He was born in 1842, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John and Jane Wood. [sources: date: 8 (19 in 1861), 9 (19 in 1861), 16 (1842), 17 (8 in 1850), 18 (18 in 1860), 19 (29 in 1870), 25 (52 in 1894). place: 8, 17, 18, 19, 25. parents: 16, 17, 18]
In 1850, he was living in Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents John and Jane Wood, and his siblings Sarah, John, Franklin, Anna, and Frances, and also with Henry Wood (who might be Edward's uncle). He had attended school within the year. [source: 17]
In 1860, he was living in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was a laborer. He was living with his (presumed) parents John and Jane Wood, and his (presumed) sister Frances. [source: 18]
When he enlisted, he was a manufact[urer], and was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [sources: 8, 9 (businessman)]
His brothers, Franklin and John, served in the 82nd Pennsylvania Infantry. [sources: 16, 30]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 7 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, dark eyes, and light hair. [sources: 8 (dark complexion, dark eyes, light hair), 9 (light complexion, dark eyes, dark hair)]
He enlisted and was mustered into service as a private in company A on 23 August 1861 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was enlisted for three years, by Captain Starr. [sources: 1, 8, 9, 15, 27]
He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. [source: 13]
In 1863, he was reported as living with his family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, John, was a machinist; his brothers John and Franklin were also in the army. [source: 27]
On 30 December 1863, Sinex reported that he was one of 38 men who had less than fifteen months to serve who were unwilling to reenlist. On 2 January 1864, he was transferred to the 155th Pennsylvania Infantry, while those eligible were on veterans' leave. However, on 3 January 1864, he returned to his company from being transferred. I assume he changed his mind at the last moment. [sources: 3, 6, 7]
He reenlisted as a veteran volunteer on 31 December 1863, at Bealton, Virginia. [sources: 1, 9, 27 (2 Jan 64)]
He was with Thomas Walter on 20 June 1864 when Walter was shot. [source: 2]
He was promoted to corporal on 11 October 1864. [sources: 4, 12]
But he was reduced to the ranks on 29 November 1864, because of disobedience of orders. [source: 5]
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company. He was a private, in company A. [sources: 1, 9, 15, 27]
On 10 August 1869, he married Jennie H Seeley. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 12 May 1847, to William and Jane Seeley. They had three children:
[sources: 11, 16, 19, 27, 28]
In 1870, he was living in ward 19, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Jennie H, her parents William and Jane Seely, and with Thomas, Harriet, and Hamilton Seely, and Mathew and Margaret Gallagher. he was a laborer. [source: 19]
On 28 June 1879, Jennie married David Teesdale, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Teesdale was a weaver, 40 years old, born in Scotland. [source: 27, 28]
In 1879, Edward and his wife Jennie separated. [sourceS: 16, 27]
In 1880, he may be the Edward Wood living in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. If so, he was working in a cotton mill. His wife, Jennie, was living at 509 Charter [?] Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was living with her husband David Teesdale, and with Nettie and Edward Wood. [source: 21]
About 1881, his wife, Jennie, married Enoch Gregory, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 28]
In September 1881, his left leg was broken when someone knocked him over while he was draping a building in black after the death of President Garfield. [source: 27]
Edward moved to Delaware, and is listed in the Wilmington City Directory as a laborer in 1884-1885. [source: 16]
On 15 July 1890, he successfully applied for a pension, under the 27 June 1890. He was living in Delaware (post office Rockwood, New Castle County, Delaware). He was disabled by a fracture of his left leg, and by disease of the throat and heart. He received $12 per month retroactive to 15 July 1890. [sources: 10, 11, 27]
In 1890, Edward became ill, and moved back to Philadelphia. [source: 16]
On 30 January 1892, Jennie H Seeley (former name Wood) married Benjamin Addy, at Camden, New Jersey. Addy was a loomfixer, 40 years old, and born in England. [sources: 27, 28]
On 28 August 1894, he died, at 2847 North 12th Street, ward 37, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died of hydropericarditis. On 1 September 1894, he was buried, in Leverington Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 10 (27 Aug), 16 (28 Aug), 25 (28 Aug), 27, 29]
On 27 December 1894, Jennie married Adam Killian. [source: 28]
In 1900, his widow, Jennie Killin, was living at 1102 State Street, ward 24, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was living with their daughter Nettie, and Nettie's family. [source: 22]
After 1902, Jennie married John D Coggins. [source: 28]
On 25 May 1903, his daughter, Nettie Haines Wilt, died. She was buried at Fernwood Cemetery. [source: 24]
On 5 February 1913, his widow, Jennie Wood, unsuccessfully applied from New Jersey for a pension, under the Act of 19 April 1908. She was living at 1236 No 18th Street, Camden, New Jersey. Her application was rejected because she left Edward in 1879, and was married several times after that, under the Act of 7 August 1882. [sources: 10, 11, 16, 27]
In 1920, his widow, Jennie H Coggins, was an inmate in the Camden County Almshouse, New Jersey. [source: 22]
In 1930, his widow, Jennie H Coggins, was a patient in the General Hospital, Gloucester, Camden County, New Jersey. [source: 23]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
2 Thomas F Walter. 'Personal experiences and recollection of an obscure soldier'. Grand Army Scout and Soldiers' Mail volume 3 number 49 page 1.
