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Title:
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Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Samuel Woodring
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Collection Name:
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
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WPA Bio 1675
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Item Description:
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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
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Creator:
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Nephi J. Deloney
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Location:
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Jackson, Wyo.
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Date:
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1939 January 6
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Link to Finding Aid:
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https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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Notes:
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born: Apr. 14, 1868, in western North Carolina - remains there until o/a age 17
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Notes:
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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.
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Notes:
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children: Pauline Myrtle and Daniel W.
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died: Dec. 28, 1922 (age: 54), in Calcasieu Parish (La.)
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Notes:
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burial: Orange Grove Cemetery (Memorial ID: 74231661) at Lake Charles (Calcasieu Parish, La.)
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Notes:
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drifted into Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky
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Notes:
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worked in coal fields until Jun. 5, 1898
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Notes:
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enlisted in U. S. Volunteers - served 11 months as soldier in 4th U. S. Immunes
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Notes:
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honorably discharged (May 9, 1899) - immediately joined Quartermaster Dept in Cuba (4 yrs.)
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Notes:
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other government services: teamster, wagonmaster, packer, Teton National Park Service ranger
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Notes:
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Chief Ranger, Yellowstone National Park (8 yrs.) - service in Old Mexico (1 yr.)
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Notes:
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Superintendent, Grand Teton National Park (4-1/2 yrs)
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Notes:
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Mason
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Rights:
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Type:
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Text
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