Hiram Thomas WOOD
Birth:
Abt 1830
North Carolina
Death:
6 Mar 1918
Glendale, Douglas, Oregon
Marriage:
18 Jun 1857
Albany, Linn, Oregon
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Notes:
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98
1870 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; WOOD, HIRAM, 40 FARMER, NC; WIFE, 5 CH, 2 STP
sons; QUING, 18 Male, China; BRADLEY, Frances (f), 7 OR, Anna, 5 OR; USTED,
Edward, 30 NJ, farmer
1880 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; HIRAM T., 50 NC VA VA, FARMER; wife, 6 ch
1900 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; wife a widow
Mary Ann SMITH
Birth:
Jul 1834
Mercer, Illinois
Death:
3 Nov 1908
Douglas, Oregon
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98;
1870 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; MARY WOOD, 39 IN;
1880 COW CREEK, GALESVILLE, OR
1900 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR
GLENDALE MASONIC CEM. REC.; WOOD, MARY ANN SMITH MILLER, Block 25, Lot 2,
original; b. 14 JUL 1833, Indiana across; d. 3 NOV 1908 of old age; Father,
George Samuel Smith; Mother, unknown; NOTE: Hiram and Mary A. Wood
homesteaded the Woods Creek area; Hiram disappeared after receiving gold for
cattle driven to the rail head in Albany. No trace was ever found and foul play
was suspected. When the government surveyors came through this area for the
first time, they camped in Mary Ann's barn and she cooked for the. Her donation
land claim was officially surveyed and one of the creeks that ran through the
west part of the acreage was named after her. First husband was John B. Miller
(b. 1827 Montgomery Co., IN) who died 6 MAY 1856, in Albany.
HISTORIC DOUGLAS CO., OR, 1982, Douglas Histo. Soc. (LDS film); HIRAM THOMAS
WOOD - MARY ANN SMITH, Early History of Windy Creek Valley and Glendale/
When Glendale was just a camp and went by the name Julia, my gt grandmother,
Mary Ann Smith (b. 1833 d. 1908) and her hisband Hiram Thomas Wood, took out a
patent land grant of 160 acres in the Windy Creek Valley. This was around 1868
In exchange for using her barn and food, the surveyors survyed her parcel of
ground free of charge. It is in Sec. 23, Twsp 32, Rng 6 WM, in the area of
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98;
1870 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; MARY WOOD, 39 IN;
1880 COW CREEK, GALESVILLE, OR
1900 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR
GLENDALE MASONIC CEM. REC.; WOOD, MARY ANN SMITH MILLER, Block 25, Lot 2,
original; b. 14 JUL 1833, Indiana across; d. 3 NOV 1908 of old age; Father,
George Samuel Smith; Mother, unknown; NOTE: Hiram and Mary A. Wood
homesteaded the Woods Creek area; Hiram disappeared after receiving gold for
cattle driven to the rail head in Albany. No trace was ever found and foul play
was suspected. When the government surveyors came through this area for the
first time, they camped in Mary Ann's barn and she cooked for the. Her donation
land claim was officially surveyed and one of the creeks that ran through the
west part of the acreage was named after her. First husband was John B. Miller
(b. 1827 Montgomery Co., IN) who died 6 MAY 1856, in Albany.
HISTORIC DOUGLAS CO., OR, 1982, Douglas Histo. Soc. (LDS film); HIRAM THOMAS
WOOD - MARY ANN SMITH, Early History of Windy Creek Valley and Glendale/
When Glendale was just a camp and went by the name Julia, my gt grandmother,
Mary Ann Smith (b. 1833 d. 1908) and her hisband Hiram Thomas Wood, took out a
patent land grant of 160 acres in the Windy Creek Valley. This was around 1868
In exchange for using her barn and food, the surveyors survyed her parcel of
ground free of charge. It is in Sec. 23, Twsp 32, Rng 6 WM, in the area of
Ferndale, and named the small stream nearby Wood Creek.
