Fifteenth Generation

5247. Lester Valentine "Jumbo" Woods was born on 7 April 1881 in Clarke Co., Iowa, USA. He appeared in the census in 1910 in Scenic, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USA. He lived in Scenic, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USA in 1913. Jumbo died on 5 December 1941 at the age of 60 in Newcastle, Weston Co., Wyoming, USA. He was buried in Greenwood Cmtry., Newcastle, Weston Co., Wyoming, USA. He lived in Raven Creek, Weston Co., Wyoming, USA 1920/1930. Iowa, County Births
Name: Woods
Event Date: 07 Apr 1881
Event Place: Clarke Co., Iowa
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Preston C. Woods
Mother's Name: Anna A. Chatfield
GS Film number: 1010353
Digital Folder Number: 004309972
Image Number: 00069
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USA Census, 1910
Name: Lester V Woods
Event Place: Scenic, Pennington, South Dakota
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
Birthplace: Iowa
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Lester V Woods Head M 29 Iowa
Vesta G Woods Wife F 26 Illinois
Maurice G Woods Son M 1 South Dakota
District: 87 , Sheet Number and Letter: 3A , Household ID: 88 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M1283 , GS Film number: 1375499 , Digital Folder Number: 004449626 , Image Number: 00744
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CENSUS 1920:
RESIDENCE: Raven Creek, Weston, Wyoming; Roll: 2625; Pg: 2A; ED: 12; Image: 484.0.
Household members:
Vesta G. Woods wife abt 1884 IL
Morris G. Woods Son abt 1909 SD
Marian M. Woods dau abt 1914 SD
Maxine V. Woods dau abt 1917 IL
Eleanor A. Woods dau abt 1919 WY
Patsy J. Woods dau abt 1923 SD
William C. Woods Son abt 1927 WY
Thomas E. Woods Son abt 1928 WY
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USA Census, 1930
Name: Lester V Woods
Event Place: Raven Creek, Weston, Wyoming
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Birthplace: Iowa
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Lester V Woods Head M 48 Iowa
Vesta G Woods Wife F 46 Illinois
Morris G Woods Son M 21 South Dakota
Marian M Woods Dau F 16 South Dakota
Maxine V Woods Dau F 13 Illinois
Eleanor A Woods Dau F 11 Wyoming
Patsy J Woods Dau F 7 South Dakota
William C Woods Son M 3 Wyoming
Thomas E Woods Son M 2 Wyoming
Isabelle Dickinson Boarder F 19 Wyoming
District: 0012 , Sheet Number and Letter: 2A , Household ID: 32 , Line Number: 14 , GS Film number: 2342359 , Digital Folder Number: 004547593 , Image Number: 00487
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"Died two days before Pearl Harbor," says son, Tommy, as quoted by spouse Betty Lou Camblin Woods on 8-8-87. Was nicknamed "Jumbo" by fellow ranch-hands due to his height (6' 4").
He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery (Weston County--Newcastle, WY). County of birth is Boone County, IA.
By notes of Betty Lou Camblin Woods, Jumbo was an "early cowboy, homesteader and rancher in SD and WY, foreman of the famous D-Ranch (Moorcroft, WY)."
A jackknife he found in the South Dakota Badlands is on display in Smithsonian Institution: it bears the date "1732" and the initials "RK". Among other ranches where Jumbo worked are the George Davis place and the Williams place on Raven Creek.
From on-line records of James Woods.

Lester Valentine "Jumbo" Woods and Vesta Gertrude Roach were married in October 1908 in Lead, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA. Lead, Lawrence, SD; her 1st mg. * her 2nd Edward C. Stevenson 1947
Vesta Gertrude Roach was born on 6 January 1884 in Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA. She appeared in the census in 1910 in Scenic, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USA. She died on 22 May 1976 at the age of 92 in Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas, USA. Vesta was buried in Greenwood Cmtry., Newcastle, Weston Co., Wyoming, USA. She appeared in the census 1920/1930 in Raven Creek, Weston Co., Wyoming, USA. Buried in Newcastle, Weston, WY--alongside her husband. Some children are buried there, too.
According to compilation of Betty Lou Camblin Woods, Vesta was of "Irish, Scottish,and English" ancestry. She was sealed into the LDS church on 5-31-1959. Her Father was John Wesley Roach, and her Mother was Vesta Gertrude Lochard Roach (who died giving birth to Vesta). Vesta was reared by her grandmother, Elizabeth Gibson Lochard, in Forreston, I
After Jumbo's death, Vesta remarried in 1947 to Edward C. Stevenson, of Moorcroft, WY. Vesta was schoolteacher in Quinn Table, SD, after having herself finished highschool. Her second husband, Stevenson, died on 12-24-1963, at age 99 years. Vesta is buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Weston County, Newcastle, WY.
Vesta had two half-sisters, Minnie and Nell. Vesta's parents were married in Forriston, IL (Ogle Co.). Vesta had no brothers, but full-sisters Nell, Lida, and Kizzie. Vesta's parents were Mr. Emaziha Lochard (who was a Lieutenant-General in Civil War and died on the train home from wounds sustained in battle in 1864. He was Scottish.) and Elisabeth Gibson, who was English. Emaziha was an only child, of John Gibson Lochard and Sophia Scott, who married in1820. Sophia Scott was the eldest daughter of the author, Sir Walter Scott.
From on-line records of James Woods.

Lester Valentine "Jumbo" Woods and Vesta Gertrude Roach had the following children: