Person:Freeman Wood (2)

1880 Census, District 131, Dover, Morris Co., New Jersey Wood, Freeman W M 70 head married Justice of the Peace NJ NJ NJ Wood, Mary B. W F 67 wife keeping house married NJ NJ NY Neff, Susan M. W F 40 daughter at home married NJ NJ NJ Neff, Stewart W M 14 grand-son at home single NJ OH NJ Sexton, Delia W F 19 Servant single NY Ireland Ireland

That Freeman was a Judge was taken from a biography of Dr. John Darby Jackson, in his notes.

The following was received Sept, 2009, from Anthony L. Troha, Ph.D. of the Canal Society of New Jersey: I tracked down Freeman Wood's obituary, which can be found at http://www.rtlibrary.org/iron_era/1891/1891-08-28.pdf , but it is quite long, so I transcribed the relevant sections for you:

Obituary for Judge Freeman Wood from "The Iron Era" of Friday, August 28, 1891 (Volume XXI, Number 39, Page 3, Columns 3 and 4), published in Dover, Morris County, New Jersey

[The details of his career and life are omitted for brevity---the full obituary occupies one whole column and continues into a second.]

"AFTER AN EVENTFUL LIFE The Death of Judge Freeman Wood---A Long and Notable Career

Judge Freeman Wood, whose industry, intelligence and capacity had made him a prominent citizen of Morris county for more than half a century, passed away from this life at his home in Dover on Monday afternoon [i.e. on Monday, August 24, 1891], at 2 o'clock, his death having been anticipated for some time by the nature of his illness.

Freeman Wood was one of the three children of William and Susan Wood and was born at Woodport February 4th, 1809. His brother, William A. Wood, and his sister, Maria, the wife of John M. Losey, both died a number of years ago. His father, in whose honor Woodport was named, was one of the pioneers of the iron business of that section, and was a well known citizen of his time. His son Freeman developed in very early life the business faculties that afterward made him noted and when he entered manhood became a partner of Israel Losey, who then kept a store in Dover. Their store was a stone building on Blackwell street, near the post-office, on the site of the building now owned by L. D. Schwarz.

While thus engaged he was married, at the age of 22 years, to Mary B. Jackson, the daughter of William and Susan D. Jackson, of Rockaway, who survives him. The wedding occurred October 19th, 1831, and had he lived but two months longer he would have celebrated with his wife the rare event of a 60th anniversary of wedded life---an event that but a short time ago he was looking forward to with a great deal of pleasure. It is a notable coincidence that Mrs. Wood's parents also enjoyed a remarkable union of 57 years." ... "To his family he was most kind and always solicitious [sic: "solicitous"] for their welfare.

Seven children were born to him, of whom three have passed away. A son died in infancy [perhaps this refers to the John Henry Wood listed in Robbins' book] ; a daughter, Anna, lived to young womanhood, and his eldest son, Maj. William J. Wood, who was a prominent citizen of Hartford, Conn., died in 1885. The children who with his wife survive him are Mrs. Susan L. Neff, who resides at his home ; John F. Wood, of this place; Florence, the wife of Albridge C. Smith, of Brick Church, and Dr. T. Clement Wood, of Haverstraw, N.Y. His descendants also number seven grandchildren." ... "The pallbearers were his sons, John F. and Dr. T. Clement Wood, his grandsons, Stewart M. Neff and Willie Wood, and Albridge C. Smith and Fred. H. Beach."

[Mr. Beach was from a prominent family in the area and was apparently not directly related to Judge Wood, but he could have been related to the Jackson Family of Rockaway through the mother of Susan Day Jackson née Halsey, Nancy Day Beach]."

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Obituary.

   The obituary of Judge Freeman Wood is posted in his notes and was provided by Anthony Troha, Ph.D., of the Canal Society of NJ.

2. ↑ New Jersey, Morris, Dover newspaper "The Iron Era" rtlibrary.org/iron era/1899/1899-08-25.pdf
   Volume XXIX, Number 40, Pg 4, Col 2.
3.   Robbins, Oscar Burton. History of the Jackson family of Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y., Ohio and Indiana: descendants of Robert and Agnes Washburn Jackson. (Loveland, Colo.: Robbins, 1951)
   18.
4.   Rootsweb chart of Kenneth Peters: Peters Halsey Holt Jackson etc. wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi op.
5.   United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
   1850 Census, Rockaway, Morris Co., New Jersey.
6.   United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
   1860 Census, Rockaway, Morris Co., New Jersey.
7.   United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132)
   Frenchtown, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.
8.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
   Dover, Morris Co., New Jersey.