3 letter, Sinex to Marvin, 30 December 1863
4 special order 93, HQ 91st PA, 11 October 1864 (Edwd Wood)
5 special order 113, HQ 91st PA, 29 November 1864
6 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 2 January 1864 (Wood)
7 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 3 January 1864 (Wood)
8 company A descriptive roll, entry 60 (Edward Wood)
9 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 5 May 2004 (Edward P Wood)
10 pension index, by regiment (Edward P Wood)
11 pension index, by name (Edward P Wood)
12 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 13 October 1864 (Privt Wood)
13 Pennsylvania Memorial, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Edward P Wood)
14 [deleted]
15 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Edward P Wood)
16 e-mail, Ed Wood to Harry Ide, 2 June 2015 (Edward P Wood)
17 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Manayunk, microfilm series M432, film 808, page 82 recto = 165 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Edwd Wood)
18 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Lower Merion Township, microfilm series M653, film 1145, page 253 = 51 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Edward P Wood)
19 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 19, division 61, microfilm series M593, film 1405, page 529 recto = 189 handwritten (FamilySearch)] (Edward Wood)
20 1880 US census, Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, enumeration district 16, microfilm series T9, film 119, page 411 C = 19 handwritten (Edward Wood)
21 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, enumeration district 672, microfilm series T9, film 1190, page 426 B = 26 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Jennie Teesdale)
22 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 24, enumeration district 576, microfilm series T623, film 1466, page 34 = 8 B handwritten (FamilySearch) (Jennie Killin)
23 1920 US census, New Jersey, Camden County, Gloucester township, Camden County Almshouse, enumeration district 116, microfilm series T625, page 222 = 2 A handwritten (FamilySearch) (Jennie H Coggins)
24 1930 US census, New Jersey, Camden County, Gloucester Township, Gen'l Hospital, enumeration district 124, microfilm series T626, film 1323, page 213 = 4 B handwritten (FamilySearch) (Jennie H Coggins)
25 death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer Thursday 28 May 1903 p.15 (Nettie Haines Wilt)
26 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 28 August 1894 (Edward P Wood)
27 pension application file, application 1001311, (thanks to Ed Wood!) (Jennie Wood widow of Edward P Wood)
28 'Edward P Wood', in "Wood family tree", on Ancestry.com, owner ctencinitas, accessed 7 June 2015 (thank to Ed Wood for telling me about his tree!) [see this for more details, including city directory information] (Edward P Wood)
29 Find a grave, memorial 87767839, created by Donna Elliott, 31 March 2012, accessed 7 June 2015 [although the date of death is given as 7 September 1905, the parents and siblings match, and the Philadelphia death certificates don't include an Edward Wood dying in September 1905]
30 Pennsylvania, septennial census, 1779-1863, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ward 21 (Edward Wood)
| line | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Dwellings visited | 22 | ||||||||
| Families visited | 22 | ||||||||
| Name | John Wood | Jane Wood | Sarah Wood | John Woods | Franklin Wood | Anna E Wood | Frances Wood | Edwd Wood | Henry Wood |
| Age | 42 | 46 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 14 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | M | F | F | M | M |
| Color | |||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Cotton Spinner | Carder | Farmer | Manufacturer | |||||
| Real estate owned | |||||||||
| Birthplace | Eng | Penn | " | " | " | " | " | " | Eng |
| Married within year | |||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Dwelling number | 348 | |||
| Family number | 356 | |||
| Name | John Wood | Jane " | Frances H " | Edward P " |
| Age | 54 | 55 | 20 | 18 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation | Machinist | Laborer | ||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||
| Value of personal estate | 200 | |||
| Place of birth | England | Penna | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | ||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| NAME. | SURNAME. | OCCUPATION | Male | White |
| John | Wood | machinist | " | " |
| John | Wood Jr | U.S.A. | " | " |
| Franklin | Wood | " | " | " |
| Edward | Wood | " | " | " |
| line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Dwelling-house number | 1486 | ||||||||
| Family number | 1505 | ||||||||
| Name | Seely William | Jane | Thomas | Harriett | Hamilton | Wood Edward | Jennie H. | Gallagher Mathew | Margaret |
| Age | 63 | 65 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 28 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M | M | F | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Carpet Weaver | Housekeeping | Carpet Weaver | Laborer | Laborer | ||||
| Real estate value | |||||||||
| Personal estate value | |||||||||
| Birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | England | Penna | Penna | Penna | Ireland | Penna |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mother foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Birth month if born within year | |||||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | Aug | Aug | June | June | |||||
| Attended school past year | |||||||||
| Can't read | |||||||||
| Can't write | |||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 11 |
| street name | Delaware Ave |
| house number | |
| dwelling visit # | 160 |
| family visit # | 164 |
| name | Wood Edward |
| color | W |
| sex | M |
| age | 36 |
| month born if born in year | |
| relationship | boarder |
| single | |
| married | 1 |
| widowed/divorced | |
| married during year | |
| occupation | works in cot mill |
| months unemployed | |
| currently ill? | |
| blind | |
| deaf/dumb | |
| idiotic | |
| insane | |
| disabled | |
| school this year | |
| can't read | |
| can't write | |
| birthplace | Pa |
| father's birthplace | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pa |
| line | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| street name | Charter [?] St | |||
| house number | 509 | |||
| dwelling visit # | 199 | |||
| family visit # | 241 | |||
| name | Teesdale David | - Jennie | Wood Nettie | - Edward |
| color | w | w | w | w |
| sex | m | f | f | m |
| age | 43 | 33 | 10 | 7 |
| month born if born in year | ||||
| relationship | Wife | Stepdautter [sic] | Stepson | |
| single | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||
| widowed/divorced | ||||
| married during year | ||||
| occupation | Scheneal weaver | Keeping house | At home | At home |
| months unemployed | ||||
| currently ill? | ||||
| blind | ||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||
| idiotic | ||||
| insane | ||||
| disabled | ||||
| school this year | ||||
| can't read | ||||
| can't write | ||||
| birthplace | Scotland | Penn | Penn | Penn |
| father's birthplace | Scotland | Ireland | Penn | Penn |
| mother's birthplace | Scotland | Ireland | Penn | Penn |
| line | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 |
| street | State St | ||||
| house number | 1102 | ||||
| dwelling number | 155 | ||||
| family number | 158 | ||||
| name | Wilt Dallis | Nettie | Killin Jennie | Wilt Dallis | Henry |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Mother in law | Son | " |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | |
| birth date | Sept 1856 | Feb 1871 | May 1847 | Jan 1884 | Aug 1887 |
| age | 43 | 29 | 53 | 16 | 12 |
| married? | M | M | W | S | S |
| # years married | 22 [sic] | 6 | 30 [sic] | ||
| mother of how many children? | 0 | 5 | |||
| # of children living | 0 | 2 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||||
| # years in USA | |||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||
| occupation | Conductor | Servant Boy | Cash Boy | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| # months in school | |||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | R | ||||
| free or mortgaged | |||||
| farm/house | H | ||||
| # of farm schedule | |||||
| line | 46 |
| street | |
| house number | |
| dwelling visit number | |
| family visit number | |
| name | Coggins Jennie H |
| relationship | Inmate |
| own/rent | |
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | |
| sex | F |
| race | W |
| age at last birthday | 76 |
| marital status | M [sic] |
| year of immigration | |
| naturalized/alien | |
| year of naturalization | |
| attended school since Sept 1919 | |
| can read | yes |
| can write | yes |
| birth place | Pennsylvania |
| native language | |
| father's birthplace | Ireland |
| father's native language | English |
| mother's birthplace | Ireland |
| mother's native language | English |
| can speak English | yes |
| occupation | None |
| industry, business | |
| employment status | |
| number of farm schedule |
| line | 67 |
| street | County Road |
| house number | |
| dwelling visit # | 2 |
| family visit # | 2 |
| name | Coggins Jennie H |
| relation | Patient |
| owned/rented | |
| value or rent | |
| radio | [blank] |
| farm | |
| sex | F |
| color | W |
| age | 85 |
| married? | Wd |
| age 1st marriage | 19 |
| school/college since 9/29 | No |
| can read & write | Yes |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | N Ireland |
| mother's birthplace | N Ireland |
| native language | |
| immigration year | |
| naturalization | |
| can speak English | Yes |
| occupation | none |
| industry | |
| worker class | |
| at work yesterday | |
| unemployment schedule # | |
| veteran? | |
| war | |
| farm schedule # |
WILT.--May 25, 1903, Nettie Haines, wife of Dallas Wilt and daughter of Jennie H and late Edward P Wood, aged 32 years. Relatives and friends of family invited to attend funeral services, Thursday afternoon, 2 o'clock, at her late residence, 1115 Union st. Interment at Fernwood Cemetery.