WI BIO - Kenosha Co - WOODWORTH, Lafayette D.

History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western 
Historical, 1879, p 708

Lafayette D. WOODWORTH, farmer, Section 4, Pleasant Prairie Township, Kenosha 
County, Wisconsin, P.O. Kenosha, was born 13 May 1823 in Chittenden, Essex 
County Vermont. He went to Hartland, Niagara County, New York, for eighteen 
months. In his twentieth year he gave his father $60 for his time, and in 
1844 came to Bristol Township, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, and worked for 
Harmon and Marsh for eighteen months, then bought a farm of sixty acres, 
which he gradually increased to 184 acres. 

During the years 1851 and 1852, Mr. [Lafayette D.] WOODWORTH was in 
California, successfully gold mining. From 1868 to 1870 he was in Beloit 
[Rock County], Wisconsin. He bought ten acres of land and a house and lot, 
which he afterward sold, and went back to Bristol Township [Kenosha County] 
in 1872 and stayed until 1875, when he sold his property, moved to Pleasant 
Prairie, and bought his farm of 305 acres, upon which he raises all kinds of 
grain and stock.

On 31 November 1846 he [Lafayette D. WOODWORTH] married Miss Eliza SMITH of 
Kenosha County, Wisconsin. They [Lafayette D. and Eliza (SMITH) WOODWORTH] 
have eight children: (1) Francis A., born 09 October 1847; (2) Mary, born 
12 July 1850; (3) Joel N., born 11 March 1852; (4) Emily, born 27 September 
1859; (5) Harvey P., born 26 April 1861; (6) Lilly May, born 17 October 
1864; (7) William, born 07 October 1867; and (8) Lafayette D. [Jr.], born 
31 May 1872. He [the father, Lafayette D. WOODWORTH, was Roadmaster for 
several years, both in Bristol and Pleasant Prairie Townships, Kenosha 
County, and School Clerk for both townships. He and his family are members 
of the Free Methodist Church.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly