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JOHN H.
WIETHAUPER, superintendent of the L. L. Brown Paper
Company Mills of West Cummington, was born in
Morristown, N.J., August 20, 1846, son of August G. and
Mary (Corrington) Wiethauper.
Mr.
Wiethauper's father was a native of Germany, who, after
serving seven years in apprenticeship at hand
paper-making, emigrated to the United States in 1838,
and settled in Morristown, N.J. He subsequently moved to
Bloomfield, N.J., where he was employed as
superintendent, and in 1861 to Dalton, Mass., to fill a
similar position in Crane & Co.'s paper-mills, which
he held until 1877. He died at the age of sixty-nine
years. August Wiethauper was an expert in his calling
and a highly esteemed citizen. His wife died at
the age of fifty-one.
John H.
Wiethauper was educated in the public schools of
Morristown. After graduating from the high school, he
commenced work in the paper-mills. In 1866 he entered
the employ of Crane & Co. at Dalton, where under his
father's direction he passed through the different
branches of the trade, and became proficient in every
detail of the business, from the manufacturing of the
ordinary grades to the production of the finest bond and
linen papers, and continued in the employ of the above
company until in 1881 he was appointed superintendent of
the L. L.
Brown Paper Company Mills in West Cummington, a
position which he has since filled with marked ability. These mills were
erected in 1856 by J. D. Nelson; and in 1860 they came
into the possession of the present company, of which C.
C. Jenks is president, and A. B. Daniels is
treasurer.
The plant contains all modern improvements in the
way of
machinery; and, although
water is
depended upon for power, they have in reserve a one
hundred horse-power engine, with a one hundred and fifty
horse-power boiler, which can furnish steam-power in case of
accident or the failure of the water supply. They have a
large reservoir upon the mountain for the purpose of
supplying water to their tenants and to the town in case
of fires.
The company employs from twenty-five to
thirty skilled operatives, and owns a number of
tenement-houses. The mills produce a superior quality of
both bond and linen papers, which are widely known, and
command a ready sale. The entire enterprise is under the
direct supervision of Mr. Wiethauper, who, aside from
overseeing the work of manufacturing, has found time to
effect a great deal of outside improvement in the way of
grading and laying out of lawns and roads.
Mr.
Wiethauper married Sophronia Comstock, of Great
Barrington, daughter of William Comstock. They have
three children: J.
Russell, Frank C, and John H., Jr. Mr. Wiethauper is a
member of Berkshire Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Adams.
He attends the Congregational church.
JASON WILLCUTT, a prosperous farmer of
Cummington, Mass., was born in the adjoining town of
Goshen, December 5, 1822, son of William and Betsey
(Daniels) Willcutt. Mr. Willcutt's grandparents were
Zebulon and Mercy (Litchfield) Willcutt, who moved to
Goshen from Cohasset, on the south shore of
Massachusetts Bay. Zebulon Willcutt acquired a tract of
two hundred acres of wild land, and cleared and improved
a good farm, erecting substantial buildings. The estate
is now owned by Emily Willcutt. He served as a soldier
in the Revolutionary War, and long survived to enjoy the
freedom he had helped to win, attaining the advanced age
of ninety-three years. In politics he was a Democrat and
in religion a Baptist. His wife, Mercy Litchfield,
became the mother of the following children: John,
Jesse, Joseph, Minerva, Noah, William, Francis, Serviah,
and Louis.
William Willcutt, Mr.
Willcutt's father, was born in Goshen, and resided with
his parents until 1832. He learned the trade of a
wagon-maker, and followed that as an occupation, but was
also a Methodist minister, and did a great deal of
Christian work. William Willcutt died at the age of
seventy-one. He married Betsey Daniels; and they had
eight children: Jackson, Jason, Elvira, Hester, Harriet,
Eliza, William, and Lorenzo. The mother died at the age
of seventy-nine.
Jason Willcutt, having grown
to manhood, purchased the D. Richards farm of one
hundred and twenty-five acres, situated on the line
between Goshen and Cummington, remodeled the house,
built a new barn, and otherwise improved the property.
He is a painstaking and progressive farmer, as is shown
by the neat and orderly appearance of his premises and
the general air of thrift and good management, his farm
being one of the best in this locality. He is engaged in
general husbandry and dairying, keeping twelve cows and
some valuable young cattle. He is a Republican in
politics, and has served as
Selectman.
