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Transcribed biography of Elijah Carey Wood
WOOD, Elijah Carey, lawyer; born Porter Co., Ind., July 17, 1861; son Daniel and Amelia (Bunker) Wood; ed. in district schools of Porter Co.. Ind.; married Edna B. Stephens, of Chicago, Oct. 20, 1900: 1 daughter: Amelia E. Studied law in office of William Johnston, Valparaiso, Ind.; admitted to Ind. bar. 1886, and began practice at Valparaiso; removed to Omaha, Neb., fall of 1886, and practiced there until 1895; since in Chicago. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State Bar assns. Republican. Christian Scientist. Mason (Shriner). Recreations: golf and farming. Residence: 4632 Lake Av. Office: 206 S. LaSalle St.
Source: Marquis, Albert Nelson. 1911. The Book of Chicagoans: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the City of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois: A. N. Marquis & Company. 746 p.
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