Robert Roy Woods

1873 - 1939  (65 years)

• Name	Robert Roy Woods
  Birth	9 Nov 1873	McDonough Co, IL
  Gender	Male
  Census	18 Jun 1880	Swan, Warren, IL
  	Leroy, age 6, born IL, living with father in house of aunt Elizabeth
  Census	5 Jun 1900	Atkinson, Holt, NE
  	age 26, born Nov 1873 in IL, single, day laborer, living with father & stepmother
  Census	21 May 1910	Atkinson, Holt, NE
  	age 39, born IL, single, parents born PA/PA, living with stepmother
  WW1 Reg Card	12 Sep 1918	Atkinson, Holt, NE
  	age 44, born 9 Nov 1873, salesman for Elkhorn Monument Co, NOK Mrs. Lucretia H Woods.
  Census	8 Apr 1930	Atkinson, Holt, NE
  	age 56, born Il, traveling salesman, parents born PA/IL, living with stepmother
  Death	31 Mar 1939	Atkinson, Holt, NE
  Burial	Woodlawn Cemetery, Atkinson, NE
  Person ID	I5120	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

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Atkinson Graphic", 7 Apr 1939 (atkinsonne.advantage-preservation.com) STROKE IS FATAL TO ROBERT ROY WOODS Death Comes Second Day After Burial of His Aged Mother, Mrs. Lucretia Woods Only two days after the burial of his aged stepmother, death came sometime Friday night, March 31, to Robert Roy Woods, 65, bachelor who had lived most of his life in Atkinson. His stepmother, Mrs. Lucretia Woods, who was 93 years of age, died the preceding Monday and her funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at the Presbyterian church. Mr. Woods suffered a stroke sometime Friday night at his home in the north part of town, where he had lived for more than 50 years. The body was discovered by a neighbor Saturday morning. He had died while sitting at a table. Dr. N.P. McKee, who examined the body, said death was caused by coronary thrombosis. Mr. Woods had lived with, and taken care of his stepmother since the death of his father, Seth Woods, in 1905. He was one of four sons of Seth Woods and the last surviving member of the family. Of the three brothers, Herman died in 1895, Jud in 1908 or 1909, and Ted in 1931. Only known relatives who survive him are four nephews and two nieces, and their mother, Mrs. Inez Woods, of Rosalie, Nebr., who is the widow of the late Ted Woods. The nephew and nieces are Ted Woods jr., and R. Bruce Woods, Sioux Falls, S.D., Leota Woods Chase of Winner, S.D., Amy W. Hagedorn, of Eugene, Ore., Seth Patrick Woods and Richard Roy Woods, both of Rosalie, Nebr. Those who came here for the funeral were Ted Wood jr., and R. Bruce Woods, of Sioux Falls, and Mrs. Chase, of Winner. They arrived Sunday and returned to their homes late Monday. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church here Monday morning at 10:30. The Rev. H.E. Ivens conducted the rites, and burial was in Woodlawn cemetery. The service was identical with that held a few day before for Mrs. Lucretia Woods, It has been arranged by Chapter BU of the P.E.O. sisterhood, of which Mrs. Woods was a charter member. The singing was by a sextet. Mrs. I.R. Dickerson, Mrs. G.H. Frohardt, Mrs. Harvey Shaw, Mrs. A.T. Barnes, G.H. Frohardt and H.A. Snyder. Mrs. John H. Bishop played the accompaniments. Pallbearers were those who acted at the funeral of Mr.s Woods. They were W.B. Warren, D.R. Mounts, V.C. Wilbern, W.L. Schultz, B.B. Adams and George Tracy.