Company C, 27th Illinois Volunteers-Civil War
Frank A. Wood of Mercer County, Illinois enlisted as a private August 20, 1861 and on August 24, 1861 in Company G, 27th Regiment, Illinois Infantry. Mustered out on September 20, 1864 at Camp Butler, Springfield, Illinois. Sources: Film Number: M539 roll 100 U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 / Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men. Veterans benefits were sought by application dated July 15, 1890.
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FRANK A. WOOD - One of that grand old galaxy of men, the soldiers of the Civil War, Frank A. Wood served his country well in its hour of need, and now has retired from active duties, both civil and agricultural, and is enjoying a well earned rest. Born July 28, 1841, near Detroit, in Wayne County, Mich., he is the son of Reuben and Phoebe (Dunn) Wood. Reuben Wood was a native of Vermont and settled in Wayne County, then removed to Rock Island, Ill., where he engaged in farming. The mother was born in New York. Both parents died in Illinois. They raised a family of eight children, of whom two are now living.
Frank A. Wood was reared in Illinois and, from the age of nine, helped with the work on the home farm. His educational advantages were limited, attending the subscription schools when possible. August 22, 1861, he volunteered in the Union Army and joined the Twenty-seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry, being mustered in at Jacksonville, Ill. Under Colonel Buford he saw the following engagements and took active part in them: Belmont, Mo.; Union City, Tenn.; Island No. 10, Farmington, Tenn.; Corinth, Miss.; Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Chickamauga; Missionary Ridge; Dalton; Resaca; Dallas; Tunnel Hill; Snake Creek Gap; Buzzard's Roost; Kenesaw Mountain, where a brother, Amasa G. Wood, in the same company, was killed; and Peach Tree Creek. At Chickamauga Mr. Wood was detailed to man a gun, the other gunners having been killed. Serving gallantly during all this terrible siege of battles, when his time was up he was mustered out at Springfield, Ill., September 22, 1864.
After the war, Mr. Wood farmed in Illinois, and his marriage occurred in that state to Miss Amelia Boyd, who was born there. In 1879 they moved to Buffalo County, Neb., near Kearney, where Mr. Wood took up a homestead of one hundred sixty acres. He plowed the unbroken land and proved up on the claim after two years, obtained a deed and subsequently sold it for sixteen hundred dollars. He then purchased one hundred sixty acres of railroad land, paying four hundred eighty for it. Here he built a residence and raised corn, cattle, hogs and horses. He also invested in property in Kearney, which he still owns.
After ten years spent in farming in Nebraska, Mr. and Mrs. Wood concluded to come to California, and in 1899 rented the farm and came to Oakland. After resting and sightseeing for a time, in the spring of 1900, they located at Corning, Tehama County, but did not like that locality, and in June of the same year they came to Chico, and decided that it was the spot for their future residence. In August, 1900, Mr. Wood purchased their residence at 235 Fifth Street, and it has been their home since that date. Having a keen perspective into the future prosperity of Butte County, he invested considerably in Chico real estate and owns several pieces of valuable property, among them a residence of eleven rooms on the corner of Fifth and Wall Streets, which he built; a residence on Eighth Street between Main and Wall; one in the Ninth Street Addition; and one on Nord Avenue, which he built. Chico and the Sacramento Valley impressed Mr. and Mrs. Wood favorably from their first visit and they have never regretted making their home in this garden spot of the state. In the eighteen years of their residence here they have taken a keen interest in its growth and have done their part in furthering the best interests of the community and have made many loyal friends. Mr. Wood is a member of Hallack Post, No. 19, G.A.R. To Mr. and Mrs. Wood have been born two children: Omar B., formerly a school teacher in Nebraska, and now a horticulturist in the Boucher District, Butte County; and Iva, Mrs. Zimmerman, residing in Alameda, and the mother of one son, Oscar. Transcribed by Roseann Kerby. Source: "History of Butte County, Cal.," by George C. Mansfield, Pages 1035-1036, Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, CA, 1918.
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California Death Index Records, 1905-1939: Name: Frank A Wood Birth Year: abt 1841 Death Date: 24 Dec 1923 Age at Death: 82 Death Place: Butte, California, USA.
Burial, per the Chico Cemetery Association records occurred on Dec 26, 1923. Widow's benefits were granted to Amelia Wood on Feb 15, 1924.
F.A. Wood, aged 62, born Michigan, occupation retired, joined the Major General Henry W. Halleck Post No. 19, GAR, of Chico. Source: "Chico's Grand Army of the Republic", transcribed Descriptive Book of Halleck Post 19, by Paradise Genealogical Society, published in the Goldmine, Volume 32:2 – Fall 1999.
