Helen Nancy Woods

Helen Nancy Woods

Female 1863 - 1938  (75 years)


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  • Name Helen Nancy Woods 
    Birth 12 Apr 1863  Pulaski, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 19 Oct 1938 
    Person ID I63056  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Charles Wesley Woods,   b. 6 Feb 1823, Pulaski, Oswego County, New York, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1894, Pulaski, Oswego County, New York, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah C. Prouty,   b. 2 Sep 1826   d. 22 May 1889 (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F21004  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 William W Jones 
    Family ID F15583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Family 2 Thomas Lawler 
    Children 
     1. Thomas W. Lawler  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F15471  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Family 3 Joshua S. Demott   d. 1921 
    Marriage 1908 
    Family ID F17876  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Helen Wood Lawler DeMott Jones - April 12, 1863 - October 19, 1938. Plot C-478. Daughter of Wesley and Sarah Prouty Wood. Wife of Thomas Lawler (married October 20, 1886 in Randall, Montgomery County, New York) & Joshua S. DeMott (married December 31, 1907 at Pulaski, New York) & William W. Jones. [Note: Thomas Lawler died October 19, 1888, in Pulaski; Thomas is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery at Williamstown, New York.] [Note: Joshua DeMott died August 5, 1921, in Pulaski; Joshua is buried in Riverside Cemetery at Oswego, New York]
      Newspaper Obituary - Wednesday, October 26, 1938 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Mrs. William Jones Passes Away at Home on Park Street - Mrs. William W. Jones, 75, died at her home on Park Street late last Wednesday afternoon. She had been seriously ill for several weeks during the summer, but had improved somewhat. However when her husband was called to California on business some six weeks ago she was not well enough to accompany him. About a week before her death she suffered a stroke from which she never recovered. Mrs. Jones was born in this town April 12, 1863, a daughter of the late Wesley and Sarah Prouty Woods. She received her education in the schools of this vicinity and the old Pulaski Academy. Her first husband was Dr. Thomas Lawler of Williamstown, whom she married in 1886. He died two years later. In 1908 she married Joshua S. DeMott, well-known lumberman and builder and resided in Lacona until his death in 1921. Since then she has lived in Pulaski. About a year ago she married an old school mate, William W. Jones of San Fernando, California. They passed the winter there, returning to Pulaski in the spring where they have resided since. She was a member of the M. E. church of this village and active in its work. She was also a member of Lake Ontario Chapter D. A. R., and Pulaski Chapter Order of the Eastern Star. Besides her husband there are surviving her, one son, Thomas W. Lawler of Syracuse; a sister, Mrs. Joan R. Porter of Syracuse; a brother, William Woods of this village, and several nephews and nieces. The funeral was held from the Methodist church last Saturday afternoon with the Rev. W. A. Gardner officiating. Burial was in Pulaski cemetery. Attending the funeral from out of town were: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Lawler, Mrs. J. R. Porter, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Andrews, Mrs. D. R. Woods, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Woods, Mrs. Grace Minckler, Mr. and Mrs. _ Bastow, Mr. George Ellis, Mrs. _ Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. H. K. _eley, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Love and Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Drumm, all of Syracuse; Miss Theo Beadle, Oswego; Misses Mary and Helen Bentley, Jersey City, New Jersey.