Woods, John
From Santa Cruz County history wiki
John Woods (1818-1887), after serving a year in the Mexican-American war, was already in the California gold country in 1848 when gold was discovered. Later that year, he came to Santa Cruz, eventually settling on a farm in the area near the Arana Gulch estuary later known as Woods Lagoon. In the 1960s, the lagoon was converted into today's Santa Cruz Harbor.
Daughters Emma and Laura Woods were also Soc. of Pioneers members.
