Henry Sanders Wood

July/15/2005 15:11 Filed in: West Tennessee
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Bio From Taylor Book
Henry Sanders Woods baptized Jesse and Cynthia Austin and Benjamin F. Austin and his wife, Lucidna Scott Austin, in 1872 in the Beech River about two and one-half miles northwest of Lexington, Tenn.

The four had ridden mules (four mules) from Scotts Hill approximately eighteen miles each way to hear the word in a meeting at Beech River schoolshouse in August of 1872. They were baptized that night after making the "good confession." After services, they spent the night with newly made friends and Christians to return the next day to their homes near Scotts Hill.

H. S. Wood was likely converted by John W. Johnson, who had studied under Alexander Campbell at Bethany College. Brother Wood lived and preached mostly around Juno and Wildersville. He was born in the 1820's and died Dec. 29, 1903. His wife, Jane, was born in 1818 and died in 1892. They are buried in Beech River Cemetery, north of Lexington, Tenn.

Cf. Austin's Chapel -- The Tribe of Benjamin by Jeanne Crews Taylor, p. 9.

Letter From Claude Roberts
On August 29, 1861, Henry Sanders Wood and his wife, Jane (Altom) Wood were received into the church by the right hand of fellowship. On the second Sunday in August 1870, he was set apart to the work of an evangelist by the church, giving him a letter signed by the elders, recommending him as a preacher of the gospel to the brethren and friends everywhere. He was born February 13, 1824, and died December 29, 1903. He was the father of my grandmother, Eliza Ann (Wood) Roberts, who married William R. Roberts. My father's name was John A. Roberts. Henry Sanders Wood was a powerful preacher of that day and time. He was married the second time to Mary Frances Nichols, a widow, after the death of his first wife in 1893. Three daughters by his second wife still survive and live in or near Lexington. My grandmother Roberts was immersed by W. A. Johnson on the second Sunday in June 1867. My grandfather Roberts was received into the church on confession from the Baptist church by letter on the same date. Cf. Letter from Claude Roberts, http://www.tnyesterday.com/yesterday_henderson/c-chapel.htm.

Directions to the Beech River Cemetery
Go north of Lexington, Tenn. on Highway 22 for about 4.6 miles. Turn left on Oak Street and go 4/10 of a mile and turn right on the Old Huntingdon Road. Go about 6/10 of a mile and the cemetery is on the right. When you enter the cemetery, the graves are at the far end of the cemetery and on the back rows.