Julian Edward Wood was born on October 19, 1886, in Kelford, North Carolina. Wood was a farmer in the Kelford community of Bertie County, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently inducted into the service in June 1918 and served with the 156th Depot Brigade until he was honorably discharged in November 1918. Wood died in Miami, Florida, on December 28, 1960.