Elia Wood was raised in the home built by her father Lashley F. Wood in 1876 at 102 South East Street, California, Missouri. After completing her education, she joined her father's law firm as an attorney. When teachers were needed in the Philippine Islands, Elia Wood, Pearl Gordon, Clara Gray (Allee), and Dolly Gray (Marshall) answered the call. Elia Wood and Pearl Gordon asked to be sent to Ilagon where Miss Gordon's brother was stationed. Upon arriving at the islands, they were met by First Lieutenant John A. Paegelow, who transported them to Ilagon. Lieutenant Paegelow was born in Berlin, Germany in 1870. He immigrated to the United States after graduating from the Heidelberg University with a Civil Engineer degree and his mandatory one-year military service duty. After working as a Civil Engineer in New York City, the depressed economy forced him to move to Chicago where he joined the Army as a private. After Paegelow recovered from injuries sustained at San Juan Hill, he was sent to the Philippine Islands, where he met Elia Wood.

On March 12, 1902, Elia Wood and John Paegelow were married. This was the beginning of a long and adventurous life for a young lady from a small community in central Missouri. After spending thirty-one years traveling the globe meeting dignitaries and peasants, the Paegelows' sixty-ninth move was back to her childhood home in California, Missouri. The Paegelows would have ten more years together in this small community. After Colonel Paegelow's death on November 22, 1944, Elia remained in her family home until her death on December 15, 1954. In her will Elia Wood Paegelow had left the bulk of her estate (approximately $50,000) to the First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, to help establish a public library and recreation area for local youth. The church willingly undertook this task for the next forty-four years.

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1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Elia B Wood
Age: 20
Birth Date: Aug 1873
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1900: California, Moniteau, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Lashley Wood
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Name: Kate Wood
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Occupation: View on Image
Household Members: Name Age
Lashley Wood 60
Kate Wood 47
Elia B Wood 20
Walter F Wood 24
Myrtle B Wood 22


1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Elia B Paeglow
[Clia B Paegelow]
Age in 1910: 36
Estimated Birth Year: 1874
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Father's Birth Place: Missouri
Mother's Birth Place: Missouri
Spouse's Name: John A Paeglow
Home in 1910: Augur Barracks, Jolo Jolo, Philippines, Military and Naval Forces
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
John A Paeglow 40
Elia B Paeglow 36


1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Elia B Pargelow
[Elia B Paegelow]
[Elia B Pasgelow]
[Elia B Wood]
Home in 1920: Balloon School, Warwick, Virginia
Age: 46
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: John A Pargelow
Father's name: Lockey F Wood
Father's Birth Place: Missouri
Mother's name: Mary E Wood
Mother's Birth Place: Missouri
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
John A Pargelow 49
Elia B Pargelow 46
Lockey F Wood 80
Mary E Wood 67
Edna B Harris 28


1940 United States Federal Census

Name: Elia B Paegelow
Age: 66
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Missouri
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: California, Moniteau, Missouri
Map of Home in 1940: View map
Street: High Street
House Number: 102
Inferred Residence in 1935: California, Moniteau, Missouri
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 12A
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 4th year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
John A Paeglow 69
Elia B Paegelow 66

Here is her Death Certificate.