Mary Ann was the widow of John B. Miller, son of Abraham Miller. They
married in Mercer Co., IL in 1850 and came to OR by covered wagon after the
birth of their first son George. They settled in the Willamette Valley in Linn
Co. 2 more children, Abram b 1852 and Eugene, b 1855 were born there. John B.
died in 1856. Mary Ann married Hiram Wood in 1857.
Mary Ann was the widow of John B. Miller, son of Abraham Miller. They
married in Mercer Co., IL in 1850 and came to OR by covered wagon after the
birth of their first son George. They settled in the Willamette Valley in Linn
Co. 2 more children, Abram b 1852 and Eugene, b 1855 were born there. John B.
died in 1856. Mary Ann married Hiram Wood in 1857.
Children
Marriage
1
James William WOOD
Birth:
30 Oct 1858
Albany, Linn, Oregon
Death:
8 Jan 1901
Douglas, Oregon
Marr:
Notes:
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98; as James
GLENDALE MASONIC CEM; JAMES WILLIAM WOOD, b. 30 OCT 1858, Albany, Linn, OR;
d. 8 JAN 1901, Clandale, (Douglas, OR) Father, Hiram Thomas Wood, b. NC; Mother
Mary Ann Smith b. IN; Block 25, Lot 2, Original; stone on large Lot, of 69 old
book
1870 COW CREEK DOUGLAS, OR; JOHN, 12 OR
1880 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; WILLIAM J., 22, OR, GOLD MINER
1900 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; WILLIAM, NOV 1866, 33, SINGLE, OR SC IN,
TEAMSTER
(NOTE: 1880 CENSUS HAS WILLIAM J, 22 and JAMES, 9 )
FAMILY HISTORY BY JOYCE NAIL PEIL; "Will" Wood was born in 1858 around Albany,
OR in the Wilamette Valley. He was the first of the children born to Hiram and
Mary Ann Wood. I remember Will Wood as a very dark, medium sized man with a
drooping black mustache. The tell me he was an excellent hosre breaker. He
died of jaundice before by 5th birthday so necessarily, my memories are a bit
vague. On one occasion I was down at Gradma Woos. I put my arms around the
neck of their dog. He promptly bit me on the left cheek. I remember Will
coming to my rescue and scolding the do. Another time Will gave me an indian
game rooster which he named Captain Jck. It had such beautiful colors in its
feathers. I was heart broken when he flew to the top of the picket fence and
caught his head between 2 pickets. I can still see him hanging by the neck
from the top of the fence.
(James William Wood is buried in the Glendale Masonic Cemetery. He was born
Oct. 30, 1858 and died Jan. 8, 1901)
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98; as James
GLENDALE MASONIC CEM; JAMES WILLIAM WOOD, b. 30 OCT 1858, Albany, Linn, OR;
d. 8 JAN 1901, Clandale, (Douglas, OR) Father, Hiram Thomas Wood, b. NC; Mother
Mary Ann Smith b. IN; Block 25, Lot 2, Original; stone on large Lot, of 69 old
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98; as James
GLENDALE MASONIC CEM; JAMES WILLIAM WOOD, b. 30 OCT 1858, Albany, Linn, OR;
d. 8 JAN 1901, Clandale, (Douglas, OR) Father, Hiram Thomas Wood, b. NC; Mother
Mary Ann Smith b. IN; Block 25, Lot 2, Original; stone on large Lot, of 69 old
book
1870 COW CREEK DOUGLAS, OR; JOHN, 12 OR
1880 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; WILLIAM J., 22, OR, GOLD MINER
1900 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; WILLIAM, NOV 1866, 33, SINGLE, OR SC IN,
TEAMSTER
(NOTE: 1880 CENSUS HAS WILLIAM J, 22 and JAMES, 9 )
FAMILY HISTORY BY JOYCE NAIL PEIL; "Will" Wood was born in 1858 around Albany,
OR in the Wilamette Valley. He was the first of the children born to Hiram and
Mary Ann Wood. I remember Will Wood as a very dark, medium sized man with a
drooping black mustache. The tell me he was an excellent hosre breaker. He
died of jaundice before by 5th birthday so necessarily, my memories are a bit
vague. On one occasion I was down at Gradma Woos. I put my arms around the
neck of their dog. He promptly bit me on the left cheek. I remember Will
coming to my rescue and scolding the do. Another time Will gave me an indian
game rooster which he named Captain Jck. It had such beautiful colors in its
feathers. I was heart broken when he flew to the top of the picket fence and
caught his head between 2 pickets. I can still see him hanging by the neck
from the top of the fence.
