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Willis Woodard 1784–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1784

Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 Oct 1862

Death Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Benjamin Woodard

Mother: Abi Unknown

Spouse(s): Edith Phillips

Children(s): William Woodard, Hulda Woodard, Bennett Woodard, John Woodard, Emily Woodard, Sallie Woodard, Rebecca Woodard, Dorcas Woodard, Lucinda Woodard, Cherry Woodard, Willis Woodard, Keziah Woodard

In 1784, Willis Woodard entered the world in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA, born to Benjamin Woodard And Abi Unknown. Willis Woodard married Edith Phillips, and had children including Bennett Erasmus Woodard, Cherry Eliza Woodard, Dorcas Woodard, Emily Woodard, Hulda Woodard, John Quincy Woodard, Keziah Woodard, Lucinda Woodard, Rebecca Amanda Woodard, Sallie A Woodard, William Ashley Woodard, Willis Gaston Woodard. Willis Woodard passed away in 1862 in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1784, Willis Woodard entered the world in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA, born to Benjamin Woodard And Abi Unknown.
  • Willis Woodard married Edith Phillips, and had children including Bennett Erasmus Woodard, Cherry Eliza Woodard, Dorcas Woodard, Emily Woodard, Hulda Woodard, John Quincy Woodard, Keziah Woodard, Lucinda Woodard, Rebecca Amanda Woodard, Sallie A Woodard, William Ashley Woodard, Willis Gaston Woodard.
  • Willis Woodard passed away in 1862 in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willis Woodard's Ancestors

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Willis Woodard
1784–1862
Birth Place: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Woodard
1757–1834
Northampton, North Carolina
Abi Unknown
1763–1796
Grandparents
Joseph Woodard
1723–1791
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Oliver Woodard
1684–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Woodard's Descendants

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Willis Woodard (3 Feb 1784–12 Oct 1862) m. Edith Phillips (29 May 1790–2 Mar 1859)
  1. 1. William (Ashley) Woodard 1831–1864 m. Rebecca (A) Johnson 1840–1919
    1. 1. Susan (Edith) Woodard 1860–1936 m. Joseph (C) Bryant 1853–1921
      1. 1. John (W) Bryant 1878–1906
      2. 2. Henry (Franklin) Bryant 1880–1958
      3. 3. Pearl (Garland) Bryant 1902–1972 m. Beulah (Elizabeth) Hawley 1903–1991
      4. 4. Mattie (Jane) Bryant 1887–1917 m. Samuel (Adolphus) Fann 1888–1982
        1. 1. Nora (Gladys) Fann 1910–2001 m. Jesse (Theron) Autry 1906–1957
        2. 2. Ezra (Bryan) Fann 1915–2008 m. Donnie (Ruth) Lee 1924–2011
    2. 2. William (Ashley) Woodard 1862–1918 m. Lenora Johnson 1859–1937
  2. 2. Hulda Woodard 1814–1880 m. William (Henry) Oliver 1818–1888
  3. 3. Bennett (Erasmus) Woodard 1814–1870 m. Julia Ivy 1818–1870
  4. 4. John (Quincy) Woodard 1816–
  5. 5. Emily Woodard 1818–1880 m. John Holt 1818–1880
  6. 6. Sallie (A) Woodard 1820–1880 m. Franklin Phillips 1815–
  7. 7. Rebecca (Amanda) Woodard 1822–
  8. 8. Dorcas Woodard 1823–1887
  9. 9. Lucinda Woodard 1825–1899
  10. 10. Cherry (Eliza) Woodard 1827–1904
  11. 11. Willis (Gaston) Woodard 1829–1902 m. Martha (Ann) Hayes 1829–1900
  12. 12. Keziah Woodard 1833–1915

Willis Woodard's Timeline

2 Records

1784
3 Feb 1784
Birth of Willis Woodard in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
1862
12 Oct 1862
Age 78
Death of Willis Woodard in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1784
    Event Place: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1862
    Event Place: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA

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