Nancy E. Woodward

Brief Life History of Nancy E.

When Nancy E. Woodward was born on 13 September 1856, in Henrico, Virginia, United States, her father, John R Woodward, was 28 and her mother, Emily A Woodward, was 26. She married James Monroe Rey on 4 December 1879, in Henrico, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Tuckahoe, Henrico, Virginia, United States in 1880 and Richmond, Virginia, United States for about 19 years. She died on 10 November 1929, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

James Monroe Rey
1848–1927
Nancy E. Woodward
1856–1929
Marriage: 4 December 1879
Estelle E Ray
1881–
James M. Rey
1884–
Emma Rey
1886–
Hester Viola Rey
1888–1987
Marie Gwendalyn Rey
1891–1981
Richard L Ray
1896–

Sources (21)

  • Nancy Woodward in household of J R Woodward, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Nannie Rey, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Nancy U. Woodward, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"

World Events (8)

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a forester employed to look after the trees and game in a forest, Middle English woodward (from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + weard ‘guardian, protector’).

History: Henry Woodward emigrated from England in 1635 and settled first in Dorchester, MA, and subsequently in Northampton, MA. He had many prominent descendants. Another Henry Woodward, born c. 1646 in the British West Indies, was the first English settler in SC (1664).

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

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