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Joshua Burk “J.B.” Wood

Birth	:	20 Dec 1838 Guilford, Chenango County, New York, USA
Death	:	12 Mar 1916 Dundy County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Central Haven Baptist Cemetery, Central Grove, Digby County, Canada
Description	:	Mr. J. B. Wood, one of the early settlers of the Hiawatha Valley, passed away at his home Sunday afternoon (March 12, 1916) aged 77 years. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at the home by Rev. Terry of Wauneta, assisted by Rev. Liston Ford, and interment took place in the Hiawatha Cemetery. He leaves to mourn his loss a wife, four sons and one daughter. Deceased came to Dundy county in 1889 from the eastern part of the state, and served as postmaster at Hiawatha for over twenty... Read More	Mr. J. B. Wood, one of the early settlers of the Hiawatha Valley, passed away at his home Sunday afternoon (March 12, 1916) aged 77 years. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at the home by Rev. Terry of Wauneta, assisted by Rev. Liston Ford, and interment took place in the Hiawatha Cemetery. He leaves to mourn his loss a wife, four sons and one daughter. Deceased came to Dundy county in 1889 from the eastern part of the state, and served as postmaster at Hiawatha for over twenty years, relinquishing the job about four years ago on account of failing health. The News-Chronicle joins their host of friends in extending sympathy to the bereaved family in the loss of a loving husband and fond father. * * * * Added by Jeri Herbert, great-great-granddaughter: J.B. was the second of ten children born to Archibald Joshua & Mary C. Wilcox Wood . He married Abby Jane Morgan on June 23, 1863 in Yonkers, New York. They had two sons, Frank Burk & George S. born while living in New York. They moved their little family to Otoe County Nebraska, near Syracuse in 1867, where four more children were born - Ella Mae, Albert Martin, Byron Clifford and Wilber Edgar.

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Joshua Burk “J.B.” Wood's memorial is located at: Central Haven Baptist Cemetery, Central Grove, Digby County, Canada.
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Joshua Burk “J.B.” Wood death on 12 Mar 1916 in Dundy County, Nebraska, USA

Family Members:

Parent

Archibald Joshua Wood

(1807 - 1888)

Mary C. Wilcox Wood

(1811 - 1899)

Spouse

Abby Jane Morgan Wood

(1844 - 1926)

Siblings

Sprague Kenyon Wood

(1837 - 1914)

John Abner Wood

(1844 - 1916)

(unknow - unknow)

Children

George S. Wood

(1866 - 1900)

Ella Mae Wood Bell

(1870 - 1945)

Byron Clifford “By” Wood

(1876 - 1949)

Albert Martin Wood

(1879 - 1958)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Ashmore United Baptist Church Cemetery
Ashmore, Digby County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.5375100, -66.0285300

2. Barton Baptist Cemetery
Barton, Digby County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.3328500, -66.1149140

3. St. Mary's Anglican Cemetery
Barton, Digby County, Canada

4. Bayview United Church Cemetery
Bay View, Digby County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.3836180, -66.0815080

5. Loyalist Cemetery
Bear River, Digby County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2862190, -66.0698120

6. Loyalist Old Baptist Cemetery
Bear River Station, Digby County, Canada

7. Free Will Baptist Cemetery
Beaver River, Digby County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2354600, -65.9293800

8. Old Beaver River Founders Cemetery
Beaver River, Digby County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6545600, -65.8373900

9. Bloomfield
Bloomfield, Digby County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6550920, -65.8335330

10. Central Haven Baptist Cemetery
Central Grove, Digby County, Canada

11. Centreville Cemetery
Centreville, Digby County, Canada

12. Old Schoolhouse Cemetery
Centreville, Digby County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6243600, -65.7622600

13. Union Burial Ground
Centreville, Digby County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.5375100, -66.0285300

14. Cimetière de la Paroisse de Sainte Marie
Church Point, Digby County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.3328500, -66.1149140

15. St. Mary’s New Roman Catholic Parish Cemetery
Church Point, Digby County, Canada

16. Clare Cemetery
Clare, Digby County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.3836180, -66.0815080

17. Cimetière de Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
Concession, Digby County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2862190, -66.0698120

18. Black Cemetery
Conway, Digby County, Canada

19. St. Jean de Baptiste Church Cemetery
Corberrie, Digby County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2354600, -65.9293800

20. Broad Cove Cemetery
Culloden, Digby County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6545600, -65.8373900

21. Union Cemetery of Culloden
Culloden, Digby County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6550920, -65.8335330

22. Baptist Church Cemetery
Digby, Digby County, Canada

23. Digby Baptist Cemetery
Digby, Digby County, Canada

24. Fairview Cemetery
Digby, Digby County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6243600, -65.7622600