Virginia Saxton Rood, daughter of Samuel Ray and Phoebe Clarke Saxton, was born in Scotio Township, near Columbus, Ohio, December 17, 1847, and died at her home in Milton, December 30, 1938.
When she was five years old, her family moved to Berlin, Wis., where she received her schooling. She was married March 21, 1869, to George Burrell Rood, upon his return from three years' service in the Union Army. A year later they moved to Dakota, Wis., and subsequently joined the group that traveled westward, settling at North Loup, Neb. In 1901, they moved to Milton, in order to give their children the privileges of college. Here Deacon Rood died in July of 1915.
In her early teens, Virginia joined the Berlin Church, then transferred her membership to North Loup and finally to Milton.
Three children survive: Ray, of Riverside, Calif.; Mrs. Jay Van Horn, Edinburg, Tex.; and Mrs. D. N. Inglis. There are six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and five half-sisters: Mrs. Rollo Severance, Mrs. Maggie Thomas, Mrs. Lena Taylor, Mrs. Jessie Langworthy, and Mrs. Lily Ingersoll.
Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Carroll L. Hill. Interment in Milton Cemetery. C. L. H.
