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    William Osborn Stoddard

    Birth: 3-5-1873

    Death: 1

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William Osborn Stoddard Jr. was the son of William Osborn Stoddard, one of Abraham Lincoln's private secretaries. Stoddard was born in New York City in 1873 and moved to Detroit in 1923. Stoddard wrote a book about his father's experiences working for Lincoln in 1955. Besides this book, he also wrote five books for boys, but his vocation was the automobile industry. He invented a coated textile used in auto roofs during the early days of the industry, and in later years sold textiles for car interiors. He died in Detroit in January 1965.

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William Osborn Stoddard Jr. was the son of William Osborn Stoddard, one of Abraham Lincoln's private secretaries. Stoddard was born in New York City in 1873 and moved to Detroit in 1923. Stoddard wrote a book about his father's experiences working for Lincoln in 1955. Besides this book, he also wrote five books for boys, but his vocation was the automobile industry. He invented a coated textile used in auto roofs during the early days of the industry, and in later years sold textiles for car interiors. He died in Detroit in January 1965.

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Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: New York City, New York, New York; Roll: 899; Page: 349B; Enumeration District: 668 Source Information Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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