(James William Wood is buried in the Glendale Masonic Cemetery. He was born
Oct. 30, 1858 and died Jan. 8, 1901)
1870 COW CREEK DOUGLAS, OR; JOHN, 12 OR
1880 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; WILLIAM J., 22, OR, GOLD MINER
1900 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; WILLIAM, NOV 1866, 33, SINGLE, OR SC IN,
TEAMSTER
(NOTE: 1880 CENSUS HAS WILLIAM J, 22 and JAMES, 9 )
FAMILY HISTORY BY JOYCE NAIL PEIL; "Will" Wood was born in 1858 around Albany,
OR in the Wilamette Valley. He was the first of the children born to Hiram and
Mary Ann Wood. I remember Will Wood as a very dark, medium sized man with a
drooping black mustache. The tell me he was an excellent hosre breaker. He
died of jaundice before by 5th birthday so necessarily, my memories are a bit
vague. On one occasion I was down at Gradma Woos. I put my arms around the
neck of their dog. He promptly bit me on the left cheek. I remember Will
coming to my rescue and scolding the do. Another time Will gave me an indian
game rooster which he named Captain Jck. It had such beautiful colors in its
feathers. I was heart broken when he flew to the top of the picket fence and
caught his head between 2 pickets. I can still see him hanging by the neck
from the top of the fence.
(James William Wood is buried in the Glendale Masonic Cemetery. He was born
Oct. 30, 1858 and died Jan. 8, 1901)
2
Albert WOOD
Birth:
1859
Cow Creek, Douglas, Oregon
Death:
Bef 1920
Black Hills, North Dakota
Marr:
Notes:
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98
1870 COW CREEK DOUGLAS, OR; ALBERT, 11 OR
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98
1870 COW CREEK DOUGLAS, OR; ALBERT, 11 OR
1880 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; NOT ON
FAMILY HISTORY BY JOYCE NAIL PEIL: Albert Wood was born in 1859 around Albany,
Oregon in the Willamette Valley. I never saw Albert till I was in my teens.
He was always my Mothers favorite brother. From what she said, he was the
reliable one when an emergency arose. She told of one time when the valley
suffered a hay shortage. Everyone was losing cattle. Albert came home from
one of his prospecting trips and took over the feeding. He rationed the hay
and made it through the winter without losing a single head. The cattle were
mighty thin, but soon picked up again on the spring grass.
I only saw Albert twice when he was home on brief visits. He prospected all
over eastern Oregon, Idaho and Nevada. Elias said he also herded sheep on
occation.
The last we heard of him, he came into a town in Idaho and outfitted for a
long stay. He loaded a string of burros and bought a lot of food and mining
tools. Nothing was heard of him for many years. Then a forest ranger found a
skeleton in the woods in the Black Hills of Dakota. There was a old felt hat,
a leather coin pouch with a few small coins, a belt buckle and a hunting knife
with the initials A.W. on the handle. The family felt certain it was Albert
FAMILY HISTORY BY JOYCE NAIL PEIL: Albert Wood was born in 1859 around Albany,
Oregon in the Willamette Valley. I never saw Albert till I was in my teens.
He was always my Mothers favorite brother. From what she said, he was the
reliable one when an emergency arose. She told of one time when the valley
suffered a hay shortage. Everyone was losing cattle. Albert came home from
one of his prospecting trips and took over the feeding. He rationed the hay
and made it through the winter without losing a single head. The cattle were
mighty thin, but soon picked up again on the spring grass.
