Mecosta County MI Archives Biographies.....Woodward, Asa G. October 20, 1853 - 
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Author: Chapman Brothers

ASA G. WOODWARD, farmer on sec. 15, Hinton Tp., (P.O, Sylvester), was born in 
Canada, Oct. 20, 1853.  His parents, JOhn M. and Roxy L. (Smith) Woodward, 
were born respectively in Vermont and Canada.  After their marriage they 
settled in the Dominion, where the father died, in the spring of 1877; the 
mother resides there still.  Mr. Woodward attended the common schools and 
worked on a farm altenately until he was 21 years of age.  After a year of 
labor on his own responsibility he went to Louisiana and was there employed in 
cutting ship timber.  He returned to Canada in the spring of 1876 and was 
occupied there three years as a builder.  He came to Mecosta County in the 
fall of 1879, and settled on 80 acres of land in Hinton Tp., which had 
previously purchased.  This is now his homestead, and 45 acres is under 
tillage.  In politics Mr. Woodwad is a Republican.

He was maried in Canada, July 20, 1878, to Miriam A., daughter of Jonathan and 
Martha (Broderick) Tribe.  Both the latter were natives of England and came to 
Canada with their parents in childhood.  The father died there and the mother 
still resides in the Province of Ontario.  Mr. and Mrs. Woodward have had 
three children.  One died while an infant.  Laura E., was born Oct. 13, 1878; 
Harriet E., Aug. 2, 1882.

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1883 Portrait & Bio Album of Mecosta Co.

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