City: Memphis
WOOD, William Henry, life insurance agent; born Glastonbury, Conn., May 27, 1869; Irish-French descent; son of Moses D. and Julia (Cain) WOOD; fathers’ [sic] occupation, silversmith; educated in the public schools of Gastonbury, [sic] Conn.; in early life he entered the life insurance business; married Frances WEATHERFORD, Sept. 19, 1894; member of Tenn. Club, Business Men’s Club and is 32d Mason; Democrat; member of Methodist church; vice-president United States Trust & Savings Bank, Memphis, Tenn., supervisor of agents Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisana [sic] and West Tennessee, for New York Life Insurance Co.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
