Franklin was the first child and only son for parents James Nicholas and Eliza (Lawyer) Woodcock. The family lived in Schoharie County, New York during his childhood. Sometime between 1865 and 1870 the family moved to Union, Broome County, New York. Franklin was still living at home, unemployed and single, in 1877 when his father was struck by lightning and killed. His mother remarried about 1879 and Franklin went to live with his sister Ella Warner and her family. He was employed as a farm hand.
About 1880 Franklin married Luella Getter. They had three known children: Raymond, Roy, and an infant that died. The family lived in Schoharie, New York and Franklin was employed as a day laborer.
Luella died in 1903. It is unknown if they divorced before she died. Franklin married second wife Hattie Ann about 1902 according to his 1910 census, but Franklin wasn't good with numbers, his age in various records is not consistent. By 1906 Franklin and Hattie were living in Syracuse, New York and Franklin was still employed as a laborer. By 1910 they had moved back to Union, New York and Franklin was working as a farmer.
The farming must not have gone well for Franklin because by 1915 they had moved to Rochester, New York and he had become a broom maker. He was getting older, and his mother had passed away in 1917, so by 1920 Franklin and Hattie had moved to Daytona Beach, Florida. Franklin had his own company there, F. P. Woodcock & Co., broom manufacturing. This must have worked well for him as he did this until his death. He died from a dilation of the heart and chronic nephritis.
About 1880 Franklin married Luella Getter. They had three known children: Raymond, Roy, and an infant that died. The family lived in Schoharie, New York and Franklin was employed as a day laborer.
Luella died in 1903. It is unknown if they divorced before she died. Franklin married second wife Hattie Ann about 1902 according to his 1910 census, but Franklin wasn't good with numbers, his age in various records is not consistent. By 1906 Franklin and Hattie were living in Syracuse, New York and Franklin was still employed as a laborer. By 1910 they had moved back to Union, New York and Franklin was working as a farmer.
The farming must not have gone well for Franklin because by 1915 they had moved to Rochester, New York and he had become a broom maker. He was getting older, and his mother had passed away in 1917, so by 1920 Franklin and Hattie had moved to Daytona Beach, Florida. Franklin had his own company there, F. P. Woodcock & Co., broom manufacturing. This must have worked well for him as he did this until his death. He died from a dilation of the heart and chronic nephritis.
Franklin was the first child and only son for parents James Nicholas and Eliza (Lawyer) Woodcock. The family lived in Schoharie County, New York during his childhood. Sometime between 1865 and 1870 the family moved to Union, Broome County, New York. Franklin was still living at home, unemployed and single, in 1877 when his father was struck by lightning and killed. His mother remarried about 1879 and Franklin went to live with his sister Ella Warner and her family. He was employed as a farm hand.
About 1880 Franklin married Luella Getter. They had three known children: Raymond, Roy, and an infant that died. The family lived in Schoharie, New York and Franklin was employed as a day laborer.
Luella died in 1903. It is unknown if they divorced before she died. Franklin married second wife Hattie Ann about 1902 according to his 1910 census, but Franklin wasn't good with numbers, his age in various records is not consistent. By 1906 Franklin and Hattie were living in Syracuse, New York and Franklin was still employed as a laborer. By 1910 they had moved back to Union, New York and Franklin was working as a farmer.
The farming must not have gone well for Franklin because by 1915 they had moved to Rochester, New York and he had become a broom maker. He was getting older, and his mother had passed away in 1917, so by 1920 Franklin and Hattie had moved to Daytona Beach, Florida. Franklin had his own company there, F. P. Woodcock & Co., broom manufacturing. This must have worked well for him as he did this until his death. He died from a dilation of the heart and chronic nephritis.
About 1880 Franklin married Luella Getter. They had three known children: Raymond, Roy, and an infant that died. The family lived in Schoharie, New York and Franklin was employed as a day laborer.
Luella died in 1903. It is unknown if they divorced before she died. Franklin married second wife Hattie Ann about 1902 according to his 1910 census, but Franklin wasn't good with numbers, his age in various records is not consistent. By 1906 Franklin and Hattie were living in Syracuse, New York and Franklin was still employed as a laborer. By 1910 they had moved back to Union, New York and Franklin was working as a farmer.
The farming must not have gone well for Franklin because by 1915 they had moved to Rochester, New York and he had become a broom maker. He was getting older, and his mother had passed away in 1917, so by 1920 Franklin and Hattie had moved to Daytona Beach, Florida. Franklin had his own company there, F. P. Woodcock & Co., broom manufacturing. This must have worked well for him as he did this until his death. He died from a dilation of the heart and chronic nephritis.
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