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Male Absolom Wood Click to view Absolom Wood in the family tree

Absolom was born on May 7th, 1794 in Pendleton County, Virginia.1   Absolom's father was John Wood and his mother was Ann Elizabeth Harper.  His paternal grandparents were Isaac Wood and Rachel Ramey; his maternal grandparents were Johan Jacob Harper and Margaret Simmons. He had ten brothers and a sister, named Henry, Solomon, Enoch, John, Zebulon, Jacob, Caleb, Joshua, Noah, David and Phebe.  He was the oldest of the twelve children. He had three half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Daniel, Ambrose, Joel, Martha, Mary and Elizabeth.  He died at the age of 49 on June 3rd, 1843 in Crawford County, Indiana.2 

1 A Very Old Family Bible @ pp. 70-73
2 History of Isaac, John, and Noah Wood Family @ pp. 70-73
Further source/citation:
History of Isaac, John, and Noah Wood Family


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