Endsley Richard Woodward

Male17 August 1894–15 October 1918

Brief Life History of Endsley Richard

When Endsley Richard Woodward was born on 17 August 1894, in Monongahela, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Harry Noble Woodward, was 20 and his mother, Margaret E. 'Maggie' Ferree, was 19. He married Catherine Virginia Fabian in 1916, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 15 October 1918, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 24.

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Family Time Line

Endsley Richard Woodward
1894–1918
Catherine Virginia Fabian
1897–1977
Marriage: 1916
Margaret Virginia Woodward
1919–1983

Sources (3)

  • Endsley Woodward in household of Harry N Woodward, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Endsley Richard Woodward, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Endsley R Woodward in household of Harry N Woodward, "United States Census, 1900"

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  • Marriage
    1916Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 2

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 4

    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.

    1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

    Age 7

    President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

    Name Meaning

    English: occupational name for a forester employed to look after the trees and game in a forest, Middle English woodward (from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + weard ‘guardian, protector’).

    History: Henry Woodward emigrated from England in 1635 and settled first in Dorchester, MA, and subsequently in Northampton, MA. He had many prominent descendants. Another Henry Woodward, born c. 1646 in the British West Indies, was the first English settler in SC (1664).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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