History of the Daniel Wood Cemetery, once called Nathan's Burial Ground. The Daniel Wood Cemetery in West Bountiful, one of the oldest burial plots in Bountiful and Davis County is located immediately west of the Highway 91, a short distance north of 5th South St. Road to Woods Cross.

The cemetery was marked off as a Daniel Wood-family burial ground on 27 August 1858 at the time of the accidental death of Nathan Wood, son of Daniel and Emma E. Crowl Wood. Nathan was born 9 December 1857 at Salt Lake, and was living with his parents on the Wood Farm. He fell from the farm wagon and was instantly killed 27 August 1858.

Daniel Wood landed in Salt Lake Valley on 23 July 1848 as a captain of fifty wagons in the Third Company of immigrants. With him were his wives Mary Snider Wood, their daughter Rebecca Wood Moss born 11 May 1826 in Loborough, Canada, and her husband John Moss whom she married in the early part of 1844 at Pike County, Illinois. John and Rebecca's two children Mary, born at Pike County, Illinois in winter of 1844-and a son Daniel born en route west at Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Also Daniel and Mary's son John Wood born 10 April 1830 at Lobough, Sydenham, Canada, daughter Harriet born 21 December 1834 at Gihogar County, Ohio, and Elizabeth born 20 December 1839 at Brown County, Illinois. A son Henry born 9 June 1828 in Canada died and was buried at Nauvoo in winter of 1845. They also buried twin infant daughter Mary and Catherine, born August, 1842 at Pike County and buried at Pike County, soon after birth.

Also in the company was Peninah Shropshire Cotton, second wife of Daniel whom he married in Nauvoo Temple an 21 January 1846, and their son Daniel C. Wood born 27 January 1847 at Kanesville, Iowa, thus making in all eleven members of Daniel Wood family.

John and Rebecca Wood Moss and their two children remained in great Salt Lake City until the spring of 1849 when they came to what is now South Bountiful in Woods Cross, but Daniel and wives Mary and Peninah with their four children came on to Sessions Settlement, later called North Canyon Ward, and not Bountiful. They spent the winter of 1848 on the land known as the Heber C. Kimball Mill Place in a cabin Daniel built with his son John's help. In the spring of 1849 Daniel filed on 120 acres of land at what is now Woods Cross, which name was given this locality in honor of Daniel Wood, as the first railroad came through his farm, and the land for Woods Crossing, later Woods Cross, was donated for the station at Woods Cross in May, 1869.

The death of Nathan was Daniel's first child to die in the Salt Lake Valley, but his daughter Harriet was married to Hiram Yancey 22 November 1853, and their first child, a daughter Elizabeth was born 1855 and died soon after birth and was buried beneath the shade of an apple three in the south east corner of Daniel Wood's orchard on the Wood Farm. The second child born to Hiram and Harriet was a son John H., born 25 march 1856. Their third child was a son Parley P. Yancey born in 1857 and died soon after birth in 1857, and was tenderly laid to rest beside his sister's grave beneath the sheltering apple tree's shade.

Daniel and sons had planted fruit trees each year and now had near five acres of orchard on the south and east part of his farm. In the south and east corner of his orchard were the two small graves of his grandchildren.

At the instance of Nathan's death a plot of ground was marked off three rods square in the east and south corner of the orchard with two small graves therein and on Saturday afternoon, twenty-seventh of October the third small grave was made for Nathan Wood, son of Daniel and Emma Mariah Crowl Ellis Wood, Daniel's third wife. Nathan was born 9 December 1857 and died 27 October 1858 and the third small grave to begin this sacred family resting place. As the family sorrowfully stood around the three small graves, Daniel raised his hands and dedicated the plot marked off as the resting for all of his family who wished to be placed therein. He said the plot of ground should be kept as a sacred resting place for himself and family and asked God to protect it and recognize his prayer in heaven.

The fourth grave in the now marked off and fenced resting place, was another grandchild, Ezekeal Wood, son of John and Louisa Langford Wood. Ezekeal was born 24 August 1860 at Bountiful, died 12 September 1860, and one more small grave was made in the Wood Plot.

