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1850 A.D.1850:January 29, 1850: My paternal grandfather, John Wood [1850-1923], the second son and seventh child of George Edward Wood [1810-1883] and Nancy Jane Batts-Wood [1823-1905], was born in Henry County, Kentucky, about six miles south of the Ohio River and 45 miles southwest of Cincinnati, Ohio. He was of Scotch-Irish descent. August 21, 1850:
Elias Clark [1809-1865] and the daughter of William Wood [1773-1819] and Nancy Corley [1786-1860], Margaret Wood-Clark [1812-1859], were counted in the 1850 Census of Henry County, Kentucky. The last official record of Nancy Corley Wood [1786-1860] is an 1850 pension application of her mother, Mary Ann Maddox Turner Corley [ - ], wife of Aquilla Corley [abt.1752-1788]. Nancy was aged 64 and Mary 91 years old. It is thought that Nancy lived well into the 1860's. Levi Strauss begins selling dry goods to California miners and develops denim jeans for them. Sometime in 1850 Samuel Morrow sold 50 acres of his 100 acres of land to his son, James Morrow [1822-1907]. 1851:The 1851 census of Leeds, England at 33 Meadow Lane, listed the following persons
John Dixon [1797-1874]’s son, George Edward Dixon [1826-1897], age 24, was a bachelor and a clothier by profession. George and his parents and one known brother, James Bateson Dixon [1823- ], resided in Idle, England. Idle was split off from Calverley Parish in 1830. Sarah H. Pickard [1830-1897] was from Woodhouse Parish. George’s father, John Dixon, was a "slubber" by profession. Sarah H. Pickard’s father, John Pickard [ - ], was a clothier. The textile mills required long hours, six days a week. On Sunday there was church. Young lovers ate kidney pie and took long walks with the love of their dreams. Only when the mills closed for a few days at Christmas could couples be married. In 1851 Samuel Morrow [1781-1871] and Susannah Sadlier Morrow [1791-1878] had a 1 1/2 story log house. On his 50 acres 12 were cultivated and 38 was wild or wooded. Of the 12 acres under cultivation 8 1/2 were crops, 3 pasture and 1/2 acre was a garden. He had four acres of wheat which produced 50 bushels, 2 acres of oats producing 40 bushels, 2 acres of Indian corn which produced 15 bushels, and 1/2 acre of potatoes producing 40 bushels. He made 3 bundles or tons of hay, 50 pounds of wool, and 100 pounds of maple sugar. He had 3 bulls, oxen or steers, 1 milk cow, 2 calves, 2 horses, 14 sheep, 7 pigs, 50 pounds of butter, 4 barrels of civts beef and 4 of pork. Samuel's land was clay loam. It was worth 1 pound 10 shillings per acre. The Soldier's Settlement near Napier consisted chiefly of officers. The men tended to cling together. The officers were well educated and had family and financial standing which was essential to obtaining a commission. They married and intermarried among themselves. In 1851 James Morrow [1822-1907] lived in Westminster township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. He cultivated 15 acres of land of which 10 acres was wild. He raised 50 bushels of wheat on four acres of land. He also had 1/2 acre of Rye which produced 110 bushels. He raised 2 1/2 tons of hay. Produced 10 pounds of wool, 60 pounds of maple sugar, and 20 yards of flannel. He had two cows, two calves, 12 sheep, and 12 pigs. He produced 40 pounds of butter and 500 pounds of pork. The soil was good and productive though not well watered. 1852:October 28 or 29, 1852: James Hershel Wood, the eighth child of George Edward Wood and Nancy Jane Batts Wood was born in Henry County, Kentucky. Hattie Smith, future wife of James Hershel Wood , was born in October, 1852. December 23, 1852: George Edward Dixon [1826-1897] and Sarah H. Pickard [1830-1902], of Leeds, were married at the Parish Church, Calverley, in Morley-division of Agbrigg and Morely, liberty of Pontefract, 4 miles from Bradford, 7 miles from Leeds and Otley. Sherwood forest is about 30 miles southeast of Leeds. George and Sarah were married "according to the rites and ceremonies of the established church after Banns by Alfred Brown, MA Cicar." Their witnesses were John Watson and Joseph Dixon. Sarah was 22 years old, recorded as a spinster. In attendance at the wedding was George's younger brother, James Bateson Dixon. Detailed information about Leeds and the surrounding area can be found at http://www.leeds.gov.uk/. George Edward Dixon [1826-1897] lived in Idle, England. He was a clothier. He was skilled as both a slubber and a spinner. He understood the concepts of textile making and the clothier business. 1853:January 26, 1853: James Morrow [1822-1907], son of Samuel Morrow [1781-1871] and Susannah Sadlier Morrow [1791-1878], married Elizabeth Maxwell [1835-1895] in Westminster Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was the daughter of Alexander and Ann Maxwell. The Maxwells were from Dumfries, Scotland. Elizabeth had said that the song, Annie Laurie, was written about the Maxwell girls of Scotland. August 12, 1853: John Milton Tedford [1810-1853] died and was buried in McNairy County, Tennessee. 1854:In 1854 Thomas Earl Morrow [1854-1894] was born to James Morrow and Elizabeth Maxwell Morrow in Canada. 1855:January 31, 1855: Arthur Overend Dixon [1855-1915], first son of George Edward Dixon [1826-1897] and Sarah H. Pickard [1830-1902] was born at Four Lands, Idle, Bradford, Yorkshire, England. Idle, is in the parish of Calverley, Morley-division of Agbrigg and Moreley, liberty of Pontefract; 3.5 miles from Bradford, 6 from Otley, 9 from Leeds. Population 4,666.
England was at war in the Crimea. During that war with Russia 96,000 English soldiers volunteered or were conscripted. British casualties were: 2,755 killed in action; 11,848 died of wounds; and 17,788 died of sickness. It was the time of the Charge of the Light Brigade and Florence Nightingale. It was Victorian England as Charles Dickens was creating Oliver Twist and David Copperfield. George Edward Dixon [1826-1897] was young and ambitious. He dreamed of riches in America where he could operate his own looms. His first child and son, Arthur Overend Dixon [1855-1915], had just been born. George did not wish to die by being conscripted into the military to fight in a futile war thousands of miles away. America would be his refuge. George and Sarah left Leeds, England in 1855. They were included on Passenger Lists from the various ships that landed in Pennsylvania in 1855. When George and Sarah first arrived they lived at Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (the county across the Monongahela River from Washington County.) At that time southwest Pennsylvania was an important sheep raising area. That is probably why George decided to live there. The screwdriver comes into popular use after advances in precision machining make the manufacture of screws easier. 1856:April 25, 1856: Annie Morrow [1856-1888] was born to James Morrow [1822-1907] and Elizabeth Maxwell Morrow [1835-1895] in Napier, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. Annie was their second child. In 1856 The George Edward Dixon [1826-1897] family initially settled in central Pennsylvania, and later moved to western Pennsylvania. 1857:July 25, 1857: John Morrow was born to James Morrow [1822-1907] and Elizabeth Maxwell Morrow [1835-1895], their third child. December 24, 1857: Sarah Ann Wood, daughter of George Edward Wood [1810-1883] and Nancy Jane Batts Wood, married Malcolm G. Noel in Monroe County, Missouri. New York City's Haughwout Department Store introduces the first passenger elevator. Using steam power, it climbs five stories in less than a minute. James Morrow [1822-1907] and his wife, Elizabeth, sold the 50 acres of land James had bought from his father in 1950 to his sister, Jane Morrow [1812- ] and her husband, John Cooper Revell, in 1857. In 1857 James and Elizabeth were living in the township of Brooke, Lambton County. He was paid 120 pounds of lawful money. The land sold was the westerly half of Lot 1, Concession 7, of Metcalfe, formerly 12th Concession of Adelaide. 1858:March 29, 1858: Mary Marie Dixon [1858-1921] was born in Granville, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania to George Edward Dixon [1825-1897] and Sarah H. Pickard-Dixon [1830-1902]. In 1858, just before the start of the Civil War, George Edward Wood [1810-1883] and Nancy Jane Batts Wood [1823-1905] moved from Kentucky to western Monroe County, Missouri. Their oldest child, Thomas William Wood, was eighteen years of age. John Wood [1850-1923], my paternal grandfather, was six years old. George corresponded with his cousin, Monterville S. Clark, the son of George's sister, Margaret "Peggy" Wood Clark. The term "monkey wrench" comes into use to describe a popular type of adjustable wrench invented by Charles Moncky. April 19, 1858: Samuel Morrow [1781-1871] borrowed $20.40 for seed wheat from the Township of Metcalfe, Canada. Money to be repaid in 5 equal installments, interest at 7% to be paid with taxes. 1859:May 7, 1859: Margaret "Peggy" Wood Clark [1812-1859] died at age 47 in Henry County, Kentucky of "phlistic" (asthmatic consumption: a condition often of allergic origin that is marked by continuous or paroxysmal labored breathing accompanied by wheezing, by a sense of constriction in the chest, and often by attacks of coughing or gasping). She is thought to be buried alongside her husband, Elias Clark [1809-1865] on the original property near Vance, Kentucky, along the Davidson Road. Since Margaret had received some tutoring as a child it is thought she may have helped her daughter, Margaret Wood Clark [1812-1859], learn the rudiments of reading and writing since there is no record of her having attended a school. Margaret's ties to the Turner family would have been a positive influence. August 26, 1859: Elizabeth Morrow [1859-1932] was born to James Morrow [1822-1907] and Elizabeth Maxwell Morrow [1835-1895], their fourth child. December 9 or 19, 1859: Lucy Alice Wood was born either December 9, 1864 or December 19, 1859 to George Edward Wood [1810-1883] and Nancy Jane Batts Wood [1823-1905] in Missouri. Nancy Corley Wood [1786-1860] died sometime after 1859 in Henry County, Kentucky. She may be buried at the old "Turner Cemetery," Turner’s Station, Kentucky with her mother, Mary Ann Maddox [ - ]. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., opens its first store in New York City, beginning the modern chain store merchandising concept. Petroleum discovered in Pennsylvania begins to replace whale oil for illumination. Successful hard-rock drilling for oil in Titusville, Pa., inaugurates the age of intensive oil use in world history. Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species proposes the theory of evolution by natural selection and posits links between humans and lower animals. 1860:The 1860 census of Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, page 912 listed George E. Dixon as age 34, his occupation as a spinner, and his worth, $20. Sarah was age 29, Arthur was 5, Mary, 2 and Sela, 1. The 1860 Federal Census also listed George Edward Wood and his family.