Mr. Willcutt and Elvira Shaw,
daughter of Ebenezer Shaw, were united in marriage on
April 16, 1840. They journeyed together through life's
sunshine and its storms more than fifty years. Of the
five children who came to brighten their home two,
Sylvanus and Guilford, were soon taken away. Those
remaining are: Brackley H., who was born March 30, 1848,
and now assists his father in managing the farm;
Clarinda E-, born April 30, 1852, residing at home;
Flora P., born March 24, 1859, who married William
H. Merritt,
a prosperous farmer of Goshen. The mother, too, was
called to the home above on March 19, 1892, in her
seventieth year. Mr. Willcutt is a Spiritualist in his
religious belief, holding in the firm grasp of faith
MARTIN WILLCUTT, widely known as a
prosperous agriculturist and an extensive stock raiser,
was born in Chesterfield, August 23, 1827, son of Major
Joel and Malency (Bates) Willcutt.
Major Willcutt was a farmer of
industrious habits, and soon after his marriage, which
was performed in Cummington, settled on a farm in this
locality, and followed his customary occupation for a
time. He subsequently
sold his original purchase, bought the homestead
property where his son Martin now resides, and
thereafter made its cultivation and improvement one of
the chief objects of his life.
He died in August, 1882. He was
interested in military tactics, and for many years was
drum major in the old Home Guard. His wife, who was his
faithful companion and counselor for more than half a
century, died in 1877. They reared a family of eleven
children, namely: Jesse, a resident of Cummington;
Clarissa, deceased; Malinda, wife of Ebenezer Shaw, of
Cummington; Alvin, who died in Cummington in 1893;
Martin, the subject of this sketch; Rhoda, deceased;
Lucrctia, wife of Henry Dyer, of Cumming-ton; Lydia,
wife of Alexus Wells, of Cummington; Clarissa, wife of
Abner Damon, of Williamsburg; Joel, deceased; and Maria,
wife of William Wells, of Williamsburg.
Martin Willcutt spent his childhood
and youth in very much the same manner as most farmers'
boys, by turns attending school and helping in the
labors of the farm, but remaining beneath the parental
roof-tree until marriage. He
afterward worked at the carpenter's trade in this town
and in Cummington for several years, and was likewise
engaged to some extent in farming. After the
death of his father Mr. Willcutt, who had always taken
an interest in farm work, bought the claims of the
remaining heirs in the homestead property, and has since
carried on general farming with success. He has
added much to the improvements already begun. There is a
substantial and convenient set of buildings, with all
the equipments required by a first-class modern
agriculturist. He raises hay, corn, and the small
grains, and makes a specialty of stock-raising, handling
a large number of cattle each year.
On February 9, 1851, Mr.
Willcutt was united in marriage with Miss Millury
J. Shaw, a native of
Cummington, being a daughter of Ebenezer Shaw, an early
settler of that place. Mr. Willcutt champions the
principles of the Democratic party, and, although not an
aspirant for public office, has served his town as Road
Surveyor, as well as in some of the minor offices. He is
a true and loyal citizen in every respect, and has an
unblemished reputation as a straightforward and upright
man and a worthy member of society.
LUCAS WILLIAMS, formerly a merchant
tailor and coal dealer of Amherst, Mass., now living in
retirement, was born in the town of Huntington, August
23, 1822, son of Samuel and Susan (Wight) Williams,
respectively natives of Huntington and Dedham,
Mass.
His grandfather, Isaac Williams, was
one of the early settlers of Huntington, where he
followed the calling of a farmer. He reared a family of
three sons and two daughters, all of whom lived to
marry. Samuel Williams grew to manhood in Huntington;
and, like his father, he also engaged in
agriculture. He was diligent in his
work, and was esteemed by his neighbors. He and his wife
were constant attendants at the Congregational church,
of which she was a member. In politics he was a Whig.
Lucas Williams is now the sole survivor of the nine
children born to his parents. Those deceased are:
Edward; S., Dwight; John; Lucius, the twin brother of
Lucas; and Susan L. Three died in infancy.
Their father's death occurred at
Huntington when he was seventy-two years of age. His
wife died at the same age. Lucas Williams lived in
Huntington until he was sixteen years of age, acquiring
a good practical education in the common schools. In
1840 he came to Amherst, where he began to learn the
trade of a tailor under the instruction of Thompson
Kimberly, with whom he remained about four years. He
next went to Barre, Mass., where he was engaged at his
trade for four and a half years. Following that he moved
to Huntington, where he remained for a brief period, and
later spent a short time in Northampton. In 1849 he
established himself in business in South Hadley. He
conducted it successfully for six and a half years,
when, in 1856, he returned to Amherst. Here he carried
on the business of a merchant tailor until 1869, at
which time he was succeeded by his nephew, B. H.
