Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1894, OCT. 1019 THE WOOD FAMILY III. ELIVRA P. WOOD, married Nov. 1 1888, Rev. P. W. Summers, of the M. E. Church. Live in southwest Missouri. IV. MARY A. WOOD, married Mary 27, 1882, Charles V. Ringo, son of Dr. J. W. Ringo. They live in Parkville, no children. V. KATE S. WOOD, married June 3, 1882, Jos. H. Davis, from whom she was divorced. She married 2d, John B. Kerr. VI. WILLIAM L. WOOD, married Gracie Nicol, from whom he was seperated. Children: 1. David Wood, who was granted by the county court a scholarship in the State University. 2. Nellie Wood 3. Edwin Wood Gracie married, second, in 1895, Col.Gid. W. Thompson THE WOOD FAMILY Possessed talents, and were distinguised in the early annals of our country. The brothers of Col. R. P. Wood were noted men. They were children of Isaac Wood (i) and Sarah Thomas. Children: I. ISAAC WOOD (ii) lived near Smithville. He was a judge of the county court of Clay, and a leader in the early enterprises of that county. II. DR. JOSEPH WOOD was the most distinguished surgeon of his day at Liberty, and subsequently at Kansas City. III. JUDGE WILLIAM T. WOOD, now of Lexington, Mo., b. March 25, 1809; married March 20, 1832, Elizabeth Hughes, dr. of William Hughes. He subsequently married, successively, M. H. Payne and J. M. E. Broadwell. He has four children. He has held the offices of county clerk of Clay, circuit attorney appointed by Gov. Boggs, legislator from Clay in 1840, and three times elected circuit judge for the Lexington circuit. IV. JUDGE LEWIS J. WOOD, b. in 1812; lived at Smithville. He came to Platte in March, 1846, and bought the Mitchell farm on Todd's Creek; in August, 1848, was elected county judge of Platte, and resigned in April, 1850. He subsequently removed back to Clay. He was intelligent, social, and generous. He died Nov. 15, 1895, leaving a widow, who died in 1896, and 5 children. V. GEN. JESSE T. WOOD, of Columbia, Mo., was the oldest of the family brothers, but was never in Platte County. Oct. 3 - Senator Vest spoke at the court-house to an immense concourse of voters. Oct. 10 - Weston has a Democratic club, with D. K. Cox president, and Chas. H. Hillix secretary. The executive committee-consists of John Thorn, A. H. O'Dowd, T. F. Mitchell, Dr. S. W. Coots, and B. J. Bless.