George was listed as a farmer with a real estate valued at $1,400 and personal property valued at $373. He was noted as age 50 born in Virginia, Nancy was recorded as age 38 born in Kentucky. The census listed the names, ages and birthplaces of the children in the Wood home:
Nancy Corley Wood [1786-1860], wife of William Wood [1770-1819], died in Henry County, Kentucky. She was buried at the old cemetery at Turner’s Station, Henry County, Kentucky. Louis Pasteur discovers the principles of the process of heating foods to kill microorganisms. It is called pasteurization in his honour. J.H. Kellogg and C.W. Post develop processed breakfast cereal as a health food in Battle Creek, Mich. 1861:April 12, 1861: The Civil War began in Charleston, South Carolina, with the firing of Confederate artillery on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. April 26, 1861: Wesley Morrow [1861-1943] was born to James Morrow [1822-1907] and Elizabeth Maxwell Morrow [1835-1895], their fifth child. In 1861 James Erasmus "Razz" Wood [1835-1925] married Catherine Brewen [Abt. 1845-1869] in Ray County, Missouri. Abraham Thomas Jefferson Hewgley [Abt. 1830- ] and his wife, Rebecca Jane Jones [ - ], fled Tennessee and moved to Missouri at the on-set of the Civil War. They relocated in Hickory County, the central area of Missouri. As the war escalated the Hewgley family suffered several deaths at the hands of both the North and the South as Bushwhackers raided their home numerous times. Abraham and his son, John Bell Hewgley [1856-1933], remained neutral in choosing between the North and the South. John and his father opposed the large plantations of the aristocratic Hewgley’s in Mt. Juliet, Wilson County, Tennessee and chose to move to Missouri. After the third large raid of the Hewgley home, resulting in the murder of a niece of Abraham, he, along with his brothers and sisters moved North to Macon County, Missouri finally settling on the Randolph and Monroe County lines. Thomas William Wood [1838-1904] was 23 years old and living in Madison, Missouri at the commencement of the Civil War. He had the dilemma of many. Should he join the North or the South? It's possible, but not known for sure, that Thomas joined the Union at Moberly, Missouri. Frenchmen Pierre Michaux and his son Ernest invent the velocipede, the first pedal-powered bicycle. 1862:In early 1862 almost one-half of Missouri was under control of Confederate troops. The Union Army was pulling men and supplies from Missouri as well, in order to defend Washington, D.C. and the rest of the country. In April 1962 Confederate Colonel Joseph C. Porter raided the town of Palmyra, Missouri, 35 miles northeast of the Wood farm. On September 12 in northern Missouri he captured a Union spy. Several days later Union soldiers forced Colonel Porter and his troops to retreat and demanded the spy be returned. 1863:July 30, 1863: President Abraham Lincoln gave an order to shoot a rebel prisoner for every black prisoner that was shot; it became known as the "eye-for-eye" order. January 14, 1863: A deed of record filed at the county seat of Paris, Missouri indicates that "an indenture was made and entered into between Elisha Baker and Nancy his wife of the first part and George E. Wood of the second part, all of the county of Monroe and State of Missouri. In consideration of the sum of $1200 paid by the party of the second part the receipt of whereof is hereby acknowledged to grant, bargain, sell and by these presents convey unto the said George E. Wood the southeast quarter and the southeast fourth of the north east quarter all lying and being in Section 9, Township 54, Range 12, all lying in the county and sate aforesaid containing 200 acres more or less except one fourth of an acre now occupied as a grave yard said one fourth of an acre had been retained as the property of the estate of Andrew Baker deceased for the purpose above named to have and to hold the same with all the