Williams. In 1870 he severed all connection with the
business. Prior to 1876 he was
for three years engaged as a coal dealer, but since that
time he has lived a retired life. He owns half of the
large business block in which his residence is located.
His means are amply sufficient to maintain him in
comfort without further labor.
He was first married in 1865 to Mrs.
Eliza C. Barrows. She died in 1890; and in March, 1892,
he entered into a second marriage with Mrs. Florence E.
(Marshall) Strong, who was born in Lyme, N.H. There are
no children by either union.
In politics Mr. Williams is a Republican.
He attends the Congregational church, of which
his wife is a member. Though now retired from active
participation in business, Mr. Williams is looked upon
as a representative business man of the town, and is
held in high esteem.
LUCIEN BENNETT WILLIAMS, for
many years an important factor in the manufacturing
interests of Northampton, Mass., and one of its foremost
citizens, was born in Becket, Berkshire County, on
February 3,
1825. He
died at his residence in this city on July 23 of the
present year, 1895.
Mr.
Williams was the representative of an early
settler of Hampshire County, his great-grandfather,
Ebenezer Williams, who was born and reared in
Canterbury, Conn., having removed from there to
Worthington, Mass., in old Colonial times. This part of
the country was then in its primeval wildness; and the
journey hither was made by himself and family on
horseback, following a path marked by blazed trees. Leonard
Williams, son of Ebenezer, was a widely known physician
of this county at an early period, being actively
engaged in the duties of his profession fifty
years.
He began practice in Worthington, but in 1804
removed to Chester, which was later known as Huntington.
Dr. Williams married Olive Wadsworth, of Becket, who
bore him three children: Jabin B., James Holland, and
Arvilla A. The daughter was twice married, her first
husband being Jonathan W. Bartlett, and her second Elias
Ballou. She lived past middle age, and at her death left
three children, of whom only one is now living. Jabin B.
Williams was born January 5, 1800, in Worthington, and
was but four years old when his parents settled in
Huntington, where he was reared, receiving a liberal
schooling. On attaining his majority he removed to
Becket, and there lived a short time, but soon returned
to Huntington and established himself in mercantile
business, opening a store of general merchandise, and
carrying a varied assortment of goods. He was very
successful, beginning with a small cash capital and
gradually increasing his trade until he had one of the
largest stores in the county, his straight-forward
business methods winning him friends and customers. He
remained in business until his decease in 1859. He married Lydia
Wilson, of Huntington, a native of Woodstock, Conn., and
they became the parents of six children, namely: Leonard
Wilson, who died in Lenox, aged eighteen years; Lucien
B., of whom we write; Cynthia A., widow of Israel D.
Clark, who resides in Northampton; Ermina L., who died
in infancy; Henry F., deceased, who was in business with
his brother Lucien for some years, and at the time of
his death was President of the First National Bank of
Northampton ; and Charles Edgar, a resident of
Northampton. The father was very prominent in the
administration of local public affairs, and one of the
influential members of the Democratic party. Though averse
to office-seeking or office-holding, he served as
Magistrate for many years, being recognized as an
authority on legal questions, and was a wise and
friendly counselor to his neighbors, who had great faith
in his integrity and good judgment. He was also the
pension agent for the Berkshire County Revolutionary
soldiers, about forty in number, who used to meet at his
store twice a year, March 4 and September 4, to receive
their hard earned bounty and rehearse the thrilling
stories of their army experiences.
Lucien B. Williams completed
his school life at the Wilbraham Academy, and, when a
youth of seventeen years, became a salesman in his
father's store. He was quick to learn, paying close
attention to his duties, in time becoming a partner in
the business, and at the death of his father succeeding
to its ownership.
Mr. Williams began the manufacture of baskets in
Huntington, buying out the plant of an established firm
and continuing there until 1862. In that
year he came to Northampton, where he increased his
business to large proportions. He manufactured baskets
of splint and rattan, of all sizes, including clothes
baskets, peach baskets, and market baskets, the mill.
capacity being very large, turning out in good times as
many as ten thousand baskets per day. The factory is a
large building, two hundred by forty feet, with an L one
hundred by thirty feet, and an engine-room in which is
manufactured the steam that propels the machinery.
