George Washington Woodward^{[1, 2, 3]}

1840 - 1913  (72 years)

• Name	George Washington Woodward
  Born	22 Apr 1840	Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Name	G. W. Woodward
  Occupation	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Teacher
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1861	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Primitive Methodist
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	S. Teacher
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Excise Officer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Weslyan Methodist
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Excise Officer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Presbterian
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Excise office
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Excise Officer, Distillery
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-44139
  Died	7 Feb 1913	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: General Debility several months-Pneumonia 8 days
  Person ID	I44139	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Lumon Woodward,   b. 30 Jun 1792, Cornwall, Addison, Vermont, United States ,   d. 19 Feb 1860, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mary Ballard,   b. CALC 8 Oct 1804, , New York State, USA ,   d. 29 Dec 1893, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Family ID	F28491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Brown,   b. 19 Nov 1842, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	26 Dec 1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7, 11, 13]
  Children	1. William H. Woodward,   b. CALC 18 Mar 1863,   d. 3 Jun 1864  (Age ~ 1 years)   2. Carrie Woodward,   b. 1864, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Laura Amelia Woodward,   b. CALC 13 Jan 1865, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Sep 1893, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 28 years)   4. Eda Woodward,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Ella Clarine Woodward,   b. 18 Sep 1867, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Charles Albert Woodward,   b. 6 Feb 1870, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1919, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 49 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F11498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  George Washington Woodward From Enterprising Elmira, An historical, discriptive, and illustrated book of the Village of Elmira, Waterloo County, published by George Klinck 1903

  
  

• Notes

  From the advent of Mr. Geo. W. Woodward, an energetic, highminded and well qualified young man, who had enjoyed the advantages of a thorough education at the Toronto Normal School, under the able principalship of Dr. Sangster, dates the prestige of the Elmira School. Under Mr. Woodward's guidance the pupils of the school rose to a prominent place amongst those in the County of Waterloo. In the days of competitive examinations, there seldom appeared a list of successful candidates in which the names of Elmira pupils could not be found at or very near the top. Mr. Woodward was a man of stern discipline, beloved by the diligent and consciencious and feared by the miscreant. His influence was decidedly elevating, his enthusiasm was inspiring and carried with it the best elements of the young mould had been destined his work. He was passionately fond of music, and the whole community reaped the benefit of his decided talent in this respect. Of an exceedingly volatile and nervous temperament, his interest in the school and his pupils became so intense that he found the work preying on his nervous system to an extent which, in the year 1876, after a term of nearly fifteen years during which period he transformed the standing of the school from one of the lowest in the County to one of the highes induced induced him to resign his position and to seek other employment. This he found, as excise officer at Waterloo, position which he has filled very efficiently and which he is today occupying. His pupils, who, as a rule, have done well in their various chosen spheres, many having distinguished themselves far beyond ordinary, look back upon their school days with a sense of gratitude towards the noble efforts of their teacher. Mr. Woodward still enjoys fairly good health. His love of and talent for music is at present finding expression in the leadership of a very efficient amateur orchestra, which does much to enliven the declining days of an honorable and useful career. Following Mr. Woodward, in August 1876, came Mr. David Bean, now editor of the Waterloo Chronicle-Telegraph, a worthy successor to a successful master, with similar intellectual tastes and aspirations, and with a record of efficiency and usefulness of which any teacher might be proud. Enterprising Elmira, An historical, discriptive, and illustrated book of the Village of Elmira, Waterloo County, published by George Klinck 1903

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Jan 1862. Married 26 Dec 1861 By Rev. Bindemann, George Washington Woodward was married to Mary Anna Brown, both of Wellesley. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011719-91. Fred (blacked out?) Halstead, 22, occ. Insurance Clerk, b. England, res. Waterloo, s/o Benjamin & Jane married Ella Clarine Woodward, 23, b. Elmira, res. Waterloo, d/o George & Mary ? (mother's name blacked out), witn blacked out, 1891 date not legible as it was blacked [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012668-96. Charles H. Woodward, 26, b. Elmira, res. Guelph, occ. Harness Maker, son of George and Mary Ann Woodward, married Emma Diehl, 21, b. Ellis Perth Co (S/B Ellice?), res. same, daughter of Eckhart and Maggie Diehl, Witn Bella Dickson, Annie Dickson, Both Galt, married 18 April 1896, Galt [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-6 Page 2. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 1 Pg 2. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 1 Page 32. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. George Washington Woodward, 22, res. Wellesley Twp, b. Woolwich Twp., s/o Simon Woodward & Mary Ballerd married 26 Dec 1861 to Mary Ann Brown, 19, res. Wellesley Twp., b Canada West s/o Danile Brown & Margareth McCoy, wit: James Fowler of Wellesley Twp. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 14. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 20. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 13 Page 82. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. George Washington Woodward, 22, res. Wellesley, b, Woolwich, son of Simeon & Mary.(Ballard), married 26 Dec 1861 Mary Ann Brown, 19, res. Wellesley, b. CW, daughter of Daniel & Margaret (McCoy) [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 11. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 10 Jan 1862. Married by the Rev. Bindeman at Berlin: - Woodward - Brown: Dec. 26: Mr. G. W. Woodward to Miss Mary Ann Brown, of Wellesley.

  
  

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  Born - 22 Apr 1840 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teacher - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1861 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Primitive Methodist - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Dec 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - S. Teacher - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Excise Officer - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Weslyan Methodist - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Excise Officer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbterian - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Excise office - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Excise Officer, Distillery - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: General Debility several months-Pneumonia 8 days - 7 Feb 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth