John Woods

1836 - 1911  (74 years)

• Name	John Woods
  Birth	11 Dec 1836	West Salem, Mercer, PA
  Gender	Male
  Census	21 Sep 1850	Galesburg, Knox, IL
  	age 13, born PA, living with parents
  Census	16 Apr 1910	Joliet, Will, IL
  	age 73, born PA, mx1-40 yrs, insurance age, parents born PA/PA
  Death	20 Jan 1911	Joliet, Will, IL
  Burial	Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, IL
  Person ID	I5160	Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	William John Woods,   b. 15 Aug 1806, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 10 May 1900, Wellington, Sumner, KS (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Sarah Lyon Mann,   b. 17 Jun 1808, Fayette Co, Pennsylvania d. 1870 (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	12 Nov 1829	West Greenville, Mercer, PA
  Family ID	F1531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jennie Dunn,   b. 26 Dec 1843, At Sea d. 15 Apr 1918, Chicago, Cook, IL (Age 74 years)
  Children	+ 1. Charles Holcomb Woods,   b. 20 Apr 1865, Decatur, Macon, IL d. 15 Feb 1945, Detroit, Wayne, MI (Age 79 years)   2. William W Woods,   b. Jul 1870, Illinois d. 1922 (Age 51 years)   3. Asa C Woods,   b. Jul 1872, Illinois d. 1961 (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F7269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2017

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Chicago Tribune", 21 Jan 1911 (newspapers.com) JOHN WOODS, formerly postmaster and once owner of the Joliet Republican, died of apoplexy at Joliet yesterday. Mr. Woods was born Dec. 11, 1836, at Mercer county, Pa. He came west in 1842 and located in Pike county with his parents. Later he lived in Galesburg. In 1879 he went to Joliet and became owner of the Republican. In 1885 he was made postmaster, but of late years, was in the insurance business.