Born in a sod house 1913 in Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska; the seventh of ten children born to Herman Delbert and Ella Myrtle (Nicholson) Woodward.
His siblings include in birth order: Jesse Zachariah 1902, Mattie Ethel Feb 1904, Veva Eveline 1905, Orvel Elisha George 1907, Anna Audra 1910, Arle Maria 1912, Lawrence Elmer 1913, Dorothea Delila 1916, Beverly Burnham 1918, Helen Juanita 1923.
Married Virginia Eleanor Anderson, of Dupree, Ziebach, SD, Oct 9, 1937. Virginia Eleanor (Anderson) Woodward born Mar 27, 1921 in Saint Paul, Ramsey Co, MN. When they married Lawrence Woodward, 23, was of Lantry, Ziebach, SD. Three children.
Mary's Poem for her Uncle.
~~ Thousands of Acres. ~~
We stood gazing at rolling hills of green
Walked down the draws where grass grew waist high.
Watched as hundreds of Herefords grazed the range land.
Admired where thousands of aces met the azure sky.
His bright eyes were squinted from looking afar,
At this land that was his pride and joy.
Thousands of acres were his piece of the earth,
He had strived for since he was a boy.
Tilling the fields and sowing the grains.
Knowing when to combine or bale the hay.
Working many long hours to build his dream
And getting the thousands of acres along the way.
It wasn't for fame nor fortune he craved.
Just the peace and comfort of prairie life.
A family and friends to enjoy close by.
And thousands of acres to share with his wife
This earth lost a Great Keeper
When the maker call him home.
He left thousands of acres
For someone else to roam.
~~In remembrance of Uncle Lawrence Woodward
by his Niece, Mary Ellen (Albers) Fluharty, 1997.
Born in a sod house 1913 in Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska; the seventh of ten children born to Herman Delbert and Ella Myrtle (Nicholson) Woodward.
His siblings include in birth order: Jesse Zachariah 1902, Mattie Ethel Feb 1904, Veva Eveline 1905, Orvel Elisha George 1907, Anna Audra 1910, Arle Maria 1912, Lawrence Elmer 1913, Dorothea Delila 1916, Beverly Burnham 1918, Helen Juanita 1923.
Married Virginia Eleanor Anderson, of Dupree, Ziebach, SD, Oct 9, 1937. Virginia Eleanor (Anderson) Woodward born Mar 27, 1921 in Saint Paul, Ramsey Co, MN. When they married Lawrence Woodward, 23, was of Lantry, Ziebach, SD. Three children.
Mary's Poem for her Uncle.
~~ Thousands of Acres. ~~
We stood gazing at rolling hills of green
Walked down the draws where grass grew waist high.
Watched as hundreds of Herefords grazed the range land.
Admired where thousands of aces met the azure sky.
His bright eyes were squinted from looking afar,
At this land that was his pride and joy.
Thousands of acres were his piece of the earth,
He had strived for since he was a boy.
Tilling the fields and sowing the grains.
Knowing when to combine or bale the hay.
Working many long hours to build his dream
And getting the thousands of acres along the way.
It wasn't for fame nor fortune he craved.
Just the peace and comfort of prairie life.
A family and friends to enjoy close by.
And thousands of acres to share with his wife
This earth lost a Great Keeper
When the maker call him home.
He left thousands of acres
For someone else to roam.
~~In remembrance of Uncle Lawrence Woodward
by his Niece, Mary Ellen (Albers) Fluharty, 1997.
Gravesite Details
Back of headstone has a special marker.
Family Members
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Jesse Zacharia "J.Z." Woodward
1902–1962
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Mattie Ethel Woodward Haugen
1904–1988
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Veva Eveline Woodward Badger
1905–1992
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Orvel Elisha Woodward
1907–2001
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Anna Audra Woodward Badger
1910–1997
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Arle Maria Woodward Christensen
1912–2009
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Dorothea Delila "Dorothy" Woodward Anderson
1916–2002
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Beverly Burnham Woodward
1918–1958
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Helen Juanita "Juanita" Woodward Winters
1923–2011
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