Background
Wood, William Roscoe was born on August 17, 1874 in Malden, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William and Susan Maria (Whittle) Wood.
Wood, William Roscoe was born on August 17, 1874 in Malden, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William and Susan Maria (Whittle) Wood.
Educated public Schools.
Junior partner William Wood & Son, nurserymen, 1890-1896. Vice-president and manager Roeding & Wood Nursery Company, 1898-1914. Farmer and fruit grower, 1914-1923.
Associate editor California Cultivator, 1922-1923, managing editor since 1923.
Secretary-treasurer Cultivator Public Company.
Member Christian (Disciples) Church Woodman. Club: Peter Pan Woodland.
Married Mabel Gertrude Lawhead, August 21, 1895. Children: Roscoe Edwin, Mayme Gertrude (Mistress Lloyd L. Evans), George Everet, May Eleanor (Mistress C. O. Gilmore).