Matilda Trible is listed, as Matilda Wood, in an undated chancery case loose paper. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery 54, Item 54-K-27.]

A bond was taken out for the marriage of Fontaine Wood and Matilda Trible on 17 September 1827 in Essex County, Virginia. She was a spinster. The bondsmen were Fontaine Wood and Geo. Trible Jr. The witness was J. M. Crittenden. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Book 1, page 244, line 15.]

1830 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Printed page 156
Wood, Fontaine
2 males age under 5
1 male age 15-20 [this would be Thomas Wood]
3 males age 30-40 [one of these would be Fontaine Wood]
1 female age 10-15 [this would be Mary Wood]
1 female age 20-30 [this would be Matilda Trible Wood]

On 7 March 1836, Fontaine Wood & Matilda Wood his Wife & George C Treble of the County of Warren and State of Mississippi sold to Aaron Alexander and William Moore. For $2,400, a parcel of Land situate in the City of Vicksburg, it being the North Half of Lot Number Two Hundred and Twenty, of square Thirty five on the Recorded Plot of said City. Signed Fontaine Wood, Matilda Wood, George C Treble. Recorded 11 April 1836. [Warren County, Mississippi, Deeds 1836, pages 248–249.]

On 4 February 1839, “For and in Consideration of the Natural love and affection which I bear toward my wife Matilda and her Children James, Anna and Sarah I Fountain Wood of the City of Vicksburg & State of Mississippi … convey unto my wife Matilda Wood & her Children James, Anna & Sarah the following Slaves Viz Leanna a Woman Slave aged about twenty five Years & her child called Henry Lenes[?], also Richard a boy Slave aged about twelve Yeares also Evelina a girl Slave aged about fifteen Yeares together with their increase the Right and title of said Slaves to Vest in my wife Matilda during her natural life” and at her decease the said before name slaves & all their increase to descend to James, Anna & Sarah in equal parts. Signed Fontaine Wood. Recorded 2 April 1839. [Warren County, Mississippi, Deeds 1839, page 285.]

On 13 November 1841, the Vicksburg Daily Sentinel listed a note of gratitue to invidivuals who had assisted the sick and dying in the community “during the late scourge,” which seems to have been yellow fever. Among those listed were Mrs. Fountain Wood and Mr. F. Wood. [Vicksburg Daily Sentintel, 13 November 1841, page 2.]

In 1845, a land transaction in Warren County, Mississippi, took place between Fountain Wood and Matilda, his wife; and E.H. Mosley; and Phineas Gardner and John J. Gwion.
[Series 2050: Warren County, Box #10050, http://opac2.mdah.state.ms.us/rgfindingaids/series2050-Warren.html]

On 23 December 1846 Thomas Boughan purchased 200 acres at a court ordered sale after a default by Henry H. Boughan and Julia his wife on a deed of trust for the same property. The property included land on which Sarah Wood then resided, subject to the dower rights of Matilda Wood, the wife of Fountaine Wood. Thomas Boughan was the highest bidder at $1,612. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 49, pages 244–246.]

About 1847, orators and oratrices Peter S. Trible and John Cowles trustees in a certain deed of trust of 23 September 1846 from George Trible and the said Peter Trible in his own right, the said John Cowles and Drucilla his wife, _____ Trowbridge and Elizabeth his wife, Fountain Wood and Matilda his wife, and George Trible Jr filed a complaint to the Chancery Court. That George Trible had conveyed his estate to trustees to keep the estate together during his life and so his children might enjoy the same after his decease. George Trible has died leaving children Peter S. Trible, Colleen Trible, Drucilla Cowles, Elizabeth Trowbridge, Matilda Wood, George Trible, Henry B. Trible, “Arthur Trible a lunatic in the Assylum at Williamsburg whose portion of the said deed is conveyed also to John Cowles in trust to be delivered to the said Arthur whenever he shall be mentally capable of enjoying it” and Martha Elizabeth Trible, a granddaughter, daughter of a son John F. Trible deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 41, item 41-B-1.]

On 18 December 1847, John Parker filed a bill of complaint, the first section of which is now missing. It was apparently a case of debt against Fontaine Wood, who had moved out of the state. The bill suggests that Elizabeth Hundley, widow of Ambrose Hundley, held dower interest in the estate of Ambrose that will revert to Fontaine Wood and to other parties he seeks to have named as defendants, including Fontaine’s children by Ann Hundley (Mary, wife of Thomas Boughan and Thomas Wood) and Susan D. Mann, executrix of Elizabeth Hundley’s estate. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 54, item 54-K-30.] On 17 November 1849, John A. Parker brought suit against “Fontaine Wood Susan D Mann admix of Elizabeth Hundley decd Thomas Boughan and Mary his wife and Thomas Wood (the said Mary and Thomas being children of the said Fontaine Wood by his first wife Ann Hundley decd) and Peter S. Trible and John Cowles Trustees in a certain Deed of Trust from George Trible to them bearing date the 23rd day of September 1846 and recorded in Essex County Court Clerk’s Office on the 24th day of September 1846 and Matilda Wood the wife of the said Fontaine Wood” defendants. [Essex County, Virginia, Order Book Chancery 1, page 389 and following.] Matilda Wood of the State of Mississippi subsequently sent notice to the Court of Essex requesting that she be admitted as a party defendant to the bill. She stated that she was the wife of Fontaine Wood and daughter of George Trible. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 54, item 54-K-5.]

