WILLIAM BARNES WOODS
History of Arizona, pg 501

One of the most conspicuous figures in affairs relating to the 
growth and development of Holbrook is W.B. Woods, who has been 
identified with so many phases of community life that he is 
generally recognized as one of the community's foremost citizens. 
He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on the 25th day of March 
1866 and is a son of Alex W. and M.J. Woods, the former of whom 
is deceased, while the latter is living in Los Angeles, 
California at the advanced age of eighty six.

W.B. Woods received his educational training in the public 
schools of Dayton, Ohio, St. Louis, Missouri and Quincy, 
Illinois and in 1895 came to Arizona joining an uncle, Adam 
Hanna, who was one of the pioneer ranchers of this state. In 
1897 Mr. Woods came to Holbrook to work for the Santa Fe 
Railroad. He leaned telegraphy and became the first manager 
of the Post Telegraph Company's office at this place. In 1896 
he was appointed clerk of the court for the fourth judicial 
district., serving in that capacity until 1912 when on the 
admission of Arizona to statehood he was elected clerk of 
the courts of Navajo County.  In 1898 he had charge of the 
military telegraph line for the civil service government at 
Holbrook and was later made quartermaster's agent in which 
capacities he served until the abandonment of Fort Apache by 
the government. In 1914 Mr. Woods and Lloyd C. Henning 
organized  the Navajo and Apache Telephone Company which 
he has been identified with ever since.

On June 9, 1900 Mr. Woods married Mary E. Clark of Albuquerque, 
New Mexico and they are the parents of three children: W.B. Jr., 
who received his education at Holbrook and attended West Point 
Military Academy one year, completed his education at Roswell 
New Mexico and is now manager of the Continental Oil plant at 
Marinette, Maricopa County; Edward A. who attended the Los 
Angeles public schools and is now on the dramatic stage on 
Broadway, New York City; and Roy C. who is a student at the 
University of Arizona at Tucson.

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