I only saw Albert twice when he was home on brief visits. He prospected all
over eastern Oregon, Idaho and Nevada. Elias said he also herded sheep on
occation.
The last we heard of him, he came into a town in Idaho and outfitted for a
long stay. He loaded a string of burros and bought a lot of food and mining
tools. Nothing was heard of him for many years. Then a forest ranger found a
skeleton in the woods in the Black Hills of Dakota. There was a old felt hat,
a leather coin pouch with a few small coins, a belt buckle and a hunting knife
with the initials A.W. on the handle. The family felt certain it was Albert
from the description of the knife and belt buckle. (this appened in the 1920's)
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98
1870 COW CREEK DOUGLAS, OR; ALBERT, 11 OR
1880 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; NOT ON
FAMILY HISTORY BY JOYCE NAIL PEIL: Albert Wood was born in 1859 around Albany,
Oregon in the Willamette Valley. I never saw Albert till I was in my teens.
He was always my Mothers favorite brother. From what she said, he was the
reliable one when an emergency arose. She told of one time when the valley
suffered a hay shortage. Everyone was losing cattle. Albert came home from
one of his prospecting trips and took over the feeding. He rationed the hay
and made it through the winter without losing a single head. The cattle were
mighty thin, but soon picked up again on the spring grass.
I only saw Albert twice when he was home on brief visits. He prospected all
over eastern Oregon, Idaho and Nevada. Elias said he also herded sheep on
occation.
The last we heard of him, he came into a town in Idaho and outfitted for a
long stay. He loaded a string of burros and bought a lot of food and mining
tools. Nothing was heard of him for many years. Then a forest ranger found a
skeleton in the woods in the Black Hills of Dakota. There was a old felt hat,
a leather coin pouch with a few small coins, a belt buckle and a hunting knife
with the initials A.W. on the handle. The family felt certain it was Albert
from the description of the knife and belt buckle. (this appened in the 1920's)
3
Birth:
17 Mar 1862
Cow Creek, Douglas, Oregon
Death:
16 May 1927
Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Notes:
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98
1870 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; REBECCA, 8 OR
1880 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; REBECCA, 18, OR
1900
1910 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; ANN REBECCA WATKINS, 48, m2 16, 302 OR NC IN
with brother Levi, 36 and her 2 children, Wm. B. Dawson and Mary
Belle Watkins
1920 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; WATKINS, Mrs. A.R., 58, Wid. OR SC IN,
housekeeper; with brother Levi, her dau Mary Belle, and son William
FAMILY HISTORY BY JOYCE NAIL PEIL: Rebecca was born 17 MAR 1862 somewhere in
the Wilamette Valley. She was pretty and popular, expecially with the boys.
She was married to an Ed Dawson and had one son, Willie. They were divorced
and she was married for a short time to John Redfield by whom she had a son
Harvey. The baby died before he was a year old and is buried in the grave yard
on the the old Sether place.
She later married a William Watkins. They had a daughter, Mary who was born
March 13, 1897. Bill Watkins did not care for young Bill Dawson and put the
boy in a reform school when he was in his teens.
The famil lived in Roseburg until Mary was 10 to 12 years old. Uncle Billie
died and Rebecca and Mary moved in the Grandma (Mary Ann) and Levi where they
remained until after Mary Ann's death. Mary grew up and married Le McCarn and
moved to Idlwyld -- on the Umpqua River where Lee managed a fish hatchery.
Aunt Becky died there in Roseburg in the hospital May 16 1927.
Rebecca caused Mary Ann a lot of worry before she married and settled down.
I remember one time Grandma walked down to the lower place with a letter she'd
received from Rebecca. She wanted Mamma to read it for her (Mary Ann could read
print, but not long hand). When Mamma finished the letter, Mary Ann signed and
said, "She had caused herself more heart aches than I can stand."
As I remember Aunt Becky she was a soft spoken person but with a decided
opinion on everything. She was a fine cook, and an accomplished seamstress.
When she was a young lady, she excelled at making beautiful button holes and
was called on to make them for others at so much a botton hole.
She did beautiful crochet work and embroidery and was a big help in making
the linderie for my trouseau.
