John Howland Wood
Catholic Cemetery # 1 - Red River at Moody
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September 6, 1816 - January 16, 1904 Born in New York, John Howland Wood came to Texas in 1836 and fought in the Texas Revolution. After serving as quartermaster with the Texas Army in Victoria, he settled on a ranch in Black Point (now Bayside) in the 1840's. Wood supplied beef to the U. S. Army stationed in Corpus Christi under Gen. Zachary Taylor. He served as patrol captain in the coastal devense during the Civil War and was active in the development of Rockport.