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William Henderson Wood diary

 Collection
Identifier: 1970-0502M

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of William Henderson Wood's diary, spanning nearly two years of farming in Bartow County, Georgia. Most of the entries are one line long and give information about weather, land preparation, sowing, harvesting, milling, and slaughtering as well as church going and other neighborhood news. Many entries are barely legible.

Dates

  • 1874-1875

Creator

Biographical / Historical

William Henderson Wood was born in Georgia to Rebecca Pearson and Allen Wood and lived in Macon County, Georgia. After his first wife died and he remarried, to Laura J. Sutton, he moved on to Lowndes County, Georgia, and arrived in Bartow County, Georgia, before 1870. He later migrated to DeKalb County, Alabama, where he died.

Extent

1 folders

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

Available only as photocopy.

Title
William Henderson Wood diary
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States