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98
1870 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; REBECCA, 8 OR
1880 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; REBECCA, 18, OR
1900
1910 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; ANN REBECCA WATKINS, 48, m2 16, 302 OR NC IN
with brother Levi, 36 and her 2 children, Wm. B. Dawson and Mary
Belle Watkins
1920 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; WATKINS, Mrs. A.R., 58, Wid. OR SC IN,
housekeeper; with brother Levi, her dau Mary Belle, and son William
FAMILY HISTORY BY JOYCE NAIL PEIL: Rebecca was born 17 MAR 1862 somewhere in
the Wilamette Valley. She was pretty and popular, expecially with the boys.
She was married to an Ed Dawson and had one son, Willie. They were divorced
and she was married for a short time to John Redfield by whom she had a son
Harvey. The baby died before he was a year old and is buried in the grave yard
on the the old Sether place.
She later married a William Watkins. They had a daughter, Mary who was born
March 13, 1897. Bill Watkins did not care for young Bill Dawson and put the
boy in a reform school when he was in his teens.
The famil lived in Roseburg until Mary was 10 to 12 years old. Uncle Billie
died and Rebecca and Mary moved in the Grandma (Mary Ann) and Levi where they
remained until after Mary Ann's death. Mary grew up and married Le McCarn and
moved to Idlwyld -- on the Umpqua River where Lee managed a fish hatchery.
Aunt Becky died there in Roseburg in the hospital May 16 1927.
Rebecca caused Mary Ann a lot of worry before she married and settled down.
I remember one time Grandma walked down to the lower place with a letter she'd
received from Rebecca. She wanted Mamma to read it for her (Mary Ann could read
print, but not long hand). When Mamma finished the letter, Mary Ann signed and
said, "She had caused herself more heart aches than I can stand."
As I remember Aunt Becky she was a soft spoken person but with a decided
opinion on everything. She was a fine cook, and an accomplished seamstress.
When she was a young lady, she excelled at making beautiful button holes and
was called on to make them for others at so much a botton hole.
She did beautiful crochet work and embroidery and was a big help in making
the linderie for my trouseau.
4
Birth:
8 May 1864
Linn, Oregon
Death:
9 Jan 1936
Douglas, Oregon
Notes:
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98
1870 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; VIOLA, 6 OR
1880 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; VIOLA, 15, OR
1900 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; VIOLA, 36, MAY 1864, m16, 6-6 OR GA IN
1910 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; VIOLA, 45, m 25, 7-6, OR NC IN, LAUDRESS
1920 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; VIOLA, 56, OR NA IN, COOK/ROAD CAMP
BOTH Viola and her husband died of cancer.
GLENDALE MASONIC CEM; NAIL VIOLA WOOD - Mrs. C.T., b. 8 MAY 1864 near Albany,
d. 8 JAN 1936 of cander; husb. Charles T (Div.), sons William and Perry;
daus. Maud, Eva and Joyce; Block 20, Lot 4, Original
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98
1870 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; VIOLA, 6 OR
1880 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; VIOLA, 15, OR
1900 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; VIOLA, 36, MAY 1864, m16, 6-6 OR GA IN
1910 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; VIOLA, 45, m 25, 7-6, OR NC IN, LAUDRESS
1920 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; VIOLA, 56, OR NA IN, COOK/ROAD CAMP
BOTH Viola and her husband died of cancer.
GLENDALE MASONIC CEM; NAIL VIOLA WOOD - Mrs. C.T., b. 8 MAY 1864 near Albany,
d. 8 JAN 1936 of cander; husb. Charles T (Div.), sons William and Perry;
daus. Maud, Eva and Joyce; Block 20, Lot 4, Original
FAMILY HISTORY BY JOYCE NAIL PEIL, daughter: My mother, Viola, was born May 8,
1864, I assume somehere near Albany. She always referred to her birth place as
"up in the Willamette Valley". There were 2 half brother, George and Abe
Miller, then 2 brothers, Jame William and Albert, plus 1 sister Anna Rebecca
who were older. 3 brothers, Elias, Jim and Levi were younger.
