History - In 1849 three Indian orphan children were given to Daniel to support and care for and educate. Two girls and a boy, orphaned in the Blackhawk War. They were named Lucy, about seven years, Mary Utah about nine years, and Thomas about eight years. He was a cousin to Lucy. These three Lamanite children lived with the Daniel Wood family and shared equally with the Wood children.
They were mostly supervised by Daniel's wife Peninah, whose maternal grandmother was Nancy Fulkerson, who was full blood Lamanite of Cherokee tribe. The Lamanite children were taught in school as well as in the gospel and grew up happy healthy young people.
After eight years with the family they were duly baptized and confirmed members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Daniel the father on 16 June 1857, and Lucy wrote a tribute to Father Daniel Wood, dated January 1860, in gratitude for the loving kindness to her and her people, a copy of which is recorded in Daniel Wood record.
In the winter of 1860-1861, diphtheria broke out in the settlement and many lives were taken through the dreaded and almost unknown disease, and one was Thomas the fine sixteen year old Indian young man. He died 30 January 1860 and was buried north of the gateway in the Wood Cemetery, making the fifth grave.
Soon to follow was the lovely quiet Indian girl, Mary Utah, about seventeen years old. Mary Utah died 2 February 1860 and was buried beside Thomas.
Lucy, the bright Lamanite girl was soon to follow. Lucy died 29 July 1861 of pneumonia, and was tenderly laid to sleep beside her kin.
History - In 1849 three Indian orphan children were given to Daniel to support and care for and educate. Two girls and a boy, orphaned in the Blackhawk War. They were named Lucy, about seven years, Mary Utah about nine years, and Thomas about eight years. He was a cousin to Lucy. These three Lamanite children lived with the Daniel Wood family and shared equally with the Wood children.
They were mostly supervised by Daniel's wife Peninah, whose maternal grandmother was Nancy Fulkerson, who was full blood Lamanite of Cherokee tribe. The Lamanite children were taught in school as well as in the gospel and grew up happy healthy young people.
After eight years with the family they were duly baptized and confirmed members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Daniel the father on 16 June 1857, and Lucy wrote a tribute to Father Daniel Wood, dated January 1860, in gratitude for the loving kindness to her and her people, a copy of which is recorded in Daniel Wood record.
In the winter of 1860-1861, diphtheria broke out in the settlement and many lives were taken through the dreaded and almost unknown disease, and one was Thomas the fine sixteen year old Indian young man. He died 30 January 1860 and was buried north of the gateway in the Wood Cemetery, making the fifth grave.
Soon to follow was the lovely quiet Indian girl, Mary Utah, about seventeen years old. Mary Utah died 2 February 1860 and was buried beside Thomas.
Lucy, the bright Lamanite girl was soon to follow. Lucy died 29 July 1861 of pneumonia, and was tenderly laid to sleep beside her kin.
Family Members
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Thomas Utah Wood
1840–1860
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Mary Utah Wood Blood
1842–1862
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Daniel Cotton Wood
1847–1934
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Heber Cotton Kimball Wood
1848–1915
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Peter Cotton Wood
1852–1929
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George Cotton Wood
1854–1923
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Joseph Cotten Wood
1856–1943
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Peninah Josephine Wood Lewis
1860–1907
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Caleb Joshua Cotton Wood
1868–1879
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Hannah C Wood Foster
1826–1904
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Rebecca Wood Moss
1826–1882
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Henry Wood
1828–1845
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John Wood
1830–1908
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Harriet Wood Lewis
1834–1873
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Elizabeth Wood Moyle
1839–1908
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Mary Wood
1842–1842
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Catherine Wood
1842–1842
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Emma Adell Wood Tolman
1852–1935
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James Grace Wood
1853–1918
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Henrietta Wood Harsh
1853–1945
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Edwin Theodore Wood
1854–1913
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Celestine Jeanette Wood Mabey
1855–1932
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Nathan Wood
1857–1858
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Phoebe Ann Wood Alston
1859–1934
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Danieletta Wood Mabey
1860–1920
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Deseret M. Wood
1861–1861
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Emma Adalade Wood Cook
1862–1948
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Hyrum Mars Wood
1862–1878
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Elizabeth Jane Wood Knighton
1864–1947
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Mary Margaret Wood
1864–1882
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Timothy M. Wood
1866–1878
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Ida Louisa Wood Teague
1868–1950
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Rose Eleanor Wood Hogan
1874–1925
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