Oldest Autoist in Nebraska in 1935 Was a Civil War Veteran, Well, Maybe

Well, for you youngsters, autoist used to be used for folks who drove automobiles back in the good old days, you know.

From Civil War Talk  "75 years are gone, but old men will remember"  John Hartwell found a picture of some Union veterans  going to or returning from the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.  One of them was Homer S. Woodworth, age 95.

He included an article from the October 6, 1935, Omaha (Nebraska) World Herald "Omahan at 93 believed to be oldest auto driver."

Here is the article which besides its Civil War connection (which, of course is of great interest to me) also has that automobile Lincoln Highway thing going for it.

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Homer S. Woodworth will be 93 on December 28 and thinks he may be the oldest automobile driver in Nebraska.  He is a Civil War veteran and has been driving cars for 27 years driving from his home at  1428 Fort Street downtown at least 3-4 times a week and  frequently on trips out of state.

--RoadDog