WS Wood Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Walter S. Wood

~1842 - ??

Born in TN around 1842.
Resided at Springfield, Limestone County, TX in 1860 with W. R. Brooks, Co. C; occupied as a herdsman.

Mustered into Company C at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Suffered face and shoulder wound at Shiloh, TN on April 6, 1862.
Present in June 1863.
Left near Lebanon, AL in October 1863 due to illness.

Died by 1882, according to Claiborne.

Also Identified As:
	Unidentified
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	Unidentified
Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - TX, Limestone County, Springfield, Page 360A, Dwelling 5, Family 5, (image) t
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	E. R. Herring	26	M		Saddler (Master)	$500	$12,000	TN
	Susan H. Herring	25	F					TN
	John Goza	28	M		Boot Maker		$500	SC
	W. R. Brooks	29	M		Saddler		$800	TN
	Edward R. Herring	2	M					TX
	Walter Wood	18	M		Herdsman	$500	$1,500	TN
	J. B. Vallandingham	28	M					KY
	I. M. Vallandingham	21	F					MI

1870 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?

1880 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)

Name

Race

Sex

Age

Rel.

Mar. St.

Occupation

Health

Education

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Related Links:
	"List of Killed and Wounded in Wharton's Regiment," Houston Tri-Weekly News, April 25, 1862 - RF Bunting Letter "Casulaties of Col. Wharton's (Terry's) Regiment," Galveston Weekly News, April 29, 1862. C. W. Love Letter, dated August 18, 1862.
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Wood) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Wood) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Limestone County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Limestone County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Limestone County, TX)

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