I never saw a picture of Mamma when she was a little girl but she must have
been a very pretty child. She had big brown eyes and dark hair that was very
curly. He haid was black when she was grown. She must have been around 4 years
old when the family moved onthe the homestead in the valley of the creek that
bears the name Wood's after the family. It runs in my mind that the homestead
was taken in 1868.
In addition to the 9 children, there were 2 foster girls, Belle Bradly, who
was the same age as Rebecca, and Annie Bradley, who was Viola's age. Oddly,
Belle and Viola were inseperable playmates, while Annie and Rebecca paired off.
My mother told me of many interesting incidents that occurred during her
growing up years. One that comes to mind is the time she and Belle were sent
across the creek about a 1/4 mile from the house to get a cow that had a new
calf. When they found the cow, they saw what they thought was a big dog
walking along on a log looking at the calf. Mamma said it looked at them and
had such a pleasant look on it's face that they never thought of being afraid
of it. They yelled and wavied their hands and it leaped off the log and slid
into the brush. When they told the folks, an older brother took the dog and
gun then treed and killed a panther that had been sniffing around wher the calf
had been. Mamma said she was 5 or so at the time.
1864, I assume somehere near Albany. She always referred to her birth place as
"up in the Willamette Valley". There were 2 half brother, George and Abe
Miller, then 2 brothers, Jame William and Albert, plus 1 sister Anna Rebecca
who were older. 3 brothers, Elias, Jim and Levi were younger.
I never saw a picture of Mamma when she was a little girl but she must have
been a very pretty child. She had big brown eyes and dark hair that was very
curly. He haid was black when she was grown. She must have been around 4 years
old when the family moved onthe the homestead in the valley of the creek that
bears the name Wood's after the family. It runs in my mind that the homestead
was taken in 1868.
In addition to the 9 children, there were 2 foster girls, Belle Bradly, who
was the same age as Rebecca, and Annie Bradley, who was Viola's age. Oddly,
Belle and Viola were inseperable playmates, while Annie and Rebecca paired off.
My mother told me of many interesting incidents that occurred during her
growing up years. One that comes to mind is the time she and Belle were sent
across the creek about a 1/4 mile from the house to get a cow that had a new
calf. When they found the cow, they saw what they thought was a big dog
walking along on a log looking at the calf. Mamma said it looked at them and
had such a pleasant look on it's face that they never thought of being afraid
of it. They yelled and wavied their hands and it leaped off the log and slid
into the brush. When they told the folks, an older brother took the dog and
gun then treed and killed a panther that had been sniffing around wher the calf
had been. Mamma said she was 5 or so at the time.
I
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98
1870 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; VIOLA, 6 OR
1880 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; VIOLA, 15, OR
1900 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; VIOLA, 36, MAY 1864, m16, 6-6 OR GA IN
1910 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; VIOLA, 45, m 25, 7-6, OR NC IN, LAUDRESS
1920 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; VIOLA, 56, OR NA IN, COOK/ROAD CAMP
BOTH Viola and her husband died of cancer.
GLENDALE MASONIC CEM; NAIL VIOLA WOOD - Mrs. C.T., b. 8 MAY 1864 near Albany,
d. 8 JAN 1936 of cander; husb. Charles T (Div.), sons William and Perry;
daus. Maud, Eva and Joyce; Block 20, Lot 4, Original
FAMILY HISTORY BY JOYCE NAIL PEIL, daughter: My mother, Viola, was born May 8,
1864, I assume somehere near Albany. She always referred to her birth place as
"up in the Willamette Valley". There were 2 half brother, George and Abe
Miller, then 2 brothers, Jame William and Albert, plus 1 sister Anna Rebecca
who were older. 3 brothers, Elias, Jim and Levi were younger.
I never saw a picture of Mamma when she was a little girl but she must have
been a very pretty child. She had big brown eyes and dark hair that was very
curly. He haid was black when she was grown. She must have been around 4 years
old when the family moved onthe the homestead in the valley of the creek that
bears the name Wood's after the family. It runs in my mind that the homestead
was taken in 1868.
