Brief Life History of Hartford
When Hartford Wood was born on 21 August 1830, in Big Island, Marion, Ohio, United States, his father, Issac Wood, was 80 and his mother, Hannah Baker, was 35. He married Mary M Stover on 5 July 1855, in Dallas, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Franklin Township, Fillmore, Nebraska, United States in 1880. He died on 26 June 1912, in Ohiowa, Fillmore, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ohiowa Cemetery, Ohiowa, Fillmore, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (24)
- Hartford Wood in household of Joseph Stover, "United States Census, 1860"
- Hartford Wood, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
- Hartford Wood, "Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic, Burial Records, 1861-1948"
Spouse and Children
1830–1912 Male
1835–1924 Female
Children (6)
1856–1930 Female
1858–1935 Male
1859–1925 Female
1861–1863 Male
1862–1925 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1750–1852 Male
1795–1871 Female
Siblings (8)
1824–1909 Male
1828–1859 Female
1829–1864 Male
1830–1912 Male
1833– Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 2
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
Age 6
1863
Age 33
Name Meaning
English: mainly a topographic name for someone who lived in or by a wood, from Middle English wode ‘wood’ (Old English wudu). In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, such as French Bois and Polish Les .
English: in a few cases, a nickname for an eccentric or perhaps a violent person, from Middle English wode ‘frenzied, wild’ (Old English wōd).
Americanized form of French Gadbois .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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