From - William G. Cutler's History of the State of
KansasFirst published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Nemaha County --
ELIAS
WOODBURN, farmer, Section 18, P. O. Wetmore, was born in 1827, in
Preble County,
Ohio. Is a son of John
WOODBURN, of
Kentucky, and Elizabeth Telley, of
Ohio. He was reared in
Randolph County, Ind., where his parents settled in 1834. Mr. Woodburn came to
Kansas with a wife and three children. In July, 1857, after a six weeks' tour of observation, he closed the claim which has since been his home, built a 14x16 foot log house, roofed with clapboard. And began his pioneering with only the
Campbell, Thomas and White families as neighbors. To-day we find him on a well-improved farm, fenced with hedges and wire, a good frame house, a stable, etc., 300 apple trees, and with his native timber and plentiful water supply, can easily envy him. His wife was Sarah J. Odle, a native of
Randolph County, Ind., and they have four children - Anna R., now Mrs. J. Helsby; Mary, Mrs. T. C. Overhulse; William T., born in
Kansas, and a teacher; and Mattie. Two daughters - Millinda E. and Emma E., died at the ages of Twenty and twelve, respectively.