William was born at
Monroe Co., Indiana, on 20 November 1882. He was the son of
Thomas Craig Woodburn and
Sarah Logan. He married
Clara Belle Applegate at
Rushville, Rush Co., Indiana, on 6 March 1912. William Logan Woodburn was William Logan Woodburn became a scholarly botanist, receiving degrees (A.B., A.M., Ph.D.) from Indiana University. At his untimely death at the age of 39 he was Assistant Professor of Botany at Northwestern University giving promise of growth and promotion in his profession. He was an elder and active worker in the United Presbyterian Church, a thoroughly good Christian man and very useful in his church and college. At
Northwestern University, Evanston, Lake Co., Illinois. William died on 4 March 1922 at
Evanston, Lake Co., Illinois, at age 39. His body was interred in March 1922 at
Bloomington, Monroe Co., Indiana, at United Presbyterian Cemetery.