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George Washington Wood

25 Dec 1845 – 28 Feb 1934

Birth25 Dec 1845
Death28 Feb 1934
CemeteryLovington Cemetery
Lovington , Lea County , New Mexico , USA
Added byPaul R. Wilcox on 17 Nov 2007
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16302923

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George W. Wood Served in Company B (Wade Hampton's company, Russell's 4th AL Cavalry during the Civil War Lovington (Lovington, NM) Cemetery Born 25 December 1845 in Hall County, Georgia Death: 1934 in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas Buried in Lovington Cemetery, Lea County, New Mexico Wife Jessie Loucinda Cauble b: 1853 Married: 1867 in Johnson County, Texas Children Willie Ray Wood, Verona Lee Wood, David Napoleon Wood, Lou Ella Wood, Eva Ray Wood, Ethel Irene Wood, Nata Della Wood, Archie Dow Wood, Sarah Ann Wood, Georgia Isabell Wood, Martha Elizabeth Wood, Ulmer Lee Wood, Dovie Demaris Wood, Johnie De Alva Wood, Joseph Coleman Wood, Charles Troy Culberson Wood. ---- George W. Wood, a Confederate veteran attracted national notice in 1904 by returning the sword taken from a Union officer during the civil war. Mr. Wood, a youthful Confederate soldier, was given the sword of Col. A.F. Rogers after bringing about the officer's surrender. The sword was displayed in the Masonic Home in Cleburne for almost 40 years until Mr. Wood returned the sword to Colonel Rogers. Survived by three sons; seven daughters; 87 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Wichita Daily Times March 1, 1934

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