appurtenances there unto belonging or in anywise appertaining to it. We bind ourselves our heirs and administrators or executors forever to warrant and defend the same to the said George E. Wood, his heirs, administrators or assignees all persons lawfully claiming unto claim the same. In testimony where we have unto set our hands and seals the day and year above written." /s/ Elisha Baker (seal) and Nancy (her X mark) Baker. Thus, George Edward Wood and Nancy Jane Batts Wood became landowners of 200 acres near Madison, Monroe, Missouri. The deed was filed for Record May 25, 1863 and duly recorded. Henry Davis, Recorder. August 21, 1863: Madison, Monroe County, Missouri is located a mile and a half due east of George Edward Wood [1810-1883]’s land. Quantrill’s outlaw soldiers sacked the free-state stronghold of Lawrence, Kansas in which at least 150 people were burned or shot to death, carrying the war to Missouri. War and guerilla warfare would continue throughout that year and into the autumn of 1864. Monroe City is the county seat of Monroe County. The Madison Post Office has been in existence since 1837. The population of Madison is 586 people. Madison had been settled by other fellow Kentuckians in the late 1830’s. It was an area of bluegrass and trees and received revenue from saddle horses and trotters. A race track had been created in Paris, the county seat. Just to the west were the shaft and strip coal mines of Randolph County. The following map shows the location of Madison. September 25, 1863: Jemima Morrow [1863-1917] was born to James Morrow [1822-1907] and Elizabeth Maxwell Morrow [1835-1895], their sixth child. October 1, 1863: Joseph Edmond Dixon [1863-1942] was born in Pennsylvania to George Edward Dixon [1825-1897] and Sarah H. Pickard Dixon [1830-1902]. Joseph subsequently married Lucy Alice Wood [1859-1946], daughter of George Edward Wood [1810-1883] and Nancy Jane Batts Wood [1823-1905]. 1864:March 20, 1864: Laura Lee Wood [1864-1940] was born to George Edward Wood [1810-1883] and Nancy Jane Batts Wood [1823-1903]. She was born on the Wood farm located approximately four miles west of Madison, Monroe County, Missouri and one-half mile south of Highway 24 off a gravel road. Laura was their 11th child. Her father was 54 years old; her mother 41 years of age. 1865:February 28, 1865: George Morrow [1833-1865], the sixth and final child of Samuel Morrow [1781-1871] and Susannah Sadlier Morrow [1791-1878] died at age 31 years, 3 months, 3 days at Metcalfe Township, Napier, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. He was buried in the St. Mary's Church Cemetery, Metcalfe Township, Napier, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
1866:May 7, 1866: Mary Jane "Jennie" Morrow [1866-1948] was born to James Morrow [1822-1907] and Elizabeth Maxwell Morrow [1835-1895], their seventh child. Elizabeth, age 32, Mary's mother, was not well. She knew she was not well and began placing her children in foster homes. Annie, born in 1856, was placed with the Morgan family in Adelaide. Elizabeth, born in 1859, was placed with the McKellan family at either Napier or Alvinston. Jemima, born in 1863, was placed with Dr. and Mrs. Lindsay. Mary Jane "Jennie", born in 1866, was placed with the Thomas Lightfoot family. James Morrow, Elizabeth's husband and father of the children, was a poor worker. 1867:December 9, 1867: George Washington Wood [1867-1935], the 12th child and final child of George Edward Wood [1810-1883] and Nancy Jane Batts Wood [1823-1905], was born. I'm not sure where he was born but is likely it was on the Wood farm at Madison, Monroe County, Missouri. 1868:July 28, 1868: The 14th amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, granting citizenship to blacks. 1870:July 7, 1870: The 1970 United States Census, Marion Township, Madison, Post Office, Monroe County, Missouri. (Source-Ancestry.com: 1870 U. S. Census, Missouri, Monroe County, Unknown Townships, Image 243 of 460.)
