Hiram F. Woodford
(1821 - 1906)
Early Years
Hiram Woodford was born in Ohio in August of 1821.
1850’s
In 1850, when Hiram was 29 years old, he was living in Sheboygan, Wisconsin in the household of George and Charlotte Johnson, working as a fisherman.
On May 25, 1854, Hiram applied for a marriage license for himself and Narcissa Talcott, and on June 1st, they were married in Trumbull, Ohio by W. Childs, Minister.
1860’s
In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, and Andrew Jackson hastily became the 17th president of the United States.
1880’s
1886 was a big year for "big town" of Chillicothe, Missouri. It was the year that the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad came through, the "Water Works" was established, roads were being paved, and electric lights began to illuminate the town.
The Spanish-American war began in April 1898 and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10th of that same year.
1900's
In September of 1901, news would have been circulating of the assassination of President McKinley and the induction of his successor, Theodore Roosevelt.
In 1903, the Wright brothers made the first controlled, sustained flight in an airplane, something previously only dreamed about, but never thought possible.
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