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James Luther Woodson 1875–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1875

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 8 February 1928

Death Location: Pelzer, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Woodson

Mother: Mary Bruce

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James Luther Woodson was born in 1875 in South Carolina, the child of James Allen Woodson And Mary Elizbeth Bruce. In 1880, James Luther Woodson resided in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. James Luther Woodson passed away in 1928 in Pelzer, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Luther Woodson was born in 1875 in South Carolina, the child of James Allen Woodson And Mary Elizbeth Bruce.
  • In 1880, James Luther Woodson resided in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • James Luther Woodson passed away in 1928 in Pelzer, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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James Woodson's Ancestors

Self
James Woodson
1875–1928
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
James Allen Woodson
1848–1922
South Carolina
Mary (Elizbeth) Bruce
1852–1927
Grandparents
D (A) Woodson
1810–1863
North Carolina
Mary (Alice) Durham
1820–1917
South Carolina, USA
Robert (W) Bruce
1829–1963
South Carolina
Martha (Ann) Cooley
1824–1904
Great-Grandparents
Hiram Cooley
1796–1864
Mary Woodson
1803–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Cooley
1760–1826
Nancy Gover
1763–1842
Tucker Woodson
1745–1831
Elizabeth Gowen
1750–1792

James Woodson's Timeline

3 Records

1875
18 May 1875
Birth of James Luther Woodson in South Carolina
South Carolina
1880
1880
Age 5
James Luther Woodson resided here in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1928
8 February 1928
Age 53
Death of James Luther Woodson in Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1875
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1928
    Event Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pelzer, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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