September 8, 1870: William Woodford Wood [1848- ] married Maria C. Bass [ - ]. Sarah "Sally" Wood Berry [1806-aft.1870], widow of Joseph Berry [1796-1857] and daughter of William Wood [1770-1819] and Nancy Corley Wood , died sometime after 1870 in Henry County, Kentucky. She lived in the Port Royal, Kentucky district. 1871:May, 1871: James Morrow [1822-1907] became involved with Phoebe Neaves Wells who lived nearby. James, age 49, left his wife Elizabeth and children. James and Phoebe departed Canada and came to Texas bringing his sons, Wesley and John with him. Phoebe brought her daughter, name unknown, and a son, William Wells with her. Purportedly they traveled from Canada to Detroit, Michigan by wagon. There they sold the wagon and took a train to Texas, stopping first at Sherman, Texas. James' family, back in Canada, believed them to have drowned in the wake of a storm on Lake Michigan, believing them to have been on a boat which sunk in the lake. Another line of the family in Canada thought the two boys had just run away from home. James Morrow [1822-1907] and his sons, Wesley and John, made a living cutting bois d'arc post in Hamilton, Coryell and Palo Pinto Counties, Texas before arriving in Denton County, Texas by 1880. The lived south of Pilot Point, Texas. November 27, 1871: Thomas Burchett Batts, Jr. [1791-1871] died November 27, 1871 in Spring Hill P. O., (now known as Turner's Station), Henry County, Kentucky. December 9, 1871: Before his death Thomas Burchette Batts, Jr. [1791-1871] had applied for a pension. It was allowed, after his death, on certificate #16128, issued April 26, 1872 at the Louisville, Kentucky agency. He died before receiving any entitlement [allowed on certificate #16128, issued April 26, 1872] and his pension was paid to his children. John D. Batts (Thomas' son) was appointed as administrator. June 18, 1871: Samuel Morrow [1781-1871] died in Metcalfe Township, Napier, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada at age 90. He is buried in St. Mary's Churchyard Cemetery, Metcalfe Township, Napier, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada next to his son, George Morrow [1833-1865]. 1874:The ice-cream soda is invented in Philadelphia, the center of ice-cream making in the United States. Robert Wood Johnson begins to manufacture antiseptic bandages and wound dressings; with his brother he founds the company Johnson & Johnson. 1876:July 3, 1876: Samuel George Morrow [1876-1959] was born to James Morrow [1822-1907] and Phoebe Neaves Wells [ - ] in Hamilton County, Texas. James and Phoebe also had a daughter whose date of birth and death is unknown, but she is buried in the Ballew Cemetery in Denton County, Texas. Mark Twain publishes The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, a classic of American children's literature. 1877:January 29, 1877: My grandfather, John Wood [1850-1923], age 27, married Mary Maria Dixon [1858-1921], age 19. They farmed in Audrian County, Saling Township, Missouri a few years then moved to Rock Creek, Cowley County, Kansas during the pioneer days when the nearest railroad depot was Burden. They bought a farm five miles South of Hooser in the Irish Flats.
John and Mary kept a family bible in which significant dates were recorded. The pages containing the data is in the center of the bible.
April 21, 1877: George Edward Dixon [1826-1897] was born to Arthur Overend Dixon [1855-1915] and Mary Malissa Hartman-Dixon [1853-1910]. 1878:May 22, 1878: My paternal aunt, Maude Melissa Wood [1878-1956], was born to John Wood [1850-1923] and Mary Mariah Dixon [1858-1921] at Madison, Monroe County Missouri. Maude was their first child. I can recall, as a very small boy, being taken to visit "Aunt Maude" when she lived at Hooser, Kansas. She was married then to "Uncle Walt." They lived in the big white house you see under the date of January 29, 1877 above. They had a big white horse they let me ride around on. Maude was a tall, friendly woman. I only remember seeing her on that one single visit. August 10, 1878: Susannah Sadlier Morrow [1791-1878], widow of Samuel Morrow [1781-1871] died at Metcalfe Township, Napier, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada at age 87. Susannah had been ill for two months. She is buried in St. Mary's Churchyard Cemetery, Metcalfe Township, Napier, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada next to her husband, Samuel Morrow [1781-1871] and son, George Morrow [1833-1865]. Annie Morrow [1856-1888], daughter of James Morrow [1822-1907] and Elizabeth Maxwell Morrow [1835-1895], married James Harton. 1879:American inventor Thomas A. Edison demonstrates his electric light bulb. Frank Woolworth founds the first of a chain of "five-and-ten"-cent variety stores; by 1904 the chain has grown to 120 stores. 1880:Dickerson Wood [1740-1803] settled in Marion County, West Virginia. Descendants by his name are included in the 1880 Federal Census. September 17, 1880: Thomas Earl Morrow [1854-1894] joined the Ionic Masonic Lodge of Napier, Canada. November 15, 1880: Ettie May Harton was born to Annie Morrow [1856-1888] and James Harton [1843-1913]. 1880 Federal Census:
The United States government herded tribes of Indians from Florida, Georgia and the south into what was designated as Indian Territory (Oklahoma). The government vowed by treaty that the land would belong to the Indians "for as long as the wind blows and the grass grows." (yeah, right.) The government's promise lasted until cattlemen wanted the territory for grazing land and oilmen wanted the land to retrieve the rich deposits of oil. James A. Bonsack receives the first patent for a cigarette-making machine, paving the way for the mass-production of cigarettes and the growth of the cigarette industry. 1881:January 23, 1881: John Bell Hewgley [1856-1933], a student at Southwest Baptist College near Springfield, Missouri, met and married his first wife, Lamora T. Farrow, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Farrow of Polk County, Missouri. January 25, 1881: My uncle, Guy Manyard Wood [1881-1969], was born at Madison, Monroe County, Missouri. He was the second child of John Wood and Mary Maria Dixon Wood.
July 26, 1881: James Morrow [1822-1907] brought his first land, 60 1/2 acres, in Cooke County, Texas. The land was located about 15 miles south of Gainesville, Texas, in the center of a triangle made by the towns of Pilot Point, Sanger and Valley View. The house they lived in was never finished.
August 11, 1881: John Oliver Dixon [1881-1956] was born to Arthur Overend Dixon [1855-1915] and Mary Malissa Hartman-Dixon [1853-1910]. He later married Grace E. Childs [1881-1965]. October 31, 1881: A daughter, Lamora B. Hewgley, was born to John and Lamora Hewgley. Between November 15 - 18, 1882: Jemima Morrow [1863-1917] married Daniel Porter Varnum [1859-1908]. December 7, 1881: James Hershel Wood [1852-1935] married Hattie Smith in Burdenville [also known as Burden], Kansas. Grace E. Childs [1881-1965], future wife of John Oliver Dixon [1881-1956], was born. Robert Louis Stevenson writes Treasure Island, a fast-paced adventure tale. He later writes A Child's Garden of Verses, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 1882:January 23, 1882: Lamora T. Farrow Hewgley died at the home of her parents on the anniversary of her marriage to John Bell Hewgley. Lamora, who lived with her husband John in Macon City, Macon County, Missouri, was buried in the Boliver Cemetery. Six months later Lamora B. Hewgley, the infant daughter of John and Lamora Hewgley also died. Infant Lamora was buried in the Hewgley plot at Hickory Grove Church, Ash, Randolph County, Missouri. 1883:March 13, 1883: My paternal great-grandfather, George Edward Wood [1810-1883], died at Madison, Missouri after 72 years, 11 months, and 4 days of life. He was buried in the old Cottingham graveyard located about 4 miles southeast of Madison, Monroe County, Missouri. It is right off a gravel road and still cared for privately by the families of descendants buried within. The gravestone is engraved: "George E. Wood, Apr. 9, 1810-Mar. 13, 1883." A grandson, Kevin Hewgley, told me he has visited the graveyard and that the Wood gravestones are in good shape.
This is the grave site of George Edward Wood [1810-1883], his wife [Nancy Jane Batts Wood [1823-1905], and one of their sons, Thomas William Wood [1838-1904]. the picture was provided by the courtesy of Kevin Hewgley. The location of the Cottingham Graveyard is four miles Southeast of Madison, Monroe County, Missouri. Notice that this is really two photos. The top photo is a close-up of the tombstone you see in the lower picture which is just to the left of the tree.
1883:August 22, 1883: Alvin Clarence Varnum [1883-1948] was born to Daniel Porter Varnum 1859-1908 and Jemima "Mina" Morrow Varnum [1863-1917]. 1884:February 13, 1884: Elizabeth Morrow [1859-1932] married James Smith [ - ] at Metcalfe Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. James and Elizabeth had a total of three children. One child, Mina Smith [ - ]'s birthdate and date of death is unknown. 1884 September 6: Another paternal uncle, Elmer John Wood [1884-1953], was born to John Wood [1850-1923] and Mary Maria Dixon [1858-1921]. I believe he was born at Hooser, Cowley County, Kansas. I never had the opportunity nor privilege of meeting him. Elmer became a candy maker in Seattle, Washington, making candy (Parisian Chocolates) for the Fredericks and Nelson department store (no longer exists). A cerebral stroke forced his retirement.