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Chico Record, Thursday, December 27, 1923, pg 4 col 4: Frank A. Wood, Grand Army Veteran, Buried Yesterday. Frank A. Wood, 82, who passed away Monday at his home, Jackson and California streets, was laid to rest yesterday afternoon, following funeral services at which his comrades of the G.A.R. attended in a body. Rev. W.L. Mellenger, pastor of the Christian church, officiated at the rites, which were read in the Westfall chapel. Burial was in the G.A.R. plot of the local cemetery.
The pallbearers were Truman Camp, George Loomis, John Mullin, Samuel Hostetler, R.T. Norris and G.A. Wikle.
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See the completed biography on Frank A. Wood, by Tyra King, entitled "Pension Payouts: Frank A. Wood – Civil War Soldier, Homesteader, and Exemplar of the Long Struggle for Veterans Benefits" as part of a California State University, Chico Archival History project, fall semester, 2015, under the direction of Professor Mike Magliari. Electronic version and hard print copies are available at Meriam Library, CSU, Chico and Chico Cemetery Association.
Frank A. Wood of Mercer County, Illinois enlisted as a private August 20, 1861 and on August 24, 1861 in Company G, 27th Regiment, Illinois Infantry. Mustered out on September 20, 1864 at Camp Butler, Springfield, Illinois. Sources: Film Number: M539 roll 100 U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 / Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men. Veterans benefits were sought by application dated July 15, 1890.
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FRANK A. WOOD - One of that grand old galaxy of men, the soldiers of the Civil War, Frank A. Wood served his country well in its hour of need, and now has retired from active duties, both civil and agricultural, and is enjoying a well earned rest. Born July 28, 1841, near Detroit, in Wayne County, Mich., he is the son of Reuben and Phoebe (Dunn) Wood. Reuben Wood was a native of Vermont and settled in Wayne County, then removed to Rock Island, Ill., where he engaged in farming. The mother was born in New York. Both parents died in Illinois. They raised a family of eight children, of whom two are now living.
Frank A. Wood was reared in Illinois and, from the age of nine, helped with the work on the home farm. His educational advantages were limited, attending the subscription schools when possible. August 22, 1861, he volunteered in the Union Army and joined the Twenty-seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry, being mustered in at Jacksonville, Ill. Under Colonel Buford he saw the following engagements and took active part in them: Belmont, Mo.; Union City, Tenn.; Island No. 10, Farmington, Tenn.; Corinth, Miss.; Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Chickamauga; Missionary Ridge; Dalton; Resaca; Dallas; Tunnel Hill; Snake Creek Gap; Buzzard's Roost; Kenesaw Mountain, where a brother, Amasa G. Wood, in the same company, was killed; and Peach Tree Creek. At Chickamauga Mr. Wood was detailed to man a gun, the other gunners having been killed. Serving gallantly during all this terrible siege of battles, when his time was up he was mustered out at Springfield, Ill., September 22, 1864.
After the war, Mr. Wood farmed in Illinois, and his marriage occurred in that state to Miss Amelia Boyd, who was born there. In 1879 they moved to Buffalo County, Neb., near Kearney, where Mr. Wood took up a homestead of one hundred sixty acres. He plowed the unbroken land and proved up on the claim after two years, obtained a deed and subsequently sold it for sixteen hundred dollars. He then purchased one hundred sixty acres of railroad land, paying four hundred eighty for it. Here he built a residence and raised corn, cattle, hogs and horses. He also invested in property in Kearney, which he still owns.
After ten years spent in farming in Nebraska, Mr. and Mrs. Wood concluded to come to California, and in 1899 rented the farm and came to Oakland. After resting and sightseeing for a time, in the spring of 1900, they located at Corning, Tehama County, but did not like that locality, and in June of the same year they came to Chico, and decided that it was the spot for their future residence. In August, 1900, Mr. Wood purchased their residence at 235 Fifth Street, and it has been their home since that date. Having a keen perspective into the future prosperity of Butte County, he invested considerably in Chico real estate and owns several pieces of valuable property, among them a residence of eleven rooms on the corner of Fifth and Wall Streets, which he built; a residence on Eighth Street between Main and Wall; one in the Ninth Street Addition; and one on Nord Avenue, which he built. Chico and the Sacramento Valley impressed Mr. and Mrs. Wood favorably from their first visit and they have never regretted making their home in this garden spot of the state. In the eighteen years of their residence here they have taken a keen interest in its growth and have done their part in furthering the best interests of the community and have made many loyal friends. Mr. Wood is a member of Hallack Post, No. 19, G.A.R. To Mr. and Mrs. Wood have been born two children: Omar B., formerly a school teacher in Nebraska, and now a horticulturist in the Boucher District, Butte County; and Iva, Mrs. Zimmerman, residing in Alameda, and the mother of one son, Oscar. Transcribed by Roseann Kerby. Source: "History of Butte County, Cal.," by George C. Mansfield, Pages 1035-1036, Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, CA, 1918.
