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TWELVEmm m+ vmmtmwma t I • mm-iMR. AND MRS. IVEN WOOD WILL OBSERVETHEIR FIFTIETH WEDDING ANNIVERSARYWere Married In This County December 24th., 1863---FamilyGathering Will Be Held Today In Celebration of the Important EventThere will be a notable family gathering today at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Iven Wood, eight miles southeast of Jacksonville when their 5'Oth wedding anniversary will theobserved. Immediate members of the family and relatives probably to the number of one hundred will ]e included and the occasion promises to be one of very great pleasure. Dinner will be served at noon and it goes without saying that this will be an Important feature of theday.Mr. and Mrs. Wood have indeed spend Icing and useful lives in Morgan county and as the years have passed along they have continued io grow in the esteem of the community and the regard of their friends. They have prospered through the years and hm\e been v illing to share their prosperity with others. In the community where they live they have taken a very prominent part in the churt’ll and social life and the influence of their family home willnear Mitfrrayvifle. Aft*cr finishing the course in the district school she attended the Woniai^s college in Jacksonville, Dr. Adams being president at that time.Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Wood, Charles, residing ona farm joined by that of his father’s; Minnie, wife of A. A. Curry, j living at Pisgah; Emma, Martha and'■ ^lt;11)11101 nil * Arthur andSamuel, all deceased; Arthur and (Homer residing in California and Elizabeth at home.They are grandparents of nine children and have five great grandchildren.Mr. Wood has spent his entire life at farmii g and stock raising. He and his wife spent the first five yearn of their married life in Macoupin county, having spent the last ^ 2*5 years where they now reside, which was the home of Mr. Wood's father.Mr, and Mrs. Wood have been members of Enion Baptist church;r* 4*|f tiniBa'Sicry*•ifc . -it'It*t 7 •m-».'JnUK c* Armk- Vivr *-lt; -: •‘Yh Sm\ w •*' .‘A \ * ‘i V’ ' • f LV k k$bst \r . ^ V- . ’sfjfa 4f * J' • *»« J?r -5* ■ » lr* ’ • 1H. ’ Hf ffS-hfc * m- ’ i* v', i1**? *u-'j» xr-. „ v .li• Jwar«/ *t. * I » -. mIk', Mji*N*. v i*• r. ’v-\Mr. ami Mrs. I\en Wood Who Today (VlehrnU1 tlie r»oth Anniversary ofTheir Marriage.live long after they are gone.Mr. and Mrs. Iven W nvd were united in marriage on Dee. 2 4th, 18A3, at the homo of Mrs. Wood s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Camm, who at that time resided in a house which was located where A A. Curry's residence now stands.Mr. Wood is a son of Judge Samuel Wood and Mrs. Martha Wood and was lorn on Eeb. 2 4, 1M1, marPisgah at the place where he now resides. Tly* home at that timeconsisted ot a log cabin with two rooms and a loft above. The famib increased until they were the t*ar-ents of eignt children living in th» * small quarters. The boys slept in the loft and at n d time they luowlb canir verv Inlarious plaving hoist making designs on the low ceiling with the candle and performing varlows other r * y until f ni»the Judg** ascended the ladder withlod in hand , 4 * ’ that (inthe boys would .Mr. Wood relt; ' 1 » ul\ lt;'dllatiou iu the district la^hool, which bmluing was made by! ogs and furnished ith puncheon ■ »t - ibe attended the J.u’k * n \ i lie hi . hM*holt;il. Judge Kir * MMng his B ach Mr . Wood wasparentage in li44Her parentn care*England, to Scot Her %ar! girlhood vlciniir wc*st lt;*flor many years, and have been faithful and untiring workers iu tin* churc h, .ddorn missing a service, except on account of illness or ab-seiii-e from home.Tin* Wootl family one of the est known in the county. Judge Samu I Wood, father of Iven Wood was elected a representative in the state legislature from Morgan county in is; t, and alao served one term as \ss*m iatc* .Imlge lt;d tin* countycommissioners court. 'He ecame one of the most extensive mtt le-growcrs and dealers in the county, grazingfrom I ,iMpO to l.aOU head of cattleIannually, and at the time, of his death I-ft an estate oi J.nun acresof laud and $7a,fMm in rash, accumulated by ui own enterprise and ttisiiiess .i.idltty, without capital tot wltli. On Janu.i• i v • 1 I*married Mrs. Martha Smith, who was a native ot Kentckx. and a duugh-f» I of a pioneer settler of that state.l'U* letd ♦ fc?ltt childrlt; n ont tlt;*Hit iu J allies of facksoti ville; l i/a * th who died, tge a »out tift**enl ci \ itl Milton w It'd diedSj riu (i- Id, 111 m \ i i • lv. *iieotge, Julia A., the wife of James 1 ’ei*kman. and Richard IS,hidge Wood wa ail enterprisiir;orn, of Eng I tali in Hcott lt;ottiity.from Sheffieldiy In 1 H 11spent la th* Jacksonville p.mlI 4pufilli ’hurt h.\ iSi !! (t* ta,. ... ~ _____1 4 1 f l! 1 I jspirited * itiz member of thewhich wasi, and which he died August '2 7. died in Jun*n and eonsist * 1 tiit• d Ha disforganised in joitoul in 1856ivlt;s. his wife1887.NfMIl and Harrist Springfield ThuiHobv orI 4 *Yancyisitiug hitDolly Mof Illoparents until $SundayHTofMrs*.i «nhtA! andvisited sever a.k with Mrs. Young pt Lewis loi^t a good horr se y6'Sr -iii ey . IUnw*r Eu\ shipp**.! one load of to lt;hicago and L. (i Steward load the 18th.Matt Me\* ai of 1 s rw'TtisJt»wa, and H* tiry M* Neal of St S.ouls are visiting their brother, A. A. Me Neal, till after the holidays.Richard Emerson went to lows to visit relatives and spend Christ*inss there. I *AC art! n Carey shipped one i from here Mondayar loadto St.tK. GrtIada'I t*tot e r t b6 pt ati»viHOCLon ci ayoI ft f_ ... . Xtl *51m t fancy Idrid ‘Thotv atnd wC*f Fitand w i *i a r»III Hi; i Hi \ \ it I .♦ Her 2lt;M) |M»und- of iiiived and acsorted nuts; a(1 kind'* of eoiifecttonlt;s ni‘, holly, nee*He pine, « veigeo**it*, in*stb*toe nresib* t imuIS sMr. Zwrbjr of Eureka dntment at Berea ^and evening.«11*1 j J x) \ BE! \t;iiI B ’I vbn lex. Wot
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Jacksonville Daily Journal
Jacksonville, Illinois, US
Wed, Dec 24, 1913
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