Daniel Wood (Mormon Pioneer)
Encyclopedia
Daniel Wood was a Mormon pioneer
and a settler of the western United States
.
He was an early settler in Utah
and the town of Woods Cross
is named for him
Mormon Pioneer
The Mormon pioneers were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as Latter-day Saints, who migrated across the United States from the Midwest to the Salt Lake Valley in what is today the U.S. state of Utah...
and a settler of the western United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Biography
Daniel Wood was the son of Henry Wood and Elizabeth Demelt. He was born on October 16, 1800.He was an early settler in Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
and the town of Woods Cross
Woods Cross, Utah
Woods Cross is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,761 as of the 2010 census...
is named for him