Jane Woodson

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Woodson was born about 1816, in Prince Edward, Virginia, United States, her father, Peter Groseclose, was 5 and her mother, Margaret Witt, was 2. She married Peter Groseclose on 7 December 1848, in Schuyler, Lindsey Township, Benton, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Schuyler, Missouri, United States in 1850. She died on 18 April 1865, at the age of 50.

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Family Time Line

Peter Groseclose
1812–1863
Jane Woodson
1816–1865
Marriage: 7 December 1848
Mary or Matee Groseclose
1850–1879
Francis Marion " Frank" Groseclose
1854–1933
Millard F. Groseclose
1857–1858
Alice B. Groseclose
1857–1858

Sources (7)

  • Jane Grosseclore in household of Peter Grosseclore, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary Groseclose - Individual or family possessions: birth: 15 October 1844; Tennessee, United States
  • Jane Woodson, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"

World Events (8)

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. 

1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): habitational name for someone from Woodsome (a lost place in Batley), Woodsome in Farnley Tyas, or Wothersome, all in Yorkshire. The placenames derive from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + hūsum, dative plural of hūs ‘house’.

English (Yorkshire): from the Middle English personal name Ode, Odd(e) + son, with the addition of initial W-, a characteristic dialect feature in the south of Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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