William M WOOD

1820 - 1856  (36 years)

• Name	William M WOOD  [1]
  Birth	1820	Jackson County, GA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Sep 1856	Jackson County, GA   [1]
  Person ID	I11432	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Father	James William WOOD,   b. 30 Nov 1792, Spartanburg County, SC d. 1860, Jackson County, GA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mariah PORTER,   b. Abt 1796, Virginia
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	20 Aug 1814	Jackson County, GA   [2]
  Family ID	F381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth OLIVER,   b. 1822, Georgia
  Marriage	28 Dec 1837	Jackson County, GA   [1]
  Children	1. James William WOOD,   b. Jackson County, GA  [Father: natural]   2. Martha E WOOD,   b. Abt 1841, Jackson County, GA  [Father: natural]   3. Mary E WOOD,   b. Abt 1843, Jackson County, GA  [Father: natural]   4. Julia A WOOD,   b. Abt 1848, Jackson County, GA  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F4069	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Histories

  Will: William M. Wood (1820-1856)

  
  

• Notes

  Military Service Notes: William enlisted as a Private in Company H, 7th Alabama Cavalry on February 15, 1863 at Holly Spring, Alabama. On a muster roll dated June 30 – December 31, 1863 he was reported absent wounded at Dandridge, Tennessee. The date he was wounded was given as December 24, 1863. He lost his right arm as reported in “Maimed Soldiers Record, State Auditor Book I, Page 22”. He later received an artificial arm. William applied for a pension in Cherokee County on April 18, 1885. Source: John T. Nash, 6th great grandson of Capt. William Wood, Jr.

  
  

• Sources

  [S245] Research of Juanita Jones, Athens, Clarke County, GA. [S7] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time In History: This Wood and Lester Family", File 124A.txt.