WI BIO - Jackson Co - WOOD, Asa

History of Northern Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 1881, vol I, pp 
418-419

Asa WOOD, dealer in groceries and provisions, was born 20 September 1816 in 
Vermont. In 1841 he came West, and first settled at Baraboo, Sauk County, 
Wisconsin. He was a local preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church for 
fourteen years, and was a member of Rock River Conference. In 1861, Asa WOOD 
enlisted in Company F, Third Wisconsin Cavalry, and served one year, at which 
time he was obliged to resign his position as First Lieutenant on account of 
poor health and return home. In 1868 he moved to La Valle [Sauk County, 
Wisconsin], where he remained one year.

Asa WOOD then went to Merrillan [Jackson County, Wisconsin], and engaged in 
the drug business, his being the first drug store in that town. He remained 
there four years. He went to Montgomery County, Kansas, for his health, 
remaining three years [note below the second Mrs. WOOD died in Kansas in 
August 1880], and then returned to Merrillan on 01 September 1880, and 
commenced in his present business. Mr. WOOD a member of Ancient Free & 
Accepted Masons, Baraboo Lodge, and also of the Independent Order of Odd 
Fellows, Merrillan Lodge No. 246, and a member of the Temple of Honor.

In 1835 he [Asa WOOD] was married to his first wife, Miss Jane B. LATTA, who 
died in 1858 at Dodgeville [Iowa County, Wisconsin]. Mrs. WOOD had [Asa and 
Jane B. (LATTA) WOOD had] four children, but [only] one is [p 419] living, 
[named] Edwin E. In 1859 Mr. [Asa] WOOD was married the second time, to Mrs. 
ADAMS of Baraboo [Sauk County, Wisconsin]. They [Asa and ---- WOOD] have 
three children living: Asa C., Emma H., and Frank H. The second Mrs. WOOD 
died in August 1880 in Kansas.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly