Andrew H. Woods

Brief Life History of Andrew H.

When Andrew H. Woods was born on 7 March 1796, in Bracken, Kentucky, United States, his father, Andrew Woods, was 46 and his mother, Mary Hamilton Stephenson, was 44. He married Cassandra Whaley on 7 October 1817, in Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Ohio Township, Spencer, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Elk Point, Union, Dakota Territory, United States in 1870. He died on 7 September 1878, in Elk Point, Union, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Burbank, Clay, South Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew H. Woods
1796–1878
Nancy Benson
1811–1880
Marriage: 20 October 1831
John James Woods
1833–1890
Edward Dolph Woods
1837–1914
Mary Eleanor Woods
1842–1916
Andrew H. Woods
1842–1844
Andrew H Woods
1844–1923
Margaret H. Woods
1848–1854
Zachariah Benson Woods
1851–1942

Sources (12)

  • Andrew Wood, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Andrew Wood, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Andrew Woods, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1801 · Cane Ridge Revival

The Cane Ridge Revival took place for six days in Cane Ridge, Kentucky. From August 6, 1801- August 12 or 13, 1801, around 20 thousand people gathered together for what was called the Second Great Awakening.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

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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