In 1849 three Indian orphan children were given to Daniel to support and care for and educate. Two girls and a boy, orphaned in the Blackhawk War. They were named Lucy, about seven years, Mary Utah about nine years, and Thomas about eight years. He was a cousin to Lucy. These three Lamanite children lived with the Daniel Wood family and shared equally with the Wood children. They were mostly supervised by Daniel's wife Peninah, whose maternal grandmother was Nancy Fulkerson, who was full blood Lamanite of Cherokee tribe. The Lamanite children were taught in school as well as in the gospel and grew up happy healthy young people. After eight years with the family they were duly baptized and confirmed members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Daniel the father on 16 June 1857, and Lucy wrote a tribute to Father Daniel Wood dated January 1860, in gratitude for the loving kindness to her and her people, a copy of which is recorded in Daniel Wood record. In the winter of 1860-1861, diphtheria broke out in the settlement and many lives were taken through the dreaded and almost unknown disease, and one was Thomas the fine sixteen year old Indian young man. He died 30 January 1860 and was buried north of the gateway in the Wood Cemetery, making the fifth grave. Soon to follow was the lovely quiet Indian girl, Mary Utah, about seventeen years old. Mary Utah died 2 February 1860 and was buried beside Thomas. Lucy, the bright Lamanite girl was soon to follow. Lucy died 29 July 1861 of pneumonia, and was tenderly laid to sleep beside her kin.

On 28 March 1861, a lovely daughter was born to Daniel and Margaret Morris Wood, Daniel's sixth wife. They named her Deseret and was only permitted to remain a short time. The precious baby departed this life on I June 1861 and one more grave was added to the growing number in the family resting place, the eighth grave.

Another grandchild of Daniel and Mary departed this life to make the ninth grave. It was Mary Elizabeth Moyle, the lovely little daughter of James and Elizabeth Moyle. Mary Elizabeth Moyle was born 5 January 1860 and died 24 October 1863 and was buried in the Daniel Wood burial ground.

The home of John and Clara Amelia Wood was blessed with a daughter born 7 September 1865 and they rejoiced and named her Mary Melvina, but were soon stricken in sorrow. The sweet little flower Mary Melvina lived just one year and departed this life on 13 September 1866 and rest beside her brother in the family cemetery.

John and Clara Amelia Langford Wood were again blessed with a son born on 28 October 1867 whom they named John, and they again rejoiced, but again were made to sorrow as little John was taken away in death on 16 June 1868 and another grave was made in the sacred resting place of Daniel Wood family. John and Louisa Langford Wood, his other wife, were blessed with a precious son 25 April 1869 whom they named Benjamin, but again sorrow came to the home of John and family. Benjamin was born 25 April 1869 and died 25 July 1869, so short a life's journey with them, and was tenderly buried beside the departed family members.

Eliza Hunsey Langford Wood, widow of William Langford emigrated to Utah with her three children, two daughters, Clara Amelia born 5 November 1836 at Pinfin Worcestershire, England, Louisa born 8 July 1845, and son Henry Langford born 1840 at Penfin, Worcestershire, England. Mother Eliza married Daniel for this life on 24 May 1859. Henry Langford was drowned in the Jordan River trying to rescue George Knighton, on Friday 13 May 1870. His funeral was held in the Daniel Wood Family Meeting House on Sunday 15 May 1870 and was buried in Wood Family Cemetery. His sisters Clara Amelia, and Louisa were wives of John Wood, son of Daniel and Mary Snider Wood.

A hired man named John Dutch lived with the Wood family about five years and died while there and is buried in the north west part of the Wood Cemetery. Dates of time spent with family, and death not known.

Mary Snider Wood, Daniel's faithful and beloved first wife, who had born much and suffered ill health long, but always remained true to the faith and her devoted faithful husband Daniel and family was now in advanced age. She became very ill in May 1873, and knew she was soon to go to her rest and grand reward, but was unafraid, and counseled with Daniel, his wives and children. She departed this life on 7 October 1873, and dear Aunt Mary was tenderly laid to rest in the place she had chosen, the first of Daniel's wives to be buried in the sacred family resting place. Daniel was never the same after Aunt Mary's death and grieved deeply but bravely carried on with his remaining wives and large family for many years, a successful courageous good Latter-day Saint.

Diphtheria broke out again in winter of 1875 and 1876 and many were victims of the terrible disease. Among the many settlers taken was little Ira Allen Wood, son of Heber and Clarisa Allen Wood, and grandson of Daniel and Peninah Shropshire Cotton Wood. Ira died 24 March 1876 and was buried in the sacred family cemetery.