Besides this the plant includes four storehouses, each
two hundred by fifty feet; and employment is furnished
in prosperous times to two hundred hands. Here Mr.
Williams was as successful as in his mercantile business
in Huntington, which he closed out in 1861, just prior
to his removal to Northampton. This manufactory is now
governed by an
incorporated company, which was organized some
twenty-five years ago.
Mr.
Williams was the first President; his son,
Vice-President; Frank K. Clark, his sister's son,
Treasurer; and Robert G. Williams, a nephew,
Secretary. Mr.
Williams's exacting business interests necessarily
absorbed much of his attention; but he was
always identified with all philanthropic measures
looking to the material and moral betterment of his
town, county, State, and country. He was an
ardent, working patriot in the Civil War, having up to
the opening of that war been a Democrat in political
convictions, but there after was a Republican in
sentiment and service.
Mr.
Williams was a Director in the Northampton Bank
for many years, including the time of the famous
robbery, and was prominently useful in aiding the
adjustment of the serious difficulties which followed
that calamity. A
few years ago his failing health compelled him to resign
the responsible trust, his son Harry being selected as
his successor.
Mr. Williams was also Treasurer of the Florence
Machine Company in its prosperous days, and was for many
years a prominent Director of the Northampton Emery
Wheel Company, whose treasurer, the late General Otis,
was one of his very warm friends.
On September 1, 1847, Mr.
Williams was united in marriage with Harriet Copeland,
of Huntington, a daughter of Melvin and Lucinda (Blake)
Copeland. Mrs. Williams's parents died in the spring of
1866, her father in March and her mother in April.
Mr.
Copeland was a native of Sturbridge, Mass., but
moved from there to Hartford, Conn., where he was
married, and there engaged in the manufacture of
carpenter's tools. Later he moved to Huntington and
carried on the same business until his decease. Mrs.
Williams was born and reared in Hartford, finishing her
education in the Hartford Seminary. a noted
institution of learning. The union of Mr. and Mrs.
Williams was blessed by the birth of four children,
three of whom have passed to the higher life: Mary, who
died in infancy; Frederick at the age of five years; and
Helen at the age of seventeen years. Henry L., the
only child living, was graduated from Yale College in
the class of 1882.
He married Isabella Dewey, a daughter of Edward
Dewey, of Boston, Mass. The Williams
residence, a spacious mansion standing on a beautiful
lawn and shaded by towering elms with graceful branches,
is one of the most charming places in this vicinity.
This property, containing about five acres of land, Mr.
Williams purchased in 1867; and the house, which was
built seventy-five years ago and is three stories high
and sixty feet square, has been entirely remodeled. It
is furnished in a cozy, homelike, tasteful way, and
pervaded with an air of comfort, the handsome library
with its three thousand volumes being especially
attractive.
We take pleasure in quoting from an appreciative
tribute to the memory of Mr. Williams, elsewhere in
print, evidently from the pen of one who knew him well:
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"He was an example of the
gentleman in business, and has been a power in directing
business affairs in the Meadow City even outside of
those concerns with which he was directly engaged. He
had a wonderful magnetism, which asserted itself in
various ways, not only in his affairs of business: but
in his social and home life. He was a man of large
heart, philanthropic and at the same time thoroughly
democratic; and these qualities, together with a genial
disposition, made him a host of loyal and loving friends
and acquaintances. He was the same to rich and poor
alike, and this accounts in large measure for the
influence he had with his employees and for the devotion
the workingmen had for him. He was ever their friend and
sympathizer. "
OREN WILLIAMS, one of the old and
respected residents of the beautiful college town of
Amherst, was born in South Amherst, September 16, 1812,
and comes of a race of independent farmers. His parents
were Justice and Sally (Warner) Williams. His paternal
grandfather, Justice Williams, Sr., who was one of the
first settlers of South Amherst, owning and tilling a
large farm there, was an industrious and thrifty man,
whose labors were crowned with success. He and his wife,
Sarah Pomeroy Williams, both lived to be quite old. They
were church members, attending what is now the Second
Congregational Church. They had a family of seven
children, all of whom attained maturity.
Justice Williams, the younger, was a
hard working and successful man. At one time he owned
what is now the town farm in South Amherst; and during
his whole lifetime he was a large property owner,
winning from the soil a comfortable livelihood. In
politics he was a Whig, and was a leading man in the
district, serving as Sheriff for a number of years. He
died on his farm at the age of fifty-six, his wife
living to be sixty-three. They had six children
- five sons and a daughter-only one of whom, the subject
of this sketch, is living today.
