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From: "J. L. WOOD" <>
Subject: WOOD/WOODS in MS 1800s
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:01:28 -0500
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Fellow Listers,
I believe this is my 1st post to the MS List. I have been searching
for years to locate the parents and/or siblings of my G-grandfather,
Rev./Dr. Jesse Lee (Leonidas?) WOOD. I have collected a lot of
info. including DNA Test results that identified several other
related WOOD Lines. However, we still can't make a connection.

Jesse was reportedly b. 1839 in Duck Hill, Carroll/Montgomery
Co., MS. Jesse would have been approx. 11 years of age in 1850.
According to Jesse, both his parents were born in MS. However,
although he may have believed this, it may not have been accurate.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Regards,
Jack

Jesse Lee "Jack" WOOD,III
Powell, OH (Formerly from TX)


P.S.
Jesse first shows up on the 1860 Census in Dyer Co., TN at
age 21 years m. to Mary ???? age 20 years b. in TN. We
have no idea how/when Jesse came to TN nor any info. about
his family or him until he enlisted in Company I, 7th Tenn.
Cavalry Reg., U. S. Army at Huntingdon, Carroll Co., TN on
Dec 27, 1863. Although my g-grandfather Jesse Lee WOOD,
fought for the Union, he reportedly had three brothers (names
unknown) who fought for the CSA. However, since we don't
have any names, CSA units or locations, there isn't enough to
go on with a name like WOOD. Since Jesse was born in MS,
the brothers could have enlisted in the CSA in MS or somewhere
else.

Below are the names of Jesse's children in the order of their
birth. Perhaps they could have been named after a parent or
sibling of Jesse and you may recognize a name in your WOOD
line.

Anna "Annie" WOOD (b. 1860 in TN)
Nathaniel Clark WOOD (b. 1868 in TN)
Charles Franklin WOOD (b. 1871 in TN)
Eugene Vernon WOOD (b. 1875 in TN)
Jesse L. Wood (b. 1878 in MO)
Henry "Hal" Clay WOOD (b. 1880 in MO)
Jessie Lee WOOD (Female) (b. 1890 in KS)
Bessie M. WOOD (b. 1894 in OR)


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