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California Death Index Records, 1905-1939: Name: Frank A Wood Birth Year: abt 1841 Death Date: 24 Dec 1923 Age at Death: 82 Death Place: Butte, California, USA.
Burial, per the Chico Cemetery Association records occurred on Dec 26, 1923. Widow's benefits were granted to Amelia Wood on Feb 15, 1924.
F.A. Wood, aged 62, born Michigan, occupation retired, joined the Major General Henry W. Halleck Post No. 19, GAR, of Chico. Source: "Chico's Grand Army of the Republic", transcribed Descriptive Book of Halleck Post 19, by Paradise Genealogical Society, published in the Goldmine, Volume 32:2 – Fall 1999.
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Chico Record, Thursday, December 27, 1923, pg 4 col 4: Frank A. Wood, Grand Army Veteran, Buried Yesterday. Frank A. Wood, 82, who passed away Monday at his home, Jackson and California streets, was laid to rest yesterday afternoon, following funeral services at which his comrades of the G.A.R. attended in a body. Rev. W.L. Mellenger, pastor of the Christian church, officiated at the rites, which were read in the Westfall chapel. Burial was in the G.A.R. plot of the local cemetery.
The pallbearers were Truman Camp, George Loomis, John Mullin, Samuel Hostetler, R.T. Norris and G.A. Wikle.
~~~
See the completed biography on Frank A. Wood, by Tyra King, entitled "Pension Payouts: Frank A. Wood – Civil War Soldier, Homesteader, and Exemplar of the Long Struggle for Veterans Benefits" as part of a California State University, Chico Archival History project, fall semester, 2015, under the direction of Professor Mike Magliari. Electronic version and hard print copies are available at Meriam Library, CSU, Chico and Chico Cemetery Association.
Company C, 27th Illinois Volunteers-Civil War
Frank A. Wood of Mercer County, Illinois enlisted as a private August 20, 1861 and on August 24, 1861 in Company G, 27th Regiment, Illinois Infantry. Mustered out on September 20, 1864 at Camp Butler, Springfield, Illinois. Sources: Film Number: M539 roll 100 U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 / Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men. Veterans benefits were sought by application dated July 15, 1890.
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FRANK A. WOOD - One of that grand old galaxy of men, the soldiers of the Civil War, Frank A. Wood served his country well in its hour of need, and now has retired from active duties, both civil and agricultural, and is enjoying a well earned rest. Born July 28, 1841, near Detroit, in Wayne County, Mich., he is the son of Reuben and Phoebe (Dunn) Wood. Reuben Wood was a native of Vermont and settled in Wayne County, then removed to Rock Island, Ill., where he engaged in farming. The mother was born in New York. Both parents died in Illinois. They raised a family of eight children, of whom two are now living.
Frank A. Wood was reared in Illinois and, from the age of nine, helped with the work on the home farm. His educational advantages were limited, attending the subscription schools when possible. August 22, 1861, he volunteered in the Union Army and joined the Twenty-seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry, being mustered in at Jacksonville, Ill. Under Colonel Buford he saw the following engagements and took active part in them: Belmont, Mo.; Union City, Tenn.; Island No. 10, Farmington, Tenn.; Corinth, Miss.; Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Chickamauga; Missionary Ridge; Dalton; Resaca; Dallas; Tunnel Hill; Snake Creek Gap; Buzzard's Roost; Kenesaw Mountain, where a brother, Amasa G. Wood, in the same company, was killed; and Peach Tree Creek. At Chickamauga Mr. Wood was detailed to man a gun, the other gunners having been killed. Serving gallantly during all this terrible siege of battles, when his time was up he was mustered out at Springfield, Ill., September 22, 1864.
After the war, Mr. Wood farmed in Illinois, and his marriage occurred in that state to Miss Amelia Boyd, who was born there. In 1879 they moved to Buffalo County, Neb., near Kearney, where Mr. Wood took up a homestead of one hundred sixty acres. He plowed the unbroken land and proved up on the claim after two years, obtained a deed and subsequently sold it for sixteen hundred dollars. He then purchased one hundred sixty acres of railroad land, paying four hundred eighty for it. Here he built a residence and raised corn, cattle, hogs and horses. He also invested in property in Kearney, which he still owns.
