| Show I r i OJ I rt Vf v l r tirs v 4 r T i r H i t t 1 r 4 I 1 I b broi y S. S r r 4 r t P.- P. y i ii F 1 r I J j J MONUMENT TO A PIONEER I. I The Wood family cemetery was filled last Sunday os as descendents of Daniel Wood Davis pioneer met to NINA FOLSOM MOSS 1 services for the newly new erected marker which his s been placed in the Danielt Daniel t d private cemetery at S 5 J f 0 W W. Woods Cross were held on Sunday April 1 at 1 I pm p.m. I lInES PRES GEORGE C. C Wood of 1 he Ile Daniel Wood family association association was in charge of the ro o- o gram for the occasion she assembled for Cor the servIce j Ice fco sang We Th Thank Thee 0 9 God for a Prophet under the I direction of or Joseph II IL Wood J. J Elmer Anderson of offered the he invocation after alter which Nancy and Sharon Droge on their violin vio via tin lin and flute played Come Come Ye Yc Saints Lorena W. W Ande on In secretary for the j Wood family then related incidents incidents inci inci- dents concerning the life of I Daniel Wood and the selection I of the plot of or ground to be used as a final resting place for the members of or Daniel Woods Wood's Joseph H II W then read a portion of or the minutes recorded Feb 3 1946 1996 at which time I James Henry Moyle a 3 grandson grand grand- I son of Daniel Wood and his wife wiCe Mary Sr der Wood set setI I I aside funds to be used as va a basis b sis f for r fa family research ard 1 placed the responsibility of or im- im and preservation of or The Wood cemetery in the hands of a committee i ALBERT MABEY l first president pres pres- president i ident of the Daniel Wood family as association was awarded the I honor of unveiling the new marker Lorena W. W Anderson then gave a brief account of the selection and erection of the marker and the research required required re re- to furnish the names of or orI I I those buried in the plot She also als also gave a description of or the thet t information contained in the box which was placed I under the marker namely a at r t I history of or Daniel Wood minutes minutes min min- r utes of or the aforesaid minutes I I church records s a list of those buried in the plot and a copy of the inscription on the face of or the marker Pres Henry D D. D Moyle of or the first presidency of or the Church of or Jesus Christ of or Latter day Saints and nd a great grandson of or Daniel Wood offered the dedicatory dedicatory dedicatory dedi dedi- prayer for the marker and he also rededicated the burial plot which has hns been modernized modernized mod mod- and a hand s some o 0 m me e wrought iron fence placed about I it I I IN A SHORT discourse given prior to the dedicatory prayer Pres Pros Moyle 1 gave some some timely II advice to those assembled He lie I felt fell that the erection of or this marker was symbolic of the feeling which exists in ever every family to honor their progenitors tors but he reminded the members members mem memo bers bels of or the Wood family that unless the words of love devotion devotion de de- de and truth were inscribed in the heart of each member their meaning was lost no mattel matter matter mat mat- ter tel how deeply it was inscribed on the marker He warned that we need to be alert to the faithfulness faithfulness faith faith- of our present generation generation generation genera genera- tion that they may not lose the goodness of or the teachings of or the gospel for which Daniel Wood made so many sacrifices It was on Aug 28 1858 that Daniel Wood dedicated this burial burial burial bur bur- ial plot As patriarch of this family he no doubt wished that it might be more ostentatious but he made no pretenses about his station in life lire neither did he he vision a Taj Mahal rahal nor a agold agold gold encrusted tomb His only wish was that the rich black soil which the Lord had entrusted entrusted entrusted en en- trusted to his care and which had responded so bounteously to the labor of or his hands could eventually fold 11 y about him He was seen often orten in his declining declining de de- clining years resting in an old rocking chair in the shade of or orthe the trees which on once e surrounded surround surround- ed the burial plot Twenty five members of the famil family including including including ing some Indians which he lie dedicate a new monument I I cared for proceeded him in death A few others were laid to rest after alter his death Apr 15 1892 at the age of 92 The names of or these people are inscribed inscribed inscribed in in- scribed on the back of or the marker PICTURE OF DANIEL WOOD AND OBITUARY FROM 1 DAVIS COUNTY CLIPPER APRIL 29 1892 Daniel Wood was born in Duchess County New York October 16 1800 He was a second second sec sec- ond son of Henry Wood and Eliza Elizabeth Elizabeth Elizaboth beth both DeMelt Del His father moved