Person:Susan Wood (24)

Oscar B. Robbins book, pg 18; his informant has said that Susan had died 20 Jul 1869, but the 1880 census proves this is an error. Susan and their son are living with her parents in the 1880 census.

1870 Census Miami, Greene County, Ohio Neff, Montague P. 28 M W Clerk in Hotel Ohio Neff, Susan L. 27 F W keeping house New Jersey Neff, Stewart M. 4 M W at home New Jersey

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

The following note and obituary received Sep 2009 from Anthony L. Troha, Ph.D. of the Canal Society of New Jersey: I found the obituary for Susan Louisa Neff née Wood, who preceded her mother in death. The original can be found at http://www.rtlibrary.org/iron_era/1897/1897-07-23.pdf , but I have transcribed this for you:

Obituary of Mrs. Susan Louisa Neff née Wood from "The Iron Era" of Friday, July 23, 1897 (Volume XXVII, Number 35, Page 4, Column 3) published in Dover, Morris County, New Jersey

"SUSAN L. NEFF. Mrs. Susan L. Neff, wife of the late M. Phelps Neff, died at the late residence of her father, Freeman Wood, on Prospect street, shortly before midnight last night, after an illness of several months' duration. Mrs. Neff was born at Rockaway, this county, and spent the later years of her life in this city. Her husband, M. Phelps Neff, who belonged to a family of great prominence in Cincinnati, died some twelve years ago in that city, in which Mr. and Mrs. Neff lived after their marriage. During her residence in Dover, Mrs. Neff was a faithful and devoted member of the Presbyterian Church. In disposition Mrs. Neff was sunny and cheerful and her manner was most gracious and kindly, winning for her a host of loving friends. She is survived by her only child, Stewart M. Neff. The funeral will be held next Monday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock, from her late residence, 43 Prospect street. The Rev. Dr. W. W. Halloway will officiate. Interment at Rockaway."

1. ↑ Email from Cheryl (Chatfield) Thompson.
2. ↑ United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
   Rockaway, Morris Co., New Jersey.
3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Obituary.

   Her obituary is posted in her notes and was provided by Anthony Troha, Ph.D., of the Canal Society of NJ.

4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 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.
5. ↑ Find A Grave.
6.   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.
7.   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.

8.   United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
   1860 Census, Rockaway, Morris Co., New Jersey.
9.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
   Dover, Morris Co., New Jersey.