Hiram Len Wood

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• Birth: Pennsylvania, USA
• Race: White
• Reference Number: 6704
• Residence: 1910, Gilmore, Isabella, Michigan, USA; Age: 46; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

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Obit:
Isabella-Clare County MI Archives Obituaries.....WOOD, Hiram Lenzie June 24, 1934
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Clare Sentinal - 30 June 1934
GILMORE PIONEER DEPARTS THIS LIFE SATURDAY JUNE 24

Hiram L., second son of a family of 8 children of Jesse H. and Martha Jane WOOD, was
born in Greene
County PA October 29, 1863, while his father was in the army, he came with his
mother and brother,
Thomas, and grandparents to Gratiot County, MI where he resided until they moved to
Gilmore
Township, Isabella Co, May 1868. Here he grew to manhood enduring the hardships of
pioneer life,
helping his parents hew a home in the wilderness and all through the years retained
the love for the
rugged life as long as health and strength permitted.

In August, 1891 he was united in marraige to Lila SNEAR of Clare County and soon
moved to their farm
in Gilmore. To this union were born eight children, six preceding him in death. He
became a member of
the Disciples Church and was instrumental in organizing and building the Church of
Christ at Gilmore
to which he gave so liberal and enjoyed seeing it prosper and grow.

He was a faithful Bible School teacher for 25 years until he sold his farm and moved
to Farwell until he
passed away on June 24 after 10 days of intense suffering at the age of 75 years, 7
months, 25 days.

He leaves to mourn their loss his faithful wife, one son Francis E., one daughter
Dorothy PUTNAM, 6
grandchildren, all of Farwell, one sister, Hannah DUNNIGAN, three brothers, James E.
of Gilmore, Henry
H. of Farwell, Jesse J. of Pontiac, together with many other relatives and friends,
who will miss a faithful
husband, a loving father, and a good friend.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Millers funeral home. Rev. J.S.
Fenick officiating, and
was laid to rest in Gilmore Cemetery beside his children.

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Hiram married Lila Belle Snear on 17 Aug 1891 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan, USA. Lila (daughter of Herman Heinrich Snear and Coney Nitzel) was born in 1875 in Michigan, USA; died on 14 Feb 1956 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Frances E Wood was born about 1901 in Michigan, USA; died in 1953.
2. Dorothy Wood was born in 1904.

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• Reference Number: 135

Jesse married Martha Jane. Martha was born about 1840. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 428