Again in the winter of 1878-1879 the terrible scourge of the diphtheria struck the faithful saints in this new land and again took it toll of deaths, and Peter Cotton Wood and Launa Pace Wood, his wife, were bereft of their family of two daughters both taken in one week. Then Peninah Pace Wood was born in 1873, died 6 November 1878 at five years of age, and Launa Pace Wood born 1875, died 11 November 1878, age three years. They were buried the same day of death in the Wood Cemetery, leaving Peter and Launa heart broken, and Launa very ill. She-recovered and they later moved to Mexico. Peter was the son of Daniel and Peninah S. Cotton Wood.

Sorrow was truly multiplied that winter, and the next victims of the dread diphtheria of the Wood family were their two splendid sons of Daniel and Margaret Morris Wood. The first taken was David Timothy M. Wood, a fine boy of twelve years, born 26 September 1866 and died 3 November 1878, buried the same day. The next was Hyrum M. Wood, son of Daniel and Margaret. Hyrum was born 29 October 1862, and died 8 November 1878, just five days after his brother David Timothy. Hyrum was a promising young man of sixteen years and the passing of their two splendid sons was another sad blow to Daniel and Margaret and the Wood family. They were buried side by side west of Aunt Mary's grave and beside little Deseret's grave.

Walter Wood was the son of Nephi and Myra Orilta Henrie Wood, the grandson of John and Clara Amelia and great grandson of Daniel and Mary Snyder Wood. Walter's tragic death was caused through his standing up in the farm wagon while the horses were traveling and he fell from the back of the wagon, breaking his neck. He died almost instantly. Walter was born 9 January 1874, died 18 December 1878 and was buried beside his departed relatives, leaving grief stricken father, his mother passed away three years before. This was Daniel's first great grandchild to be numbered among the departed in the little cemetery.

Peninah Shropshire Cotton Wood, the faithful devoted and beloved second wife of Daniel, crossed the planes with Daniel and Mary. She tenderly nursed the family and Aunt Mary in very poor health, quiet and unassuming, but true to her faith. She was aware of a serious illness which was not usually cured. Much tender care was given her and in spite of all that kind hands could do, Peninah grew steadily worse through the winter of 1878 and spring of 1879, growing weaker in body but strong in spirit and the gospel, until death took her away and she was called to her grand reward. Peninah Shropshire Cotton Wood was born 12 March 1827 and was married to Daniel Wood as his second wife in the Nauvoo Temple four months before it was dedicated. They were married for time and eternity on 27 January 1846--died 28 May 1879, and was buried 30 May 1879 and sleeps in the sacred family cemetery.

Her youngest child, a son, was soon to follow her in death. Diphtheria raged again the winter of 1879, and on Christmas day, 25 December 1879, Caleb Joshua C. Wood, son of Daniel and Peninah was called home to spend the blessed day with his angel mother and receive his rewards. Caleb Joshua Cotton Wood was born 6 September 1868 and died 25 December 1879, a splendid boy of eleven years.

On 25 July 1880 tragedy struck the home of John Wood, son of Daniel and Mary S. Wood. John's wife Clara Amelia gave birth to a sweet daughter and in a very few minutes, passed to the great beyond to receive her reward. The baby was blessed and named Louisa and joined her mother in death the same evening. Mother Clara Amelia, and infant Louisa were buried in one casket, the darling baby Louisa lying on her angel mother's arm. Clara Amelia Langford was born 5 November 1846, died on 25 July 1880. Louisa Wood was born 25 July, died 25 July, both buried in the Wood burial ground.

Eliza Langford Wood, wife of Daniel was born in England on 18 April 1809, died 3 November 1881 and was tenderly laid to rest in the family resting place.

After effects of dreaded diphtheria took its toll of the survivors who often suffered many after ills, and in 1882 Daniel and Margaret M. Wood and family were again called to mourn at the death of their lovely daughter Mary Margaret who had developed heart ailment. Mary Margaret Morris Wood was born 27 November 1864 and died 12 March 1882, a lovely young lady of eighteen years which was a terrible sorrow for her parents-and family. She was laid to rest beside her kindred dead and the little cemetery had another new grave.

Emma Mariah Crowl Ellis Wood, beloved and faithful third wife of Daniel, and his private family school's first teacher, an English convert of 1851, accepted plural marriage and became Daniel's third wife. She was born in England at Plymouth, 12 July 1824, died 23 September 1888 and was tenderly lovingly laid to rest in the little Wood Cemetery. She was a true wife, a faithful loving mother of six children, a true Latter-day Saint beloved by all.

