About Josie Alma Woods
Lived 1889 – 1983 (aged 93). Josie Alma Woods was an American rancher and politician.
Josie Alma Woods (December 29, 1889 – February 19, 1983) was an American politician who served as a member of the Nevada Assembly from 1943 to 1947, representing Eureka County.
Biography
Woods was born on December 29, 1889, in Clyde, Texas. From 1907 to 1918, Woods and another dentist, Mabel Young, traveled between mining towns, until Young's health became too poor to continue. Woods purchased a 320-acre homestead near Eureka, Nevada, in 1919. By the time she sold the ranch in 1954, it encompassed 1,200 square miles.
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Who was Josie Alma Woods?
American politician (1889-1983)
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Josie Alma Woods was born on 29 December 1889 in Clyde.
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Josie Alma Woods died on 19 February 1983.
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Josie Alma Woods was a rancher and politician.
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Josie Alma Woods was American.
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