Herbert J. Woodman

1848 - 1892  (44 years)

• Name	Herbert J. Woodman
  Birth	19 Apr 1848	Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [8, 16, 17, 18, 19]
  	Birth Record of Herbert J. Woodman
  Census	1850 (1 years)	Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1850 US Census he was recorded, age 2, living in Auburn, Maine with his parents.
  Census	1860 (11 years)	Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1860 US Census he was recorded, age 12, living in Auburn, Maine with his parents.
  History	12 Apr 1861 (12 years)	Civil War Begins
  Census	1870 (21 years)	Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1870 US Census he was recorded, age 22, living in Auburn, Maine with his parents. He was a carpenter.
  Census	1880 (31 years)	Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 32, living on 45 Bartlette Street, Lewiston, Maine. His mother was living with him. Herbert was a carpenter.
  Moved To	About 1884 (35 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [14]
  About 1884, Herbert and Mary moved to Lowell, Massachusetts.
  Tax	12 Oct 1888 (40 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  He was taxed $2.00 in poll tax and $3.77 in real estate tax 12 October 1888 in Lowell, Massachusetts.
  Occupation	27 Jun 1889 (41 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [15]
  On 27 June 1889 he was promoted to the superintendent of the Massachusetts Cotton Mills.
  Miscellaneous	About 1890 (41 years)
  About 1890, he invented, patented, and marketed a device for spinning machines.
  	Woodman's Patent Wire-Board Lifter
  Death	2 Jun 1892	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19]
  He died from typhoid fever. [11]
  	Death Record of Herbert J. Woodman
  Burial	Aft 2 Jun 1892	Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts   [7]
  	Gravestone of Herbert and Mary Woodman Plot: Wilberforce Ave
  Siblings	4 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Osborn G. Woodman,   b. 30 Mar 1832, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 7 Dec 1854, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 22 years) > 2. Jacob Lincoln Woodman,   b. 16 Aug 1835, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 21 Sep 1876, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 41 years) ▻ Julia Franklin Stevens,  m. 24 Jul 1860 > 3. Alvin W. Woodman,   b. 18 Feb 1840, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 9 Sep 1917, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 77 years) ▻ Elizabeth Mary Lowell,  m. 5 Dec 1867 ;   Phebe Adelaide Briggs,  m. 15 Nov 1870 > 4. Milton Clark Woodman,   b. 8 Oct 1844, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 4 Sep 1919, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 74 years) ▻ Sarah F. Osgood,  m. 2 Jul 1866 + 5. Herbert J. Woodman,   b. 19 Apr 1848, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 2 Jun 1892, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 44 years) ▻ Mary E. Flanders,  m. 18 Sep 1875   6. Mary B. Woodman,   b. About 1853, Maine, U.S.A. d. Before 1870  (Age 16 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Woodman,   b. Abt 1545, Corsham, Wiltshire, England   (7 x Great Grandfather)  Margaret Gepson  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I683	Roy Line
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Deacon Greenleaf H. Woodman,   b. 25 Aug 1808, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 14 Mar 1880, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Dorothy E. Dunham,   b. 27 Mar 1810, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 27 Aug 1902, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Mary E. Flanders,   b. 14 Sep 1854, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 5 Feb 1941, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 86 years)  Other Partners: Henry Orison Parkman  m. 18 Apr 1869
  Marriage	18 Sep 1875	Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6, 9, 10, 12, 17, 18]
  	Marriage Record of Mary E. Parkman and Herbert J. Woodman.
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 5 months - She : 21 years.
  Children	+   1. Harry Lincoln Woodman,   b. 24 Nov 1880, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 17 Dec 1968, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 88 years) ▻ Ruth Esther Ward  m. 2 Oct 1912
  Family ID	F290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Herbert J. Woodman(1848 – 1892) 2Deacon Greenleaf H. Woodman(1808 – 1880) 4Jacob Woodman(1785 – 1861) 8David Woodman(1747 – 1840) 16Joshua Woodman(1708 – 1791) 17Eunice Sawyer(21 Jan 1714/15 – 1803) 9Mary Hackett(1751 – 1789) 18Henry Hackett(1718 – 1775) 19Mary Clough( – 1799) 5Hannah Hatch(1782 – 1859) 10Abijah Hatch(1744 – ) 20Phillip Hatch(1703 – ) 21Elizabeth Low(1707 – ) 11Hannah Sawyer(1744 – 1789) 22William Sawyer(6 Feb 1705/06 – 1768) 23Love Bragdon(1709 – ) 3Dorothy E. Dunham(1810 – 1902) 6Johnson Dunham(1776 – 1860) 12John Dunham(Abt 1755 – 1827) 24Jeremiah Dunham(21 Jan 1727/28 – ) 25 13Lois Woodbury(1754 – 1833) 26 27 7Hannah Moss(1780 – 1854) 14Anthony Moss(1748 – 1816) 28Deacon Anthony Morse(1722 – 1806) 29Hannah Merrill(1726 – ) 15Susanna Elliot(1755 – 1837) 30James Elliot(1716 – 1783) 31Margaret Gepson

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Apr 1848 - Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1850 - Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1860 - Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1870 - Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Marriage - 18 Sep 1875 - Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1880 - Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Moved To - About 1884 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Tax - 12 Oct 1888 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Occupation - 27 Jun 1889 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 2 Jun 1892 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 2 Jun 1892 - Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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  Herbert J. Woodman (1848-1892)

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S273] Bureau of the Census, 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Auburn, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M432_250; Page: 19A; Image: 233. [S191] Bureau of the Census, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: M653_432; Page: 657; Image: 659; Family History Library Film: 803432. [S192] Bureau of the Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Auburn Ward 2, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: M593_536; Page: 34A; Image: 132568; Family History Library Film: 552035. [S189] Bureau of the Census, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: 475; Family History Film: 1254475; Page: 276A; Enumeration District: 012; Image: 0547. [S440] City Taxes for 1888 City of Lowell Tax Bill of Herbert J. Woodman, (Lowell, Massachusetts, 1888). [S436] Dean, Charlton Miles. Dean Family Genealogy, (Lowell, Massachusetts: manuscript, 4 August 1967). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 202730991 Herbert J. Woodman . [S252] Maine State Archives. Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Birth Record of Herbert J. Woodman. [S444] Marriage Certificate, Herbert J. Woodman and Mary E. Parkman, 18 Sept 1875. [S133] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Marriage Record of Mary E. Parkman and Herbert J. Woodman. [S190] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Death Record of Herbert J. Woodman. [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Marriage Record of Mary Parkman and Herbert Woodman. [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Death Record of Herbert J. Woodman. [S439] Obituary of Mary E. Woodman, (Lowell, Massachusetts: The Lowell Sun, 6 February 1941). [S441] Southworth, W. F. Letter of Acceptance to Herbert J. Woodman, (Lowell, Massachusetts: letter, 27 June 1889). [S301] Woodman, Dorothy E. Woodman Family Record sampler, (Auburn, Maine: sampler, 1881). [S25] Woodman Family Bible, (Philadelphia: Edgewood Publishing Company, 1882). [S398] Woodman, John A., Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman who settled at Ould Newbury Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1635, (Ocala, Florida: by author, 1995). [S396] Woodman, J. H., A List of the Descendants of Mr. Joshua Woodman, who settled at Kingston, N.H., about 1736, (Brunswick, Maine: J. Griffin, 1856).