source: History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties
EDWIN WOOD, grocer, was born in Randolph County, N.C., October 31, 1815, son
of ZEBEDEE and HANNAH (BROWER) WOOD, natives of North Carolina. In 1818 our
subject came with his parents to Lawrence County, Ind., who settled in
Marion Township, the father being born in 1791, and dying in 1872, his wife
also dying the same year. Our subject remained at home farming till he was
twenty-five years of age, when he purchased 160 acres of land, where he
remained till he located in the town of Woodville. He was also engaged in
contracting on the railroad, starting a store at the same time, and in
addition ran a mill. In 1877 he came to Mitchell and opened a store, which
he still runs. He has been twice married, first in Lawrence County,
February 25, 1841, to MARY E. SHEEKS, a native of this county, born November
12, 1824; she died September 7, 1857, leaving six children: ANSELM, GEORGE
Z., JOHN B., HANNAH E., MALINDA and THOMAS J. June 24, 1858, he married
MARY L. BROOKS, in Orange County, Ind. Mr. Wood was appointed First
Lieutenant of the company of this township, when he was twenty-three years
of age. He is one of the pioneers of this section, and does a very fair
business. He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for fifty
years, and is a Republican in politics.
source: History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties
EDWIN WOOD, grocer, was born in Randolph County, N.C., October 31, 1815, son
of ZEBEDEE and HANNAH (BROWER) WOOD, natives of North Carolina. In 1818 our
subject came with his parents to Lawrence County, Ind., who settled in
Marion Township, the father being born in 1791, and dying in 1872, his wife
also dying the same year. Our subject remained at home farming till he was
twenty-five years of age, when he purchased 160 acres of land, where he
remained till he located in the town of Woodville. He was also engaged in
contracting on the railroad, starting a store at the same time, and in
addition ran a mill. In 1877 he came to Mitchell and opened a store, which
he still runs. He has been twice married, first in Lawrence County,
February 25, 1841, to MARY E. SHEEKS, a native of this county, born November
12, 1824; she died September 7, 1857, leaving six children: ANSELM, GEORGE
Z., JOHN B., HANNAH E., MALINDA and THOMAS J. June 24, 1858, he married
MARY L. BROOKS, in Orange County, Ind. Mr. Wood was appointed First
Lieutenant of the company of this township, when he was twenty-three years
of age. He is one of the pioneers of this section, and does a very fair
business. He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for fifty
years, and is a Republican in politics.
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