Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-09-14
DEATH OF DR.. D. B. WOOD.
A Prominent Citizen, Able Physician and
Gentleman of the uId School.

who has been confined to his be
for more than five years with
dislocated hip, died at his hom
at Elmwood, Iredell County, Sat
urday evening, he being eighty
nine years, four months and sevel
days old. The funeral took plac
just afternoon Sunday at the ol'
Third Creek Presbyterian Church
few miles north of Cleveland
this county. Although his an
cesters were Presbyterians and hat
much to do with the establishment
and maintenance of this particu.
lar church, DR.. Wood became al
Episcopalian and therefore, Arch
deacon E. I. Osborn, of Charlotte
conducted the funeral services
The interment took place in the
cemetery near the church and
among his ancestors.
January 10th, 1908, more thai
two years ago, DR.. Woods wife,
who was Miss Margaret McKensie
Cowan, died. Those who are left
to mourn the loss of a kind and
affectionate father are: Mrs.
Robert Fleming, of Elmwood ;
William B. Wood and Mrs. George
R. Anderson, of Statesville; Dan.
iel Burton Wood, of Spencer ;
John Charles and James Scott
Wood, of Big Sandy, Texas; Rev.
Mrs. Edward Green. of Columbia,
S. c.; Leonldas G.. Wood, of Cor.
inth, Mississippi, and numerous
other relatives. including Sheriff
Jas. II. Mckenzie, Deputy Sheriff
Jas. H. Krider and D. B. Krider,
of Salisbury.
DR.. Wood was man of much
learning and brilliant ability. He
was among the first graduates of
Davidson College, and could have
attained a position of eminence
and wealth had he not been con.
tent with the love and esteem &C
generously bestowed by those in
the limited sphere with and fol
| whom he labored. He did many
acts of kindness and much prac.
tice in the name of charity
Whenever he made friend it was
lasting and cordial. He had the
respect and confidence of all who
knew him and it can be truly sale
| that he served his generation snd
his State with fidelity and great
ability. He suffered with pa.
tience and cheerfully awaited the
call of the Angel of Peace. He
lived to see nearly all of his
friends and comrades of youth
and young manhood pass on be-
fore. He and the late DR.. James
G.. Ramsay attended Davidson
College together and we're gradu-
ated at the same time. DR.. Wood
requested DR.. Ramsay to write a
brief sketch of his life, should be
die first. and agreed to do, and
did, the same for DR.. Ramsay
DR.. Ramsay fulfilled bis obliga,
ton, and the following data is a
corrected copy of his sketch:
DOCTOR DANIEL BURTON WOOD.
The subject of the sketch was OF
Scotch Irish extraction and born
near Third Greek Church in Row.
an County, North Carolina, OF
the Bird day of May, 1921, He
was the only child of Villa m A,
Wood by his first wife, Lydia
Young. His grand father DAME.
Wood who married a Miss Ander'
son, came to North Carolina from
Virginia. and first settled on the
Yadkin River on plantation now
owned by the Walser family. HI
subsequently bought and moved
to Rowan to the plantation OF
Fourth Greek, now owned by Mr.
Alonzo A. T. Hart. Doctor
Woods grand parents on hi!
mothers side were John Young
and wife Margaret Burroughs
John Young was one of the SOM
of Samuel Young, an Irishman
who came direct to North Caro-
lima about the year 1850 anc
bought about 1000 acres of land
on which he settled, lying on boil
sides of Third Greek including tn
church of that name and th'
mountain named Young's aftel
himself, This Samuel Young wa
the great.grand father of Dr.. D
B. Wood, and occupied such re
sponsible and honorable position
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