Mariah Wood, wife of Daniel Wood, died 20 September 1889 at Wood's Cross and was buried in the Wood Family Cemetery.

Daniel had lived a long faithful good life, true to his God as he understood, a devoted husband and father and true friend to his fellow men. He had built well, his home, his family school, and meeting house, raised a large family of splendid sons and daughters, had lived to see his great grandchildren, but as all must eventually pass, his health began to fail and he grew tired taking to his bed much of the time in his ninety-second year, departed to his grand reward. Daniel Wood was born 16 October 1800 at Duchess County, New York, was taken to Canada and lived there and joined the LDS church there. He came to the United States, to Kirtland 1834, followed Saints through persecutions and trials, came to Salt Lake Valley 23 July 1884. He settled at Woods Cross where he took up his farm of 120 acres, lived long and well. Daniel Wood died 25 April 1892 and was buried beside his beloved wife Mary in the place he had chosen in his family cemetery.

The next to follow in this grand procession home was Louisa Langford Wood, tender loving wife of John Wood, who is the son of Daniel and Mary S. Wood. Louisa Langford Wood was born 8 July 1845, at Piffin, Worcestershire, England and died 5 January 1901 at Bountiful and was tenderly laid to rest beside her children in the Daniel Wood Cemetery.

John was very lonely but uncomplaining and faithful to his family his church and his God to the end of his days. He was born 10 April 1830 at Loughborough, Canada, and died 8 August 1908, and was buried beside his loving and faithful wives and children as he had requested !in the Daniel Wood Cemetery.

The last grave to be added in the Daniel Wood burial ground was that for his last remaining faithful loving wife Margaret Morris Wood, who Daniel married 2 March 1857, a young woman who remained true and faithful through her many sorrows, trials and disappointments to see her faithful companion and all of his wives depart. She was true to her trust and passed to great reward, a true Latter-day Saint. Margaret Morris Wood was born 11 September 1838 in England. She died 15 November 1916 at Bountiful, the last surviving wife of Daniel, and the last to be taken to rest in the sacred family burial ground.

At the death of Daniel his family had the monument placed in the cemetery, and in the spring of 1893 the iron fence around the cemetery was designed and built by Joseph Cotton Wood, son of Daniel and Peninah Shropshire Cotton Wood.

Thus closed this chapter of the Daniel Wood Cemetery, one called Nathan's Burial Ground, wherein lies Daniel, six of his wives, seven children, . ten grandchildren, one great grandson, two faithful wives of his son John, three Lamanite children and a hired man, and one stepson, making a total of thirty-two graves.
 

Born October 16, in Dutchess County,'New York, died April 15, 1892. Baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints February 20, 1833, in Ernestown, Canada by Brigham Young. Persecuted with saints in states of Ohio, Missouri and Illinois. He was a guard at the Nauvoo Temple.

He exchanged 260 acres for two wagon, four oxen, three cows and one carriage. In recognition of his talent as an exceptional farmer, Brigham Young requested he remain on the Missouri to plant crops for migrating saints. At age forty-eight he captained fifty wagons in Second Company, First Division of Brigham Young's Company. Leaving in the spring of 1848, and arriving in Salt Lake Valley September 20, 1848. Later settled near this plot, after finding richest soil. In 1850 he built two story adobe house which for years was the only religious meeting place in Davis County. Later he built the first public hall, complete with belfry and bell which rang for all affairs. The Hall housed the first formal local church organizations. The choir consisted of his own family. Wood school held here. The teacher being paid by hall owner and contributions. This hall provided a lovely recreational area. He was known for his sense of humor, devotion to church, civic mindedness, help to many settlers getting started and care for foster homeless children and Indians. With the crossing of the railroad through Wood Homestead, area was named Woods Cross by Brigham Young. General area south to Salt lake City, west to Great Salt Lake and east to Sessision's Settlement (now Bountiful).came to be known as Woods Cross. The local area still bears his name. This private cemetery plot dedicated August 27, 1858 by Daniel Wood.

This memorial erected by Daniel Wood posterity and dedicated by his great grandson, Henry D. Moyle. First counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. April 1, 1962.

