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James H. WOOD ‎(I1280)‎

Given Names: James H.
Surname: WOOD

Gender: Male Male

Birth: 20 June 1790

45 Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Death: 1 November 1846 ‎(Age 56)‎ Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

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Birth	20 June 1790 46 45 Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Marriage	Elizabeth Crenshaw DAVIS - 2 October 1817 ‎(Age 27)‎ Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
Biographical Notes	Note: James Wood was born in Charlotte County shortly before his family migrated to Botetourt County in the late eighteenth century. He was 24 and single when his father died in 1814. Joseph Wood's will left half of the home farm to James and named him a coexecutor of the will. James and his brother Joseph, Jr. were also left undivided shares of 450 acres of mountain land. It is believed that James lived in a log house which was passed down through the generations of Woods, which burned in May of 1994.
Biographical Notes	Elizabeth Crenshaw DAVIS - Note: In 1817 James married Elizabeth Crenshaw David. Elizabeth was the sister of Sarah A. Davis, who in 1816 had married James' brother Thomas. James and Elizabeth's only child David Morton Wood was born in 1819. James and Elizabeth were deeply religious, as many people were in that era. They sent their son to the Botetourt Seminary in Fincastle, grooming him for the ministry. James Wood died of typhoid fever at a young age ‎(56)‎. Elizabeth died 17 days before he did, of the same disease. Their son wrote an obituary for both in which he describes their last hours;...entirely religious ‎[sentiments]‎.
Death	1 November 1846 ‎(Age 56)‎ Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Cause of death: Typhoid fever
Burial	Glen Wilton, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Note: Wood Family Cemetery near Glen Wilton, Virginia.
Last Change	25 November 2007 - 13:38

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Parents Family (F444)
Father	Joseph B. WOOD 1744 - 1816
Mother	Martha EPPERSON 1745 - 1810
Brother	Carlos WOOD 1766 - 1828
Sister	Mary WOOD 1768 - 1850
Sister	Elizabeth WOOD 1770 - 1837
Sister	Lucy WOOD 1772 -
Sister	Martha Jane WOOD 1774 - 1850
Sister	Ann WOOD 1774 - 1847
Brother	William Edward Neddy WOOD 1777 - 1848
Brother	Thomas WOOD 1780 - 1849
Sister	Sarah A. WOOD 1783 - 1856
Brother	Joseph B. WOOD 1786 - 1851
Brother	Francis WOOD 1789 -
	James H. WOOD 1790 - 1846

Immediate Family (F505)
Wife	Elizabeth Crenshaw DAVIS 1796 - 1846
Son	Rev. Davis Morton WOOD 1819 - 1904

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Shared Note	‎(Research)‎:Possibly he was born in Botetourt Co., Virginia rather than Charlotte Co. Martha's events don't tie up with this man or any in the family tree: James H. Wood vs James Archelius Wood 1790-1846 vs 1847-1938+ JA served in Civil War
Biographical Notes	James Wood was born in Charlotte County shortly before his family migrated to Botetourt County in the late eighteenth century. He was 24 and single when his father died in 1814. Joseph Wood's will left half of the home farm to James and named him a coexecutor of the will. James and his brother Joseph, Jr. were also left undivided shares of 450 acres of mountain land. It is believed that James lived in a log house which was passed down through the generations of Woods, which burned in May of 1994.
Biographical Notes	In 1817 James married Elizabeth Crenshaw David. Elizabeth was the sister of Sarah A. Davis, who in 1816 had married James' brother Thomas. James and Elizabeth's only child David Morton Wood was born in 1819. James and Elizabeth were deeply religious, as many people were in that era. They sent their son to the Botetourt Seminary in Fincastle, grooming him for the ministry. James Wood died of typhoid fever at a young age ‎(56)‎. Elizabeth died 17 days before he did, of the same disease. Their son wrote an obituary for both in which he describes their last hours;...entirely religious ‎[sentiments]‎.
Biographical Notes	In 1817 James married Elizabeth Crenshaw David. Elizabeth was the sister of Sarah A. Davis, who in 1816 had married James' brother Thomas. James and Elizabeth's only child David Morton Wood was born in 1819. James and Elizabeth were deeply religious, as many people were in that era. They sent their son to the Botetourt Seminary in Fincastle, grooming him for the ministry. James Wood died of typhoid fever at a young age ‎(56)‎. Elizabeth died 17 days before he did, of the same disease. Their son wrote an obituary for both in which he describes their last hours;...entirely religious ‎[sentiments]‎.
Burial	Wood Family Cemetery near Glen Wilton, Virginia.