Oren Williams grew to manhood on the
old farm. He attended the district schools of South
Amherst, and studied one term at Amherst Academy, then
turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, and up to
1882 was successfully engaged in general farming, being
industrious and painstaking, shirking no task, however
difficult, and a good business man.
At one time he owned three hundred acres of land;
but in 1882 he sold his farm, and purchased a pretty
home in Amherst, where he now resides retired from
active work.
On May 29, 1839, Mr. Williams was
united in marriage with Eliza J., daughter of Sylvanus
and Sukey (Joslyn) Howe, who was born in Enfield, Mass.,
November 17, 1812. Sylvanus Howe also was
a farmer; and his life was passed far from the noise of
city traffic, in the open country, where Mother Nature
laughs around, Where even the deep blue heavens look
glad. And gladness breathes
from the blossoming year around. Mr. Howe was a
good citizen, he and his wife both being members of the
Congregational church, and was universally regretted
when he passed from earth, at the age of seventy-two.
Mrs. Howe, long surviving her husband, attained the
advanced age of eighty-seven. Four of their six children
are now living.
Politically, Mr. Williams is a
Republican. He and his wife are
Congregationalists, attending the church at South
Amherst. They have no children. Deservedly esteemed by
all who know them, this venerable couple are ending
their days in the peace and comfort which are the
fitting rewards of early and long continued useful toil.
CHAUNCEY WITHERELL, a respected
citizen of Chesterfield, who at one time was actively
engaged as a merchant and farmer, but is now in
retirement, was born in Westhampton, Mass., November 17,
1822, son of Edsel and Sybil (Chilson)
Witherell.
Edsel Witherell was an independent
farmer. He tilled a farm in
Westhampton four years, and then moved to Chesterfield.
Purchasing an estate in the southern part of the town,
he there passed the remainder of his life, winning from
the soil an ample income. He and his wife reared three
children, namely: Chauncey, the subject of this sketch;
Cordelia, wife of D. S. Axtell; and Sophronia, wife of
Norman. C. Rhodes. The latter two died some time since,
and their husbands also are deceased.
Chauncey Witherell received a good
common-school education. He remained with his parents
during their lifetime, gradually assuming the
responsibilities of the farm, until at length he had
full charge. By unremitting industry and close attention
to the details of business he acquired a modest fortune,
and within ten years from the time that he took full
charge of the home farm was able to retire, purchasing a
lot in Chesterfield village, upon which he erected a
comfortable home. On February 27, 1843,
Mr. Witherell was united in marriage with Asenath
Bisbee, a native of Chesterfield, daughter of Elisha
Bisbee, who was one of the early settlers of the town.
Mrs. Witherell was a capable helpmate to her husband.
Living at the home of her husband's parents after she
was first married, she cared for them in their old age
as tenderly as if they were her own parents. She died
January 22, 1893. Mr. and Mrs. Witherell had no
children; but a nephew of the former resides with him,
and superintends the work of the farm.
Mr. Witherell is an
adherent of the Republican party. He has served as
Selectman, and filled other official positions.
Mrs. Witherell was a member
of the Congregational church in Chesterfield. What he
owns he has well earned. It is but the reward of
industry and a well spent life. He may rest beneath the
shadow of his own vine and fig tree with the satisfied
content born of duty fulfilled.
CYRUS F. WOODS, a successful business man
of Enfield,
was born in Belchertown, December 23, 1825, son
of Zenas and Abigail (Forbes) Woods.
Mr. Woods's grandfather, John Woods, served as a
Corporal during the Revolutionary War; and his discharge
from the Continental army, signed by General Washington,
is now in the possession of his grandson. The family is
of early Colonial origin. Mr. Woods treasures an old
document relating to his ancestors, which bears the date
of 1694. Zenas Woods, Mr. Woods's father, was a native
of New Braintree, Worcester County, Mass.; and his
mother was born in Bridgewater, Mass.
