James H. Woodbury (1801-1885)

WOODBURY, YOUNG

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Date: 1/6/2018 at 18:39:16

James H. Woodbury was born in Worcester county, Mass., May 24th, 1801, and married Susannah Woodbury at Charlton, in the same county, Dec. 31st, 1826. From thence he removed about a year later to New York State, and from thence to Michigan in 1837. In 1842 he was elected a member of the Michigan Legislature and took an active part in the politics of the day. From Michigan he removed to this county in 1854, and has been a resident here since.

The children living are George, druggist, of this town, James A., lawyer, of Osceola and Mrs. J. L. Young of Leon, all of whom were present at the time of their father’s death. Two other children were Col. Dwight Woodbury, of the 4th Michigan, killed at Malvern Hill. Va., in 1862, and Wm. K., who was killed in Tennessee in 1863. The wife of the deceased died at this place May 12, 1878, and her death proved a severe stroke to the husband who had enjoyed her company through sunshine and shadow for more than fifty years.

From the Express of Garden Grove, we extract the following obituary notice:

The eighty-three strokes of the Presbyterian bell last Saturday evening announced the death of James H. Woodbury which occurred about four o’clock that evening. The deceased was an old man, and had more than attained the limit of four-score years. He had been in feeble health for several years but never failed to be up and about until the cold weather of this winter which with old age and heart rouble compelled him during the past two or three weeks to remain in the house, and for a few days before he died he ws confined to his bed. On Tuesday before his death he became unconscious of things around him and gradually passed away Saturday evening.

The funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock in the Presbyterian church, and in the absence of the pastor, Rev. Beer, the services were condiucted by Rev. A. Hancox, of the M.E. church. The pall-bearers, who had been selected by the deceased, were in charge of Major Kellogg, and were of our oldest citizens, as follows: Thomas Chamberlin, Hugh Brown, F.G. Manney, J.D. Burns, A.G. Buffum, and Robert McCaull. After a short service the procession moved to the cemetery and deposited the body in the place prepared for old and young. The weather was extremely cold, with mercury eight degrees below at noon, yet a large number of old friends of the deceased - and many were men gray with age - met to pay their last respects to the mortal remains of one who had resided more than twenty years in their midst

Osceola Sentinel, February 26th 1885