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Jotham E Wood

abt 1835 – 10 Nov 1854

One of 2 coffin plates transcribed on a single archive page

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

10 Nov 1854

Date of birth

abt 1835

Age at death

19 years

Plate found in

Vermont, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Jotham E Wood
Died Nov 10th 1854
Age 19 Yrs
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

About this record

Both this plate and the plate for Abbie E Wood were found in Vermont. The engraving shows that both plates were made by the same hand but not at the same time; the engraving on Jotham's plate is more finely done than on Abbie's.

This coffin plate for Abbie E Wood has no date but from the style of the coffin plate we can tell it is from around the 1850s.

I went and had a hunt for Abbie E Wood and Jotham E Wood in the 1850 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I beleve I found Jotham as you can see below but Abbie is not with him. I can not explain the fact that Abbie is not with him other than Abbie may have died before the 1850 census.

1850 United States Federal Census Record

FieldValue
NameJotham E Wood
Age14
Estimated Birth Yearabt 1836
Birth PlaceMassachusetts
GenderMale
Home in 1850Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts

Sources consulted

  • 1850 United States Federal Census

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    Source & citation

    Source type
    Original photograph
    Provenance
    From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
    Transcribed by
    Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
    Last verified
    2026-05-12
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    Image vs transcription
    Both — original photograph and shared transcription on this page

    Citation: "Coffin plate of Jotham E Wood (10 Nov 1854)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/wood-jotham-e-1854/ : accessed [your access date]).

    One of several separate coffin plates transcribed together on a single Ancestors at Rest archive page; see related records below for the others.

    The original contributor of this record is not preserved in the archive. If you transcribed this plate, please get in touch so credit can be restored.

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