After ten years spent in farming in Nebraska, Mr. and Mrs. Wood concluded to come to California, and in 1899 rented the farm and came to Oakland. After resting and sightseeing for a time, in the spring of 1900, they located at Corning, Tehama County, but did not like that locality, and in June of the same year they came to Chico, and decided that it was the spot for their future residence. In August, 1900, Mr. Wood purchased their residence at 235 Fifth Street, and it has been their home since that date. Having a keen perspective into the future prosperity of Butte County, he invested considerably in Chico real estate and owns several pieces of valuable property, among them a residence of eleven rooms on the corner of Fifth and Wall Streets, which he built; a residence on Eighth Street between Main and Wall; one in the Ninth Street Addition; and one on Nord Avenue, which he built. Chico and the Sacramento Valley impressed Mr. and Mrs. Wood favorably from their first visit and they have never regretted making their home in this garden spot of the state. In the eighteen years of their residence here they have taken a keen interest in its growth and have done their part in furthering the best interests of the community and have made many loyal friends. Mr. Wood is a member of Hallack Post, No. 19, G.A.R. To Mr. and Mrs. Wood have been born two children: Omar B., formerly a school teacher in Nebraska, and now a horticulturist in the Boucher District, Butte County; and Iva, Mrs. Zimmerman, residing in Alameda, and the mother of one son, Oscar. Transcribed by Roseann Kerby. Source: "History of Butte County, Cal.," by George C. Mansfield, Pages 1035-1036, Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, CA, 1918.
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California Death Index Records, 1905-1939: Name: Frank A Wood Birth Year: abt 1841 Death Date: 24 Dec 1923 Age at Death: 82 Death Place: Butte, California, USA.
Burial, per the Chico Cemetery Association records occurred on Dec 26, 1923. Widow's benefits were granted to Amelia Wood on Feb 15, 1924.
F.A. Wood, aged 62, born Michigan, occupation retired, joined the Major General Henry W. Halleck Post No. 19, GAR, of Chico. Source: "Chico's Grand Army of the Republic", transcribed Descriptive Book of Halleck Post 19, by Paradise Genealogical Society, published in the Goldmine, Volume 32:2 – Fall 1999.
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Chico Record, Thursday, December 27, 1923, pg 4 col 4: Frank A. Wood, Grand Army Veteran, Buried Yesterday. Frank A. Wood, 82, who passed away Monday at his home, Jackson and California streets, was laid to rest yesterday afternoon, following funeral services at which his comrades of the G.A.R. attended in a body. Rev. W.L. Mellenger, pastor of the Christian church, officiated at the rites, which were read in the Westfall chapel. Burial was in the G.A.R. plot of the local cemetery.
The pallbearers were Truman Camp, George Loomis, John Mullin, Samuel Hostetler, R.T. Norris and G.A. Wikle.
~~~
See the completed biography on Frank A. Wood, by Tyra King, entitled "Pension Payouts: Frank A. Wood – Civil War Soldier, Homesteader, and Exemplar of the Long Struggle for Veterans Benefits" as part of a California State University, Chico Archival History project, fall semester, 2015, under the direction of Professor Mike Magliari. Electronic version and hard print copies are available at Meriam Library, CSU, Chico and Chico Cemetery Association.
Frank A. Wood of Mercer County, Illinois enlisted as a private August 20, 1861 and on August 24, 1861 in Company G, 27th Regiment, Illinois Infantry. Mustered out on September 20, 1864 at Camp Butler, Springfield, Illinois. Sources: Film Number: M539 roll 100 U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 / Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men. Veterans benefits were sought by application dated July 15, 1890.
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FRANK A. WOOD - One of that grand old galaxy of men, the soldiers of the Civil War, Frank A. Wood served his country well in its hour of need, and now has retired from active duties, both civil and agricultural, and is enjoying a well earned rest. Born July 28, 1841, near Detroit, in Wayne County, Mich., he is the son of Reuben and Phoebe (Dunn) Wood. Reuben Wood was a native of Vermont and settled in Wayne County, then removed to Rock Island, Ill., where he engaged in farming. The mother was born in New York. Both parents died in Illinois. They raised a family of eight children, of whom two are now living.
