Phoebe Benedict

	Born	01 Jul 1799	New Lisbon co., NY
	Married	19 Feb 1824	John T Wood	at Location
	Died	27 Jan 1874	Steuben County, NY

Parents:

• Father:John Thomas Benedict; 1773-1845
• Mother:Betsey Dart 1777-1838

Children:

1. Edgar Russell Wood 1826-1879

Census Records

1850 US Federal Census: Addison, Steuben, New York; Roll: M432_598; Page: 207; Image: 413. n22Jul1850

• Wood, John P, age 51, male, farmer, b NY
• Wood, Phebe, age 50, female, b NY
• Wood, Edgar, age 24, male, farmer, value of real estate: 1000, b NY
• Wood, Ruth, age 19, female, b NY
• Wood, Thomas, age 21, male, physician, b NY
• Wood, Alva B, age 17, male, farmer, b NY
• Wood, Sevenche?, age 16, female, b NY
• Wood, Lester, age 13, male, b NY

1860 US Federal Census: Tuscarora, Steuben, New York, Post Office: Woodhull; Roll: M653_862; Page: 0; Image: 606. 24Jan1860

• Wood, John T, age 61, male, farmer, value of real estate: 500, personal: 200, b NY
• Wood, Phebe, age 60, female, b NY
• Wood, Lester E, age 23, male, farm laborer, b PA
• Wood, Rosetta, age 17, servant, b NY
• Benedict, Loventia, age 25, female, servant, b NY
• Benedict, Charles W, age 3, male, b NY

Son Edgar Russell Wood

Edgar was b 23Jan1826 in Steuben County, NY. He d 14Sep1879 at Battle Creek, Lincoln County, KS. He m 1st 26Dec1860 Otsego County, NY Mary K Bates. She b 27Sep1825 Otsego County, NY, d 10Jan1852 Mitchell County, KS. Edgar m 2nd 13Sep1852 Winneshiek Cty, Iowashiek, Iowa, Judith B Bates. Judith b 25Jan1831 Otsego County, NY, and d 22Jun1882 Winneshiek, Iowashiek County, Iowa. Edgar and Judith had two known children: 1) William Lafayette Wood b 13Jul1856 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, d 27Jan1923Dow, Pittsburg County, OK 2) Juliette Wood b ca 1862, Iowa

1870 US Federal Census: Floyd, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: M593_392; Page: 238; Image: 40. 30Jun1870

• Wood, Edgar R, age 44, male, farmer, value of real estate: 2500, personal: 790, b NY
• Wood, Judith, age 39, female, keeping house, b Canada
• Wood, William, age 14, male, b Iowa
• Wood, Juliette, age 8, female, b Iowa

U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index
Surname: Edgar R. Wood Year: 1880 County: Lincoln CO. State: KS Age: 53 Gender: M (Male) Month of Death: Sep State of Birth: NY ID#: MRT198_378663 Occupation: FARMER Cause of Death: HEMORRHAGE

U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880
Name: Edgar R Wood Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Place of Birth: New York Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827 Age: 53 Month of Death: Sep Cause of Death: Infla lives Census Year: 1880 Census Location: (City, County, State) Battle Creek, Lincoln, Kansas Enumeration District: 135 Line: 5 Roll: T1130_6

