Margaret Ann Woods

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Personal and Family Information

Margaret was born on 21 Aug 1832 in Carroll County, Tennessee, the daughter of Samuel Purviance Woods and Elizabeth Greaves Dickson.

She died on 9 Apr 1882 in Benton County, Arkansas .

Her husband was John Riley Woods, who she married on 14 NOV 1849 in Benton County, Arkansas . Their fourteen known children were Alice D (1850-1871), Samuel D. (1851->1889), Samuel B (1855-1872), John Riley (1856-1936), Dewitt Clinton (1858-1930), Mary Emeline (1860-1861), William Phinney (1862-1912), Cephas David (1864-1919), Margaret Elizabeth (1866-1935), Sarah Greaves (1868-1944), Finis Holmes (1870-1959), Charles Richard (1872-1962), Annie (1874-1962) and Fannie (1876-1877).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Margaret Ann Woods
(1832-1882)

 

Samuel Purviance Woods
(1809-1882)

 

Samuel "East" Woods
(1776-1840)

 

Samuel Woods
(1740-1825)

 
   

Margaret Holmes
(c1742-1800)

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Anna Purviance
(1774-1858)

 

John Purviance
(1743-1823)

 
   

Mary Jane Wasson
(1741/42-1810)

 
   

Elizabeth Greaves Dickson
(1809-1891)

 

Robert Dickson
(1773-1849)

 

Joseph Dickson
(1745-1825)

 
   

Margaret Isabell McEwen
(1742-1814)

+
   

Esther Moore
(c1775-<1849)

 

John Moore
(c1720-c1798)

 
   

Margaret Steele
(c1725-c1798)

 

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth21 AUG 1832
Place: Carroll County, Tennessee
Death9 APR 1882
Place: Benton County, Arkansas
Census12 NOV 1850
Place: Benton County, Arkansas
Address: Osage Township, family 294 John R Woods 21 m farmer born Tenn Margarett S 17 female born Tenn
Census5 JUN 1860
Place: Benton County, Arkansas
Age: 27 to 28
Address: Osage Twp, Bentonville PO family 28 John Woods 32 m farmer 1800, 500 Tenn, Margaret 28 f Tenn, Allis 10 f Ark, Samuel 8 m Ark Solon 6 m Ark, John 4 m Ark, Dewit 2 m Ark, Mary 1 mo, f, Ark
Census25 JUN 1870
Place: Benton County, Arkansas
Address: Osage Twp, Bentonville PO, dwelling 239 family 237 Woods, John 42, mw farmer $500, $600 born Tenn Margaret 27 fw keeping house, born Ark Alice 19 fw at home, Ark Samuel 18, at home Ark John 16 mw Ark Clinton 12 mw Ark William 9 mw Ark Celphas 7 mw Ark Margaret 4 fw Ark Sarah 2 fw Ark Twins 3/12 mw Ark
BurialAPR 1882
Place: Benton County, Arkansas
Address: Woods Cemetery, Little Flock with husband and parents ind A Grave Memorial# 7808226
Other Event1852
Place: Sutter County, California
Type: Generic Event
Address: Cattle Drive from Benton County, Arkansas to Sutter County, California
Cattle Drive Letter
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Multimedia

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Sources

  1. Goodspeed’s History of Benton, Washington, Carrol, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Cos., Ark
    Source: Goodspeed’s History of Benton, Washington, Carrol, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Cos., Ark
    Date: 1889
    Publisher: The Goodspeed Publishing Co