Grundy-Putnam County IL Archives Biographies.....Woodbury, A. G. November 8, 1842 - 
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Author: "History of Grundy County, Illinois", 1882

A. G. WOODBURY, real estate, loan and insurance agent and Police Magistrate, 
was born in Putnam County, this State, November 8, 1842; son of A. O. 
WOODBURY, who was born in Franklin County, Mass., August 2, 1813, and came to 
Illinois first in 1834, and settled in 1836, in Putnam County. He is a farmer 
by occupation, and came to Grundy County in 1852, remained there till 1875, 
then moved to Nebraska, where he still lives. His wife, Lydia S. WINTERS, was 
born in Miami County, Ohio, November 28, 1812, and is still living. The 
parents had six children, born to them, but three of them living, two sons and 
one daughter; one of the sons died at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., during the war. 
Subject was educated in Grundy County, and began life as a farmer, which he 
followed from 1866 to 1876, then engaged in his present business, which he has 
continued since. While living in the country, our subject was Supervisor of 
his Township, Collector, Township School Treasurer, Assessor, and was elected 
Magistrate the past spring (1882). Mr. WOODBURY enlisted in the Federal army, 
August 8, 1862, and served three years, lacking a few days; was Sergeant in 
Company D, Ninety-first Illinois Infantry; participated in many warm 
engagements; was captured by Gen. MORGAN in December, 1862, with the balance 
of his regiment, at Elizabethtown, Ky., and was exchanged in July, 1863. He 
was in the Department of the Sourthwest, operating against Dick TAYLOR; he was 
at the siege of Spanish Fort, and at Mobile, Ala. Mr. WOODBURY was married in 
this county, January 4, 1866, to Merinda MECHAM, born September 6, 1843, 
daughter of Sylvester and Delilah (BUNCH) MECHAM; he died in 1848, she in 
1874. Subject has two children, viz., Susie D. and L. Adella. Mr. WOODBURY and 
wife and older daughter are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. WOODBURY owns a 
comfortable residence in town, and a good farm in the country. Mr. WOODBURY is 
a Republican.

[Source: "History of Grundy County, Illinois", Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., 
Historical Publishers, Lake Side Building, 1882]

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