Cyrus F. Woods commenced his education in the
schools of his native town, and completed his studies at
the Quaboag Seminary in Warren. At an early age he went
to Springfield, Mass., where he was employed in the
dry-goods store of Samuel Bailey, with whom he remained
for four years. Then, in company
with others, he engaged in the same line of trade. After
an experience of a few months in this enterprise he
disposed of his interest, and went to New York City,
where he was a clerk in a wholesale dry-goods
establishment for one year. In 1851 he returned to
Enfield, started a general mercantile business, and
successfully conducted it until 1866, when he sold out
again, and went back to New York City. He next engaged
in stock-broking in Wall Street, becoming familiar with
the business
methods of that centre of
finance. Subsequently he
was for some time Vice-President of the New York Mining
Exchange and President of the Consolidated Clearinghouse
connected with that institution. He also
interested himself in the construction of
railroads, making contracts
to build sections of Cayuga Lake Railway, the Rochester
& Pittsburg line, and sections of the New York
Central. He was
successful in all of his business enterprises, and
continued to reside in New York City until 1884, when he
once more returned to Enfield, which has since been his
home. He is now
engaged in the lumber business, and, in company with A.
J. N. Ward, is conducting an extensive and profitable
enterprise. He is a
stanch Republican in politics, and during the years of
1864 and 1865 he served as a member of the Board of
Selectmen of Enfield.
Mr. Woods has been twice
married. His first wife, whom he wedded in 1873, was
Josephine K. Crane. She died in 1884, and in 1893 he
married for his second wife Caroline D. Jones. He is a
member of Dr. Hall's Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in
New York City; and Mrs. Woods is a member of St. James
Church in Philadelphia, of which the Rev. Dr. Blanchard
is pastor. They occupy a handsome residence in the
village, and Mr. Woods is a citizen of whom Enfield has
every reason to be proud.
HENRY M. WOODS, a
resident of Greenwich
and prominent
in town affairs, was born in Belchertown, Mass.,
January 19, 1828.
His grandfather, John Woods, was a
native of New Braintree, where his father, the
great-grandfather of Mr. Woods, was a pioneer.
John Woods, who was a farmer, was one of the brave
patriots of the Revolution. At the first call to arms he
left his plough and joined the Continental army, and did
not return to his peaceful fields till the war was over.
He had the honor of serving under the personal command
of General Washington himself. His discharge, signed by
General Washington, is still preserved by his grandson.
Mr. Woods died on the farm at an advanced age. He was
twice married, and reared four sons and several
daughters, all of whom have passed away.
Zenas Woods, born in New Braintree, Mass., in
1798, who was the third son of his parents, left home at
the age of sixteen to learn the clothier's trade at
North Brookfield, and served an apprenticeship of five
years, remaining until he was twenty-one. For the
greater part of his life he worked at his trade, but his
last years were spent in the cultivation of his farm in
Belchertown. He died at the age of seventy-two. His
wife, who was a native of
East Town (now Bridgewater), born in 1796, had passed
away many years before, dying in her fifty-third
year. Mr. Woods
cast his first vote with the old Whig party, and his
last with the Republicans. On religious
matters he held liberal views, while his wife was a
member of the Congregational church.
They had three sons and one adopted daughter,
namely: Joseph E., who died at the age of sixty-seven,
July 3, 1891 ; Cyrus F., who is now living in Enfield,
retired from active business; Henry M., the subject of
this article; and Eliza J., widow of the late Mr.
Wilson, of Madison, Wis.
Henry M. Woods grew to manhood in
Belchertown, receiving his education in the district
schools. He was reared to farm life, but spent some
years in the woolen-mills. He worked three years in the
mills of Enfield and one year in those of Granby, where
he was eventually promoted to the position of
overseer. On the
death of his mother he returned to the home farm, where
he remained until his fifty-fourth year, caring for his
father and attending to the general work of the
place. During this time he
purchased other land, after which he owned in all about
one hundred acres in Belchertown and Enfield. In 1882 he
sold the home farm and moved to Enfield.
Here he resided some four years, and then, in
1886, located in Greenwich on the estate which he now
occupies.
April 27, 1848, Mr. Woods was
married to Sarah F., daughter of Joel and Eunice
Whipple, of Greenwich, where Mrs. Wood was born October
24, 1825. Two sons were born of this union : George E.
and Charles M. The former, who was born December 26,
1853, is a resident of Guilford, Vt., and has a family
of three children: Mattie A., Sadie J., and George
N. Charles M. Woods, who
was born January 6, 1855, died at the age of
twenty-seven.
In political
matters Mr. Woods favors the Republican party. Since
taking up his residence in Greenwich he has given most
of his time to public affairs, attending closely to the
duties of his office as Selectman and as Overseer of the
Poor, positions which he has held for many years. He is
also a member of the Cemetery Commission. Mr. Woods was
for over forty years a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, to which his wife still belongs; but he is now
connected with the Congregational Society.
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