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Eliza “Lizzie” <I>Henry</I> Woods

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Eliza “Lizzie” Henry Woods

Birth
Nottinghamshire, England
Death
7 May 1911 (aged 62)
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
Burial
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA Add to Map
Plot
1st Add Blk 065 Lot 3 Gr#2
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Married Robert Woods in Egremont, Ontario, in 1873. Moved to Dakota Territory with husband and four daughters in 1878. One more daughter and three sons were born in Dakota Territory, with the youngest of her nine children being born after North Dakota became a state.

In 1851 she, her parents, four siblings, and a servant, 26-year-old Mary Mee, lived in Nottingham, England.

In 1861 she, her mother, five siblings, and a farm laborer, 31-year-old John Kennard, lived on a farm in Egremont Township, Grey County, ON.

In 1871 her mother, brothers John and James, and she and her daughter Eliza lived there. John worked as a cooper.

In 1880 she, her husband, their four children, and his brother William lived on a farm in Grand Forks County, Dakota Territory.

In 1900 she and Robert and six of their children--all but Eliza, Henrietta, and Isabelle--lived in a house they owned, with a mortgage, in Minto, ND. He worked as a carpenter and Lydia as a public school teacher. His brother Richard lived next door.

In 1910 she and her husband and four of their children lived in a house they were renting at 501 North Fourth Street in Grand Forks, ND. He worked as a carpenter for a building contractor, Lydia as a stenographer at a department store, Thomas as a general clerk at a department store, William as a manager at a real estate company, and James as a laborer at a printing company.
Married Robert Woods in Egremont, Ontario, in 1873. Moved to Dakota Territory with husband and four daughters in 1878. One more daughter and three sons were born in Dakota Territory, with the youngest of her nine children being born after North Dakota became a state.

In 1851 she, her parents, four siblings, and a servant, 26-year-old Mary Mee, lived in Nottingham, England.

In 1861 she, her mother, five siblings, and a farm laborer, 31-year-old John Kennard, lived on a farm in Egremont Township, Grey County, ON.

In 1871 her mother, brothers John and James, and she and her daughter Eliza lived there. John worked as a cooper.

In 1880 she, her husband, their four children, and his brother William lived on a farm in Grand Forks County, Dakota Territory.

In 1900 she and Robert and six of their children--all but Eliza, Henrietta, and Isabelle--lived in a house they owned, with a mortgage, in Minto, ND. He worked as a carpenter and Lydia as a public school teacher. His brother Richard lived next door.

In 1910 she and her husband and four of their children lived in a house they were renting at 501 North Fourth Street in Grand Forks, ND. He worked as a carpenter for a building contractor, Lydia as a stenographer at a department store, Thomas as a general clerk at a department store, William as a manager at a real estate company, and James as a laborer at a printing company.

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Our Mother
Oh Mother round thy hallowed name
Such blissful memory springs,
The heart in all but years the same,
With reverent worship clings



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  • Maintained by: Wright Connections
  • Originally Created by: ginnyt
  • Added: Feb 11, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17899517/eliza-woods: accessed ), memorial page for Eliza “Lizzie” Henry Woods (25 Mar 1849–7 May 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17899517, citing Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA; Maintained by Wright Connections (contributor 51682996).