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HORACE CENTENNIAL WOOD, who occupies the old homestead of the Wood family, on Skippack turnpike, at Centre Square, in Whitpain township, is of the third generation of the family who has occupied it, he having been born there January 2, 1876. He was the youngest son of Charles Supplee and Andora (Tyson) Wood. He attended the public school at Centre Square until he was sixteen years old, helping on the farm during the summer vacations. After leaving school he assisted on the farm until his marriage.

On June 30, 1897, Horace C. Wood married Caroline Krauss, sixth child of Jacob and Sophia (Krauss) Weigner. Their children are: Charles Earle, born January 24, 1898, and Ruth Mildred, born November 17, 1900. Horace C. Wood and his wife continued to live on the Wood homestead for one year, then removing to Worcester township, where he farmed. In the following year Mr. Wood succeeded his father in the management of the home farm, which contains fifty acres of rolling land. Mr. Wood has a dairy of eighteen cows, stock of all kinds, and raises all kinds of vegetables and grains. He attends the Norristown market. In politics he is a Republican but never sought office. The Wood family have always been members of Boehm’s Reformed church, of Blue Bell.

Charles Wood (father) and Andora (Tyson) Wood, his wife, had two sons: Horace C. and Tyson Supplee, the latter residing with his parents at Norristown. Charles S. Wood (father) was born on the homestead in Whitpain township, March 31, 1848, and died March 3, 1904.

Charles S. Wood (grandfather) was also born in Whitpain township, September 15, 1803. On February 11, 1840, he married Malinda Supplee, who was born in 1804. They had six children, of whom Charles S. Wood was the fifth. Charles Wood (grandfather) succeeded his father, Jonathan Wood, son of James Wood of Horsham township, who moved to Whitpain about 1780.

Mrs. Horace C. Wood is a daughter of Jacob A. Weigner who was born in Worcester township, November 15, 1837. The mother, Sophia Krauss, was born in Upper Hanover township, January 15, 1841. They were married February 2, 1864, and had eleven children: Priscilla, born December 21, 1864 and died September 25, 1870; John K., September 25, 1866; Christanna K., December 31, 1867; Mary M., April 25, 1870, and died September 24, 1870; Ida K., October 1, 1871; Laura K., August 8, 1873; Caroline K., March 18, 1875; Sophia K., June 23, 1877; Henry K., April 24, 1879; Ella K., December 31, 1880; and Emma K., August 21, 1882.