In addition to the 9 children, there were 2 foster girls, Belle Bradly, who
was the same age as Rebecca, and Annie Bradley, who was Viola's age. Oddly,
Belle and Viola were inseperable playmates, while Annie and Rebecca paired off.
My mother told me of many interesting incidents that occurred during her
growing up years. One that comes to mind is the time she and Belle were sent
across the creek about a 1/4 mile from the house to get a cow that had a new
calf. When they found the cow, they saw what they thought was a big dog
walking along on a log looking at the calf. Mamma said it looked at them and
had such a pleasant look on it's face that they never thought of being afraid
of it. They yelled and wavied their hands and it leaped off the log and slid
into the brush. When they told the folks, an older brother took the dog and
gun then treed and killed a panther that had been sniffing around wher the calf
had been. Mamma said she was 5 or so at the time.
I
5
Elias WOOD
Birth:
Nov 1866
Linn, Oregon
Death:
Abt 1930
Black Hills, North Dakota
Marr:
Notes:
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98
1870 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; ELIAS, 4, OR
1880 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; ELIAS, 13, OR
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98
1870 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; ELIAS, 4, OR
1880 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; ELIAS, 13, OR
6
James Stockton WOOD
Birth:
4 Oct 1870
Wood Creek, Douglas, Oregon
Death:
3 Oct 1943
Winnemucca, Nevada
Marr:
Notes:
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 1098
1800 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; JAMES, 9 OR
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 1098
1800 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; JAMES, 9 OR
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 1098
1800 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; JAMES, 9 OR
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Levi WOOD
Birth:
14 May 1872
Wood Creek, Douglas, Oregon
Death:
4 Oct 1947
Burns, Oregon
Marr:
Notes:
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98
1880 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; LEVI, 7, OR
1900 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; LEVI, 23, MAY 1877, SINGLE, OR, FARM LABORER
1910 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; LEVI, 36, SINGLE, OR NE IN, FARMER; with sister
Rebecca & her ch
1920 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR, LEVI, 47, SINGLE, OR SC IN, FARMER; with sister
Rebecca & her 2 ch
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98
1880 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; LEVI, 7, OR
1900 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; LEVI, 23, MAY 1877, SINGLE, OR, FARM LABORER
1910 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; LEVI, 36, SINGLE, OR NE IN, FARMER; with sister
Rebecca & her ch
1920 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR, LEVI, 47, SINGLE, OR SC IN, FARMER; with sister
Rebecca & her 2 ch
CHARLOTTE POWELL, 2422 15TH AVE., FOREST GROVE, OR 97116; 10/98
1880 COW CREEK, DOUGLAS, OR; LEVI, 7, OR
1900 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; LEVI, 23, MAY 1877, SINGLE, OR, FARM LABORER
1910 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR; LEVI, 36, SINGLE, OR NE IN, FARMER; with sister
Rebecca & her ch
1920 GLENDALE, DOUGLAS, OR, LEVI, 47, SINGLE, OR SC IN, FARMER; with sister
Rebecca & her 2 ch
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Hiram Thomas Wood - Mary Ann Smith
Hiram Thomas Wood
was born at North Carolina Abt 1830.
He married Mary Ann Smith 18 Jun 1857 at Albany, Linn, Oregon . Mary Ann Smith was born at Mercer, Illinois Jul 1834 daughter of George Samuel Smith and Clarinda Stockton .
They were the parents of 7
children:
James William Wood
born 30 Oct 1858.
Albert Wood
born 1859.
Anna Rebecca Wood
born 17 Mar 1862.
Viola Wood
born 8 May 1864.
Elias Wood
born Nov 1866.
James Stockton Wood
born 4 Oct 1870.
Levi Wood
born 14 May 1872.
Hiram Thomas Wood died 6 Mar 1918 at Glendale, Douglas, Oregon .
Mary Ann Smith died 3 Nov 1908 at Douglas, Oregon .