Willis Orlando Woods

1855 - 1897  (42 years)

• Name	Willis Orlando Woods
  Birth	4 Feb 1855	West Salem, Mercer, PA
  Gender	Male
  Census	21 Jun 1860	West Salem, Mercer, PA ; age 5, born PA, living with parents
  Census	3 Aug 1870	West Salem, Mercer, PA ; age 15, born PA, works on farm, living with mother
  Census	24 Jun 1880	West Salem, Mercer, PA ; age 25, born PA, works on farm, living with mother
  Death	30 Mar 1897	Mayville, Mercer, PA
  Burial		Shenango Valley Cemetery
  Person ID	I454	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	John W Woods,   b. 1804, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 17 Mar 1869, West Salem, Mercer, PA (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Jemima McLaughlin,   b. 15 May 1815, Kinsman, Trumbull, OH d. 17 Aug 1891, West Salem, Mercer, PA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	6 Jan 1835	West Salem, Mercer, PA
  Family ID	F71	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ella Jane Swigart,   b. 7 Mar 1861, Boggs Township, Armstrong, PA d. 1 Jun 1942, Kittanning, Armstrong, PA (Age 81 years)  [1, 2]
  Marriage	30 Mar 1882	Saltsburg, Westmoreland, PA
  Children	+ 1. Pearle Ella Woods,   b. 24 Dec 1882, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 20 Apr 1960, Kittanning, Armstrong, PA (Age 77 years) + 2. Walter Willis Woods,   b. 14 Sep 1884, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 2 Feb 1938, Kittanning, Armstrong, PA (Age 53 years) + 3. Mabel Katherine Woods,   b. 2 Apr 1886, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 10 Apr 1963, Toledo, Lucas, OH (Age 77 years)   4. Warren John Woods,   b. 29 May 1888, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 10 Apr 1911, Aiken, Aiken, SC (Age 22 years) + 5. Clara Mae Woods,   b. 13 Aug 1890, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. Kittanning, Armstrong, PA + 6. Frederick Earl “Fred” Woods,   b. 3 Mar 1893, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 17 Aug 1961, Warren, Trumbull, OH (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F1114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Willis Orlando Woods

  
  

  Headstones

  Willis & Ella Woods Gravestone WOODS WILLIS O. / 1855 - 1897 ELLA J. / 1861 - 1942 Plot: Section D Lot 163

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Greenville Advance Argot", 1 Apr 1897 (newspaperarchive.com) Willis Woods, of West Salem, died on Tuesday after an illness of four years, leaving a wife and family. from "The Greenville Advance Argot", 8 Apr 1897 (newspaperarchive.com) Willis O. Woods, whose death was noted last week, as occurring March 30, was in his 43rd year. He had been a great sufferer for more than three years from a disease that defied the skill of many physicians. He was widely known and respected throughout the community. He was married on March 30, 1882, to Miss Ella J Swigart, of Brookville, daughter of Rev. D. W. Swigart., and died on their fifteenth anniversary. His widow and six children survive him. Mr. Woods was a sincere Christian, having been for years a consistent member of the Transfer Baptist Church. He was also a highly respected member of Knights of Pythias and was excorted to his grave by a delegation of that order. His funeral services were conducted at the Maysville church by paster, Rev. O. R. Thomas, assisted by Rev. J. T. Davis. He was laid to rest in the Shenango Valley cemetery in Greenville. The sympathy of many friends is extended to the bereaved family.

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] IGI Family Group Record, (Family History Center), For Willis Orlando Woods and Ella Jane Swigart. [S129] Nancy Sadler, Transcriber, Mercer County Cemetery Index, (Mercer County Genealogical Society), Vol MC 9, pg 66 for C Ord, Clarinda, Ella J Willis O, John W, Ernest A.