a member at Stuart Primitive Baptist Church.
  After her death, he continued to be quite active in the Patrick County 
Democratic party and also was very active in the Patrick County School Board 
electoral board.  He was eventually named as the chairman of this board.
  On January 22, 1954, Daniel Hillsman Wood passed away at the age of 93.   He 
was active up until his death as he served as the election judge in the previous 
election in November.  His funeral was held at Stuart Primitive Baptist Church 
with music provided by the Stuart Baptist Church quartet.  The service was 
presided over by Elder Joel E. Marshall and D.P. Helms.  He was buried in the 
family cemetery which was located just behind his beautiful home.   As of 2023, 
the cemetery has begun to deteriorate as nature is beginning to take over.


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