1. Elizabeth Yancey                                 1855              1855   Hiram Yancey
                                                                                                  Harriet Wood
2. Parley P. Yancey                                 1857               1857   Hiram Yancey
                                                                                                  Harriet Wood
3. Nathan Wood                            9 Dec 1857   27 Dec 1858   Daniel Wood
                                                                                                   Emma E. Crowl Wood
4. Ezekeal Wood                        24 Aug 1860     12 Sep 1860  John Wood
                                                                                                   Louisa Langford Wood
5. Thomas (Lamanite)                 abt 16 at death  30 Jan 1860
6. Mary Utah (Lamanite)             abt 17 at death   2 Feb 1860
7. Lucy (Lamanite)                      abt 19 at death   29 Jul 1861
8. Deseret Wood                         28 Mar 1861      1 Jun 1861   Daniel Wood
                                                                                                   Margaret Morris Wood
9. Mary Elizabeth Moyle              5 Jan 1860      24 Oct 1863   James Moyle
                                                                                                   Elizabeth Wood Moyle
10. Mary Melvina Wood              7 Sep 1865     13 Sep 1866   John Wood
                                                                                                   Clara Amelia Langford Wood
11. John Wood                           28 Oct 1867      16 Jun 1868    John Wood
                                                                                                   Clara Amelia Langford Wood
12. Benjamin Wood                   25 Apr 1869     25 Jul 1869     John Wood
                                                                                                    Louisa Langford Wood
13. Henry Langford                    1840                 13 May 1870   William Langford
                                                                                                    Eliza Hunsey Langford
14. John Dutch                            No Positive of Dates                Hired Man
15. Mary Snider                         25 Nov 1803       7 Oct 1873    John Snider
                                                                                                    Elizabeth Enos Snider
16. Ira Allen Wood                     -------------      24 Mar 1876    Heber Wood
                                                                                                     Clarissa Allen Wood
17. Peninah Pace Wood              1873                  6 Nov 1878     Peter Cotton Wood
                                                                                                     Launa Pace Wood
18. Launa Pace Wood                 1875                11 Nov 1878     Peter Cotton Wood
                                                                                                      Launa Pace Wood
19. David Timothy M. Wood      26 Sep 1866      3 Nov 1878     Daniel Wood
                                                                                                      Margaret Morris Wood
20. Hyrum M. Wood                   29 Oct 1862       8 Nov 1878     Daniel Wood
                                                                                                      Margaret Morris Wood
21. Walter Wood                          9 Jan 1874      18 Dec 1878     Walter Wood
                                                                                                      Myra Orilta Henrie Wood
22. Peninah Shropshire               12 Mar 1827     28 May 1879    Caleb Cotton
      Cotton Wood                                                                            Nancy Meredith Cotton
23. Joshua C. Wood                      6 Sep 1868      25 Dec 1879     Daniel Wood
                                                                                                       Peninah S. Cotton Wood
24. Clara Amelia                           5 Nov 1836    25 Jul 1880       William Langford
      Langford Wood                                                                        Eliza Hunsey Langford
25. Louisa Wood                          25 Jul 1880      25 Jul 1889      John Wood
(Louisa was buried in casket with her mother)                              Clara Amelia Langford Wood
26. Eliza H. Langford Wood         18 Apr 1809     3 Nov 1881     (Daniel Wood's Wife)
27. Mary Margaret Wood              27 Nov 1864  12 Mar 1882     Daniel Wood
                                                                                                       Margaret Morris Wood
28. Emma Mariah Crowl               12 Jul 1824     23 Sep 1888     (Daniel Wood's Wife)
      Ellis Wood
29. Mariah Wood                           --------------   29 Sep 1889     (Daniel Wood's Wife)
30. Daniel Wood                            16 Oct 1800   25 Apr 1892     Henry Wood
                                                                                                       Elizabeth E. DeMelt Wood
31. Louisa Langford Wood               8 Jul 1845      5 Jan 1901     William Langford
                                                                                                       Eliza Hunsey Langford
32. John Wood                                10 Apr 1830    8 Aug 1908     Daniel Wood
                                                                                                       Mary Snider Wood
33. Margaret Morris Wood             11 Sep 1838  15 Nov 1916    (Daniel Wood's Wife)

There are only thirty-two graves--Louisa Wood ' died the same day as her birth and was buried in casket with her mother, who died at child birth.
 

[NOTE: Spelling varies on some places and names. I have spelled them as they-were in the photocopy.--  Norma Jean M. Wood]
Retyped from photocopy by
Norma Jean M. Wood
13 September 1990