When David Patrick Woody was born on 24 October 1839, in Yancey, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Woody, was 39 and his mother, Mary Martha Cox, was 45. He married Martha Ann Forbes on 1 July 1860, in Yancey, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Grassy Creek, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States for about 20 years. He died on 18 February 1907, in Kendrick, Latah, Idaho, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Kendrick, Latah, Idaho, United States.