Tobe D. Wood, son of Maj. John H. Wood and a native of San Patricio County, became a widely known ranchman and breeder of both fine cattle and thoroughbred horses. Wood was the original breeder of Sussex cattle in Texas, acquiring them in 1898 from a breeder in Tennessee. His ranches, in Victoria and Refugio counties, covered many thousands of acres. Woodsboro in Refugio County was named for him. The late Mrs. E. E. Pickering was a daughter. Wood died in 1916. Source: The Victoria Advocate Historical Edition, Victoria, Tex, Sunday, May 12, 1968.
Tobe D. Wood, son of Maj. John H. Wood and a native of San Patricio County, became a widely known ranchman and breeder of both fine cattle and thoroughbred horses. Wood was the original breeder of Sussex cattle in Texas, acquiring them in 1898 from a breeder in Tennessee. His ranches, in Victoria and Refugio counties, covered many thousands of acres. Woodsboro in Refugio County was named for him. The late Mrs. E. E. Pickering was a daughter. Wood died in 1916. Source: The Victoria Advocate Historical Edition, Victoria, Tex, Sunday, May 12, 1968.
Family Members
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Maria Wood Carroll
1843–1918
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Mary Catherine "Kate" Wood Sullivan
1844–1876
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Agnes Wood
1845–1912
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Richard Henry Wood
1846–1923
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James B. Wood
1849–1878
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Cora Wood Mahon
1853–1938
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John Clark Wood
1854–1919
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Sister Frances Ida "Theresa" Wood
1856–1945
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Julia Wood George
1859–1925
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William Anthony Wood
1861–1900
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Sister Genevieve Wood
1863–1889
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