Maria Lightner

1828 - 1904  (75 years)

• Name	Maria Lightner
  Birth	26 Dec 1828	Huntington County, PA
  Gender	Female
  Census	12 Jul 1870	Chester, Poweshiek, IA ; age 41, born PA, keeping house
  Census	5 Jun 1880	Grinnell, Poweshiek, IA ; age 51, born PA, keeping house, parents born PA/PA
  Census	9 Jun 1900	Grinnell, Poweshiek, IA ; age 71, born Dec 1828 in PA, widowed, 5/6 children living, parents born PA/PA
  Death	29 Oct 1904	Grinnell, Poweshiek, IA
  Burial		Hazelwood Cemetery, Grinnell, IA
  Person ID	I4191	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2017

  
  

  Family	Abner Woods,   b. 8 Sep 1824, Pymatuning, Mercer, PA d. 14 Apr 1894, Grinnell, Poweshiek, IA (Age 69 years)  [1]
  Marriage	2 Oct 1851	Mercer County, PA
  Notes	Irwin A Bean, 23, born PA, farm laborer, living in house in 1870 (nephew?)
  Children	1. Ann M Woods,   b. 1853, Mercer County, PA   2. Sherman A Woods,   b. 10 May 1854, Mercer County, PA d. 7 May 1897, Chester, Poweshiek, IA (Age 42 years)   3. Almeda Lightner Woods,   b. 22 Jun 1856, Mercer County, PA d. 22 Nov 1932, Grinnell, Poweshiek, IA (Age 76 years)   4. Ida May Woods,   b. 8 Jun 1858, Mercer County, PA d. 6 Jan 1944 (Age 85 years)   5. Lambert L Woods,   b. 21 Aug 1867, Chester, Poweshiek, IA d. 13 Jul 1919, Grinnell, Poweshiek, IA (Age 51 years)   6. Helen Woods,   b. Jan 1877, Chester, Poweshiek, IA d. 14 Jan 1953, Grinnell, Poweshiek, IA (Age ~ 75 years)
  Family ID	F1170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2017

  
  

• Notes

  From Newspaper Obituary, 1 Nov 1904 Maria Lightner was born in Huntington County, Pa., Dec. 26, 1828 and died in Grinnell, Iowa, October 29, 1904. When quite young her parents moved to Mercer County, Pa., where she grew to womanhood. She here professed her faith in the Savior adn united with the Free Presbyterian church of Clarksville, Pa., while always trusting in the faith which has sustained her through months and years of suffering. She was never united with any church since her removal to Iowa. On October 2, 1851 she was married to Abner Woods of Charksville, Pa., and there they made their home until March 1864 when they moved to Chester, Iowa, coming to Grinnell in 1877. Of the six children born to them, five are living. The husband and father died in April 1894, the eldest son in May 1897. Mrs. Woods was a kind hearted woman ready to respond to every call for sympathy and help. She was a constant attendent at church as long as health permitted. She was held in esteem by all her neighbors for he tend christiam sympathy and affections. She was a loving mother and an ideal home maker. Her children rise up and call her blessed.

  
  

• Sources

  [S128] Ancestry.com, Iowa Cemetery Records, (Works Project Administration. Graves Registration Project. Washington, D.C.), for Abner Woods and Maria L Woods.