1850 U.S. Census, Warren County, Mississippi:
Dwelling 572, Family 594
Trowbridge, James, 50, L. Stable Keeper, $1500, born in New York
Trowbridge, Elizabeth, 35, born in Virginia
Renaud, Francis, 16, ostler, born in Canada
Wood, Fountain, 48, carpenter, $1000 born in Louisiana
Wood, Matilda, 40, born in Virginia
Wood, James, 20, clerk, born in Virginia
Wood, Sarah, 16, born in Virginia, in school
Wood, John, 7, born in Mississippi, in school

1850 U.S. Census, Warren County, Mississippi, Slave Schedule
Wood, Matilda
Female, age 35
Male, age 12

1860 U.S. Census, Warren County, Mississippi:
Dwelling 841, Family 833
Wood, F., 62, carpenter, $3500 real estate, $5000 personal estate, born in Virginia
Wood, Matilda, 54, born in Virginia
Wood, John A., 17, born in Mississippi
Wood, Edward, 8, born in Mississippi
Under Fontaine’s listing the “in school” column is marked “2”, so apparently this signifies that both children were in school.
Dwelling 842, Family 834
Keene, D. W., 30, male, merchant, born in Massachusetts
Keene, Sarah, 28, female, born in Virginia
Keene, Clarence, 5, male, born in Mississippi
Keene, Lynwood, 3, male, born in Mississippi

On 24 November 1868, Fontaine Wood and Matilda Wood his wife gifted to Sarah E. Keene wife of Dennis W. Deene and John E. Wood of the County of Warren and State of Mississippi. In consideration of the natural love and affection which they bear to their two children the said Sarah E. Keene and John E. Wood, and of the sum of Ten Dollars cash in hand paid, Lots of Land situate in the County of Warren and State of Mississippi to wit: Lots Nos 61 and 62 in Square 20, being the same property heretofore conveyed by Joseph W. Williams to Phiniese Gardner and the said Fountaine Wood, and more particularly described in a plot of lots laid off by the Guardian of the minor heirs of Hartwell Vick deceased. Signed Fontaine Wood, Matilda Wood. Recorded 24 November 1868. [Warren County, Mississippi, Deeds August 1867–April 1868, pages 350–351.]

1870 U.S. Census, Warren County, Mississippi:
Town of Vicksburg, new city limits
Page 338 (originally 48)
Dwelling 495, family 495
Klen, G. W., 37, male, white, Hard Ware Merchant, $1600 real estate, $3000 personal property, born in Massachusetts, eligible to vote
Klen, S. E., 39, female, white, Keeping House, born in Virginia
Klen, W.C., 14, male, white, born in Mississippi, in school
Klen, A.V., 9, female, white, born in Mississippi, in school
Klen, E. B., 2, female, white, born in Mississippi
Wood, F., 79, male, white, born in Virginia, eligible to vote
Wood, M., 66, female, white, born in Virginia
Wood, J. E., 28, male, white, Merchant, born in Mississippi, eligible to vote
Davis?, N., age illegible, female, white, Domestic Servant, born in Mississippi, in school
Reed, John, 14, male, black, Domestic Servant, born in Mississippi, in school

1880 U.S. Census, Warren County, Mississippi:
2nd Ward, Vicksburg, Enumeration District 71, page 63:
Keene, Sarah, white, female, age 45, widowed, keeps house, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Keene, Clarence, white, male, age 24, son, single, occupation: “Black Leg” [sic--with quotes in original], born in Mississippi, both parents born in Virginia
Keene, Roberta, white, female, age 10, daughter, single, at school, born in Missippi, both parents born in Virginia
Keene, Edna, white, female, age 8, daughter, single, at school, born in Mississippi, both parents born in Virginia
Wood, Matilda, white, female, age 72, mother, single and widowed, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Wood, John, white, male, age 35, relationship illegible, clerk at stable, born in Mississippi, both parents born in Virginia
Davies[?], Amelia, black, female, age 20, servant, house keeping, cannot read or write, born in Mississippi, both parents born in Mississippi

On 8 April 1889, the New Orleans Times-Picayune published:
ViCKSBURG. Miss., April 7. Special. Mrs. Matilda Wood, aged 83 years, died yesterday. She was the mother of Mrs. D. W. Keene and had been a resident of Vicksburg for many years.
[New Orleans Times-Picayune, 8 April 1889, page 2.]