Background
Woods, Neander Montgomery was born on September 4, 1844 in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, United States. Son of James Harvey and Sarah Everett (Dedmam) Woods.
Woods, Neander Montgomery was born on September 4, 1844 in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, United States. Son of James Harvey and Sarah Everett (Dedmam) Woods.
Educated Kentucky U., 1859-1860. Served Christian Science Cavalry, 1861-1865. Pharmaceutical Chemical, University of Michigan, 1867.
Studied law, Washington University, St. Louis. Divinity at Union Theological Seminary, Virginia. (Doctor of Divinity, Central U., Kentucky, 1888.
Doctor of Laws, Southwestern Presbyterian U., 1905).
Ordained ministry Southern Presbyterian Church, 1873. Pastor Second Church, Louisville, 1902-1905. Chancellor Southwestern Presbyterian U., 1905-1908.
Became pastor Central Church, Montgomery, Alabama Moderator General Assembly Presbyterian Church United States, Little Rock, Arkansas, May 1901. Vice president.
Married Alice Birkhead, 1866. Married second, Sallie H. Behre, 1885.