Solomon Ammon Woodland

27 October 1838–27 September 1910 (Age 71)
Davis, St. Francois, Missouri, United States

The Life Summary of Solomon Ammon

When Solomon Ammon Woodland was born on 27 October 1838, in Davis, St. Francois, Missouri, United States, his father, John Woodland, was 62 and his mother, Celia Stapleford, was 37. He married Matilda Ann Van Leuven on 6 August 1887, in Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 27 September 1910, in Elba, Cassia, Idaho, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Elba Grandview Cemetery, Elba, Cassia, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Solomon Ammon Woodland
1838–1910
Matilda Ann Van Leuven
1872–1921
Marriage: 6 August 1887
Rhoda Catherine Woodland
1888–1983
Celia Jennet Woodland
1889–1944
Martha Ann Woodland
1890–1983
Nancy Ellen Woodland
1895–1977
Sara Jane Woodland
1897–1985
Mary Matilda Woodland
1899–1998
Inice Almira Woodland
1901–1904
John Leverette Woodland
1903–1984
Henry Solomon Woodland
1905–1998
Pauline Mae Woodland
1908–1999
Mildred Violet Woodland
1910–2001

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 August 1887Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States
    • Children

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (14)

    +9 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1846
    Age 8
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1860
    Age 22
    In 1860, the Pony Express used men riding on horseback to carry mail between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.
    1863
    Age 25
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    English (Somerset): from Middle English wodeland (wode ‘wood’ + land(e), lond(e) ‘land’, Old English wuduland). The surname may be topographic, for a person who lived at or near a wood or woodland, or habitational, for a person from any of various places so named, such as Woodland (Devon), Woodlands (Dorset), and Woodlands in Almondsbury (Gloucestershire).

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

    Sources (50)

    • Solomon Woodland in household of John Woodland, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Solomen Woodland in entry for Paul Chittenden and Sarah J Vanderwood, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
    • Solomon Woodland in household of John Woodland, "United States Census, 1850"

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