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William Henry Woods 1785 – 1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1785

Birth Location: Person, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1 Sep 1852

Death Location: Person, North Carolina, United States

Father: David Woody

Mother: Ann Woody

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Allison Woods, William Woods

According to available records, William Henry Woods was born in 1785 in Person, North Carolina, United States, the child of David Woody and Ann Woody. The family grew to include Allison Franklin Woods and William Woods. In the later years of life, William Henry Woods died in 1852 in Person, North Carolina, United States.

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Parents

David Woody
1765 – 1821
Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Ann Woody
1766 – 1820
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Allison Woods
1812 – 1871
Birth Location: Rowan Co, NC
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William Woods
1833 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Jun 1785
    Event Place: Person, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, North Carolina, U.S., Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index, 1700-2018, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Georgia Militia District 814, Macon, Georgia; Roll: M653_130; Page: 72; F, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: School District 2, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: 643; Page: 182b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 23 Dec 1809
    Event Place: Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1780
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Tax List - 1779 [NC State Archives]; Call Number: C.R. 085.701.5; Page Number: 64; Family Number: 14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Rowan, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 324; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1800
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 33; Page: 343; Image: 283; Family History Library Film: 337909

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Carolina, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Carolina, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: 43; Page: 328; Image: Ncm252_43-0159; FHL Roll: 0337916

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Battalion 1 or Salisbury Side, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Battalion 1 or Salisbury Side, Rowan, North Carolina; Page: 268; NARA Roll: M33_81; Image: 156

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1830
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Rowan, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 124; Page: 395; Family History Library Film: 0018090

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: 369; Page: 18; Family History Library Film: 0018097

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 25 Nov 1843

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: School District 2, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: School District 2, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: 643; Page: 182b, The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 4 Nov 1852
    Event Place: Salisbury, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Georgia Militia District 814, Macon, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Georgia Militia District 814, Macon, Georgia; Roll: M653_130; Page: 72; F

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 Sep 1852
    Event Place: Person, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index, 1700-2018, North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Wills and Estate Papers (Rowan County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina); Probate Place: Rowan, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1 Sep 1852
    Event Place: Mooresville, Rowan, N C
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index, 1700-2018, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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