Daniel Woodbury
23 May 1896–about 1953 (Age 56)
Edford Township, Henry, Illinois, United States
The Life of Daniel
When Daniel Woodbury was born on 23 May 1896, in Edford Township, Henry, Illinois, United States, his father, John Perry Woodbury, was 36 and his mother, Augusta Kane, was 20. He lived in Henry, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died about 1953, in Illinois, United States, at the age of 57.
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Family Time Line
John Perry Woodbury
1860–1925
Augusta Kane
1876–1972
Daniel Woodbury
1896–1953
Bessie Woodbury
1900–1985
Nellie Woodbury
1903–1979
Clarence Woodbury
1906–1972
Parents and Siblings
John Perry Woodbury
1860–1925Male
1876–1972Female
siblings
(4)
1896–1953Male
1900–1985Female
1903–1979Female
1906–1972Male
World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 2
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
Age 14
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 16
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places, notably in Devon, called Woodbury, from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + byrig, dative of burh ‘fortified place’, or from either of two places called Woodborough, in Nottinghamshire and Wiltshire. The Nottinghamshire place name is from Old English wudu + burh, while Woodborough in Wiltshire is named with the same first element + Old English beorg ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Daniel Woodbury in household of John Woodbury, "United States Census, 1920"
- Daniel Woodberry in household of John Woodberry, "United States Census, 1900"
- David Woodbury in household of John P Woodbury, "United States Census, 1910"
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