Discover the remarkable life of William Obadiah Wood, a Revolutionary War veteran who was born in North Carolina, fought in the Southern Campaign, and later settled in what is now Marion County, Arkansas. From the battlefields of Camden and Eutaw Springs to his final resting place in Layton Cemetery near Yellville, his story connects America’s founding era to the Arkansas frontier.

Sources

• Revolutionary pension record / service summary: The pension application PDF is the best source for his Revolutionary War service, his move to Arkansas to be near children, and the pension transfer date.[revwarapps]
• Birth, death, and burial details: Arkansas Connections and FamilySearch both give his birth in Wake County, North Carolina, and his death in Marion County, Arkansas, with burial at Layton Cemetery.[arkansasconnections]
• Local Marion County recognition: The Marion County Heritage Society and KTLO event listing identify him as a Revolutionary War patriot buried in Marion County and note modern remembrance at his grave.[facebook]
• County history / burial documentation: The Arkansas DAR grave-site chart and the older “Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Arkansas” compilation support his place among Arkansas Revolutionary War burials.[arssar]
• Pension and service details:[revwarapps]
• Birth/death/burial:[ancestors.familysearch]
• Marion County legacy and grave marking:[ktlo]
• Arkansas burial context:[jstor]