Col William Penn WOOD

1843 - 1924  (80 years)

• Name	William Penn WOOD  [1]
  Title	Col
  Birth	2 May 1843	Randolph County, NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Trinity Cemetery, Trinity, Randolph County, NC   [1]
  Military	1 Mar 1862  [2]
  	CSA: Company I (Davis Guards), 22ND North Carolina Infantry. Promotedto First Sgt.
  Death	1924	Randolph County, NC   [1]
  Military	Colonel, Adjutant General and Chief of Staff of the North CarolinaDivision of the United Confederate Veterans  [3]
  Death	1 Apr 1924	Highpoint, Guilford County, NC   [4]
  	Cause: Carcinoma, pancreas
  Burial	Asheboro City Cemetery, Asheboro, Randolph County, NC   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I591	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Penuel WOOD, Jr.,   b. 17 Dec 1812, Randolph County, NC d. 8 Aug 1881, Randolph County, NC (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Callistia BURKHEAD,   b. 17 Aug 1816, Rowan County, NC d. 16 Apr 1903, Randolph County, NC (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henrietta GUNTER,   b. 1849   d. 1893, Randolph County, NC (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	4 Sep 1872  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Blanche Penn WOOD,   b. Aug 1873, Randolph County, NC d. 1954 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural] + 2. John Kerr WOOD,   b. Mar 1875, Randolph County, NC d. 1939 (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Mabel Emma WOOD,   b. Oct 1880, Randolph County, NC  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F1307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Photos

  William Penn Wood (1843-1924)

  
  

  Documents

  Col. William Penn Wood (1843-1924) North Carolina Board of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics Standard Death Certificate

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone: William Penn Wood (843-1924)

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		William Penn Wood (1843-1924) This sketch was done while Mr. Wood was alive and North Carolina's Auditor and presented to him as a gift. William 'Bill' Penn Wood, III has the original drawing.
  		William Penn Wood (1843-1924) Obituary #2 from the "Observer."
  		William Penn Wood (1843-1924) Article about William Wood written by Barron Mills in 1994 for the "Randolph Guide."
  		William Penn Wood (1843-1924) Obituary #1 from the "Observer."
  		Biographical sketch published in 1916 of William Penn Wood (1843-1924) A COLLECTION OF PERSONAL CARTOONS AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE STAUNCH “TREES” THAT MAKE THE “OAK CITY.” By Ad Goodwin

  
  

• Notes

  Died at age 80 years, 10 months, 30 days. ------------------------------ During the Civil War William Penn Wood was wounded at the Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run). He was a member of the 22nd North Carolina Infantry. He lie in the woods for 2 weeks with a bullet in his back before being taken to a hospital. The person who saved his life was "John Kerr" so William named his son John Kerr Wood in honor of the man who saved his life. Research of William 'Bill' Penn Wood, III, grandson of John Kerr Wood, in an email dated 29-June-2009. ---------------------------- William resided in Randolph County where he enlisted in Company I (Davis Guards), 22nd North Carolina Infantry at the age of 18 on March 1, 1862. He mustered in as Private. He was wounded in the shoulder at the second battle of Manassas, Virginia on August 30, 1862. He was promoted to Corporal prior to October 1, 1862. He returned to duty subsequent to October 31, 1862 and was promoted to Sergeant prior to May 23, 1864. He was captured at or near Jericho Mills, Virginia on May 23, 1864. He was confined at Point Lookout yankee prison, Maryland until paroled and transferred to Boulware’s Wharf, James River, Virginia where he was received on March 16, 1865 for exchange. Source: John T. Nash

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time In History: This Wood and Lester Family", File 144A.txt. [S260] Research of William 'Bill' Penn Wood, III, grandson of John Kerr Wood. in an email dated 5-June-2009 containing a copy of the Randolph Guide. [S243] Research of John T. Nash, 6th great grandson of Capt. William Wood, Jr. [S243] Research of John T. Nash, 6th great grandson of Capt. William Wood, Jr. As shown on North Carolina Board of Health Bureau of VitalStatisticsStandard Death Certificate 458 [S7] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time In History: This Wood and Lester Family", File 246A.txt.