. Historical, pictorial and biographical record, of Chariton County, Missouri. liBijifNN G. WOOD, widow of the late Benjamin F. Wood, of this?;it-ffil county and a lady well and most favorably known during a life-time residence in Chariton county, was born near Old Chariton,November 8, 1827. Mrs. Wood was a daughter of Alexander andMary (Hicks) Trent, the former a native of Virginia, whose birthoccurred in Buckingham county, in 1T!>T. Following his marriage in18r.», he removed to this county, settling in Missouri township, wherehe resided until 27, being forced to leave on account of overfl
. Historical, pictorial and biographical record, of Chariton County, Missouri. liBijifNN G. WOOD, widow of the late Benjamin F. Wood, of this?;it-ffil county and a lady well and most favorably known during a life-time residence in Chariton county, was born near Old Chariton,November 8, 1827. Mrs. Wood was a daughter of Alexander andMary (Hicks) Trent, the former a native of Virginia, whose birthoccurred in Buckingham county, in 1T!>T. Following his marriage in18r.», he removed to this county, settling in Missouri township, wherehe resided until 27, being forced to leave on account of overflows ofthe river, when he settled at Old Chariton. The death of the motheroccurred September 9, 1843, while the father lived until January 12,1851. On August 7, occurred the marriage of our sul)ject toP>enjamin F. Wood, a gentleman for many years well known and re-spected in this county. He was born near Roanoke Mo., December 86 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAnilCAL RESIDENCE MRS. ANN G. WOOD, FOUR MILES EAST OF KEYTESVILLE. MO. 16, 1828 and died January 1, 18S9. After his iiiarriao-e Mr. \\\hh\lirst located in the Bowlino- Green Prairie. In 1850 he went to Cali-fornia, spending- two years. On retnrnino; home he located in theforks of the Chariton for two years, when he purchased the tine tractof land containing 200 acres, four miles east of Keytesville, where oursuV)ject now resides. Mr. and Mrs. Wood were the parents of eio-jitchildren, five of whom are now livino-, namely, Mary Ellen, wife ofWm. Redding, of Carroll county; Eliza F., now Mrs. J. fJ. Moore, ofKeytesville, Mo.; Oscar, Theodore P., and Laura, wife of Wm. , who resides upon the old homestead. Though well advancedin years, our subject is a well preserved lady, who in her decliningyears, is now enjoying the fruits of a well spent life.
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