WI BIO - Waupaca Co - WOOD, Marquis

History of Northern Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 1881, vol II, p 
1100

Marquis WOOD, M. D., retired physician, Section 32, P. O. Manawa [Little Wolf 
Township, Waupaca County, Wisconsin], was born 05 December 1810 at Slippery 
Rock [Butler County], Pennsylvania, a son of Rev. William WOOD, of 
Pennsylvania, a descendant of the illustrious WOOD family, of Wood's Row, 
London, England. His father's [William WOOD's] family was somewhat numerous, 
consisting of eight boys and four girls. The boys were all college educated, 
except a pair of twins, who were mechanics and died in their twenty-third 
year.

Our subject studied medicine with Dr. MANNING. He [Marquis WOOD] and his 
oldest brother, William [WOOD], studied together and practiced as a firm for 
two years. Marquis WOOD practiced in Urbana [Champaign County], Ohio, from 
1838 to 1852. At this time his practice had become so extensive, and his 
labor so hard, that he was forced to leave it, owing to ill health.

His brother, David, afterward Judge of the Fond du Lac Circuit Court, and 
Colonel of the Fourteenth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, was then practicing 
law at Fond du Lac, and thither he started, being accompanied by some 
prominent citizen, who went as far as Chicago to assist and take of him, as 
he was not expected to last long. He reached his brother, and remained in 
Fond du Lac seven months, at the end of which time he was better.

He [Marquis WOOD] returned to Ohio, and resumed his practice, but failing 
health compelled him to quit it, and his family persuaded him to move to 
Wisconsin. He settled on his present place in 1853. He bought land 
warrants, and secured 28 forties of land [1,120 acres], and commenced to 
clear it. He was soon called upon to practice his profession, and there 
being no doctor within ten miles of him and but three in the county, he soon 
had an extensive ride. He practically gave it [medical practice] up about 
five years ago.

He [Marquis WOOD] has been twice married; the first time in 1841 to Miss Mary 
A. CRAIGHEAD. She [Mary A. (CRAIGHEAD) WOOD], died in 1856. Marquis WOOD 
was married a second time, 04 September 1860, to Jennie WHITMAN [a maiden 
name?] Our subject and his first wife [Dr. Marquis and Mary A. (CRAGHEAD) 
WOOD] had five children, four boys and one girl. Three of the boys were in 
the army, one of whom died. The Doctor and his second wife [Dr. Marquis and 
Jennie WOOD] have three children, who are all at home. 

Submitted by Cathy Kubly