James Wood b. 14 Oct 1819 Jackson Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania d. 5 Jan 1897: If the Legends Are True...

1819 - 1897 (77 years)

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Name	James Wood [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Born	14 Oct 1819	Jackson Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania [2]
Gender	Male
Alt. Birth	14 Oct 1819 [1]
Alt. Birth	14 Oct 1819	Pennsylvania [7]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1820	Pennsylvania [3, 4, 5, 6]
Occupation	20 Aug 1860	White Cottage, Greene County, Pennsylvania [4]
	farmer
Occupation	20 Jun 1870	Rogersville, Greene, Pennsylvania [5]
	farmer
Illness	16 Jun 1880	Jackson Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania [6]
	disability
Political	was a Republican [8]
Occupation	16 Jun 1880	Jackson Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania [6]
	farmer
Died	5 Jan 1897 [7]
Buried	Rosemont Cemetery, Rogersville, Greene County, Pennsylvania [7]
Person ID	I79926	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	5 May 2017

Father	Micajah Wood, b. 8 Jun 1776, Greene County, Pennsylvania , d. Aug 1858, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Age 82 years)
Mother	Jane Mason, b. 5 Feb 1780, Ireland , d. Dec 1858, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Age 78 years)
Married	1801	Greene County, Pennsylvania
Family ID	F47901	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Ann Hoge, b. Abt 1824, Pennsylvania , d. 1 Jan 1899 (Age ~ 75 years)

Married 11 Mar 1844 Greene County, Pennsylvania [2]

Alt. Marriage 11 Mar 1844 [1, 8]

Census 11 Jun 1850 Jackson Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania [3]

Sheet 326B, Line 7, Dwelling 200, Family 200:

The household consisted of James Wood, 30, male; Mary Ann, 26, female; Elizabeth J., 4, female; Marth M., 3, female; and Micage, 1, male.

James declared no real estate.

Census of 1850 - Pennsylvania, Greene County
Jackson Township, Sheet 326B

Census 20 Aug 1860 White Cottage, Greene County, Pennsylvania [4]

Page 160, Line 16, Dwelling 1127, Family 1110:

The household consistedof James Wood, 40, male; Mary A., 36, female; Elizabeth J., 14, female; Micajah, 10, male; Thomas, 8, male; Levi, 5, male; B. F., 2 months, female; and J. B., 2 months, male.

James is a farmer and declared $3,200 real estate and $1,000 personal estate. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2015 the relative worth of $4,200 from 1860 was:
-------$780,000.00, using the unskilled wage
-----$1,670,000.00, using the Production Worker Compensation
-----$1,690,000.00, using the nominal GDP per capita

Census of 1860 - Pennsylvania, Greene County
White Cottage, Jackson Township, Page 160

Census 20 Jun 1870 Rogersville, Greene, Pennsylvania [5]

Page 4, Line 1, Dwelling 1, Family 1:

The household consisted of James Wood, 58, male; Mary Ann, 46, female; Micajah, 20, male; Thomas, 18, male; Levi, 15, male; Lucinda K., 13, female; and Nancy, 10, female.

James is a farmer and declared $8,000 real estate and $1,500 personal estate. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2015 the relative worth of $9,500 from 1870 was:
-----$1,240,000.00, using the unskilled wage
-----$2,570,000.00, using the Production Worker Compensation
-----$2,730,000.00, using the nominal GDP per capita

Census 16 Jun 1880 Jackson Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania [6]

Page 24, Line 39, Dwelling 217, Family 224:

The household consisted of James Wood, 60, head, Maryanne, 56, wife; Thomas, 27, son; and Nannie, 20, daughter.

Religion member of the Christian Church [8]

Children

	1. L. W. Wood, b. Abt 1845, Greene County, Pennsylvania , d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. Elizabeth Jane Wood, b. 1 Jun 1846, Greene County, Pennsylvania , d. 24 Apr 1929, Waynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania (Age 82 years)
	3. Martha M. Wood, b. Abt 1847, Pennsylvania , d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Micajah Wood, b. Abt 1849, Pennsylvania , d. Yes, date unknown
	5. L. H. Wood, b. Abt 1850, Greene County, Pennsylvania , d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Thomas Wood, b. Abt 1852, Pennsylvania , d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Levi Wood, b. Abt 1855, Pennsylvania , d. Yes, date unknown
+	8. Lucinda K. Wood, b. Mar 1857, Pennsylvania , d. Yes, date unknown
	9. J. B. Wood, b. Jun 1860, Pennsylvania , d. Bef 1870 (Age ~ 9 years)
	10. Nancy Wood, b. Jun 1860, Pennsylvania , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 11 Mar 2017

Family ID F29000 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "James Wood" (accessed May 5, 2024) | https://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I79926&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S493] The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families by Howard L. Leckey, page 105 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2001, 1977). (Reliability: 3).
[S131] Pedigree Resource File by FamilySearch, Submission: MM9T-B5L, 2011-05-04 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1850, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Jackson Township, Sheet 326B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1860, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Jackson Township, White Cottage, Page 160 (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1870, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Jackson Township, Rogersville, Page 4 (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1880, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Jackson Township, Page 24 (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 84401953, "James Wood" (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S496] A biographical history of Greene County, Pennsylvania by Samuel P. Bates, page 762 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Compay, 1975)). (Reliability: 4).