HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG4301.AM: Ben B. Wood, 1843-1904
Correspondence, 1875-1880
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska: Banker
Size: 1 volume
BACKGROUND NOTE
Ben B. Wood was born in Cayuta, Schuyler County, New York in 1843. After working in the banking business in Havana, New York, he came to Omaha in 1868, and took a position as bookkeeper in the banking house of J.A. Ware & Co. In 1872, the Ware Bank became the State bank, with former Governor Saunders as its president and Wood as cashier. Wood retained that position when the bank was brought into the national banking system as the Merchants National Bank in 1882. In 1892 Wood became the vice-president, and continued to hold that position until his death on June 19, 1904.
Wood married Daisy Barkalow, with whom he had four children: a daughter, Margaret, and three sons, Roy, Ben, and Robert.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of one item, a letter press book of correspondence, 1875-1880, with index. The correspondence relates to various business matters of Ben B. Wood.
INVENTORY
Letterbook, 1875-1880
Subject headings:
Banking — Nebraska
Banks — Nebraska
Omaha (Nebraska) — Commerce
Wood, Ben B., 1843-1904
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Revised KFK 11-01-1996
