Missouri Wood
Sex: F
Birth: ABT 1833 in Arkansas
Death: ABT 1900 in Arkansas
Burial: Hurst Cemetery, Yellville, Marion Co. Ark.

Marriage: 1 John Minton Moses Estes Jr. b: 7 JAN 1830 in Cannon County, Tennessee
Married: 1850 in Marion County, Arkansas

Children:
1. Thomas Gideon Estes b: ABT 1851 in Marion County, Arkansas
2. James Robert Estes b: DEC 1853 in Marion County, Arkansas
3. Andrew J Estes b: ABT 1855 in Marion County, Arkansas
4. Joseph R Estes b: APR 1856 in Marion County, Arkansas
5. Julia Ann Estes b: ABT 1858 in Marion County, Arkansas
6. Sarah Jane Estes b: SEP 1859 in Marion County, Arkansas
7. Margaret Estes b: ABT 1862 in Arkansas
8. Mary Katherine Estes b: ABT 1864 in Arkansas
9. Hiram R Estes b: ABT 1866 in Arkansas
10. Franklin Estes b: ABT 1868 in Arkansas
11. Silas Estes b: ABT 1871 in Arkansas
12. Ransom Y Estes b: 6 SEP 1872 in Marion County, Arkansas
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Missouri Wood (daughter of Abram Wood and Miriam Williams)13 died date unknown. She married John G. Estes on 1850 in Marion County, Arkansas, son of John Moses Estes and Charlotte Elkins.

More About Missouri Wood and John G. Estes:
Marriage: 1850, Marion County, Arkansas.

Children of Missouri Wood and John G. Estes are:

Thomas Gideon Estes, b. 1851, Arkansas, d. date unknown.

James Robert Estes, b. December 1853, d. date unknown.

Andrew J. Estes, b. 1855, d. date unknown.

Joshep R. Estes, b. April 1856, Marion Co, Arkansas, d. date unknown.

Julia Ann Estes, b. 1858, d. date unknown.

Sarah Jane Estes, b. January 16, 1861, Marion Co, Arkansas, d. February 06, 1885, Western Grove, Newton County, Arkansas.

Maragret Estes, b. November 19, 1862, Marion Co, Arkansas, d. February 12, 1899, Yale, Payne County, Oklahoma.

Katherine Estes, b. 1865, d. date unknown.

Hiram R. Estes, b. 1867, d. date unknown.

Franklin Estes, b. 1869, d. date unknown.

Silas Estes, b. 1871, d. date unknown.

Ransurn Estes, b. 1873, d. date unknown.
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1880 by Rev. William Henry Wood
W I L L I A M O B E D I A H WOOD
SOURCE: Genealogies of Families of Marion County 1811-1900. Vicki Roberts & Mysty McPherson. 1997
L I T T L E K N O W N N O T F O R G O T T E N
Among the many characters to be found in the valley of White River who had come into notice east of the Mississippi was the Woods family - old man Woods and son Big Bill Woods - - they were worthy of note from being the father and brother of John Woods who was court-martialed and shot in Jackson's army in the War of 1812.
It seems that General Jackson had some trouble to enforce subordination, his army being composed of raw troops fresh from the country.
Old Man Woods and his two sons, John and Big Bill, enlisted in Tennessee for the campaign south against the Indians. The young men were good soldiers, but somewhat reckless. John Woods was on picket duty and left his post: he was court-martialed and condemned to be shot, with a recommendation for mercy. Jackson had reprieved others, but notified the court he would not reprieve any more. John Woods was the next, and his life was in one end of the balance, and General Jackson's word in the other. The General's word was the heaviest and John Woods fell. His father and brother stayed with him and cared for him - dressed him for death - and when the file of soldiers marched him off, they went in another direction in great agony, refusing to see him shot. They soon after deserted the army and came to White River and settled at the ford of the river, three miles above Mt. Olive. It was believed that Jackson was glad they had deserted as there was no effort made to bring them back to the army. Through life the old man and Big Bill took this matter greatly to heart; at the mention of Jackson's name, Big Bill would grow frantic with oaths, and the old man would melt into tears.

SOURCE: Historical & Biographical Sketches of the Early Settlement of the White River Valley, Chapter 5. A. C. Jeffreys. 1877.
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