Eliza Jane Woods

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Personal and Family Information

Eliza was born on 19 Jan 1846 in Benton County, Arkansas , the daughter of Samuel Purviance Woods and Elizabeth Greaves Dickson.

She died on 8 Feb 1925 in Roosevelt County, New Mexico.

Her husband was Andrew Jackson Maxwell, who she married on 15 AUG 1865 in Benton County, Arkansas . Their nine known children were Samuel Newton (1866-1915), Thomas Jeremiah (1868-1905), Margaret Emma (1870-1942), John Smart (1874-1955), Laura Belle (1876-1965), Letitia Ann (1879-1951), Stella Graves (1880-1962), Fred Lee (1883-1939) and Charles Colvin (1886-1923).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Eliza Jane Woods
(1846-1925)

 

Samuel Purviance Woods
(1809-1882)

 

Samuel "East" Woods
(1776-1840)

 

Samuel Woods
(1740-1825)

 
   

Margaret Holmes
(c1742-1800)

+
   

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
Birth19 JAN 1846
Place: Benton County, Arkansas
Death8 FEB 1925
Place: Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Census12 NOV 1850
Place: Benton County, Arkansas
Age: 4 to 5
Address: Osage, Benton County, Arkansas fam 440 Woods, Sami 41 Ohio, Evia 41 Tenn, Mary f16 Ark, Wm 14 Ark Robert m5 Ark, Elvia J f5 Ark, John F m3 Ark, Christopher Arnod 18
Census12 JUN 1860
Place: Benton County, Arkansas
Address: Osage Twp, Bentonville PO, Benton County, Arkansas fam 132 William Woods 48 m Ohio, Mary 48 Tenn, Martha 17f Ark, John 14 m Ark, Elizabeth 12 f Ark fam 133 James Woods 28 m Tenn, Mary 28 f Ark, Sarah 5 f Ark, John 1 m Ark fam 134 Robert Woods 25 m Ark, Jane 19 f Tenn fam 135 Samuel Woods, 50 m Ohio, Eliza 50 f Tenn, Robert 17 m Ark, Jane 14 f Ark, John 11 m Ark, Newton 9 m Ark
Census5 JUL 1880
Place: Benton County, Arkansas
Age: 34
Address: Osage Twp, dwelling 523 family 523 Maxwell, Andrew, mw age 4 married farmer born Tenn, f SC, m NC __ Eliza wf age 33 wife, married house keeper born Ark f &m Tenn __ Samuel wm age 18 son single farmer born Ark, f Tenn m Ark __ Thomas wm age 12 son, single farmer born Ark, f Tenn m Ark __ Margarett wf age 11, daughter single, at school, born Ark, f Tenn m Ark __ John wm age 6 son, single, at school, born Ark, f Tenn m Ark __ Laura wf age 4 daughter single, at home, born Ark, f Tenn m Ark __ Lutisia wf age 1 daughter single, at school, born Ark, f Tenn m Ark
Census16 JUN 1900
Place: Benton County, Arkansas
Age: 54
Address: Washington Twp, dwelling 219 family 226 Maxwell, Andrw head, wm born Feb 1840, age 60 m 33 yrs, born Tenn, f&m Tenn, minister __ Eliza, wife wf born Feb 1846, age 54, married 33 yrs, mother of 9, 9 living, born Ark, f&m Tenn __ Ertia, daughter wf born Jan 1879 age 21, widow, mother of 1, 1 living, born Ark, f Tenn, m Ark __ Fred, son wm born Feb 1883 age 17 single born Ark f Tenn, m Ark __ Charles, son wm born Dec 1886 age 13 single, born Ark f Tenn, m Ark __ Nine, granddaughter wf born March 1897 age 2 single born Ark, f &m Ark
Census16 JUN 1900
Place: Benton County, Arkansas
Age: 54
Address: Washington Twp, dwelling 219 family 226 Maxwell, Andrw head, wm born Feb 1840, age 60 m 33 yrs, born Tenn, f&m Tenn, minister __ Eliza, wife wf born Feb 1846, age 54, married 33 yrs, mother of 9, 9 living, born Ark, f&m Tenn __ Ertia, daughter wf born Jan 1879 age 21, widow, mother of 1, 1 living, born Ark, f Tenn, m Ark __ Fred, son wm born Feb 1883 age 17 single born Ark f Tenn, m Ark __ Charles, son wm born Dec 1886 age 13 single, born Ark f Tenn, m Ark __ Nine, granddaughter wf born March 1897 age 2 single born Ark, f &m Ark
Census19 APR 1910
Place: Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Age: 64
Address: Carter Twp, dwelling 27 family 27 Maxwell, Andrew J, head mw age 70 m1 , 44 yrs, born Tenn, f&m Tenn __ Eliza J, wife fw age 64 m1, 44 yrs mother of 9, 8 living, born Ark f &m Tenn __ Lutitia A, daughter fw, age 31 single, born Ark, f & m Ark __ Nina G, granddaughter fw age 12 singl, born Ark, f&m Ark
Census22 JAN 1920
Place: Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Age: 74
Address: Carter Precinct 11, farm dwelling 49, family 53 Maxwell, Char C, Head owns home with morgage, age 32 married, born Ark, f&m Tenn, farmer __ Euda C, wife fw age 31, married, born Ark, f&m ARk __ Eliza J, mother, fw age 74, widow, born Tenn, f&m Tenn
BurialFEB 1925
Place: Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Address: Longs Cemetery, Portales with husband findagrave MEMORIAL ID 10630950 photos of marker +, links to children, parents, and siblings

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