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George W Woodside
GEORGE W. WOODSIDE, who has a farm near Brick Church, in Burrell township,
Armstrong county, where he has resided for almost half a century, is a native
of Jefferson county, Pa., born Aug. 9, 1860.Nathan Woodside, his father, was born in Armstrong county, son of William
Woodside, of Dauphin county, Pa., who married before he came to Armstrong
county. He was a farmer, and lived to a ripe old age. He and his wife were
members of the Lutheran Church. Nathan Woodside married Rebecca Sheesley, and
they had a family of five children, three sons and two daughters, namely:
Sophia Ellen married John Knell, and they now reside at Leechburg, Armstrong
county (they have a family of seven children); Nancy died unmarried; William
L. is a farmer in Burrell township; George R. is mentioned below; Daniel, who
is a farmer in Westmoreland county, Pa., married Mary Nooma, and has two
children, one son and one daughter.George R. Woodside was three years old when brought to his present home in
Burrell township, Armstrong county, where he has lived since 1864. His
property consists of sixty-three acres, most of which is under cultivation,
Mr. Woodside raising grain, hay and stock. He has been an enterprising and
progressive worker, and his intelligent management of his own affairs has led
to his selection for public trust, his fellow citizens having chosen him to
the position of township auditor, which he held for two terms. He is a
Democrat in his political relations. He and his family are Lutherans,
attending St. Michael`s, the Brick Church.On Oct. 28, 1886, Mr. Woodside married Laura Swank, of Plum Creek township,
daughter of Daniel and Lavina (Loehr) Swank, and they have children as
follows: Ella Pearl, born Sept. 25, 1887, wife of Ward Lookabaugh; Ida Leonia,
born Sept. 24, 1889, who is married to Albert Thomas, of Burrell township, a
farmer, and has two children, Charles Edgar and George J.; Vivian Agnes, born
Jan. 17, 1892, who is at home; Lavina Helen, born Nov. 11. 1894; Hazel Vesta,
born June 1, 1898; and Glenn Rugh, born Dec. 12, 1902.Source: Page 679, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed September 1998 by James R Hindman for the Armstrong County Beers
Project
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