Milton Clark Woodman

1844 - 1919  (74 years)

• Name	Milton Clark Woodman
  	— Shoemaker [7]
  Birth	8 Oct 1844	Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  	Birth Record of Milton C. Woodman
  Census	1850 (5 years)	Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1850 US Census he was recorded, age 5, living in Auburn, Maine with his parents.
  Census	1860 (15 years)	Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1860 US Census he was recorded, age 15, living in Auburn, Maine with his parents.
  History	12 Apr 1861 (16 years)	Civil War Begins
  Military	15 Jul 1864 (19 years)  [3, 6, 7, 11]
  He enlisted in the 4th Regiment and the 62ed Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Milton reenlisted 7 April 1865 and was discharged 5 May 1865. He was a shoemaker when he enlisted. After his death, he wife received a pension based on his service.
  	Pension Card of Milton Clark Woodman
  Moved To	Abt 1874 (29 years)	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [11]
  Occupation	After 1874 (30 years)	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [11]
  He was employed by the United Shoe Machinery Corporation
  Census	1880 (35 years)	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  In the 1880 US Census, he was recorded as age 34, living at 320 West Side Crown Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He was a shoemaker. and was listed as single.
  Census	1890 (45 years)	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  He was listed as living in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania on the 1890 Veteran's Schedule.
  Death	4 Sep 1919	Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A.   [4]
  Burial	Aft 4 Sep 1919	Davis Cemetery, East Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Davis Cemetery, East Auburn, Maine    [4]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Osborn G. Woodman,   b. 30 Mar 1832, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 7 Dec 1854, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 22 years) > 2. Jacob Lincoln Woodman,   b. 16 Aug 1835, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 21 Sep 1876, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 41 years) ▻ Julia Franklin Stevens,  m. 24 Jul 1860 > 3. Alvin W. Woodman,   b. 18 Feb 1840, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 9 Sep 1917, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 77 years) ▻ Elizabeth Mary Lowell,  m. 5 Dec 1867 ;   Phebe Adelaide Briggs,  m. 15 Nov 1870 > 4. Milton Clark Woodman,   b. 8 Oct 1844, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 4 Sep 1919, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 74 years) ▻ Sarah F. Osgood,  m. 2 Jul 1866 + 5. Herbert J. Woodman,   b. 19 Apr 1848, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 2 Jun 1892, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 44 years) ▻ Mary E. Flanders,  m. 18 Sep 1875   6. Mary B. Woodman,   b. About 1853, Maine, U.S.A. d. Before 1870  (Age 16 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Woodman,   b. Abt 1545, Corsham, Wiltshire, England   (7 x Great Grandfather)  Margaret Gepson  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I11884
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Misreading: Many list Helen C. Woodman as a daughter of Greenleaf and Dorothy Woodman. This is a misreading of the 1850 census form. The parson on line 23 is Milton C. Woodman.

  
  

Father	Deacon Greenleaf H. Woodman,   b. 25 Aug 1808, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 14 Mar 1880, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 71 years)
Mother	Dorothy E. Dunham,   b. 27 Mar 1810, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 27 Aug 1902, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 92 years)
Family ID	F655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner	Sarah F. Osgood,   b. 21 Sep 1846, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1927, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 80 years)
Marriage	2 Jul 1866  [11]
Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 9 months - She : 19 years and 10 months.
Separated	2 Jul 1866  [11]
Children	1870 to 1873  [11]
1. Milton Frances Woodman (1870-1955) 2. Lillie Maybelle Woodman (1872-1952) 3. Jennie E. Woodman (1873-1963)
Family ID	F9717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	9 Oct 2025




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Milton Clark Woodman(1844 – 1919) 2Deacon Greenleaf H. Woodman(1808 – 1880) 4Jacob Woodman(1785 – 1861) 8David Woodman(1747 – 1840) 16Joshua Woodman(1708 – 1791) 17Eunice Sawyer(21 Jan 1714/15 – 1803) 9Mary Hackett(1751 – 1789) 18Henry Hackett(1718 – 1775) 19Mary Clough( – 1799) 5Hannah Hatch(1782 – 1859) 10Abijah Hatch(1744 – ) 20Phillip Hatch(1703 – ) 21Elizabeth Low(1707 – ) 11Hannah Sawyer(1744 – 1789) 22William Sawyer(6 Feb 1705/06 – 1768) 23Love Bragdon(1709 – ) 3Dorothy E. Dunham(1810 – 1902) 6Johnson Dunham(1776 – 1860) 12John Dunham(Abt 1755 – 1827) 24Jeremiah Dunham(21 Jan 1727/28 – ) 25 13Lois Woodbury(1754 – 1833) 26 27 7Hannah Moss(1780 – 1854) 14Anthony Moss(1748 – 1816) 28Deacon Anthony Morse(1722 – 1806) 29Hannah Merrill(1726 – ) 15Susanna Elliot(1755 – 1837) 30James Elliot(1716 – 1783) 31Margaret Gepson

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Oct 1844 - Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1850 - Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1860 - Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Moved To - Abt 1874 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Occupation - After 1874 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1880 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1890 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 4 Sep 1919 - Rochester, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 4 Sep 1919 - Davis Cemetery, East Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S273] Bureau of the Census, 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Auburn, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M432_250; Page: 19A; Image: 233. [S191] Bureau of the Census, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: M653_432; Page: 657; Image: 659; Family History Library Film: 803432. [S611] Bureau of the Census, 1890 Veterans Schedules, (rovo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890. [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 11020872 Milton Clark Woodman . [S2442] Maine, U.S., Birth Records, 1715-1922, (rovo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Birth Record of Milton C. Woodman. [S624] U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000). [S199] U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009). [S405] Vital Records of Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine. [S301] Woodman, Dorothy E. Woodman Family Record sampler, (Auburn, Maine: sampler, 1881). [S396] Woodman, J. H., A List of the Descendants of Mr. Joshua Woodman, who settled at Kingston, N.H., about 1736, (Brunswick, Maine: J. Griffin, 1856). [S398] Woodman, John A., Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman who settled at Ould Newbury Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1635, (Ocala, Florida: by author, 1995).