Wood, David J. M.

WOOD

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Date: 7/9/2021 at 23:20:12

History of Warren County, Iowa; Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns & Etc., by Union Historical Company, 1879, p.625

WOOD, DAVID J. M., farmer, Liberty Township, Sec. 27; P. O. Liberty Center; born March 1, 1840, in Marion county, Ohio; came to this county in 1868, and settled where he now lives in 1877; he owns eighty acres of land; he was married Sept. 23, 1860, to E. M., daughter of Johnathan Johnson, of Marion county, Ohio; has had five children: Willie O., Samuel N., Lula M., Cory B. and john B.; of these, Lula is the only one now living; enlisted August 15, 1862, in Co. D, 33d Iowa Infantry, as private; he was transferred by promotion to Second Lieutenant, Co. B, 15th Kansas Cavalry, in fall of 1863; served to close of war, and was honorably discharged October 20, 1865; he was in the battles of Nutonia, Big Blue, Little Blue, Lexington and Middle Creek.