Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-15
WOODBURY. FUNERAL FRIDAY.
Service Will Be Private From Home o.
j. p. Woodbury., Jr.

j. p. Woodbury., Jr.
The funeral of John p. Woodbury.,
who died "Wednesday afternoon will be
heid Friday morning at 10: so from the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Wood
bury. sos Summit street. and will be
private. Rev Merle n. Smith will be
IN charge of the service, and will also
hold short service at the grave. In
terment will be in the family lot. beside
the body of the first Mrs. Woodbury..
John Paterson Woodbury. was born
at Spencerport, n. Y. Aug. 10, 1887. He
came west when a small boy with his
father Greenleaf NJ. Woodbury.. and
family, settling in Marshalltown when
few struggling shanties marked the
spot where this city now stands.
As he was growing into young man.
hood the boy John began work in his
fathers mill. which is still standing
on the Iowa river on Center street.
Later he went to school. at Galena and
Peoria. H., and in the latter city was
enrolled in college for a time He
concluded that he would take up rail-
road work as there were many rail-
roads being talked of for future build
ing. Young Woodbury. learned teleg-
raphy, and his first real employment on
his own account was with the North
western in Wisconsin.
At Whitewater, Wis, Sept 5, 1867,
Mr.. Woodbury. married Miss Emma A.
Clark, who became the mother of his
five children Mrs Woodbury. died in
the fall OF 1885 in California.
After his railroad experience in Wis
consin Mr.. Woodbury. returned to Mar
shalltoWn, and entered the First Ma
tional Bank as clerk. His first bust
ness venture for himself was the own
ershfp of the old wooden mills that oc-
cupied the present site of the Marshall
Vinegar Company's plant at Fourth
avenue and Market street. and which
were destroyed by fire in 1872.
On the death of his father. in 1874.
the son became vice president OF the
First National. but while holding the
position he merely acted in an advisory
capacity, having been induced by his
trother-in Mr.. Foster, a leading
Kid glove manufacturer. to go 20 New
York and become identified with his
extensive business. and take charge Of
the sales department.
While on business trip to Califor-
MIA Mr.. Woodbury. became impressed
with the possibilities and future of the
country, and prevailed upon his BROTH
er. Capt. Frederick j. Woodbury., then
Of this city, to join him in the pur-
chase and development of fruit ranch
in southern California a point now oc-
cupied by Altadena, a surburb of Pas
edena. The California holdings Of the
brothers were disposed of largely al
the collapse of the boom in 1855, and
John P. Woodbury. returned to New
York, where, with Mr.. Foster, in 1891,
he established a bank Mr. Fosters
health began to fail shortly after this
time, and the bank went out of bust
ness after two years. Mr.. Woodbury.
return to Marshalltown in 1893 and on
the retirement of DIR. George Click. as
president of the First National, Mr..
Woodbury. succeeded him. Mr.. Wood
bury remained as president of the bank
until its reorganization two years ago.
In 1890 Mr.. Woodbury. took second
wife, in the person of Miss Belle Re-
mick, Of Columbus. o. The second
Mrs. Woodbury. died five years later
a. Columbus, where she had gone to
her mothers home because of her ILL
ness, and was buried at Columbus
Mr.. Woodbury. was a man possessed
Of highly artistic temperament, and
was great lover of music. He was
especially fond of the violin, and when
mis- second daughter. Mabel, showed a
liking and talent for the instrument
{ he encouraged the development of her
talants and sent her abroad for study
Miss Woodbury. has been in Europe fol-
the past five years, and was expecting
i 10 come home this fall to visit. The
shock of the death to the daughte,
/ abroad will be a keen one. and letter:
that will be received about now vii
convey the first news Of her father:
Illness.