William Peairs Woods

1850 - 1903  (53 years)

• Name	William Peairs Woods
  Birth	30 Apr 1850	Galesburg, Knox, IL
  Gender	Male
  Census	21 Sep 1850	Galesburg, Knox, IL ; age 4/12, born IL, living with parents
  Census	25 Jul 1860	Amity, Page, IA ; age 10, born IL, living with parents
  Census	24 Aug 1870	Nodaway, Taylor, IA ; Willie, age 20, born IL, farmer, living with parents
  Census	21 Jul 1880	Holt, Taylor, IA ; age 30, born IL, married this year, farmer, parents born PA/PA, father in house
  Census	18 Jun 1900	Valley, Sheridan, KS ; age 50, born Apr 1850 in IL, farmer, parents born PA/PA
  Death	12 May 1903	Hoxie, Sheridan, KS
  Burial		Studley Cemetery, Studley, KS
  Person ID	I5165	Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Nov 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	Mary Isabelle Swalley,   b. 26 Nov 1859, Ohio d. 1944 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1880	Taylor Co, IA
  Children	+ 1. John Robert Woods,   b. 22 Apr 1881, Taylor Co, IA d. 22 Aug 1970, Hoxie, Sheridan, KS (Age 89 years) 2. Vera Narcissa Woods,   b. 7 Feb 1883, Nodaway, Taylor, IA d. 18 Dec 1962 (Age 79 years)   3. Ernest William Woods,   b. 30 Dec 1886, Villisca, Montgomery, IA d. 17 Sep 1918, France (Age 31 years) + 4. Williston Edson Woods,   b. 28 Jun 1889, Kansas d. 15 Apr 1967, Chadron, Dawes, NE (Age 77 years)   5. Julia Woods,   b. Feb 1893, Kansas d. 1966 (Age ~ 72 years)
  Family ID	F7267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2017

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Hoxie Sentinel", May 1903 (posted by Karen de Sanno on findagrave.com) William P. Woods was born in Galesburg, Illinois April 30, 1850. At an early age he moved with his parents to College Springs, Page county, Illinois, lived there several years, then moved to Taylor county, Iowa. He was married to Mary I. Swalley at Joliet, Illinois February 19, 1880. Six children were born to this union, one having died in infancy. After their marriage, they lived in Taylor county seven years, when in 1887 they moved to Sheridan county, Kansas where they have since lived. He was converted at the age of 36 years and joined the M.E. church of which he remained a faithful member and lived an exemplary Christian life. He died on the evening of the 12th of May, 1903, being 53 years and 12 days old. His body was laid to rest in the Studley cemetery May 14th. He leaves a wife and five children. Rev. Mickey conducted the services preached from 2 Tim. 4, 7-8.