John W Woods

1804 - 1869  (65 years)

• Name	John W Woods
  Birth	1804	West Salem, Mercer, PA
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Oct 1850	West Salem, Mercer, PA ; age 46, born PA, farmer
  Census	21 Jun 1860	West Salem, Mercer, PA ; age 56, born PA, farmer
  Death	17 Mar 1869	West Salem, Mercer, PA
  Burial		Baptist Cemetery, West Salem, PA
  Person ID	I463	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	William Woods,   b. 1768, Tyrone County, IRE d. 29 Mar 1828, West Salem, Mercer, PA (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Mary “Mollie” Laird,   b. 1761, Ireland d. 26 May 1853, West Salem, Mercer, PA (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	1791	Westmoreland Co., PA
  Family ID	F68	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jemima McLaughlin,   b. 15 May 1815, Kinsman, Trumbull, OH d. 17 Aug 1891, West Salem, Mercer, PA (Age 76 years)  [1, 2]
  Marriage	6 Jan 1835	West Salem, Mercer, PA
  Children	+ 1. Laird N Woods,   b. 10 Oct 1835, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 12 Feb 1906, Dallas, Polk, OR (Age 70 years)   2. Electa Jane Woods,   b. 1838, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. Mar 1887 (Age 49 years)   3. Wilson Woods,   b. 1840, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. Bef 1850, West Salem, Mercer, PA (Age < 10 years) + 4. Elizabeth J. Woods,   b. 14 Jul 1841, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 27 Apr 1872, Marshalltown, Marshall, IA (Age 30 years) + 5. John Wellington Woods,   b. 25 Mar 1843, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 14 Sep 1926, Andover, Ashtabula, OH (Age 83 years) + 6. Alexander A Woods,   b. 18 Dec 1844, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 27 May 1916, Springwater, Livingston, NY (Age 71 years)   7. Simeon B Woods,   b. 16 Jun 1847, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 2 Dec 1857, West Salem, Mercer, PA (Age 10 years)   8. Oscar N Woods,   b. 21 Apr 1849, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 29 Aug 1872, West Salem, Mercer, PA (Age 23 years)   9. Lyman B Woods,   b. 1851, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 9 Apr 1926, Polk, Venango, PA (Age 75 years) + 10. Emiline Woods,   b. 1853, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 1 Jan 1900, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA (Age 47 years) + 11. Willis Orlando Woods,   b. 4 Feb 1855, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 30 Mar 1897, Mayville, Mercer, PA (Age 42 years) + 12. Charles Sherman Woods,   b. 27 Sep 1857, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 10 Dec 1925, Grinnell, Poweshiek, IA (Age 68 years) 13. Harriett E. “Hattie” Woods,   b. 6 Jun 1858, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 18 Nov 1908, Prairie City, Jasper, IA (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F71	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2012

  
  

• Headstones

  John W Woods Gravestone JOHN W. WOODS / died / March 17, 1869 / aged 65 Years

  
  

• Notes

  From "History of Mercer County, Its Past and Present", 1888 (archive.org) John W. was born on the old homestead in 1804, and grew to manhood under the parental roof. He was married January 6, 1835, to Jemima, daughter of Patrick McLaughlin, a native of Ireland, whose parents settled in this township in April, 1800. Mrs. Woods was born in Kinsman, Ohio, May 15, 1815, but came to West Salem in infancy. She is the mother of thirteen children: Laird, Electa J., deceased; Wilson, deceased; Elizabeth, deceased; John W., Alexander, Simeon, deceased; Oscar, deceased; Lyman B., Emeline, Willis O., Charles S. and Hattie. Mr Woods always followed farming, and died on the homestead March 17, 1869. He was a deacon of West Salem Baptist Church many years, and his widow has been life-long member of the same organization. He was a Republican in politics, and an upright, honest and liberal-hearted citizen, whom everyone respected. He was a kind father and husband, and his memory is revered by numerous descendents.

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] IGI Family Group Record, (Family History Center), For John W Woods and Jemima McLaughlin. [S129] Nancy Sadler, Transcriber, Mercer County Cemetery Index, (Mercer County Genealogical Society), Vol MC4, pg 56 for John W, Oscar N.