Daniel A. WOOD^[1]

1843 - 1894  (51 years)   Has 8 ancestors and 9 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Daniel A. WOOD
  Birth	1843	Virginia (now West Virginia), USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Painter / Grocer  [1]
  Height	5' 9 1/2"  [1]
  Military	Awarded the Medal of Honor for the "Capture of the flag of the 18th Florida Infantry (CSA) on 6-Apr-1865 at Sayler's Creek Virginia  [1, 2]
  	Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 1st Virginia Cavalry. Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Ohio County, W. Va. Date of issue: 3 May 1865. Citation: Capture of flag of 18th Florida Infantry (C.S.A.).
  Military	Fri 19 Feb 1864 (21 years old)  [1]
  	Civil War - Enlisted Co. K; 1st WV Vol Cavalry (Private)
  Weight	192 LBS.  [1]
  Death	Fri 10 Aug 1894	Wheeling, Ohio Co., West Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Cause: Rheumatism and its affects - result of CW service
  Age	51 years
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio Co., West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 2 sisters
  > 1. Annie E. WOOD           b. Abt 1841, Pennsylvania, USA ▻ William C. HANDLAN,  m. Thu 12 Feb 1863 > 2. Joseph Martin WOOD           b. Mon 29 Apr 1844, Wheeling, Ohio Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA           d. Thu 12 May 1921, Cambridge, Guernsey Co., Ohio, USA  (Age 77 years) ▻ Josephine RYLAND   3. James C. WOOD           b. Abt 1846, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA > 4. John McGinnis WOOD           b. Abt 1849, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA           d. 1881  (Age 32 years) ▻ Elizabeth HARBROOK,  m. Thu 30 Mar 1876 > 5. Priscilla J. WOOD           b. Abt 1851, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA ▻ Otto SCHRUIER > 6. Harry C. WOOD           b. 1861, Wheeling, Ohio Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA ▻ Maggie {unknown},  m. Abt 1878
  Person ID	P26655	Cole/Tanner Families
  Last Modified	Wed 16 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	John Curtis WOOD           b. Wed 1 Nov 1815             d. Sun 15 Dec 1861 (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Jane J. McGUIRE
  Marriage	Sun 19 Jan 1840  [3]
  Age at Marriage	John : 24 years and 2 months old - Jane : ?? old.
  Children	7 children
  1. Annie E. WOOD           b. Abt 1841, Pennsylvania, USA   2. Daniel A. WOOD           b. 1843, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA           d. Fri 10 Aug 1894, Wheeling, Ohio Co., West Virginia, USA  (Age 51 years)   3. Joseph Martin WOOD           b. Mon 29 Apr 1844, Wheeling, Ohio Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA           d. Thu 12 May 1921, Cambridge, Guernsey Co., Ohio, USA  (Age 77 years)   4. James C. WOOD           b. Abt 1846, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA   5. John McGinnis WOOD           b. Abt 1849, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA           d. 1881  (Age 32 years)   6. Priscilla J. WOOD           b. Abt 1851, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA   7. Harry C. WOOD           b. 1861, Wheeling, Ohio Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA
  Family ID	F8060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ann HILL           b. Abt 1848, Virginia, USA           d. 1902, West Virginia, USA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	Thu 6 Sep 1866  [1]
  Age at Marriage	Daniel : ~ 23 years and 9 months old - Elizabeth : ~ 18 years and 9 months old.
  Children	5 sons and 3 daughters
  1. Blanche WOOD           b. Sun 10 Jan 1869, West Virginia, USA   2. George WOOD           b. Abt 1871, West Virginia, USA   3. John WOOD           b. Abt 1873, West Virginia, USA   4. Archibald WOOD           b. Tue 9 Mar 1875, Belmont Co., Ohio, USA   5. Charles WOOD           b. Abt 1877, West Virginia, USA   6. Birdie WOOD           b. Abt 1880, West Virginia, USA   7. Eva WOOD           b. Mon 18 Sep 1882, West Virginia, USA   8. Daniel H. WOOD           b. Sun 21 Jun 1885, West Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F9377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	Wed 29 Jul 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1 Daniel A. WOOD(1843 – 1894) 2 John Curtis WOOD(1815 – 1861) 4 Capt. Joseph WOOD(1786 – 1861) 8 Daniel WOOD 9 Mary GARDNER 5 Priscilla CURTIS(1789 – ) 10 John Baker CURTIS(1750 – 1843) 11 Ealsy WILKINS(1759 – 1838) 3 Jane J. McGUIRE 6 12 13 7 14 15

  
  

• Photos

  Medal of Honor

  
  

• Reference

  David L. Cole. " Daniel A. WOOD". The Cole/Tanner Family Tree. https://colegenealogy.net/getperson.php?personID=P26655&tree=tree1 (accessed July 31, 2026).