William J. Wood (circa 1803 - ?)
This information provided by Sandra Battin, Granddaughter of Bernie Marvin "Bud" McCraw
Note: many of the details in the following text conflict with the details on the main data page. Since I don't know which items are correct I've not corrected the main data page or this page. Hopefully, in the future we can discover corroborating evidence as to the true facts.
In the 1830 census William J. Wood is living in Spartanburg, S.C. With him
live two males under the age of 5; and himself, between 30 and 40. Two
females, one under 5 and one between 20 and 30 live with him.
In the 1850 census, William J. Wood, 46, born in Georgia, lives in Murray
County, Georgia, where he is a farmer born in South Carolina. His wife,
Margaret, is 42 and was also born in South Carolina. Their son, Thomas, M.,
17, is also a farmer and was born in South Carolina. Their other children
are Margaret, 15; Berryman, 13; William W., 11; Mary B., 7; and Martha, 3.
Interestingly enough, he also named his son Berryman; at this time, he is 13
and the other Berryman is 5. Also living with them are his uncle, Isham
Wood, 26, born in South Carolina. The children were all born in South
Carolina except for Martha, who was born in Georgia.
In the 1860 census, the family has moved to Cashville, St. Clair County,
Alabama. William is 57 and is a farmer. He's become fairly prosperous with
his real estate worth $1,000 and his personal estate worth $977. His wife,
Margaret, 54, is a housewife. Their children, B.S., 24, with a personal
estate of $5; William W., 23; Mary El, 17; and Martha, 10, living with
them. All were born in South Carolina, except Martha, who was born in
Georgia.