W. J. WOODWARD
W. J. Woodward, of the firm of L. O. Reinig & Co., is a son of Jehu and Jane (Marshall) Woodward, pioneers of Cass county, who came here in 1856, and settled on a farm near Lewis. W. J. Woodward was born, January 18, 1844, in Trumbull county, Ohio. He came here with his parents in 1856, remaining with them on the farm until 1870, excepting one year in the army. He then engaged in the grocery business in Lewis, which he continued till 1876. In September, 1880, he purchased an interest in the business of the firm above mentioned, since which time he has been engaged in mercantile trade. Mr. Woodward was united in marriage, July 15, 1871, with B. J. Strong, a native of Oneida, Madison county. New York. They have two children---Theodore W. and Adolph S. Mr. Woodward is a member of the I. O. O. F.
Contributed by Lisa Varnes-Rex from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pp. 535.
