COLLECTION NAME:
Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
Record
Title:
Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Samuel Woodring
Collection Name:
WPA Collection
Collection Number:
WPA Bio 1675
Item Description:
Woodring, Samuel - Biographical information for Samuel T. Woodring; "History of Sam'l T. Woodring", "Stories of Pioneer Life" with 9 photos of subject and vistas overlooking Jenny Lake and Teton Range; letter from Sam T. Woodring, superintendent, U. S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service, Grand Teton National Park, Moose, Wyo., to Mr. Nephi Delolney, Jackson, Wyo., Jan. 29, 1934
Creator:
Nephi J. Deloney
Location:
Jackson, Wyo.
Date:
1939 January 6
Notes:
born: Apr. 14, 1868, in western North Carolina - remains there until o/a age 17
Notes:
Woodring, Mrs. Madora Ashby (wife, born: Aug. 3, 1869, in Kansas - married: Jan. 1891 - died: Aug. 1, 1924 (age: 54) - buried: Orange Grove Cemetery at Lake Charles, La.
Notes:
children: Pauline Myrtle and Daniel W.
Notes:
died: Dec. 28, 1922 (age: 54), in Calcasieu Parish (La.)
Notes:
burial: Orange Grove Cemetery (Memorial ID: 74231661) at Lake Charles (Calcasieu Parish, La.)
Notes:
drifted into Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky
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worked in coal fields until Jun. 5, 1898
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enlisted in U. S. Volunteers - served 11 months as soldier in 4th U. S. Immunes
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honorably discharged (May 9, 1899) - immediately joined Quartermaster Dept in Cuba (4 yrs.)
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other government services: teamster, wagonmaster, packer, Teton National Park Service ranger
Notes:
Chief Ranger, Yellowstone National Park (8 yrs.) - service in Old Mexico (1 yr.)
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Superintendent, Grand Teton National Park (4-1/2 yrs)
Notes:
Mason
Type:
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