WOOD, AARON: 1802-?
Born Oct. 15, 1802, in Virginia , Aaron Wood moved with his family to Ohio in 1805, where he secured a good education. As a Methodist minister he traveled circuits in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois , serving in Indiana on the Connersville circuit in 1823-24, the Madison circuit in 1824-25, and the Corydon circuit in 1829-30. He also served churches in Vincennes, Bloomington, Terre Haute, Lafayette , and Michigan City . He was agent for Indiana Asbury (now De Pauw) University in 1844-45 and agent for the American Bible Society from 1846 to 1851. In 1868 he was appointed moral instructor in Northern Indiana State Prison.
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