V.
L. Wood, watchmaker and partner in the Wood and Stone Jewelry Store,
was born in Townville, April 20, 1869, the son of John
and Sarah C. Himebaugh Wood. He attended the public schools
of Meadville and following that worked for a time in a planing and grist
mill for W. T. Ladner, when he suffered an
accident, in 1896.
In 1908 he purchased the Frank Raymond
watch repair shop, located on the site of Park Theatre, and on September
4, 1911, formed the present partnership, moving to 967 Water
Street.
Mr. Wood married Marjorie L. Staffrord, of
Meadville. They have a son Wallace S. Wood, of
Beaver Falls.
He is a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge.
Meadville, Its Past and Present, The
Tribune-Republican, Meadville, Pa., 12 May 1938, Section F, pages
27-28
Submitted
by Jeff Wood
