THE JAMES WOODS FAMILY of PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio
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THE JAMES WOODS FAMILY OF PENNSYLVANIA AND OHiO An c,ccount of the descendants of Allen Sr., Samuel Sr., and Nathdniel Sr., the three sons of JAMES WOODS 1736-1942 By NELLIE (Woods) WHFDON Compiler of •'Sketch of the Jsmes Woods f4mify of Ohio." {1923) ''Rfchcy-Woods-Ba1.am of Ohio." (1940) •·11 you could see you.F ar.cestof's, all standing in 4 T'OW fier-e might be some of them pe-rhaps ,ou wouldn•t c~.-,e to }{now. But hne•s tinother qu~stion, which f'equires 4 diffe-rrnt view., If you could meet yout' ancesto1's., would they be p,-~ud of ,ou?n 1942 Lithoprinted in U.S.A. .. 1942 :PREFACE. The first edition of the "Sketch of the James Woods Fam ily or Ohio," a :pamphlet of sane seventy-one pages, was printed in 1923. The basis tor that eQition was a thirteen page manu script regarding our ancestors that was ,,r1 tten by Colonel Joseph Jackson ;·iooas (my father) on December 14, 1880, at Moi;itane., Labette County, Kansas, to his ne:phe,;, Hobert N. t,oods of ~a~uoketa, Ja11kson County, Iowa. It was in obe dience to a request 01' Robert's tha"t he make a written re cord of tacts uhich he had related to Robert about ~he fflilily. The family has oeen 1·ortunate in having such an account, tho it is regretted that Colonel \iooa.s aid. not go more in\~ detail regarding some of the state~ents in the account. Later additions were begun in 1912 by Nellie (\;oods) i'hedon, after l~arning of the recor~ left by her rather, and were secured thro consulting histories of Brown ana Clermont Countie~, Ohio, anci. other hi.stories, by a tr:fp to Ohio, correspona.e;ice with various county and c1 ty· of'fi cials, librarians, newspapers, and with many members or -the family scattered about the country, ana pe~sonal in terviews with some of the ala.est ones. "Finis" has been written tor many of them ere this. The added data for this second edit~on were found by ma.king another trip to Ohio in 1936, searching of court house records at Georgetown and Batavia, Oh1o, searching the U.S. Census records 1.n "i,'ashington, D.C., secur!ng :pen sion records, and much correspondence tn obtaining the family accounts brought down to date. Some fe.L1j_lies have been tound, tho a few remain in oblivion. The assistance, which has been given by many, is greatly appreciated. To Ray W. Hill, M.D., of- Osceola, Nebraska, a vote of thanks is due from all the descendants, for his part in securing the :proof ot the Revolutionary ;;ar service of James Woods. A desir.e to present his mother with a D.A.n. membership as a birthday gift, led him to have the neces sary research made to establish the ~root, making member ship in the S •.A.R. and the D.A..R. possible for those who a.esire it. A great debt of gratit·ude is due from all to Maxwell P. Woods of Denison, Texas, collaborator in this work, tor his self-iIIll?osed task or restoring the old family burial plot on the James \foods farm south of Georgeto,"1n, Ohio. It required three trips to Ohio to accom1>lish thi.s. From the wreckage, the stone fence around it has been rebui~t V Vi THE JAMES WOODS FAMILY and an iron ga~e installed, the tombstones reset in con crete, and the D.A.R. marker of James Woods set in place. It is earnestly hoped that sone descendant will see that this burial ~lace of our forebears is ~roperly cared for in the years to come. To Maxwell P. Woods credit is due for some of the his torical· part in this second edition, especially the ac count of the Cra.;ford can:paign in the Revolut.1 onary \/ar, aeouring the James \ioods deed records when in \.-asb.ington, Pennsylvania, eto. His help a.nd encouragement have great ly aided in presen~1ng this little book. For lheir assistance regarding the coat-of-arms, thanks are due to Mr.~. G. Harman ct Plainfield, New Jersey, ror·much research in the New York City Public Library, and to Mrs. E. B. &all, genealoGist of Los Angeles, Cali rorn1a. Errors are unavoidable ana we beg your indulgence ror an7 that may appear. Every effort has been made to se cure correctness in each account. Nellie (WOOGS) Whedon 835 South Lorraine Blvd., Los Angeles, California b.--born gdsn--grandson d.--died or aead gtgdsn--great grandson d.y.--d1ed young res.--resiaes or resiaeu bur.--buried ·cem. --cemetery m.--married ca.--about uma.--unmarried abt.--about n.m.--never ~arried nr--near c.--child or children grad.--graauated n.c.--no children coll.-~college dau.--daughter· ass'n--associ~tion TABLE OF CO?mN'I'S. Page The Woodses in Great Britain and Ireland ••• l Coe.ts-of Arms •••••••••.•••••••••••••.•••••• 4 Comparison ••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 6 Our .An.castors •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 8 JAMES WOODS, THE FIP..ST ••••••••••••••••••••• 11 SARAH (WOODS) DO!I.ALDSOU •••••••••••••••••••• 22 A,.."lNE ("OODS) HA:..!ILTON •••••·•••••••••••••••• 22 ALLEN WOODS SR. AND DESCENDAi.~TS •••••••••••• 23 Je.mes ,-:oods ••.••••...••••••.