From: KyArchives [Archives@genrecords.org] To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Woodson.David.Meade.1848.Franklin.BIOS David Meade Woodson August 14, 1848 - May 2, 1910 Franklin County KyArchives Biography Author: Henry Morton Woodson From "The Woodsons and Their Connections" Born August 14, 1848 at Big Eddy, near Frankfort, Franklin county, Kentucky, was educated at the Kentucky Military Institute, and spent almost his entire life in Frankfort. He was an expert civil engineer, served several terms as city engineer of Frankfort, and county surveyor of Franklin County. He made a plat of the statehouse grounds that wsa used in all the famous trials of Caleb Powers and Howard for the murder of Governor Goebel. He gave expert testimony in all those trials as to angles, distances and such things as only a man of his knowledge and skill could give. During the first term of President Cleveland, he held a responsible government position as a surveyor of public lands in Washington and other orthwestern states. He was conspicuous for his honesty and integrity. He was twice married; first, on November 29, 1871 to Nannie Adams who was born in 1848, in Saline County, MO, and died in Frankfort, KY, April, 9, 1900. He was married, second, to Mildred___________. He was a democrat, and attended the Christian Church of whch he was a faithful member. In 1908 he went west and settled at Grant's Pass, Oregon, and engaged in fruit growing. A deed from 7/3/1908 located at the Josephine County Clerk's Office shows that David M. Woodson bought a parcel of land from a John Burt in 1908. About the middle of April, 1910, he was in his vineyard, planting some grape vines, when he suddenly became very ill and died on May 2, 1910. Submitted by: Judith Martin akyblublood@aol.dom This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/