![]() The uncertainty of this Transitory Life, do make and Publish and declare Territory being of sound mind and Memory and understanding and considering I Robert George of Clark County and Indiana Last Will & Testament of Robert George Proven in open court and filed May 25, 1835. This will was not filed until May 25, 1835. In addition, many of the males also fought under George Rogers Clark,Īlongside Robert George. ![]() James Sweny (Sweeney), the husband of another sister (given name unknown) īenoni Wood, the eldest son of George Wood (another brother). Wood - possiblyįrancis McGuire, the husband of another sister (possibly Polly) Wood's sister) Ī number of Fergusons (related through a sister of James N. Samuel Hay, the husband of Anne Wood (James N. ![]() His last few years with the family of James Noble Wood, and also left property Had fought in the rebellion and Robert's brothers were loyalists. Records with varying dates) and left most of his land and holdings to theĬhildren of his half-sister, Margaret Sharon, as her husband, James Wood, He died "without issue" in March of 1804-1808 (there are 3 different Robert George, son of Reuben George and Mildred Rogers, servedĪs Captain under General George Rogers Clark in the winning of the Old To the pioneer families of Utica, Indiana: Susie offers the following synopsis of Robert George's relationship In 1997 by Susie Wood Smith, a descendant “That was the sound of home to me.Following is a transcript of Robert GEORGE's Last Will and Testament, transcribed “Nothing could make me happier than the sound of him puttering around on the computer and flipping through his books,” she said. Lisa Wood will likely return to Fort Hood, Texas, where her husband was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division. “That was an ongoing argument we had since we were, gee, 6,” Perna said. Theron Perna, a childhood friend, said he remembered constantly bickering with Wood about the tactical abilities and strategies of two generals. Military Academy.įrom an early age, Wood was fascinated by military history. Relatives and friends remembered Wood as a history buff who hoped to someday teach and coach at the U.S. Joseph Martin, Wood’s commander in Iraq, said in a prepared statement read at Saturday’s service by Wood’s Cornell football coach. “George talked about both of his ladies all the time,” Lt. She tried to write him a letter daily, telling him of funny things Maria did that day, and mailed him audiocassette tapes of events such as their daughter’s birthday. Her husband of six years found it difficult being away while his daughter was growing up, Lisa Wood said. “She has a small cleft on her chin like he did. “She has his very bright blue eyes,” Lisa Wood said. Wood also leaves behind the couple’s 3-year-old daughter, Maria. He earned a bachelor’s degree at Cornell University and master’s degrees at the University at Albany and Cortland State, where he joined the ROTC. Wood grew up in nearby Marcy in central New York, and attended Notre Dame Junior Senior High School in Utica, where he excelled in football and track and field. “My mind knows, but some part of me has not accepted it.” “It’s impossible for me to accept that he’s dead,” his wife, Lisa Wood, told the Observer-Dispatch of Utica. Mary of Mount Carmel Church for the fallen soldier who was killed in Iraq last week when the vehicle he was riding in struck an explosive. The 33-year-old Army captain led four tanks in Iraq, and hoped to use the experience of leading troops to help him prepare for a doctorate.īut on Saturday, hundreds of mourners gathered at a funeral Mass at St. George Wood seemed invincible to his family and friends. ![]() Slain soldier laid to rest in central New YorkĮAST UTICA, N.Y. 20 during a patrol when his tank rolled over an improvised explosive device in Baqubah, Iraq. assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), based in Fort Hood, Texas killed Nov. Wood Died NovemServing During Operation Iraqi Freedomģ3, of New York, N.Y.
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