Melvin Theodore “Ted” Woods
1872 - 1931 (59 years)-
Name Melvin Theodore Woods Nickname Ted Birth 22 Jan 1872 McDonough Co, IL 
Gender Male Census 2 Apr 1930 Ravinia, Charles Mix, SD age 58, born IL, 1st marr at 27, asst bank examiner at defunct bank, parents born PA/IL Death 24 May 1931 Rosalie, Thurston, NE Burial Lyons Cemetery, Lyons, NE Person ID I5119 Family Tree Last Modified 2 Sep 2017
Father Seth Woods, b. 11 Apr 1837, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 17 Jul 1905, Atkinson, Holt, NE (Age 68 years) Mother Zilpah Stern, b. 25 Oct 1845, Mercer Co, PA d. 15 May 1875, Hutchinson, KS (Age 29 years) Marriage 20 Sep 1865 Family ID F1517 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Nellie Inez Patrick, b. 1881, Iowa d. 1954 (Age 73 years) Marriage 12 Mar 1899 Laurel, Cedar, NE Notes - from "Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908" (ancestry.com)
On 12 Mar 1899 in Laurel, Cedar, NE, Melvin T Woods, 27, residing Laurel NE, born Warren Co IL to Seth Woods & Zylphia Stem, married Nellie Inez Patrick, 18, residing Laurel NE, born IA to G.B. Patrick & Amy Moon.
Children + 1. Melvin Telford Woods, b. 28 Nov 1899, Nebraska d. 19 Aug 1983, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, SD (Age 83 years)2. Amy Woods, b. 25 Dec 1903, Hartington, Cedar, NE d. 24 Feb 1980, Eugene, Lane, OR (Age 76 years)3. Margaret Leota Woods, b. 28 Dec 1912, Nebraska d. 8 Nov 1992, Ainsworth, Brown, NE (Age 79 years)+ 4. Robert Bruce Woods, b. 1914, South Dakota d. 1949 (Age 35 years)+ 5. Seth Patrick “Pat” Woods, b. 4 Feb 1922, South Dakota d. 19 Apr 1975, Bellevue, King, WA (Age 53 years)6. Richard Royal Woods, b. 12 Apr 1924, Mobridge, Walworth, SD d. 25 Aug 1991, Lapine, Deschutes, OR (Age 67 years)Family ID F6881 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Sep 2017
- from "Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908" (ancestry.com)
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Notes - Likely listed as Leroy on 1880 Census
- from "The Atkinson Graphic", 29 May 1931 (atkinsonne.advantage-preservation.com)
TED WOODS DIES AT HIS HOME SUDDENLY
Was Son of Mrs. Seth Woods of Atkinson; Lived at Rosalie, Neb.
M.T. (Ted) Woods, 59, son of Mrs. Seth Woods and brother of Roy Woods of Atkinson, died suddenly at his home at Rosalie, Neb., Sunday morning at three o'clock. He had been ill but a few hours. Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday and burial was made at Lyons. Mrs. Woods was born in McDonough county, Illinois, Jan. 22, 1872. He came to Atkinson with his parents in 1884 and lived here eleven years. In 1895 he moved to Cedar county and at Laurel was married to Miss Inez Patrick. Mr. Woods was prominent in public affairs of Cedar county and served a term as clerk of that county and two terms as clerk of the district court. Besides his mother and brother of Atkinson, he is survived by his wife and six children, Ted, Mrs. Amie Hagendorn and Leota of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Ruth, Patrick, and Richard who live at home. Mrs. Seth Woods and her son Roy drove to Rosalie Monday to attend the funeral. They returned home Wednesday.