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LETTER: Pages 41 & 42 of Descendants of Capt. Henry Woodward
Lee County, Virginia January 23, 1848
My Dear Children:
Through the abounding mercy of God we are still living and in the enjoyment of tolerable health and we hope these few lines will reach and find you well and prospering both in temperate and religious point of view. I can tell you that we got your letter dated November 7, 1847, which afforded us much joy and pleasure as formerly to hear that you were still alive and in reach of the mercy and grace of God, and for all these favors and blessings, we return our constant thanks to HIM who holds in his hands the destinies of the children of men. I suppose you have another son therefore your cares and obligations must necessarily be increased.
I reckon Lydia can hardly comply with her former promise for Ezekiel has had the fortune to buy a place or about 50 acres of more for a few dollars, more than half in trade and calculated with regard to the payments that it appears he can easily pay. Lydia had another son born dead on the 11th, of this instant; she is rapidly recovering. Jesse married a girl, Sarah M. Robinson, who came from Washington and is no kin to those other Robinsons. Exekiel's place lies just on top of the big hill the other side from here, joining John Ingle; and Jesse will live on my place in the house that James Lyttle built.
Elizabeth was married on the same day that Lydia had her son to Solomon Hobb's son, you remember Solomon, and they live in Tennessee three or four miles from Rose Hill Camp-ground. I have plenty of corn and meat and fine stock around me and I think am dong well. The friends around in general are tolerably well except we have had some cases of the fever this winter among us. John Warren died some time in November, five or six among us who had the fever; none as yet died except John Warren, though I myself was very low, but am rising again to health and strength. I was taken on the 26th of November, and lay about forty days before I could rise and venture abroad. I used medicine from a physician, which tended to destroy the fever and restore my health. I now proceed to give you our ages according to Sally's request. I Henry H. Woodward was born April 22, 1798. Your mother, Elizabeth Woodward was born September 18, 1798.
Barbara Jane was born November 8, 1818
John David was born March 17, 1820
Lydia Hyden was born March 1, 1822
Sally Shelton was born August 6, 1827 (surely a typo, must be 1823)
Elizabeth Morain was born May 20, 1825
Jesse Murphy was born January 6, 1827
Rhoda Orr was born October 2, 1828
Henry McDaniel was born March 29, 1830
Susannah Burgin was born February 10, 1832
George Fry was born April 28, 1837
David Orr was born April 28, 1837
Alexander Fletcher was born May 12, 1839
James Crawford was born December 4, 1841
Nathan Moran was born August 29, 1845I and your mother were married November the 25th day, 1817. Matilda had another son born about the first of October last and they called his name Henry Hobbs. I would have written sooner but I was waiting to see what would become of Lydia and baby but we can tell you that religion still survives among us - we had a fine meeting today at Pleasant Hill.
I must not omit to tell you of a meeting held among us about the first of October last. It continued three days and two nights. The meeting was held at Bethel and during the time 26 joined the church and upwards of 30 professed to get religion. It was an uncommon time.
Before I conclude you will doubly look for some good advise as usual.
I can only recommend to you what I have hitherto done. That is in a word to serve God and keep His commandments for this appears to be the whole duty of man.
The service of God consists in knowledge and obedience. It is our duty first to know, secondly to obey. We must have a knowledge of ourselves for utter helplessness our inability to preform any good thing with out the aid of God. We should also have a knowledge of the true character of the Divine Being. He possesses almighty power, He is also present in every place at the same time, He is also infinitely wise, and the Scriptures tell us His nature is love. Now when all these attributes are joined TOGETHER for the salvation of the human family, why should we stand back to perform the obedience He requires at our hands. I have long since tried to enjoin obedience to God on all my children. I want to see and know that they are all traveling though Emmanuel's land to fairer worlds on nigh. I therefore invite you again to serve God in spirit and in truth. Be zealous, be determined, let others do as they may, for your part do you serve God. We which this advice to operate upon all our children for the time is not far distant when we will both repose in the ground. Therefore, we beseech the God of the Father left to protect you all when we can no longer have the privilege of seen our children and exercising over them that influence which the God of the God of nature requires of us. Now in conclusion may the God of peace and consolation be with you and keep you in His favor until death and may we all meet again in Heaven at last - Amen.
