William and Lydia Wood letter
Collection — Folder: S1451
Identifier: S1451
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a June 30, 1839 letter from William and Lydia Wood of Pleasant Ridge, Ohio, to Jacob and Polly St. John in Johnson County, Indiana. In the letter, the Woods relate family news, farming prices and the progress of a turnpike being built to Montgomery, Ohio.
Dates
- 1839/06/30
Creator
- Wood, William Wright, 1813-1875 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical / Historical
William Wright Wood was born on February 14, 1813 in Hamilton County, Ohio to James and Charity Chandler Wood, early settlers of the village of Pleasant Ridge near Cincinnati. Lydia Hurin Marsh was born on January 12, 1817 and she married William on March 16, 1836. William was a farmer and lived on the family homestead until his death on September 27, 1875. Lydia passed away twenty years later on February 28, 1895. William’s older sister Polly Chandler (1794-1863) married Jacob St. John (1790-1845) in 1816 and they later settled in Johnson County, Indiana in 1837.
Sources:
FindaGrave.com. "William Wright Wood." Memorial ID 5596568. Accessed November 15, 2019. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5596568/william-wright-wood.
Turrill, Merwin Sherman. The James Wood Family Record, 1771-1899. Cincinnati, Ohio: N.p., 1899.
Sources:
FindaGrave.com. "William Wright Wood." Memorial ID 5596568. Accessed November 15, 2019. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5596568/william-wright-wood.
Turrill, Merwin Sherman. The James Wood Family Record, 1771-1899. Cincinnati, Ohio: N.p., 1899.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Martha Burgan on 1934/11/23.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2019/11/15 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2019/11/15 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Wood, William Wright, 1813-1875 (Person)
- Title
- William and Lydia Wood letter
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
