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Henry Jefferson Woods 1857–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jul 1857

Birth Location: Dawsonville, Dawson, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 16 Nov 1940

Death Location: Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States

Father: Pvt Woods

Mother: Katerine Woods

Spouse(s): Martha Woods

Children(s): Bessie Salter, Alice Woods, William Sr, John Woods, Ida Ralston, Rev Woods, Henry Woods, Ruby Woods

In 1857, Henry Jefferson Woods entered the world in Dawsonville, Dawson, Georgia, United States, born to Pvt Winchester F Woods And Katerine Jane Shelton Woods. In 1900, Henry Jefferson Woods resided in Clayton, Cherokee, Georgia, USA. Henry Jefferson Woods married Martha Ann Chastain Woods, and had children including Alice Paralee Woods, Bessie Jane Woods Summey Salter, Henry Grady Woods, Ida Belle Woods Ralston, John Henry Ingram Woods, Rev Benjamin F Woods, Ruby Ann Woods, William Bennett Woods Sr. Henry Jefferson Woods passed away in 1940 in Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Henry Jefferson Woods entered the world in Dawsonville, Dawson, Georgia, United States, born to Pvt Winchester F Woods And Katerine Jane Shelton Woods.
  • In 1900, Henry Jefferson Woods resided in Clayton, Cherokee, Georgia, USA.
  • Henry Jefferson Woods married Martha Ann Chastain Woods, and had children including Alice Paralee Woods, Bessie Jane Woods Summey Salter, Henry Grady Woods, Ida Belle Woods Ralston, John Henry Ingram Woods, Rev Benjamin F Woods, Ruby Ann Woods, William Bennett Woods Sr.
  • Henry Jefferson Woods passed away in 1940 in Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States.

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Henry Woods's Ancestors

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Henry Woods
1857–1940
Birth Place: Dawsonville, Dawson, Georgia, United States
Parents
Pvt Winchester F Woods
1826–1862
South Carolina, United States
Katerine ("Jane" Shelton) Woods
1834–1895
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Woods's Descendants

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Henry (Jefferson) Woods (8 Jul 1857–16 Nov 1940) m. Martha (Ann Chastain) Woods (6 Sep 1860–2 Jan 1898)
  1. 1. Bessie (Jane Woods Summey) Salter 1891–1955 m. Lintford (Sam) Summey 1881–1926 m. Wilson (Lumpkin "Jake" Salter) Jr 1881–1953
    1. 1. Annie (Mae) Lee 1911–1992 m. Clifford (O) Lee 1910–1967
      1. 1. Charles Lee 1940–2009
      2. 2. Floyd Lee 1949–1990
      3. 3. David Lee 1937–1996
      4. 4. Luvina Lee 1934–1984 m. Cecil Roberts
      5. 5. Doyle (Edward) Lee 1943–2023
    2. 2. Mary (Lucile Summey) Parker 1926–2008 m. Hancel (Clarance) parker 1910–1972 m. Charlie (L) Gregory 1921–
    3. 3. Willie (Frank"Will") Summey 1908–1974
    4. 4. Drucilla Lee 1914–1937
    5. 5. Doss (Franklin (Buck)) Summey 1919–1971
    6. 6. Pvt. (Joseph Edward) Summey 1922–1999
    7. 7. Buster Summey 1920–
    8. 8. Thelma (Louise) Salter 1931–2021
    9. 9. Dawson (F) Summey 1920–
  2. 2. Alice (Paralee) Woods 1884–1943
  3. 3. William (Bennett Woods) Sr 1888–1977
  4. 4. John (Henry Ingram) Woods 1893–1963
  5. 5. Ida (Belle Woods) Ralston 1897–1930
  6. 6. Rev (Benjamin F) Woods 1901–1966
  7. 7. Henry (Grady) Woods 1905–1976
  8. 8. Ruby (Ann) Woods 1907–2000

Henry Woods's Timeline

3 Records

1857
8 Jul 1857
Birth of Henry Jefferson Woods in Dawsonville, Dawson, Georgia, United States
Dawsonville, Dawson, Georgia, United States
1900
1900
Age 43
Henry Jefferson Woods resided here in Clayton, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Clayton, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
1940
16 Nov 1940
Age 83
Death of Henry Jefferson Woods in Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1857
    Event Place: Dawsonville, Dawson, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Clayton, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1940
    Event Place: Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States

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