Henry and Elizabeth Woodward
P.S.
We send you our best love and regards and we beg you to receive the good wishes of all the children. Answer this letter as soon as you can and let us know how you are doing.
H. H. Woodward{Typewritten copy of actual letter now in possession of W. A. Woodward, Chadren, Nebraska. Written to Mr John Grabill, Callatin P.O., Daviess County, Missouri and from Jonesville, Virginia.}
NAME: Broderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1738, Date of Import: Nov 29, 1997
"Lemuel Woodard & Anna moved their family from Virginia to De Witt
county, Illinois, between 1836 and 1840. Lemuel Woodard & Mary, and 5
youngest children moved to Kansas in winter of 1854-55, making trip in
covered wagon pulled by oxen, settling near Bloomington, Douglas Co.,
Kansas, 9 miles SW of Lawrence, Kansas. In 1857, Lemuel took a claim
in NW corner of Osage Co., near Twin Mounds, on Elk Creek. Being a
skilled carpenter, Lemuel soon had homes built at both locations, and
being an out-standing Bible scholar and teacher, and both, he and wife
Mary, affectionately known as "Uncle Lem" & "Aunt Polly" were
enthusiastic Methodists, both the homes were used for meeting places
for Methodist Congregations."[This is written around and to the left of a drawing of two Oxen with
a wagon harness between them walking though grass. DSS]
From: GGredwood816@cs.com
Hi,
I have found the following information Lemuel Woodard/Woodward taken from the 1850, 1860, & 1870 census:Clinton Twp. Dewitt Co. Illinois 1850
Lemuel Woodard 51
Mary 36
Joseph 14
Ann E. 5
James W. 2Ridgeway City, Osage Co. KS 20 July 1860
L. (Lemuel) Woodward 64 Born Va
M. (Mary Wilson) 45 Born Pa
A. E. (Ann E.) 15 " Ill.
W. (James William) 12 " "
J. M. (John M.) 9 " "
H. White 27 KY
W. " 19 KY
J. Woodward (Joseph) 23 VaRidgeway City, Osage Co. KS 1870 15 July
Lemues Woodward 71
Mary 56
James W. 22
Thorese 23
Page 122A
Excerpts from: "HISTORY OF LOGAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS" by Lawrence B. Stinger
Vol. 1
Page 87 - "James and Brooks Randolph, brothers, also came to Logan County, just before "the deep snow". James Randolph was born in Virginia in 1806, and in 1824, married Nancy Marie Woodward, who was born in Virginia in 1807. He died in 1852, leaving seven surviving children; Frances J., William P., James S., Wiloughby T., Valentine C., Nancy A., and David C. Mrs Randolph died in 1878."
Page 89 "THE DEEP SNOW"
(Winter of 1831-32)"The snow began to fall the latter part of November, and continued to fall until it had reached a depth of three feet on the level. Then came the rain, with the weather so cold that the rain froze as it fell, forming a crust of ice, over this great depth of snow, nearly, but not quite, strong enough to bear up the weight of an man; and finally , over this crust of ice, came a few inches of light snow. The clouds passed away and the winds came down, from the northwest, with extra-ordinary ferocity. For weeks, the mercury was no higher, than twelve degrees below zero. The settlers were all largely from regions to the south of this, and had never experienced anything of this kind, and were wholly unprepared for it. It is not difficult, therefore, to give due credence to the stories of suffering and destitution, which its prolonged visitation entailed.
When the storm came, it found most of the corn, standing on the stalks. The fall had been warm and wet, and the settlers had been in no hurry to gather the corn. They were so unprepared for such an extreme season, that it became almost impossible, in many cases to obtain bread for family use. Although, stacks of wheat and fields of corn were there. Few had any milling done, and all sorts of devices were used to reduce what little grain could be dug out of the snow into anything resembling bread. Roads were obliterated, and it was useless to make new ones in the snow, for the drifts filled them up as fast as made. Stock perished for want of sustenance, as did hogs and poultry in great numbers."
"James S. Randolph, at a meeting of the "Snow Birds" in 1875, said that he came from a worm country, with a colony of fifty persons; the men spent the fall in hunting, instead of finishing their cabins, and that only two cabins had chimneys, when the big snow came. He said that by spring, forty-nine of the fifty were in the two cabins, that had chimneys. One having died, and nearly all were sick. They had no doctor, and a number of the settlers became discouraged with the outlook, and went back home. Many died later from lung trouble."
