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Lewis Herbert Woodson 1865–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1865

Birth Location: Allegheny, Pittsburgh, PA

Death Date: 30 Sep 1911

Death Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James American

Mother: Anna Woodson

Spouse(s): Hallie Myers

Children(s): Anna Woodson, Blanche Woodson, Hallie Woodson, Virginia Woodson, Edna Woodson, Mary Woodson

Lewis Herbert Woodson was born in 1865 in Allegheny, Pittsburgh, PA, the child of James Hunt Woodson African American And Anna Bird Moles Woodson. In 1870, Lewis Herbert Woodson resided in Pittsburgh Ward 11, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsyl. In 1880, Lewis Herbert Woodson resided in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Lewis Herbert Woodson married Hallie Venoka Myers, and had children including Anna Mae Woodson, Blanche Marie Woodson, Edna Augusta Woodson, Hallie Louise Woodson, Mary E Woodson, Virginia Margaret Teeny Woodson. Lewis Herbert Woodson passed away in 1911 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Lewis Herbert Woodson was born in 1865 in Allegheny, Pittsburgh, PA, the child of James Hunt Woodson African American And Anna Bird Moles Woodson.
  • In 1870, Lewis Herbert Woodson resided in Pittsburgh Ward 11, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsyl.
  • In 1880, Lewis Herbert Woodson resided in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Lewis Herbert Woodson married Hallie Venoka Myers, and had children including Anna Mae Woodson, Blanche Marie Woodson, Edna Augusta Woodson, Hallie Louise Woodson, Mary E Woodson, Virginia Margaret Teeny Woodson.
  • Lewis Herbert Woodson passed away in 1911 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lewis Woodson's Ancestors

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Lewis Woodson
1865–1911
Birth Place: Allegheny, Pittsburgh, PA
Parents
James Hunt Woodson African American
1835–1890
Pittsburg, PA
Anna (Bird Moles) Woodson
1842–1907
Maryland
Grandparents
Lewis (Frederick Woodson Sr.) Reverend
1806–1878
Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia now West Virginia
Caroline (Robinson African) American
1805–1892
Botecourt County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1784–1876
Jemima Price
1783–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Woodson's Descendants

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Lewis (Herbert) Woodson (26 Nov 1865–30 Sep 1911) m. Hallie (Venoka) Myers (Apr 1871–25 Feb 1961)
  1. 1. Anna (Mae) Woodson 1903–1933 m. William (Belle) Johnson 1896–1964 m. William (Hutchings "Hutch" Overbey) Judge 1906–1991
    1. 1. Louise (Woodson) Johnson 1925–2019 m. Hurley (Herman Doddy) Sr 1919–1970
    2. 2. William (Belle Johnson) Jr. 1927–2013 m. Helen (Jeanette) Haithcock 1923–2010
      1. 1. Gail (Ann) Johnson 1949–2006
    3. 3. Bettie (Myers) Johnson 1922–1923
    4. 4. Martha (Anne) Overbey 1935–2005
    5. 5. William (Hutchings Overbey) Jr. 1939–2021
  2. 2. Blanche (Marie) Woodson 1905–1997
  3. 3. Hallie (Louise) Woodson 1902–1987 m. George (Herbert) Brown 1909–1984
  4. 4. Virginia (Margaret "Teeny") Woodson 1907–1959
  5. 5. Edna (Augusta) Woodson 1908–1909
  6. 6. Mary (E) Woodson 1902–1902

Lewis Woodson's Timeline

4 Records

1865
26 Nov 1865
Birth of Lewis Herbert Woodson in Allegheny, Pittsburgh, PA
Allegheny, Pittsburgh, PA
1870
1870
Age 5
Lewis Herbert Woodson resided here in Pittsburgh Ward 11, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh Ward 11, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 15
Lewis Herbert Woodson resided here in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1911
30 Sep 1911
Age 46
Death of Lewis Herbert Woodson in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1865
    Event Place: Allegheny, Pittsburgh, PA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1969

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Pittsburgh Ward 11, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 11, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1297; Page: 373A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1911
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

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