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Oscar Scott Woody | |
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| Born | April 15, 1871 |
| Died | April 15, 1912 (aged 41) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation(s) | Postman, Titanic postal clerk |
| Employer | White Star Line |
Oscar Scott Woody (April 15, 1871 - April 15, 1912) was a Freemason and a postman from North Carolina who died during the Sinking of the RMS Titanic on his 41st birthday.[1][2][3]
Life
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Oscar was born on April 15, 1871 to John Frank Woody (1844-1899) and Nancy Cole (1846-1932), John was a farmer and merchant from Person County and Nancy was a stay-at-home parent from Halifax County,Virginia.[1] Oscar first appeared in the 1880 United States Census living in Person County, North Carolina; Oscar began to work for the United States Postal Service in the 1890s traveling between Greensboro, North Carolina and Washington, D.C.[1][5] Oscar was listed in the 1900 census living as a boarder in Washington D.C. but moved to New York in 1909 when he was put in the marine service; Oscar returned to D.C. in 1910 where he met Leila M. Bullard (1877-1965), the couple married that same year and remained childless.[1]
RMS Titanic
[edit]Oscar traveled to Plymouth, England aboard the S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse to board the RMS Titanic on April 10, 1912; on the night of the sinking and Oscar's 41st birthday, he along with several other crewmen brought several bags of mail to a higher deck from the flooding mail rooms.[1][2][3][6][7] During this, Oscar died and his body was discovered by the C.S. Mackay-Bennett on April 24th and he was buried at sea.[1][2][3][5][8]
Legacy
[edit]Oscar's widow remained unmarried and died in Montgomery County, Maryland on April 14, 1965; in 2017, Oscar's watch was sold at auction for £98,000.[9][10][11][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Oscar Scott Woody : Titanic Postal Clerk (Victim)". www.encyclopedia-titanica.org. 2003-11-28. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ^ a b c White Star Line (1912.) Record of Bodies and Effects (Passengers and Crew S.S. "Titanic") Recovered by Cable Steamer "MacKay Bennett" Including Bodies Buried at Sea and Bodies Delivered at Morgue in Halifax, N.S. Details compiled from records of the "Mackay-Bennett"
- ^ a b c "North Carolinian Perished Aboard the Titanic | NC DNCR". www.dncr.nc.gov. 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ "Sea Post Clerk Oscar S. Woody's set of keys". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ^ a b "Washington Man Mail Clerk on the Ill-Fated Steamer". www.encyclopedia-titanica.org. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ "GAVE LIVES FOR THE MAILS". www.encyclopedia-titanica.org. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/21719/npm_ganz_and_piazza_hindenburg_2012.pdf
- ^ Archives, Nova Scotia (2020-04-20). "Nova Scotia Archives - RMS Titanic Resource Guide". Nova Scotia Archives. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ Farberov, Snejana (2022-11-22). "Pocket watch from Titanic sold at auction for $116,000". Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ "Titanic Watch Sells for £98,000 at Auction | Henry Aldridge Auctioneers". www.henryaldridge.com. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ "Oscar Scott Woody's Pocket Watch". www.encyclopedia-titanica.org. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ "Duty Before Death". postalmuseum.si.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ McAllister, Bill (October 25, 1998). "MAIL CLERK ON TITANIC IS REMEMBERED AGAIN: PERSONAL, POSTAL ITEMS FOUND ON VICTIM ARE SCHEDULED FOR AUCTION IN NEW YORK". The Washington Post.