[1] Beyond music, he also studied mathematics with James G. Blaine, while the future U. S. Secretary of State was a young teacher at the school for the blind.

[5] Concurrent with his employment at St. Stephen's, Wood was also organist and music director at the Russell Conwell's Baptist Temple from 1884 until his death.

[3] In addition to his church work, Wood taught at the Philadelphia Musical Academy for thirty years, and had a busy schedule of private pupils as well, including composer Frances McCollin,[6] hymn writer William J. Kirkpatrick, and composer Frederick Maxson.

[7] He was also music instructor at the Pennsylvania Institute of the Blind, and director of the school's choir, beginning officially as an assistant in 1862.

[14] A memorial sculpture of Wood was commissioned, created by local Philadelphia artist Charles Grafly, and dedicated by his admirers, and installed at St.

[15][16] A service of music dedicated to the choral works of David D. Wood was presented at Philadelphia's Chapel of the Mediator in 1920.