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Personal data Solomon Alwood 

• He was born on January 29, 1861 in Troy Twp., DeKalb Co., IN.
• He was christened in Zion Chr. United Brethren West.
• (Living) on January 1, 1920 in Troy Twp., DeKalb Co., IN.
• (Living) on April 1, 1930 in Troy Twp., DeKalb Co., IN.
• He died on February 22, 1942 in DeKalb Co., IN, he was 81 years old.
• He is buried after February 22, 1942 in Troy Twp., DeKalb Co., IN (Eddy Cem.).
• A child of Charles Alwood and Elizabeth Rosenbury
• This information was last updated on February 10, 2007.

Household of Solomon Alwood

He is married to Sarah Della van Wormer.

They got married on November 13, 1889 at Troy Twp., DeKalb Co., IN, he was 28 years old.

Solomon Alwood oo Sarah Della Van Wormer

Marriage source: Betty McDonald FGS sent 1992 for dom, twp of marriage. Betty's FGS has 1899 for yom. James Wise Pedigree chart June 1981 gives yom = 1889

Hanna, Jacquelyn, Alwood Web Site, (Portage MI, J.H., 22Sep1999) for city of marriage. = Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN <>

Child(ren):

1. Clark Willis Alwood  1890-1950 
2. Claude Leon Alwood  1892-1964 
3. Leland Carlton Alwood  1902-1966 
4. Lelah Irene Alwood  1902-1992

Notes about Solomon Alwood

Solomon Alwood

Source: DeKalb Co IN Death Recs. Index for dod & age at death - 81 yrs. & name of parents.

Betty McDonald FGS sent 1992 for dob, twp of birth, dod, county of death, place of burial. VR cited as her death data source.

Faith: 'The family are members of the United Brethren Church and Mr. Alwood is a church trustee and superintendent and teacher of the Sunday School.'

Occupation: Farmer

Political: Democrat - ran for Troy Twp trustee on democrat ticket in 1918.

2 Jun 1900 Troy Twp De Kalb Co IN census, vol 15 ed 64, sheet 1B-39

'75, 17, 17, Alwood Solomon, Head, white, male, b. Jan 1861, ae 39 married 10 yrs, b. IN, parents b. OH, Farmer unemployed 0 months, can read/write, can speak Eng owns mortgaged farm schedule 14 76, Della, Wife, white, fem, b. Dec 1867, ae 32, married 10 yrs, 2 children born, 2 children living, b. IN, fath b. PA, moth b. IN, can read/write, can speak Eng 77, Clark, son, white, male, b. Sept 1890, ae 9, single, b. IN, parents b. IN 78, Claud, son, white, male, b. Jun 1892, ae 7 single, b. IN, parents b. IN'

Dihl, Lawrence L., enumerator, Troy Twp., DeKalb Co., IN census, (Troy Twp., DeKalb Co., IN, U.S. Govt., 4 May 1910), ed. 86, sheet 7B-192

'77, 71, 74, Alwood Solomon, head, male, white, ae 44, Married 20 yrs, b. IN, parents b. OH, can speak Eng, Farm Work, Farm General, Employé class = OA, can read/write, owns under mortgage farm 78, Della, wife, fem, white, ae 42, married 20 yrs, 4 children born, 4 children living, b. IN, fath b. PA, moth b. OH, can speak Eng, occ=none, can read/write 79, Clark, son, male, white, ae 19, single, b. IN, parents b. IN, can speak Eng, Farm Work, Farm General, Class of employé = W, out of work Apr 15, 1910? No, Weeks out of work 1909 = 0, can read/write, not in school 80, Claud, son, male, white, ae 17, single, b. IN, parents b. IN, can speak Eng, occ = none, can read/write, not in school 81, Leland, son, male, white, ae 7, single, b. IN parents b. IN, can speak Eng, occ = none, can read/write, in school 82, Lola, daug, fem, white, ae 1, single, b. IN, parents b. IN, can speak Eng, occ=none, [boxes for able to read/write are not marked], in school'

Because the data on Lola is contradictory, I am not going to change Lola's date of birth from 1902. - D.A. Navorska - Winter Solstice 2002 - Irving TX.

Cause of death: Cancer of the stomach.

Book 39, pg 63.

F1942 - Buried in Eddy Cem., Troy Twp., De Kalb Co., IN

Hanna, Jacquelyn, Alwood Web Site, (Portage MI, J.H., 27Oct1999) for dob = 25 feb 1861.