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Source	Ancestry.com Trees and Communities
Source	Woods and Others in Bath County, VA, and Elsewhere Publication: 1996, Cambridge, MA Citation Details: Page 40

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Family with Parents

Father

Joseph B. WOOD

‎(I1155)‎

Birth circa 1744

30 England
Death 1816 ‎(Age 72)‎ Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

1 year

Mother

Martha EPPERSON

‎(I1154)‎

Birth circa 1745 Virginia, USA
Death before 1810 ‎(Age 65)‎ Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

Marriage: circa 1765 -- Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

14 months

Brother

Carlos WOOD

‎(I1258)‎

Birth 14 March 1766

21 Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
Death 1828 ‎(Age 61)‎ Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA

2 years

Sister

Mary WOOD

‎(I1259)‎

Birth 6 January 1768

23 Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Death before 1850 ‎(Age 81)‎ Virginia, USA

2 years

Sister

Elizabeth WOOD

‎(I1264)‎

Birth 3 June 1770

25 Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Death 1837 ‎(Age 66)‎ Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

2 years

Sister

Lucy WOOD

‎(I1265)‎

Birth 22 August 1772

27 Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
Death Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

2 years

Sister

Martha Jane WOOD

‎(I1031)‎

Birth 27 July 1774

29 Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
Death after 1850 ‎(Age 75)‎ Virginia, USA

Sister

Ann WOOD

‎(I1266)‎

Birth 27 July 1774

29 Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
Death 1847 ‎(Age 72)‎ Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

3 years

Brother

William Edward Neddy WOOD

‎(I1267)‎

Birth 22 February 1777

32 Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
Death circa 1848 ‎(Age 70)‎ Randolph County, West Virginia, USA

3 years

Brother

Thomas WOOD

‎(I1268)‎

Birth 5 January 1780

35 Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Death 25 March 1849 ‎(Age 69)‎ Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

3 years

Sister

Sarah A. WOOD

‎(I1269)‎

Birth 1 June 1783

38 Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Death 1856 ‎(Age 72)‎ Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

3 years

#10

Brother

Joseph B. WOOD

‎(I1270)‎

Birth 11 October 1786

41 Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Death 16 June 1851 ‎(Age 64)‎ Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA

2 years

#11

Brother

Francis WOOD

‎(I1279)‎

Birth 7 March 1789

44
Death Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

15 months

#12

James H. WOOD

‎(I1280)‎

Birth 20 June 1790

45 Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Death 1 November 1846 ‎(Age 56)‎ Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

Family with Elizabeth Crenshaw DAVIS

James H. WOOD

‎(I1280)‎

Birth 20 June 1790

45 Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Death 1 November 1846 ‎(Age 56)‎ Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

6 years

Wife

Elizabeth Crenshaw DAVIS

‎(I1294)‎

Birth 20 July 1796

34 Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
Death 15 October 1846 ‎(Age 50)‎ Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

Marriage: 2 October 1817 -- Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA

2 years

Son

Rev. Davis Morton WOOD

‎(I5549)‎

Birth 20 November 1819

23 Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Death 9 November 1904 ‎(Age 84)‎ Botetourt County, Virginia, USA