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Biographical Sketches from the History of Howard and Cooper Counties, 1883 (Richmond Township, part 2)
HOWARD COUNTY MISSOURI BIOGRAPHIES (Richmond Township, part 2)
RICHMOND TOWNSHIP (Continued)
http://files.usgwarchives.org/mo/howard/bios/richmond1.txt
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pg. 423 JOHN A. WOODS
was the seventh of nine children, the family of Larkin K. and his wife Mary,
whose maiden name was HOCKER. Larkin K. WOODS was a native of Kentucky and was
brought to this state in 1803. In 1816 he was brought with his father's family
to Howard county, where he was reared and lived until his death, which occurred
February 14, 1866. John A. was born in this county August 26, 1844, and was
brought on his father's farm, where he lived until 1867. He then settled on his
present farm, which now consists of 210 acres. On the 4th of April, 1866, Mr.
WOODS married to Miss Martha J., daughter of Martha J., daughter of Boyd
MCCRARY, an old settler of this county. They have five children: Boyd, Tillie,
Eva, Hattie, and Mabel. Like most of the young men in this part of the state
during the war, Mr. WOODS enlisted in the Confederate army, with which he
continued until the general surrender. Being quite a youth, however, when the
war broke out, he did not enlist until 1864, then becoming a member of company
E, of General CLARK's division. He surrendered at Alexandria in 1865.
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pg. 423 & 424 JAMES H. WOODS
That the pioneers days of Howard county have long since passed away, is
plainly manifest from the fact that so many of the active men of the present day
are the grandson's of those who cleared a way the forests and first made homes
within its borders. Mr. WOODS is one of these, his father having been born in
this county and having here lived and died. Archie WOODS, the grandfather of
James, came to Howard county among the first of its early settlers and here he
made his home and reared his family. Archie Jr., his son, was the father of the
subject of this sketch, and on reaching manhood was married to Miss Elizabeth
WILKENSON, of this county. He had two children, James H. being the elder.
James was born in this county September 15, 1851. He was brought up on his
father's farm and in his youth was given a good practical education in the
common schools of his neighborhood. He followed farming and stock dealing until
1875, when he engaged in Merchandising in Boonsboro. But after an experience of
one year in the mercantile business, in which he was reasonably successful, he
returned to his farm where he has since lived. He has a place of 235 acres of
well improved land, and on his own estate enjoys the competence and independence
which his industry and good management has brought him. The maiden name of his
wife was Sallie L. AFFLICK, of Monroe county, Missouri. They were married
February 1, 1883.
SOURCE: History of Howard and Cooper Counties, St. Louis: National Historical
Company, 1883, (Richmond township, pp. 400-424.)
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