1885:March 24, 1885: Claude Edward Dixon [1885-1955] was born to Joseph Edmond Dixon [1863-1942] and Lucy Alice Wood Dixon [1859-1946] in Monroe County, Missouri. Here he is:
August 12, 1885: Lorne Wesley Morrow [1885-1885] was born to Thomas Earl Morrow [1854-1894] and his wife, Charlotte Stevens [ - ]. August 31, 1885: Lorne Wesley Morrow [1885-1885] died, 19 days after his birth. October 29, 1885: Pearl E. Dixon [1885-1936] was born to Arthur Overend Dixon [1855-1915] and Mary Malissa Hartman-Dixon [1853-1910]. Pearl later married Joel L. Conaway [1876-1959]. December 1885: Carrol E. Wood [1885- ] was born to James Hershel Wood [1852-1935] and Hattie Smith Wood [ - ] in Kansas. The Lever brothers of Great Britain begin selling wrapped bars of soap made from animal and vegetable fats; they also pioneer aggressive marketing. 1886:April 15, 1886: Laura Lee Wood [1864-1940] met John Bell Hewgley [1856-1933] at a revival held during the Old Settler’s Association, an annual picnic that reunited pioneers and settlers from Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. The event is heralded in the Madison and Paris, Missouri newspapers with great account and interest. Laura and John married in the Hickory Grove Baptist Church located at Ash, Randolph County, Missouri. John was the son of Abraham Thomas Jefferson Hewgley [Abt. 1830- ] and Rebecca Jane Jones [ - ]. John and Laura moved to the homestead of John’s grandfather in the northeastern section of the Hewgley farm, a once expansive estate totaling 800 acres. John was an active farmer in the community, known for his impeccable orchards and fence rows. His primary employment was that of Baptist Minister for the family church, built by his father and grandfather, George W. Hewgley. It was in that church that John was baptized, married and, upon his death in 1933, his funeral was held. May 6, 1886: Violet Arletta Pearl Varnum [1886-1961] was born to Daniel Porter Varnum [1859-1908] and Jemima "Mina" Morrow Varnum [1863-1917] at Brigden, Lambton, Ontario, Canada. John S. Pemberton of Atlanta, Ga., concocts the formula for a "tonic," which is named Coca-Cola. 1887:June 1, 1887: Anson Vanlou Dixon [1887-1963] was born to Arthur Overend Dixon [1855-1915] and Mary Malissa Hartman-Dixon [1853-1910]. Anson was their fourth child. August 27, 1887: John and Laura Lee Wood Hewgley [1864-1940]'s child, Krissie Mae Hewgley, was born August 27, 1887 at the Hewgley home place in Missouri. John Wesley Smith was born in 1887 to Elizabeth Morrow [1859-1932] and James Smith [ - ]. 1888:April 3, 1888: Annie Morrow [1856-1888] died of diabetes at Metcalfe Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada at age 31 years, 11 months, 9 days. May 4, 1888 May 4: My father, George Dixon Wood [1888-1956], was born at Hooser, Cowley County, Kansas to John Wood [1850-1923] and Mary Marie Dixon Wood [1858-1921].
September 4, 1888: Eva May Varnum [1888-1889] was born to Daniel Porter Varnum [1859-1908] and Jemima "Mina" Morrow Varnum [1863-1917]. October 1888: Ronald W. Wood [1888- ] was born to James Hershel "Cap" Wood [1852-1935] and Hattie Smith Wood [1852- ] in Burden, Cowley County, Kansas. Robert Morrow [1888- ] was born to Thomas Earl Morrow [1854-1894] and his wife, Charlotte Stevens [ - ]. 1889:April 8, 1889: Ruth Wood Hewgley [1889- ], second child of John Bell Hewgley [1856-1933] and Laura Lee Wood Hewgley [1864-1940], was born at the Hewgley home place in Missouri. July 19, 1889: Annie Beatrice Smith [1889-1954] was born to James Smith [ - ] and Elizabeth Morrow [1859-1932] at Kerrwood, Ontario, Canada. September 18, 1889: Eva May Varnum [1888-1889], daughter of Daniel Porter Varnum [1859-1908] and Jemima "Mina" Morrow Varnum [1863-1917] died at Brigden, Moore Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada at age 1 year, 0 months, 14 days. September 24, 1890: James Harton, widower of Annie Morrow [1856-1888], married Annie's sister, Mary Jane "Jennie" Morrow. They had a baby which died at birth. October 22, 1889: Ira Blanche Dixon [1889-1949] was born to Arthur Overend Dixon [1855-1915] and Mary Malissa Hartman-Dixon [1853-1910] at Coal Center, Washington County, Pennsylvania. 1890:July 1890: Beatrice L. Wood [1890- ] was born to James Hershel "Cap" Wood [1852-1935] and Hattie Smith Wood [1852- ] in Kansas. American inventor Thomas A. Edison and his French counterparts, Auguste and Louis Lumière, introduce the first motion pictures. The boll weevil, a cotton pest, enters the U.S. from Mexico and becomes the scourge of cotton planters in the South. American bison, some 50 million strong in 1865, are reduced to less than one million by demand for meat and hides and the U.S. Army's strategy to destroy the "Indians' commissary." 1891:September 22, 1891: The second of five Oklahoma Land Runs was held. Twenty-thousand homesteaders participated in the land run. The Sac and Fox Nations had sold their lands to the United States Government for $1.25 per acre. The government required the settlers repay the $1.25 plus develop and improve the land acquired. Thomas William Wood [1838-1904] waited at the western boundary line of the Sac and Fox Nations. When the land run began he stopped at the second quarter section of land and stayed. He had "run" for less than a mile. Thomas was granted a Patent Record for his 160 acres. October 1891: Thomas William Wood [1838-1904] filed an affidavit with the United States Land Office at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory. The affidavit stated:
