Edward Woodbury^[1]

1842 - 1910  (68 years)

• Name	Edward Woodbury
  Born	2 May 1842	Bellevue, Eaton, Michigan, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30714872
  Occupation	1877	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Gentleman
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-456469
  Died	18 Dec 1910	Piedmont, Wayne, Missouri, United States
  Buried	Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
  Person ID	I456469	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2024

  
  

  Family	Mary Limprecht,   b. 23 Jun 1850, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 May 1931  (Age 80 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1877	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2024
  Family ID	F285531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DIES SUDDENLY ENROUTE WEST EDWARD WOODBURY, ONE OF KALAMAZOO'S LEADING CITIZENS AND BUSINESS MEN IS STRICKEN ON RAILROAD TRAIN NEAR ST. LOUIS, MO. WAS FOR MANY YEARS PROMINENTLY CONNECTED WITH MANY OF THE CITY'S COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONS; BODY IS BEING BROUGHT HOME. Edward Woodbury, almost a life-long resident of Kalamazoo, and one of the city's best known and wealthiest capitalists, died suddenly at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon on a train near Piedmont, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Woodbury had left Kalamazoo Saturday noon for a western trip, their original destination being Arizona, although it was their intention of continuing their Journey to California and other western points in hopes of benefiting Mr. Woodbury's health. Shortly after the train on which Mr. and Mrs. Woodbury were passengers had left St. Louis, he became alarmingly ill complaining of intense pains in his chest. As Piedmont was approached he became much worse and shortly after died. The body was removed from the train at Piedmont and Mrs. Woodbury at once telegraphed the news of her husband's death to relatives here. Mr. Woodbury's nephew, Alfred E. Curtenius, and Dr. Herbert O. Statler left Sunday evening for the west, expecting to meet Mrs. Woodbury and the remains of her husband to accompany them home. Mr. and Mrs. Woodbury's daughter. Mrs. Daniel Altland of Detroit, who had been informed of her father's death, left for Chicago Monday, as did two other nephews, Woodbury, Ransom and Dwight R. Curtenius. Body to Reach Here Tuesday. It is expected that the body will reach Kalamazoo early Tuesday morning and will be taken at once to the family residence, 615 west Main street. Besides his widow and daughter, Mr. Woodbury leaves two sisters. Mrs. Kate Curtenius and Mrs. Ira A. Ransom. Mr. Woodbury was born in Bellevue, Mich., May 2, 1842. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. James P. Woodbury. He came to Kalamazoo with his parents in 1847. Nearly thirty - five years ago he married Miss Mary L. Limprecht. To them one daughter, Kate, now Mrs. Daniel Altlaud of Detroit, was born. In his early manhood Mr. Woodbury was actively engaged in a number of commercial pursuits, amassing In addition to the large fortune acquired by his father, a large property, until at the time of his death he was considered the richest man in Kalamazoo During all his life Mr. Woodbury was closely identified with the leading financial and manufacturing interests of the city, being vice-president of the Michigan National bank, president of the Kalamazoo Stove Co., president of the River view Coated Paper Co., vice-president and treasurer of the Kalamazoo Paper Co., and officer and director In many other large manufacturing institutions. Although Mr. Woodbury was naturally of a reserved disposition, he nevertheless made many close friends who speak of him with the deepest feeling and respect. Family Prominent Socially. The Woodbury family, of which Edward Woodbury was the last of the male line, has always since coming to Kalamazoo been prominent in social as well as financial affairs of the city. It has been through the keen insight and support of Mr. Woodbury that many of the manufacturing interests which have grown to enormous proportions have been enabled to secure high rank in the business world. Arrangements for the funeral will be made after Mrs. Woodbury reaches home with her husband's body. Dr. Statler before leaving for the west Sunday evening stated that Mr. Woodbury had been in poor health this fall and that his departure for a more congenial climate was postponed for that reason "We all felt confident that if he reached Arizona that he would Improve," said Dr. Statler. "Evidently the effort of the journey was too much for him." Intimate friends of the deceased say that Mr. Woodbury was troubled with a weak heart and that he realized his condition, doing everything possible to guard against attacks. More than once he had stated that he expected to be called suddenly when his time came. Kalamazoo Daily Telegraph Dec. 19, 1910 page 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010997-77. Edward Woodbury, 35, occ. Gentleman, b. Kalamazoo, Michigan USA, res. Waterloo Twp., S/O Jeremiah & Melinda Woodbury, Married Mary Limprecht, 27, b. Waterloo Twp., res. London, Ontario, D/O J. C. F. & Maria Limprecht, Witn: J.B Clemene & L.B. Martin Both Of Waterloo Twp. 27 Sept 1877, Waterloo Twp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 May 1842 - Bellevue, Eaton, Michigan, United States Occupation - Gentleman - 1877 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Sep 1877 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Dec 1910 - Piedmont, Wayne, Missouri, United States Buried - - Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth