David Woodward is a native of Warren county, New York, and was born in 1811. He came to Whiteside county in the fall of 1837, and remained during the winter in Portland. In the spring of 1838 he made a claim at the bluff which is now known as Woodward’s Bluff, and has resided there ever since. He has been for over forty years a worthy member of the Methodist church, and is highly respected. Mr. Woodward married Miss Mary Leach in 1835.. The children have been: Elizabeth, wife of James Keefer, living in Henry county Illinois; Martin, and Henry M., now dead; Emma, living in Prophetstown; Ellen, wife of J. Willis Keefer, living in Prophetstown; Mary Elsie, wife of Edgar Hammond, living in Prophetstown; and Milton, also living in town.
Bent & Wilson History of Whiteside County