to Err Ernest st Town Canada with his famil family in the year year 1803 where he lived about 5 y- y yrs r rs when he moved to the town of Sid Cant Can la Ia Here he remained and became the time happy p parents rents of fiHe fifteen n children nine sons and six dau He made it a poin point to start his sons out with villi forty acres of land one yoke of oxen two cows and ten sheep At the age of Daniel marI mar- mar I IDd d M f My T y E E. E. E sp Sp tt i and md started out with his apportionment apportion apportion- ment and was prospered this place for eight years ears being blessed with three children John Henry and Rebekah when the elders of the Church of or Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints found hir hi an am an a number of prosperous neighbors They only preached a few times limes but they left with the little village strong desire to investigate and be baptized and by continuing their meetings as best they could alone he became so convinced convinced con con- vinced that he should be baptized baptized baptized bap bap- that he request 1 t it of or a methodist Shortly after Brigham Brigham Brigham Brig- Brig ham and Joseph Young appeared appear appear- ed and explained the order of the church of or Christ more perfectly perfectly perfectly per per- and had privilege of or leading leading lead lead- ing the little already colony down into the waters of bap bap- He lie was ordained an elder cider and remained and preached until the summer of or 1834 1831 when he sold his possessions and with his wife wiCe and three children went to Kirtland Kirt Kirl- land Ohio He bought a farm four miles south ot of Kirtland and lived there until 1838 when he lie went to Davis County Missouri arriving there the day of June There again he took up upa a farm but was unable to remain remain remain re re- re- re main on account of the mob So about the first of October he went to far fal west Here the mob them again and Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- seph Smith and others were betrayed betrayed betrayed be be- into the enemies hands and the cit city was put under guard They were out of or provisions provisions pro pro- visions having been driven from their grain gram So Daniel went in with the mob called soldiers and with the rest gave the number number num num- ber of oC his family received his rations they not not being aware he was a Mormon In February they started for Illinois He had a cow he had paid for A party wanted to buy her he hc asked 1800 but did not sell On the road another came to buy and he asked 20 Still another came and he lie asked 2200 and still another came and he sold at 2400 2100 He ought to have gotten rich if he had not sold so soon as he told the last one he was going to raise every time He bought forty acres of ground about 18 miles from Nau Here the mob followed and his son stood guard night and day while his mother was sick with plague and un In 1845 he moved to Nauvoo Here he became acquainted with Peninah Cotton an orphan girl and married her He soon prepared to leave not knowing where they were going He lie landed landed landed land land- ed in Salt SaIl Lake in the fall of or 1848 He lie came to Bountiful immediately immediately immediately im im- im- im mediately an and built the fourth home in the settlement It was the first on Mill 1 Creek and was located where the count county road now runs just a little south of or where Simons Simon's imo s 's house now stands In about two years he located his farm having acres Four years later he undertook the mammoth task of building that large house and completed completed completed com com- the main part and soon after alter added the back room This was largest and best house in inthis inthis inthis this part of the country at that time lime His family being quite large he started a school in his own house taught by his wife Emma Emma Emma Em Em- ma and as soon as possible he employed a male teacher The rhe school continued the greater greater great great- great great- er part of or the year his own ch children faithfully attending he obtaining good support from the out outside Thus his school was a good start for the new country a thousands miles from tion About 1860 he built a family meeting house about on one story with basement and belfry from which came the welcome chimes of his seventy dollars bell To this he he moved his school Meeting were held on every Wednesday night and on other special occasions He had hada a choir and a string band in his own family and was not too sanctimonious to have a jig even even at his own family meet meet- ings One evening when Joseph Young w was s present at the meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing the band started up and he jumped out out on the t tie le floor and showed those present how nimpIe nim- nim pIe he was The general public was invited and they responded I o- o oi or r i r I i t 1 M DANIEL WOOD well as he often oHen had good speak speakers ers from the city and elsewhere Every while others were feasting his family was fasting and having ing a meeting of or prayer and making right the little misunderstandings and dis- dis of the old year These meetings were continued until quite recently He lie was in Canada when the Utah R. R R. R was put through through his his field and the depot located on his ground but the family wrote the particularly which did not please him and when he came home it was late at night and when the conductor awoke him b by announcing the name of or the station Woods Cross he replied yes and d d- d cross too He could not see the of or the road for he considered his ground too good to raise corn on to be used for a rail road He has been a great worker in his day even at the age of 75 he could take a hand with most of the young men men- He lie lived to the good old age of oC ninety- ninety two and his eye sight was good goodenough goodenough goodenough enough to read the D. D C. C and these were the only books he read His firm frame might have been seen plodding along the streets only a few weeks before his death and the day before he was taken sick he sat in his little private cemetery cemetery ter tery on his farm where he has twenty five of his family laid and showed his daughter where he wanted to be put away to rest This little treasure was his main one of late and he kept an old chair in it in which he passed away many hours He lie leaves a large family to mourn his loss as he had ten wives two thirty children and about one hundred grandchildren dren His funeral services were held in the Ei East st Bountiful tabernacle Wednesday 2 pm p.m. The stand and casket were beautifully beautiful dec dec- orated On either side of or the pulpit stood four nicely draped flower pots six of which con con- living plants in bloom remaining two contained bou bou- On the white while casket was placed the sheaf shear of or wheat and anda a beautiful arch f artificial flowers flowers flowers flow flow- ers with these words in violet upon a white background Welcome Welcome Wel V come home P. P G G. G Sessions Richard Duerden Duerden Duer- Duer den E. E Pace David Stoker L Louis uis Grant Archie Hill Joseph Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- seph F. F Smith and H. H J. J Grant were the tho speakers The local brethren spoke on onUle the Ule views the deceased had entertained entertained en en- and the praiseworthy traits trails of oC his character Joseph A i foro t- t t f y 0 f fI I J I J. J 1 r M r S w R 1 4 y Ky rl y 1 wi rJ Pres Henry D. D Moyle a descendent of Daniel Wood attended the meet speaking to the group and dedicating dedicating dedicating ing the new monument F. F Smith occupied most of the time Said he had passed away I proving faithful to lo the end The I speaker mentioned that all the children of or the deceased were in the faith The principle of death was commented upon and explained it to lo be bo only a separation separation separation separ separ- of or the body and the soul for a time lime and that the Savior had us from the fall fan brought into inlo time the world by Adam He further said as we are laid away so we will rise again on the resu day When a achild achild achild child is laid away it w will ll still be a child when it is resurrected He thought it would cause confusion confusion con con- fusion in families if members who small when laid to rest resl should while in grave grow to lo their full stature as parents would not know them He maintained maintained main main- that members of the body which had been severed at or before death would again be I united with the bod body at the resurrection resurrection resurrection res res- as was the case cas with wilh John Baptist who appeared before before before be be- fore Joseph Smith as a whole man also Peter and James the latter laller of whom was beheaded He thought the stunted the cripple and the afflicted would after alter the resurrection grow to lo their full statue being perfect in every particular In his closing closing closing clos clos- ing remarks he hoped he would be able to remain faithful and unwavering to the end as the departed brother had done Heber J. J Grant mentioned a brief rule by which true doctrine doctrine doctrine doc doc- trine could be told from false which is that true doctrine al always always al al- ways brings us hope and joy After ACter the audience had vIewed viewed viewed view vIew- ed the remains they were taken laken to lo their final resting place in his own cemetery Sexton Taylors Taylor's hearse headed the possession which consisted of or six fifty |
