Owen Woods

    Owen Woods is a native of Ireland, and was born June 24, 1814, and is the youngest of the family of James and Mary (Welch) Woods, both natives of Ireland, where they were married and died. they were the parents of four children -Thomas, Patrick, Catherine and Owen.

    Our subject was married while in Ireland, in 1835, to Ellen McCarugh. After emigrating tot he United States, he settled in Morgan County, Indiana, in the year 1848, on the farm on which he now lives, and where he is comfortable and independently situated. Mr. and Mrs. Woods are members of the Catholic Church, and have been the parents of eight children -Mary (deceased), Catherine (deceased), Bridget (deceased), Mary, Ellen (deceased), Katie (deceased), Ann and James. Mr. and Mrs. Woods are greatly respected in the community.

Source: Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. Charles Blanchard, Editor. F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884.