John V. Woodson

Brief Life History of John V.

When John V. Woodson was born in 1839, in New Castle, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Alexander Woodson, was 46 and his mother, Mary Ann Cloud, was 25. He married Mary E Spencer on 5 July 1866, in Newton, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States in 1850 and Georgia, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 17 January 1891, in Covington, Newton, Georgia, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Covington, Newton, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John V. Woodson
1839–1891
Mary E Spencer
1850–1925
Marriage: 5 July 1866
Mary P Woodson
1868–
Anna O Woodson
1870–1955
Bessie R Woodson
1874–
Willie W Woodson
1876–1939
Alexander S Woodson
1880–1940

Sources (16)

  • John V Woodson in household of Joseph J Spencer, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Woodson - Government record: birth-name: John Woodson
  • John V. Woodson, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1853 · First State Fair

The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.

1863

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

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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BURNED TO DEATH, THE TERRIBLE FATE OF AN OLD CONFEDERATE VETERAN From the Atlanta Constitution, Covington, Georgia., January 17. About 3:00 o'clock this morning the house of Mr. John R. Davis was des …

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