From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 687.

Woodard removed to Jones county, Iowa, where he now resides. Until he attained his majority, Charles 0. Woodard assisted his father upon the homestead, but at that age he commenced working out by the month on neighboring farms, being thus employed for a year. After his marriage he rented land in Madison township and commenced farming for himself. In 1903 Mr. Wood ard bought his present farm of one hundred and eighty-seven acres on section 11, Hale township, and he also has fourteen acres on the Wapsi river. His farm is well improved and yields a comfortable annual income. He has learned the best methods of working his land so as to secure the largest profits and he feels satisfied with the results of his efforts and good management.

In 1891 Mr. Woodard married Amanda Lage, of Rock Island, Illinois, who was born in March, 1873, a daughter of Henry and Margaret Lage, natives of Germany, who now, reside in Wyoming. Mr. and Mrs. Woodard have two children, namely: Bertha L. and Margaret. Mr. Woodard is a republican but as yet his farm duties have prevented his holding public office. His religious affiliations are with the Methodist church of Hale, of which he is a member.

One of the best stone quarries in the neighborhood is located on his farm. It has been in operation for fifty years and all of the stone used in Wyoming was procured from this quarry. Other villages and towns also depend upon it for stone as the product of the quarry is excellent. A good farmer and business man, careful and conscientious in his dealings with others, consistent in his church life, Mr. Woodard is a good citizen and a man whose example others would do well to follow. He and his wife have an ideal home life and welcome their friends with true hospitality that knows no distinction because of social standing or worldly prosperity.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Past and Present, R. M. Corbitt, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910, p. 187.

The Woodard family is of Scotch lineage and its representatives, as far back as the record is traced, have been men of upright character and honorable lives. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Pliny Woodard, a native of Connecticut and during much of his life a resident of New York. The parents of our subject were Augustus B. and Hannah (Owen) Woodard; the father was born in Connecticut and the latter in the Empire State, being a daughter of Abraham Owen. The father came west and settled in Jones County, Iowa, where his death occurred in 1889, at the age of eighty-nine years.

In Oneida County, N. Y., the subject of this sketch was born on the 19th of July, 1829. His boyhood years were passed uneventfully, and during the vacations from school work he assisted his father in the cultivation of the home farm. In 1851 he was united in marriage with Miss Ann Gibson, a native of Canada and a daughter of Patrick Gibson. In 1865 he came west and settled in Wyoming Township, Jones County, where as above stated he carried on a farm until 1893, meantime improving his land with an adequate set of buildings, good fences, orchards and gardens. In youth he had learned that success in agriculture can be gained only through tireless industry and perseverance, and these qualities he exercised in the cultivation of his property.

The present wife of our subject, whom he married in 1893, bore the maiden name of Julia Cook, and was born in Ohio. Her parents, Thomas and Maria (Lyle) Cook, were natives of Pennsylvania, and were old settlers of Ohio. Her mother came to Iowa in advanced years and died at Wyoming at the age of seventy-nine. Her grandmother was Sarah Kerr, of Easton, Pa. The Lyle family originated in Scotland, but was represented in Pennsylvania at an early period in its settlement, being identified with the history of Northampton County. Mr. Woodard has two sons, both of whom reside in Monona County, Iowa.

Always actively interested in public affairs, our subject is a pronounced Republican in politics and both at local and general elections exercises his elective franchise in favor of the candidates of that party. His wife holds membership in the Presbyterian Church and is a worthy Christian. They are generous in their contributions to charitable objects, and in them the distressed and needy always find a friend. The life of Mr. Woodard affords an illustration of what may be accomplished by energy and perseverance, seconded by sound judgment and good management. His success is due to his own exertions, as he started in business without means, and has achieved prosperity through his indefatigable exertions.

From Dubuque, Jones, and Clayton Counties History, 1894, pgs. 331-332, and submitted by Becky Teubner.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 597.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, 1879, page 614, and submitted by Mary Kay Kuhfittig

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 607.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 636.