WOODS, William 1819-1895

WOODS, ALEXANDER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 5/30/2012 at 15:21:40

William Woods, of the firm of Woods & Hastings, was born in Lower Canada, province of Quebec, on the 19th of December, 1819. His father was Forest Woods, a native of Vermont; his mother was formerly Mehitable Alexander, a native of New Hampshire.

William lived at the place of his birth until sixteen years of age, when he went with his parents to Orleans County, Vermont, and two years later came west to Cincinnati, Ohio. Here he received employment in Neil, Moore & Co.'s stage office, remaining with them three years, when he again pushed farther west, locating in St. Louis, where he embarked in the mercantile business, supplying the river trade. In 1846 he returned to Vermont and remained two years. In the spring of 1849 he crossed the plains to California and spent three years in the mines.

Returning to Vermont, he was married to Miss A. Moran, who died in 1854 — one year after their marriage.

In May, 1856, he came to Osage, and still makes this his home. Mr. Woods is a Free and Accepted Mason, a member of the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery.

[History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883]

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William Woods died Sep. 27, 1895, and is buried in Osage Cemetery.
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Photo of William Woods, from STANDARD HISTORICAL ATLAS OF MITCHELL COUNTY, IOWA, 1911.

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