Sources

Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 163
181. JOHN THOMAS6 (Abraham,5 John,4 Thomas,3 John,2 Thomas1)
b. June 26, 1773, at Norwalk, Ct.; m. Feb. 7, 1795, Betsey, dau. Nathan Dart of Boston, Mass., who d. Feb. 5, 1838. He was a soldier in the war of 1812; d. near Dansville, March 7, 1845. Ch.
1) - WILLIAM, b. May 6, 1796, at New Lisbon; m. Nov. 9, 1819, Adeline Fellows. He d. at Huntsville, Otsego Co., Sept. 13, 1829. She res. at Durham, Greene Co. Ch.
a) Caroline, b. Sept., 1820.
b) (464.) Rev. William Addison, b. March, 1822; m. twice; no issue; grad. Amherst College, 1849; received degree of A. M.; Presb. minister.
2) - BETSEY, b. Sept. 8, 1797; m. Aug. 18, 1822, John R. Walker, res. Woodhull.
3) - PHOEBE, b. July 1, 1799; m. Feb. 19, 1824, John T. Wood; res. Sharon, Wis.
4) - JOHN, b. March 15, 1801; m. Jan. 19, 1826, Emily Webb, b. 1807; moved, recently, from Woodhull to Yankton, Dacotah Territory. He d 22Nov1858, she d 7Aug1886. Ch.
a) Harriet P., b. Nov. 19, 1826, Providence, Pa. She m Bligh Wood
b) Phoebe, b. Oct. 15, 1828.
c) William W., b. Feb. 5, 1831; m. Adeline (Thorne?), b. 1832, in Schoharie. Res., 1855, in Woodhull. Ch.
I.) Washington E., b. 1851.
II.) Alice E., b. 1855.
d) (465.) Washington, b. Aug. 9, 1833, at New Lisbon; res. Tuscarora. (N. Y. Census, 1865). Wife Irena L., b. 1835, Steuben Co. Ch.
I.) Charles, b. 1858, Iowa.
II.) Ernest H., b. 1864, Steuben Co.
e) Cordelia, b. Jan. 1, 1836, Hartwick. m Bucklin H Wood
f) Mary Adelaide, b. Oct. 9, 1838, Woodhull. m John Thomson
g) Albert G., b. May 15, 1841, at W.; m. Eliza J. --, b. 1838. He was in the army. They had two ch.; one living in 1865: I) Mary A., b. 1864. He m 2nd Eliza Graham 22Jun1861.
h) Leonard H., b. Aug. 2, 1843, at W.
i) Juliette, b. Sept. 25, 1846, Unadilla. m Wm Hoaglin 28Jul1867
j) Julianna, m Leander C Smith Aug1872.
5) - LEONARD, b. April 29, 1802; m. Feb. 25, 1829, Mary Hitchcock. No issue; res. New Hampton, Iowa.
6) Rev. ELISHA BLIGH, b. Sept. 5, 1806; m. Dec. 1, 1831, Hannah Martha, dau. Marcus S. Willard, who was drowned in the Cownesque river, at Elkland, Tioga Co., Pa., June 28, 1835, in attempting to cross on a foot bridge; m. 2d, Sept. 7, 1837, Emily R., dau. Hon. John Ryan. Presbyterian minister; settled at Elkland, Pa. Ch.
a) Ledentia Marilla, b. Feb. 7, 1833, Westfield, Pa.; m. Dec. 30, 1854, John C. Johnson.
b) Juvantia Martha, b. Dec. 12, 1834, Elkland, Pa.; m. April 12, 1858, Henry L. Fitch of Cooperstown.
c) Evander Ryan, b. Oct. 1, 1838; d. April 17, 1839.
d) Evalette Maria, b. Oct. 2, 1840, Elba.
e) Amoret Ann, b. Aug. 12, 1844, Millville.
f) Mary Susannah, b. Oct. 25, 1846, Millville; m. Nov. 1, 1865, John C. Whitaker. g) Charles Corydon, b. Dec. 29, 1850, Lawrenceville, Pa.; d. Feb. 9, 1853.
h) Charles Hiram, b. March 16, 1856, Covington, Pa.
7) - RHODA, b. July 18, 1808; m. March 4, 1836, Luther Newton; d. Feb. 24, 1841, Addison.
8) - CLARK HOYT, b. Dec. 16, 1811; m. Feb. 26, 1835, Merilla Knowlton. Ch.
a) Celestia, m. Pepper
b) Volckert, m. Miss Thurston.
9) - RUSSELL, b. March 29, 1814; d. May 5, 1815.
10) - MARY ANN, b. Feb. 8, 1816; m. March 12, 1837, Nelson Kenyon.
11) - CHLOE A., b. Feb. 14, 1818; m. Nov. 24, 1840, Orrel Whipple. Res. Byron. Had two sons in the army -- Charles Adelbert and Lewellyn Herbert; Charles A. returned in safety from his two years' campaign, but reenlisting, was taken prisoner and starved to death in Salisbury prison, aged 20. Lewellyn enlisted at 15 years of age, and died of fever in hospital at Washington, D. C.

Footnotes

-- SandeeToo - 02 Apr 2009
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