Frank A. Wood was reared in Illinois and, from the age of nine, helped with the work on the home farm. His educational advantages were limited, attending the subscription schools when possible. August 22, 1861, he volunteered in the Union Army and joined the Twenty-seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry, being mustered in at Jacksonville, Ill. Under Colonel Buford he saw the following engagements and took active part in them: Belmont, Mo.; Union City, Tenn.; Island No. 10, Farmington, Tenn.; Corinth, Miss.; Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Chickamauga; Missionary Ridge; Dalton; Resaca; Dallas; Tunnel Hill; Snake Creek Gap; Buzzard's Roost; Kenesaw Mountain, where a brother, Amasa G. Wood, in the same company, was killed; and Peach Tree Creek. At Chickamauga Mr. Wood was detailed to man a gun, the other gunners having been killed. Serving gallantly during all this terrible siege of battles, when his time was up he was mustered out at Springfield, Ill., September 22, 1864.
After the war, Mr. Wood farmed in Illinois, and his marriage occurred in that state to Miss Amelia Boyd, who was born there. In 1879 they moved to Buffalo County, Neb., near Kearney, where Mr. Wood took up a homestead of one hundred sixty acres. He plowed the unbroken land and proved up on the claim after two years, obtained a deed and subsequently sold it for sixteen hundred dollars. He then purchased one hundred sixty acres of railroad land, paying four hundred eighty for it. Here he built a residence and raised corn, cattle, hogs and horses. He also invested in property in Kearney, which he still owns.
After ten years spent in farming in Nebraska, Mr. and Mrs. Wood concluded to come to California, and in 1899 rented the farm and came to Oakland. After resting and sightseeing for a time, in the spring of 1900, they located at Corning, Tehama County, but did not like that locality, and in June of the same year they came to Chico, and decided that it was the spot for their future residence. In August, 1900, Mr. Wood purchased their residence at 235 Fifth Street, and it has been their home since that date. Having a keen perspective into the future prosperity of Butte County, he invested considerably in Chico real estate and owns several pieces of valuable property, among them a residence of eleven rooms on the corner of Fifth and Wall Streets, which he built; a residence on Eighth Street between Main and Wall; one in the Ninth Street Addition; and one on Nord Avenue, which he built. Chico and the Sacramento Valley impressed Mr. and Mrs. Wood favorably from their first visit and they have never regretted making their home in this garden spot of the state. In the eighteen years of their residence here they have taken a keen interest in its growth and have done their part in furthering the best interests of the community and have made many loyal friends. Mr. Wood is a member of Hallack Post, No. 19, G.A.R. To Mr. and Mrs. Wood have been born two children: Omar B., formerly a school teacher in Nebraska, and now a horticulturist in the Boucher District, Butte County; and Iva, Mrs. Zimmerman, residing in Alameda, and the mother of one son, Oscar. Transcribed by Roseann Kerby. Source: "History of Butte County, Cal.," by George C. Mansfield, Pages 1035-1036, Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, CA, 1918.
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California Death Index Records, 1905-1939: Name: Frank A Wood Birth Year: abt 1841 Death Date: 24 Dec 1923 Age at Death: 82 Death Place: Butte, California, USA.
Burial, per the Chico Cemetery Association records occurred on Dec 26, 1923. Widow's benefits were granted to Amelia Wood on Feb 15, 1924.
F.A. Wood, aged 62, born Michigan, occupation retired, joined the Major General Henry W. Halleck Post No. 19, GAR, of Chico. Source: "Chico's Grand Army of the Republic", transcribed Descriptive Book of Halleck Post 19, by Paradise Genealogical Society, published in the Goldmine, Volume 32:2 – Fall 1999.
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Chico Record, Thursday, December 27, 1923, pg 4 col 4: Frank A. Wood, Grand Army Veteran, Buried Yesterday. Frank A. Wood, 82, who passed away Monday at his home, Jackson and California streets, was laid to rest yesterday afternoon, following funeral services at which his comrades of the G.A.R. attended in a body. Rev. W.L. Mellenger, pastor of the Christian church, officiated at the rites, which were read in the Westfall chapel. Burial was in the G.A.R. plot of the local cemetery.
The pallbearers were Truman Camp, George Loomis, John Mullin, Samuel Hostetler, R.T. Norris and G.A. Wikle.
~~~
See the completed biography on Frank A. Wood, by Tyra King, entitled "Pension Payouts: Frank A. Wood – Civil War Soldier, Homesteader, and Exemplar of the Long Struggle for Veterans Benefits" as part of a California State University, Chico Archival History project, fall semester, 2015, under the direction of Professor Mike Magliari. Electronic version and hard print copies are available at Meriam Library, CSU, Chico and Chico Cemetery Association.
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