HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG1532.AM: Nathan I. Woodworth, 1824-1901
Letter/reminiscences: 1898
Size: One folder
BACKGROUND NOTE
Born in Ohio on March 29, 1824, Nathan Woodworth was the son of John and Chloe (Bridgeman) Woodworth. He married Jerusha Bidwell in 1848 and became an ordained Baptist minister in 1851. Rev. Woodworth served various pastorates in Illinois and Wisconsin. He also served as chaplain of the 31st Wisconsin Infantry. Rev. Nathan Woodworth died on March 16, 1901, at Welaka, Florida. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Putnam County, Florida.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of one folder containing a letter written by Nathan Woodworth to J.A. Barrett of the Nebraska State Historical Society. In the letter, dated October 10, 1898, Woodworth describes a trip taken through Nebraska in 1860. He discusses the introduction of the sunflower to Nebraska Territory by the Mormons traveling through. Woodworth includes brief descriptions of Omaha and Council Bluffs, as well as the “Lone Tree” along the Platte River near the Mormon Trail. The tree was a Cottonwood that was inscribed with names and dates of travelers passing by.
Also included is a typed transcript of the handwritten letter.
INVENTORY
Subject headings:
Mormon Trail
Mormons — Nebraska
Nebraska — Description and travel
Omaha (Nebraska) — History
Overland journeys. Personal narratives
Reminiscences
Sunflowers
Woodworth, Nathan I., 1824-1901
Revised TMM 07-29-2020
