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Woodward, Benjamin Spencer, 1889-1935

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1889 - 1935

Biographical History

Benjamin Spencer Woodward (1889-1935) was a mining manager for the Nevada mining disctricts.

Benjamin Spencer Woodward was born on June 13, 1899 in Glendale, Montana to Benjamin Franklin Woodward and Carolina Elmina Hales. Woodward worked in the Tintic mining district in Utah alongside his father. He later became the manager of the Spruce Mountain and Black Forest mining properties at Spruce Mountain, Nevada. Woodward also participated in the Koyle Relief Mine activites with his father and his father's friend, John H. Koyle.

Woodward married Annie Lewis Woodward on June 31, 1910. They had six children: Herbert Woodward, Max Woodward, Mary Woodward, Leora Woodward, Jane Woodward, and Reta Woodward. Benjamin Spencer Woodward died on June 25, 1935.

Citation:
Ancestry.com via WWW, accessed May 19, 2014 (born on June 13, 1889 in Glendale, Montana; parents Benjamin Franklin Woodward and Carolina Elmina Hales; married Annie Lewis Woodward on June 31, 1910; six children: Herbert Woodward, Max Woodward, Mary Woodward, Leora Woodward, Jane Woodward, and Reta Woodward; died June 25, 1935).

UPB files (worked in the Tintic mining district in Utah alongside his father; became the manager of the Spruce Mountain and Black Forest mining properties at Spruce Mountain, Nevada; participated in the Koyle Relief Mine activites with his father and his father's friend, John H. Koyle).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Benjamin Franklin Woodward and Benjamin Spencer Woodward papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 5992
Scope and Contents

Materials include family letters, photographs, and ephemera dealing with family matters, business, and mining activities in Utah and Nevada. Dated 1909-1912.

Dates: 1909-1912
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Benjamin Franklin Woodward and Benjamin Spencer Woodward papers

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  • Subject: Mines and Mineral Resources X
  • Subject: Printed ephemera X

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