It's been a long time since I've written on this blog. I was recently inspired by a friend to start writing again. I am thankful for that! With that I am inspired to revisit a topic I covered 15 years ago. The murder-suicide of my three times great grandparents, Joseph and Maria Wood.
On October 23 Joseph Wood murdered his wife Maria Wood nee Wardell with an axe, before taking his own life with a razor. Their young son, my two times great grandfather, George, slept in his crib in the next room.
The newspapers covered this terrible event in pretty graphic detail, even by today's standards. Speculation revolved around alcohol and jealousy being the motivation behind the deaths. Recently I have been inspired to dig further. To tell their story. So that I what I am setting out to do. I plan to tell Joe and Maria's stories. Through my research I want to find out more about what happened over 150 years ago. They were more than just this one event. Joe was a Civil War veteran. Maria was a daughter and a sister.
I have a lot of work ahead of me in researching and finding the documents that I need to tell their story. I look forward to sharing my adventures with my readers and telling the story of my ancestors.
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