Wood, C. C.

WOOD, BULLARD, EALS

Posted By: Mary H. Cochrane, Volunteer
Date: 7/12/2019 at 05:32:52

Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa, (Lewis Publishing Company (1887)), pp. 658-59:

"C. C. WOOD, vice-president of the Weldon bank, is a native of Canada, a son of John N. and Prudence (Bullard) Wood. June 6, 1864, he left home and went to Gouverneur, New York, but remained only a short time, returning to Canada to assist his father on the farm during the summer. In October he again left home and located in Michigan, where he found employment by the day, chopping wood. The following spring he came to Iowa and lived in Marshall County, working on a farm until October, when he went to Pennsylvania. In his youth he learned the carpenter's trade, and while in Pennsylvania he was employed on the trestle work of a railroad. From there he returned to Iowa and located in Decatur County, where he industriously followed his trade for five years. He was then married, and soon after rented land of his father-in-law, on which he lived, and engaged in agricultural pursuits four years. He had previously bought the half-section on which stands his present residence, and to this he has since added a section. His farm is one of the best in the township, and its cultivation is under the immediate supervision and control of Mr. Wood. He is one of the substantial and honored business men of the township. Starting in life with no means he has by energy, will and perseverance, succeeded in accumulating a good property, and is a worthy example for the young men of to-day to follow. He is in politics a Republican. He has served his township two terms as trustee. Mr. Wood was married in 1871 to Miss Sarah E. Eals, daughter to T. J. Eals, of Weldon. They have three sons -- George N., Claude E., and Frederick P."

(Submitted to the Decatur County GenWeb site by Christy Jay, email: Jaygenie@aol.com)