Also in 1891 Evelyn Tenant [1891-1969], future wife of Anson Vanlou Dixon [1887-1963] was born. 1892:August 1892:
First mass-produced gasoline tractors (in the U.S.) signal the beginning of fossil fuel agriculture and the declining importance of animal power on farms in the Western world. The Coca-Cola Company is founded. By the late 20th century, its sweet, carbonated drink is one of the world's best-selling beverages and a cultural institution in the United States. 1893:1893 November 15: The fourth child of John Bell Hewgley [1856-1933] and Laura Lee Wood Hewgley [1864-1940], a daughter they named Ula Opal Lee Hewgley [1893-1918] was born at the Hewgley homestead in Missouri. Aileen or Ileen Morrow [1893- ] was born to Thomas Earl Morrow [1854-1894] and his wife, Charlotte Stevens [ - ]. The prototype of a slide fastener is exhibited by Whitcomb L. Judson at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago; it is later renamed the zipper. New Zealand grants suffrage to women. Women win the right to vote in national elections in the United States in 1920. 1894:December 1894: James Wood died. I'm not sure which James Wood this is. 1895:January 18, 1895: Mary Jane Muir [1811-1895], mother of Nancy Jane Batts Wood [1823-1905], died in Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri. She lived 83 years, 10 months, and 17 days. June 6, 1895: Elizabeth Maxwell Morrow [1835-1895] died at Metcalfe Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada at age 63. She was buried in the Strathroy Cemetery, Strathroy, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. 1896:April 3, 1896: The 5th child, a son, Thomas Hewgley [1896-1918], was born to John Bell Hewgley [1856-1933] and Laura Lee Wood Hewgley [1864-1940] at the Hewgley home place in Missouri. July 21, 1896: Thomas William Wood [1838-1904]’s "Homestead Proof-Testimony of Claimant" stated he had built his first house in the Spring season after the Oklahoma land opening. It was a log house 14 feet square. He built a second frame house in the summer of 1895. It was 14 x 16 feet and 14 feet high. He moved into the frame house in the summer of 1895. He also built a stable, dug a well and fenced the homestead. He valued the 160 acres at $600. Thomas declared he had only been absent from the homestead 2-3 weeks for purposes of attending the World’s Fair and a couple of weeks in Kansas. Thomas also listed ownership of some lots in Burden, Cowley County, Kansas. During his first year Thomas Wood farmed 12 acres, 25 the second, 40 acres the third year. Thereafter he farmed from 35-40 acres per year. The first modern Olympic Games competitions are held in Athens; 280 men from 13 countries participate. Colgate Ribbon Dental Cream, the first toothpaste in a tube, is marketed. 1897:March 21, 1897: George Edward Dixon [1826-1897], father of Arthur Overend Dixon [1855-1915], my grandmother Mary Maria Dixon [1858-1921], Sela A. Dixon [1860- ], Lillian Dixon [1861- ], George Elmer Dixon [1863- ], Joseph Edmond Dixon [1863- ], David E. Dixon [1865- ], Myrtle V. Dixon [1866-1943], Elizabeth G. Dixon [1868- ], Sarah J. Dixon [1870- ], and Eleanor Dixon [1873- ], died in Granville, East Pike Run Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. George lived 70 years, 4 months, and 20 days. April 1, 1897: On April's Fool Day my uncle, Otis Calvin Wood [1897-1918], was born at Hooser, Cowley County, Kansas to John Wood [1850-1923] and Mary Maria Dixon Wood [1858-1921].
Here is another picture of Otis (on the left) and his younger brother Neal Edward Wood, Sr. [1902-1964].
This, too, is Otis:
I don't know when this following photo was taken. The photographer was Rodocker, Winfield, Kansas. My mother wrote a note on the back of the photo which reads "Grandma Wood, Don't know if the baby is Neal or Otis."
1899:April 23, 1899: Cora Belle Hewgley[1899-1975], 6th child of John Bell Hewgley and Laura Lee Wood Hewgley, was born at the Hewgley home place in Missouri. A German chemical and pharmaceutical company, which later adopts the name Bayer AG, develops aspirin and markets it as an effective analgesic. In his Interpretation of Dreams, Freud theorizes the Oedipus complex, attributing it to children ages three to five. His writings on child sexuality are among the most controversial of Freud's work. |
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