James Wood was born on May 2,1813 in Virginia. He died on Dec 9, 1873 at age 60 in Fresno County, California, and was buried in Sanger Cemetery.
In 1852 he led a wagon train, made up primarily of 9 intermarried families, over the Oregon trail from Wapello County, Iowa to Portland, Oregon.
This story can be found in a new book titled "Our Faces Are Westward."
James Wood was born on May 2,1813 in Virginia. He died on Dec 9, 1873 at age 60 in Fresno County, California, and was buried in Sanger Cemetery.
In 1852 he led a wagon train, made up primarily of 9 intermarried families, over the Oregon trail from Wapello County, Iowa to Portland, Oregon.
This story can be found in a new book titled "Our Faces Are Westward."
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aged 60 years, 7 mos
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