Page 91 "THE SUDDEN FREEZE""About five years after the "deep snow", another meteorological event occurred in the history of the county, which likewise had not been surpassed, since that time. This event was known as the "sudden freeze". Rain and sleet had been falling in the early afternoon, when without warning, a strong wind, traveling at the rate of at least seventy miles an hour, accompanied by a deep bellowing sound, with its icy blast, swept over the county, and everything was instantly frozen hard. The water froze in little pools with shape-edged pointed waves, just as the wind had blown it. In an hour, the mercury changed from forty degrees above to thirty degrees below. The is severe weather continued for three days, and resulted in much sickness".
"It is believed that Jesse & Isabell were parents of two or three
other children that died in infancy. It is know that one, a daughter,
Zina, died at Bellevue, Nebraska when taking a trip to Pike's Peak,
with John P. WOODWARD (her brother), and his bride, Margaret (PHARES)
WOODWARD"
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17. Rev. David Thompson WOODWARD
IGI:
David Thompson WOODWARD
Sex: M
Event(s):
Birth: 10 Jul 1817 , Powell Valley, Lee, Virginia
Parents: Father: James Abraham WOODWARD Mother: Jane HYDEN
Source Information:
Batch number: 7018915
Source Call No. 0538512
Type Film Sheet: 88
From Mari and Janice Myers.
Sangamon County, Illinois records have the marriage record of David WOODWARD and Elizabeth DODSON on 6 Jan 1838.
From Mari and Janice Myers.
DeWitt County, Illinois records have the marriage record of David WOODARD(sic) and Sarah F. WAKER(sic) on 18 Feb 1847. (This is an extracted record, the original may have Walker.)It looks like Sarah Frances BRITTIN is the daughter of Nathan BRITTIN and Sarah JONES - Nathan BRITTIN and wife Mary Ann are listed in the Thomas and Isabel RICHARDSON household and are near neighbors to David and Sarah F. WOODRED (sic) on the 1850 DeWitt Co, Illinois census. - Nathan married Mary Ann WALKER in 1832. Thomas RICHARDSON married Isabel BRITTIN in 1850. They are also near neighbors to George P BRITTIN and family as well as Morris BRITTIN and family. George had a son Morris whose cemetery record says he is the grandson of Nathan.
Found on the following census records:
1850 Twp 21, DeWitt, Illinois; (spelled Woodred; lived next door to several Brittin families)
1855 Twp 21, DeWitt, Illinois State (name spelled as Wodred);
1859 Douglas Co, Kansas State;
1860 Clinton Twp, Douglas, Kansas (name spelled as Dan Woodland and other errors); (next door neighbors to the Martin Baum family)
1865 Douglas Co, Kansas State;
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Frankie McKenzie of Richland, and Mrs. Minnie Swallow of Topeka, and a brother, Charles of Lone Star.
Graveside services will be held tommorrow at 10:30 a.m. at Clinton Cemetery.
Conclusion of Family of (1A12) David T. WOODWARD
and Conclusion of Family of (1A) James & Jane (HYDEN) WOODWARD
P. 56A "Additional Information From Other's Ancestral Charts"
"Uncle Billy" (William Henry (1B1)) lived on the town creek above Jonesville. Was a teacher; was crippled, possibly from white swelling - died of consumption. His widow came and lived on (in?) Sugar Run (Orchard?) on east side of Elm Spring. She brought three children with her. Aunt Lydia let Luce (a slave) stay with them -
Aunt Viny afterward married Arthur Blankenship. - "Uncle Billy" died before Father's recolection. (Father)
P. 56A "Additional Information From Other's Ancestral Charts"
"Uncle Billy" (William Henry (1B1)) lived on the town creek above Jonesville. Was a teacher; was crippled, possibly from white swelling - died of consumption. His widow came and lived on (in?) Sugar Run (Orchard?) on east side of Elm Spring. She brought three children with her. Aunt Lydia let Luce (a slave) stay with them -
Aunt Viny afterward married Arthur Blankenship. - "Uncle Billy" died before Father's recolection. (Father)