teacher. They were members of the Tryon United Baptist Church, and lived in Lower Tryon and Crapaud . Brent was not given a middle name at birth, but discovered that as a Justice of the Peace, he required one. He chose Cutten, the last name of a local minister. Brent was a historian and spent his retirement years gathering and recording local history. This interest, with the assistance of his wife and family, resulted in the publication of the Wood History . Brent's research has proved invalu¬ able in compiling this history. Brent Wood and Ruth Boulter had 2 children: Eleanor Elizabeth b. 14 Nov 1923, m. 2 July 1949 Dr. Kenneth MacPhee , b. 17 Sept 1926, son of Earle MacPhee and Jennie Steeves . They live in Guelph where Ken is a research scientist with Uni Royal. They had 3 children: Douglas Brent b. 25 Jan 1954; Steven William b. 3 Sept 1956; Janet Elizabeth b. 18 Dec 1959, m. Kenneth Lake . William Webster b. 4 Feb 1930, 1st. m. 30 Aug 1955 Sylvia Sterns . They had no children. Bill 2nd. m. 16 Sept 1963 Irene Balogh , b. 23 March 1928. They live in Osooyoos, BC. Bill adopted Irene's son: William Bradley b. 7 Jan 1961, m. Ellen Sinclair . They had 2 children. Ruth Selina b. 6 Dec 1899, d. 27 Aug 1984, bur. Baptist Cem., daughter of George Wood and Martha Hatley , m. June 1931 Howard Schurman , b. Bedeque , 8 March 1897. Ruth and Howard lived in Bedeque where Howard was a dairy and potato farmer. Ruth Wood and Howard Schurman had 2 children: Marion Arlene b. 16 Sept 1934, m. 23 June 1962 Harlan McLellan , b. 14 Feb 1936, son of Wyman McLellan and Hilda Smith . They had 2 children: Mary Ruth b. 5 Nov 1966; Allison Douglas b. 28 Nov 1967. James David b. 30 Sept 1937, m. 28 Aug 1965 Alice Elaine Waugh b. 22 Nov 1943, daughter of Norman Waugh and Francis Neill . They had 4 children: Miriam Arlene b. 3 Aug 1966; Paul Norman b. 31 July 1967; Sharon Ann b. 31 Oct 1970; Kevin James b. 14 Dec 1975. Howard Boyd b. 25 March 1901, d. 1 Sept 1987, bur. Peoples Cem., son of George Wood and Martha Hatley , m. 1927 Kathryn Haslam MacQuarrie, b. Hampton, 25 June 1907, daughter of William Alexander MacQuarrie and Morey MacVittie . Howard and Kathryn took over the home farm for several years, and George and Martha moved to Crapaud . Howard and Kathryn bought the Charles Palmer estate in Victoria in 1929 where they spent the remainder of their lives. Howard farmed, and for a short while sold Dodge and DeSota cars in . Howard and Kathryn opened 385