••••••••••••• 27 Elizabeth (Woods) Bohrer ••••••••••••••• 28 John bOods •••••••••••••••••••••••••••· •• 31 Hannah (Woods) Devore •••••••••••••••••• 34 Sylvania (uoods) Parsons ••••••••••••••• 37 Clinton Woods ....... ~ .................... 38 ..........,._""98 ' . ........................ 38 Milton " ••...••••••••••••••..••••• ~8 Jane ( " ) llb.1 te •••..•••.•••••.••• 39 Paulina (" ) Neal ........................ 40 John Woods of West Virginia •..•.••.•.•••• 41 Squire \loods ........................... ~l Kilton ~oods ot West Virginia •••••••••••• 41 Dr. Allen Woods •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 42 Lieut. Frank H. Woods •••••.•••••••••••• 44 Austin 1.'ooda ••••••••••••••••••••.•••••• 44 Jlotier " ••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • 44 Raml et " •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 45 Granville " ••••.•.•...•••••••.•••••••• 45 Eva- (Woods) Buchanan •••••.••••••••.••• 45 Ermn.a ( " ) Preston .•••.••••••••••••••• 45 n Mary • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 46 Horace Allen \ioods ..................... 46 Cliffprd ~oods ••..•.•••.•••••.••••.•••• 46 Paulina (\ioods) T:ilson •.• ••••••.••••••.••• 47 Amanda (Wilson) Rankin ••••••••••••••••• 48 S.AMUJSL WOODS SR. A.lfil DESCE.i.~AJ."':rTS ••••••••••• 49 Sarah (Woods).__ ? ot Pa ••••••••••••••• 55 William l1oods • ·••.•••••••••••••••••••••••• 55 Elizabeth (Woods) Chapman ••••••..•••••• 56 Tho.ai~s F • " • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • ••• 06 William C. " •••••••••••••••••••••• 57 Bester (Woods) Yelton ••.•.••••.•••.•••• 57 Cornelia{ n ) Hobbs ••• ~ •••••••••••••• 58 Andrew Jackson Woods ••••••.•.•••••.•••• 58 Olive (Uoods) Fenton ••••••••..••••••••• 58 Zam.es Woods •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 59 Catherine (Woods) Fee •.••••.•••••.••.•• 60 Xohn Ui1~on " •••••••••••••••••••••• 61 Vii Viii THE JAMES WOODS FAMILY Page Jane (~cods) Davis ••.••••••••••••••••• 62 \.illiam ~- -~oocis •••••••••••••••••••••• 63 Emily (\:ooo.s) \:aters •••••••••••••••••• 64 If James • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••••••••••• 64 Ellen ( ·" ) Staut1·er • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 65 George \,'oods •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 66 1iary (1~·oods) Turner •....•...•••••••••• 67 11 Andre\Y •••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 68 George '' • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 68 ~t e::phen :, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 69 Catherine {~ioods) Bowman ••••..••.••••• 69 Thoe.as 1.:. ,," • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 69 Benj anin ~·. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 71 Belle (\'/cods) \tie.tars ••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • 72 F1·ank U. " • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 72 Jane ( " ) Meeks • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 74 Solofu.on •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 74 "ft John \",. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 74 John \·:cods ••••. • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • ?5 Ellen n;oods) Sadler •••••••••••••••••• 76 Benjru:dn ::;ells \1oods •••••••••••••••••• 80 Maria (\·;ooas) Roacn ••••••••.•••••••••• 83 Allen .'' • • • • • • ••••••••••••••••••• 88 ~obert N." •..•••••••••••••••••••••• 90 Joseph Jackson Loads •••••..••••••••••• 92 l!ary Susan {~:cods) Nichols •••••••••••• 92 II Columbus L. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 94 Sem.uel \ioods Jr. • ••••••••••••••••••••••• 95 illen " •••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 96 Jose~h... Jackson ~cods •••••••••••••••••• 97 14' • BenJ• Q..L.U.C"!'tin • If • ••••••••••••••••• 97 lJ:lnerva (1:ooa.s) ~·:eaver ••••••••.••••••• 98 Sarah E.( " ) Stephenson •••.••.••••• 98 David I,f. '' ••.••..•••••••••••••••• 98 l.lelvi.na { " ) Buckmaster •.•••••••••• 99 -!·."'.·. Ichaboa. " . 99 T. Elmer " • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 99 Della ( " ) Russell ••••...... ..... 99 Catherine ( " ) Yates ••..•••.•••. • • • • • 99 L!artha .A. (Yates) 1:etzger • • • • • • • • • • • • • 99 1:ary A. l " ) IJulloy • • • • • • • • • ••••• 100 James H. " • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 100 Nathaniel " • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 101 Lauret'ta ( " ) Fenton •••••••••••••• 101 Em?;1a C. { " ) McCullough •••••••••• 102 Nat~aniel Allen tooas ••••••••••••••••••• 103 't • .. Joel .,ooas • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10:> l!artha l " ) Piat't • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 105 Mary E. ( " ) \i-ooa.s • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 107 Jenn:!e ( " ) Johnson •••••••••••••••• 108 ) 109 ~o-ohia ( " Sedler • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ~.-1111am J. \iooas • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 109 I.Iaxwell P. " • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 110 TABLE OF CONTENTS ix Page Allie (~oods) ~atson •••••..••••••••••• lll- Frank Allen \ioods •.••••••.••••••••••••• 111