Goodwin, Arlene Goodwin, Enumeration of School Children 1903 TROY TOWNSHIP

' [parents] Alwood, Sol & Della Child Age Birthdate Birth Place District Clark 12 6 Sep 1890 Troy Twp 1 Claude 10 27 Jun 1892 Troy Twp 1'

U.S. Gov't, 1 Jan 1920 De Kalb Co., IN census soundex, roll M1560-4

Grube, Andrew P., enumerator, Troy Twp., De Kalb Co., IN census, (Troy Twp., De Kalb Co., IN; U.S. Gov't; 6.7 Jan 1920), e.d. 110, sheet 186-2A, Rool T625-430

'29, FM, 33, 33, Alwood Solomon, head, owns under mortgage, male, white, ae 58, married, can read/write, b. IN, parents b. OH, can speak Eng, Farmer, General Farm, OA, sch 31 30, Della, wife, fem, white, ae 52, married, can read/write, b. IN, fath b. PA, moth b. OH, can speak Eng, Occ=None 31, Leland, son, male, white, ae 17, single, in school, can read/write, b. IN, parents b. IN, can speak Eng, Occ=None 32, Lela, Daug, fem, white, ae 17, single, in school, can read/write, b. IN, parents b. IN, can speak Eng, Occ=None'

'Alwood, Solomon, vol 22, e.d. 110, sheet 2, line 29, white, ae 28, b. IN, res.: De Kalb Co. Alwood, Della, wife, ae 32, b. IN Leland, son, ae 17, b. IN Lela, Son, ae 17, b. IN'

Biography of Solomon Alwood, pages 162 / 163. History of Northeast Indiana; LaGrange, Steuben, Noble, and DeKalb Counties, Vol. II, under the editorial supervision of Ira Ford, Orville Stevens, William H. McEwen, and William H. McIntosh.The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1920.

Solomon Alwood, whose interests as a farmer, public spirited citizen and leader in church and community affairs identify him prominently with Troy Township of DeKalb County, lives five miles southwest of Edon, Ohio. He was born in TroyTownship, January 29, 1861, a son of Charles and Elizabeth (Rosenburg) Alwood. His parents were both natives of Ohio, his father, born January 22, 1827, and his mother August 24, 1827. After their marriage they came to DeKalb County,and settled in Troy Township, where the father followed farming until he enlisted in Company G of the Thirteenth Indiana Infantry. He was a faithful soldier and died July 4, 1864, before being mustered out of the army. He was a Democratin politics. His widow survived him many years, passing away July 5, 1902. He was the mother of seven children: John, of Butler, Indiana; Henry, of Battle Creek, Michigan; Leonard, of Angola; Samantha, of Edon, Ohio; Solomon; Warren, ofClare

County, Michigan; and Ananias, deceased. Solomon Alwood was four years old when his father died. He grew up at the old home, was educated in the district schools, and helped his mother run the farm until his marriage.

November 13, 1899, Della Van Wormer became his wife. She was born in Troy Township, December 16, 1867, a daughter of William and Sarah (Haswell) Van Wormer, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Ohio. Her parents weremarried in Indiana and her father served in Company K of the One Hundredth, Indiana Infantry until the close of the Civil war.

The Van Wormers were members of the United Brethren Church. Mr. and Mrs. Alwood after their marriage lived on the home farm until he bought his present place in Troy Township. He owns a 118-acre farm, and has specialized to aconsiderable extent in the breeding of Duroc hogs.

Mr. and Mrs. Alwood have four children: Clark W., born September 6, 1890, is a blacksmith in Steuben County; Claude L., born June 27, 1892, a farmer in Troy Township; and Leland and Lelah, twins, born August 7, 1902, both graduates of thecommon schools and now in the senior year of the Butler High School. The family are members of the United Brethren Church and Mr. Alwood is a church trustee and superintendent and teacher of the Sunday School. He was a candidate on thedemocratic ticket for the office of trustee of Troy Township in 1918.

Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)

Slater-Putt, Dawne, Pre-1882 Indiana Births From Secondary Sources Vol. II, (Ft. Wayne IN, Heritage Pathways Inc, 2000), pg 3 Repository: Irving TX Pub. Lib. Call #: G979.3772 PRE v.2

'ALWOOD, Solomon - 29 Jan. 1961, DeKalb, Charles Alwood, Elizabeth Rosenburg, 367:203'

Dohmer, Charles A., enumerator, Troy Twp., De Kalb Co., IN census, (Troy Twp., De Kalb Co., IN, U.S. Gov't., 12 Ap 1930), e.d. 17-22, sheet 173-3B, reel T626-585

'Warner Rd ... 99, 85, 86, Alwood, Solomon, Head, owns Value $2500, no radio, family does NOT own a farm, male, white, ae 69, married, ae 28 at 1st marriage, not in school, can read/write, b. IN, parents b. OH, can speak Eng, Occ=None, not a veteran 100, Sarahbella, wife, fem, white, ae 62, married, ae 21 at 1st marriage, not in school, can read/write, b. IN, fath b. PA, moth b. OH, can speak Eng, Occ=None' [next family on census is Claud Alwood] <>

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