Whitfield Dewitt Wood

     Whitfield Dewitt Wood was born on 30 September 1879 at Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick.^1,2 He was the son of William Judson Wood and Eveline Daley. Whitfield Dewitt Wood married Martha Lowe, daughter of William Lowe and Ann Crumpton, on 8 September 1903 at Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick.^3,1 Whitfield Dewitt Wood died on 18 January 1936 at Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, at age 56.¹ He was buried at St Stephen, Charlotte Co, New Brunswick.
     On 11 September 1918, Whitfield enlisted for the service from Lynn, Massachusetts. He was a foreman at the Top Notch Shoe Co. He and wife Marth awere then residing at 62 Broad Street, Lynn.⁴ He appeared on the census of 17 January 1920 at 62 Broad Street, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts; Whitfield D. Wood, 40, Martha, 36, Whitfield P., 6, Sarah E., 1; Also Jeanetta M. Wilson, 28, servant; Lodgers Debra R. Sweezey, 50 and Frances Mcmahon, 21. Whitfield was the Superintendent of a shoe factory and his home was rented.⁵