John was born in 1822, son of William L Woods and Lima Congdon.
John came west with his parents to the Illinois country in 1835. As a young man he was caught in the California gold rush in 1849.
Grandchildren of Oliver Forrest Woods can dimly remember an Aunt Elizabeth, whom they think was wife of John Benoni Woods. They seemed to have lived somewhere in Yolo County at one time, but can find no further record.
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