Wood, Thomas Alexander, 1837-1904.
Thomas Alexander Wood was born in Montgomery County, Illinois on March 1, 1837. In 1852, he crossed the plains to Oregon, but returned east later to study for the ministry. In 1862, he married and returned to Oregon where he worked various jobs until accepting the Methodist pastorate in Roseburg. He fought in the Indian wars and eventually served as commander of the Indian War Veterans Association of Oregon.
From the description of Recollections, ca. 1890. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 36557722
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Wood, Thomas Alexander, 1837-1904. Recollections, ca. 1890. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Indian War Veterans of the North Pacific Coast. Indian War Veterans of the North Pacific Coast records, [ca. 1885-1948]. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Indian War Veterans of the North Pacific Coast. Records, 1896-1905. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Wood, Thomas Alexander, 1837-1904. Papers, 1896-1897. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library |
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| associatedWith | Colored School (Portland, Or.) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Hamblien, John | person |
| correspondedWith | Hare, James | person |
| correspondedWith | Hawkins, Shelton | person |
| correspondedWith | Indian War Veterans of the North Pacific Coast. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Methodist Episcopal Church | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Senor, Samuel K. | person |
| correspondedWith | Simmons, Seth | person |
| correspondedWith | Slover, Daniel Jasper, b. 1833 | person |
| correspondedWith | Smith, Darren B. | person |
| correspondedWith | Splawn, F. M. | person |
| associatedWith | Starr, S. E. | person |
| correspondedWith | Stewart, Samuel | person |
| correspondedWith | Stout, Eli | person |
| associatedWith | Templeton, Samuel, b. 1834. | person |
| correspondedWith | Ward, Newton J., b. 1841 | person |
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| Pacific Coast Indians, Wars with, 1847-1865 |
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| Rogue River Indian War, 1855-1856 |
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Birth 1837
Death 1904
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