No relationship to me, but found during a search and thought it might be of interest to some in Bradford County: Edwin Rood, Galena, IL. Two sisters in Bradford Co. http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljodavi/wills/wills1850.htm ROOD, Edwin of Galena dated Jan 5, 1850, proved June 24, 1850. To brother Orlin ROOD a certain mercantile house and merchandise in the town of Galena doing business as "Porter and Rood". Orlin ROOD to pay $1300 by Nov 21, 1851 to my brother Thomas D. ROOD of Milton, Chittenden Co., Vt. Orlin ROOD to pay annually for 3 years $266.2/3 to my sister Levira ROOD of Bradford Co., Pa. Orlin ROODto pay annually for 3 years $266 2/3 to my sister Eliza WARD and her children of Bradford Co. Pa. Wearing apparel to brothers Orlin ROOD and Thomas D. ROOD Executor: Orlin ROOD. Witnesses: Anna JONES of Chicago and Marcia A. JONES of Chicago. On June 17, 1850 a deposition of Anna JONES, age 52 years, who resides Chicago. She met with Rood on the Island of Cuba in Jan or Dec last and was there when he died. "I with my son and daughter was stopping at the same place the Town or Village of Guines near Havanna in Cuba with Mr Rood, and finding we were from the same State became intimately acquainted. Mr. Rood was an invalid, and anticipating a fatal result in his disease, directed his will to be drawn. A lawyer drew up the paper now shown, and said Rood having approved the same, signed his name thereto in presence of myself and several other persons, my son W. H. JONES, since dead being of the number. Deposition of Marcia A. JONES dated June 17, 1850, age 20 years, resides City of Chicago. I saw the will in January last at Guines, near Havanna on the Island of Cuba, where I was then attending an invalid brother. (page 11) -- Dick McCracken Towanda, PA Plan your Work... Work your Plan...