I don't remember where I got this birthdate for Tipton. It might have been from his gravestone or from family records. However, he had a younger brother, Clement Wood, born 21 Oct 1807 according to his tombstone. This would make the age difference exactly 9 months. Seems a little close.

1850 Census of Newton County, Jackson/Van Buren Township

Tipton O. Wood, age 43, M, Farmer, TN

Anna Wood, age 39, F, GA

James Wood, age 12, M, TN

Jonathan Wood, age 10, M, TN

Mary Wood, age 8, F, MO

Nicy Wood, age 6, F, MO

Rachael Wood, age 1, F, MO

1860 census Newton County GS #3612 pt 7, he was listed as age 52.

Post office, Newtonia. Benton Township.

"Tipton O. Wood, M, Farmer, 52, Tennessee

Anna, F, 49, Georgia

Mary, F, 18, Missouri

Nicey, F, 16, Missouri

Rachael, F, 11, Missouri

William, M, 7, Missouri".

Listed in Pioneers of the Six Bulls, the Newton County Saga, 3rd series as the representative in charge of the poor house for 1862-1863. Also contains a genealogy of Wood family.

In the 1870 census of Benton Township, Mary E. Allison is living with her husband (looks like Newreden Allison). She is 28, keeping house, born in Missouri. He is 23, a manufacturer, born Missouri. They are lving in the Poor House with her parents, Tipton O. Wood (it says Woods), 63, born in Tennessee, superintendent of the Poor House and her mother, Anna, age 57, born in Georgia. Also living with them are two of Mary's siblings, a female age 26, (probably Nicey or Nancy) born in Missouri and William T. Wood, age 18, a farmer born in Missouri who had attended school in the last year.

Also living with them was George S. Moyer, age 21, born in North Carolina and his wife, Rachel M. Moyer, age 21, born in Missouri. Rachel is a daughter of Tipton and Anna. All of them could read and write.

1870 census:

Tipton O. Wood, age 63, TN

Anna, age 59, GA

Nancy A. age 26, MO

William F. age 18, MO

Betty Wood says he married Anna in Rhea County, TN on May 4, 1835 and they moved to MO between 1840 and 1842, because of the birthplaces of their children.

Rachel Trent says his heritage was Irish-German.

The first entries in Township 24, Range 31, were…T.O. Wood, 1852.

Tipton bought 40 acres of land in McDonald County, MO on 4/15/1853. He purchased 80 acres in Newton County on 12/15/1854, 120 acres on 6/1/1859 (four separate parcels) and 40 acres on 11/1/1852. None of the land included mineral rights.

In a book I forgot to note: "The County Court is being reorganized on June 19, 1865, the Judges--Tipton O. Wood, Frederick Gallemore, and James R. Pearson having been duly appointed by the Governor of Missouri. " From Minute Book 2, page 426

Here is an interesting family listed in the 1880 Census of District 1, McMinn County, Tennessee:

"Mary Wood, female, white, 50, TN, keeping house, TN, TN

Tipton Wood, son, 21, TN, clerk in store, TN, TN

Elizabeth Wood, daughter, 17, at home, TN, TN

David Wood, son, 15, work on farm, TN, TN."

This Mary would have been born about 1830.

ROSTER
CAPTAIN LOWE'S 1864 COMPANY I
76TH ENROLLED MISSOURI MILITIA

The Enrolled Missouri Militia ("EMM") was a part-time state militia organized in the summer of 1862 to help Federal troops control Confederate guerrillas. In the spring of 1863, it was replaced by the Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia ("PEMM"), a full-time state miltia. For more on the history and signficance of the EMM and PEMM, see the introductions to my Roster, Company I 1862-63, 76th EMM and Roster, Company K, 7th PEMM .

The PEMM's creation did not terminate the existence of the EMM, which continued to exist on paper. In 1864, the two EMM companies from Newton County underwent second enrollments and saw active service under new officers. The 1864 Company I consisted of 98 men under the command of Captain Henry Lowe. Thirteen of the men were carryovers from the 1862-63 Company I and four had prior service in other Union companies. Eighty-one were entering Union service for the first time.

The 1864 Company I was activated for service twice, once in June & July to suppress guerrilla activity in Newton County and again in late September through mid-November to deal with Confederate General Sterling Price's cavalry raid into Missouri. Fifteen of the men involved in the summer campaign joined the 15th Missouri Cavalry in July and August, 1864, and were no longer with the unit by the time of Price's Raid. About 39 new men were brought into the unit in the September/November period and were not involved in the summer campaign.

Sergeant Tipton O. Wood Enrolled Co. I, 76th EMM 10/19/1864 at Newtonia (28 days). (Note: It seems like Tipton O. Wood (born 1807) would have been too old to serve in 1864.)

(Note: I don't know if this is the same Tipton O. Wood.)

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TIPTON O. WOOD 100 A.

State of Tennessee Cocke County.

Pursuant to an entry made in the entry takers office for said county at Newport of No. 402 dated the 5th day of January 1826. I have surveyed for TIPTON O. WOOD one hundred acres of land on the waters of Sinking Creek. Beginning at a large poplar corner to JAMES STRANGE running thence south twelve east seventy four poles to a locust east sixteen poles to a green south ten west along a mountain thirty three poles to a black gum thence south forty one west twenty four poles to a chestnut oak south forty eight poles to two chestnuts north seventy west forty poles to a chestnut oak north twenty west eighty poles to a white oak north thirty poles to a pine north ten west twenty four poles to a gum corner to MILLER then with his line north five and one fourth east one hundred poles to a poplar his corner north twenty five west fifty poles to a chestnut oak on a ridge north eighty poles to a chestnut near NEWCOMBS old cabbin thence east fifty poles to a stake south one hundred and twenty five to two sourwood corner to JAMES STRANGE then with his line south one fourth to a degree east eighty nine poles to the beginning. Including the house and improvements where ANTHY PATE now lives. Having such form as is represented by me.

Surveyed the 10 April 1828.

A. Lane) Jonathan Wood

T. Wood) C.C. Surveyor of Cocke County