Brief Life History of James Thomas
When James Thomas Woods was born on 10 September 1835, in Kentucky, United States, his father, David Woods Jr, was 25 and his mother, Mary Allison Brown, was 22. He married Lucy Ann Dilley on 28 June 1859, in Yazoo, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Warren, Mississippi, United States in 1850. He died on 25 August 1895, in Phoenix, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Wesley Chapel, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States.
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Sources (6)
- J T Wood, "United States Census, 1880"
- James T. Woods, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
- James Thomas Woods, "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949"
Spouse and Children
1835–1895 Male
1837–1883 Female
Children (8)
1860–1940 Male
1862– Male
1868–1868 Female
1868–1872 Female
1870–1953 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1809–1863 Male
1812–1848 Female
Siblings (8)
1834–1866 Female
1835–1895 Male
1836–1936 Female
1838–1838 Female
1840–1869 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 1
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
Age 15
1861
Age 26
Name Meaning
English: variant of Wood with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted as a translation of Ó Cuill ‘descendant of Coll’ (see Quill ), or in Ulster of Mac Con Coille ‘son of Cú Choille’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the wood’, which has also been mistranslated Cox , as if formed with coileach ‘cock, rooster’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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