Seth Woods

1837 - 1905  (68 years)

• Name	Seth Woods
  Birth	11 Apr 1837	West Salem, Mercer, PA
  Gender	Male
  Census	12 Nov 1850	Richfield, Adams, IL ; age 13, born PA, living with parents
  Census	20 Jul 1860	Roseville, Warren, IL ; age 22, born PA, common school teacher, living with parents
  Census	18 Jun 1880	Swan, Warren, IL ; age 43, born PA, farm laborer, living with 2 sons & father in house of sister Elizabeth
  Census	5 Jun 1900	Atkinson, Holt, NE ; age 63, born Apr 1837 in PA, marr 20 yrs, real estate agent, parents born PA/PA
  Death	17 Jul 1905	Atkinson, Holt, NE
  Burial		Woodlawn Cemetery, Atkinson, NE
  Person ID	I5112	Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Robert Woods,   b. 19 Aug 1802, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 11 Feb 1883, Roseville, Warren, IL (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Martha Morford,   b. 31 Dec 1807, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 11 Mar 1876, Roseville, Warren, IL (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F1515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Zilpah Stern,   b. 25 Oct 1845, Mercer Co, PA d. 15 May 1875, Hutchinson, KS (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1865
  Children	1. Herman Bruce Woods,   b. 1 Nov 1867, McDonough Co, IL d. 3 Apr 1895, Atkinson, Holt, NE (Age 27 years) 2. Caleb Judd Woods,   b. 14 Nov 1869, Warren Co, IL d. 18 Mar 1919, San Diego, San Diego, CA (Age 49 years) + 3. Melvin Theodore “Ted” Woods,   b. 22 Jan 1872, McDonough Co, IL d. 24 May 1931, Rosalie, Thurston, NE (Age 59 years)   4. Robert Roy Woods,   b. 9 Nov 1873, McDonough Co, IL d. 31 Mar 1939, Atkinson, Holt, NE (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F1517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Lucy O Davis,   b. 25 Apr 1842, Salem, Essex, MA
  Marriage	4 May 1876
  Family ID	F1524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Lucretia Hoisington,   b. 28 Feb 1846, Monmouth, Warren, IL d. 27 Mar 1939, Atkinson, Holt, NE (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	28 Apr 1881	Warren Co, IL
  Family ID	F6883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2017

  
  

• Notes

  From "The Past and present of Warren County, Illinois" Seth WOODS, farmer and stock raiser, b Venango Co. Pa. April 11 1837 came to Pike Co., Ill May 1848 remained there until March 1851 then came here; has family four children, Herman B., Caleb J., Melvin T. and Robt R. has been married twice; first wife, mother of the children, was Miss Zilpah STEM, born Mercer Co., Pa., Oct 25 1845; m Sept 20 1865; she died Hutchinson, Kan. May 15 1875; he m again May 4 1876 to Lucy O. DAVIS, b Salem Mass, April 25 1842 has 86 acres, value $6,800. from "The Atkinson Graphic", 21 Jul 1905 (atkinsonne.advantage-preservation.com) Seth Woods, one of the early settlers of this city, died from blood poisoning caused by his stepping on a nail about a year ago. At that time, the wound healed, lately it began to bother him and he was forced to have a part of the foot amputated. For a time this gave him relief, but last Saturday he became unconscious and passed away Monday, July 17. The funeral services were conducted by his brother Masons at the residence, Tuesday and they laid him to rest in Woodlawn Cem. He was born in Venango, Pennsylvania, April 11, 1837, and moved to Illinois in childhood and to Atkinson in 1884.