Jerry A. Woods: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

1. Jerry A. Woods was born about 1869 in Texas (son of Calaway Woods and Amanda McCullough); and died.

Generation: 2

Calaway Woods was born about 1839 in Mississippi (son of Seborn Woods and Nancy Marshall); died about 1917; was buried in Woods Cemetery, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas.

Notes:

There is a photo of his military marker on FindAGrave, and it is engraved "Pvt Calaway Woods, Co G, 13 Regt, Col Burnett TC, CSA. Feb 3, 1839 - Sep 12, 1917."

(Research):

Census Listings:

1870 Census
Texas, Newton County, Newton
Enumerated 30 Aug 1870
Page 19 Stamped 127
146-148
Wood, Calway 31 M W Farmer Miss
Wood, Amanda 32 F W Keeping House 400 200 Miss
Wood, Ransom E 8 M W Tx
Wood, Jackson 6 M W Tx
Wood, Martha A 4 F W Tx
Wood, Jerry A 1 M W Tx

Calaway married Amanda McCullough. Amanda was born about 1838 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Amanda McCullough was born about 1838 in Mississippi; and died.

Children:

Ransom E. Woods was born about 1862 in Texas; and died.
Jackson Woods was born about 1864 in Texas; and died.
Martha A. Woods was born about 1866 in Texas; and died.
1. Jerry A. Woods was born about 1869 in Texas; and died.

Generation: 3

Seborn Woods was born about 1809 in Clarke County, Georgia; died about 1865 in Newton County, Texas.

Notes:

Seborn Woods was a devout Christian, and was not in Texas long (1844) before he helped to organize a Baptist Church in his home. On Aug. 3, 1850, he helped to organize the Little Flock Baptist Church, the name later being changed to the Sandia Baptist Church. It is the oldest Baptist church in this association. The Woods family was one of the most numerous in Newton County, and all of them being good citizens, were liked and respected. (White and Toole, p 76). White and Toole show him as a son of John Woods and brother to Allen J. Woods.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, Newton County
Enumerated 25 Oct 1850
80-80
Seabourn Woods 41 M Blacksmith 500 Ga
Nancy Woods 35 F Tenn
Marinda Woods 12 F Miss
Callaway Woods 10 M Miss
Waltin Woods 8 M Tx
Rayford Woods 6 M Tx
Ransom Woods 4 M Tx
Samuel/Lammul Woods 2 M Tx
81-81
Hiram Woods 18 M Laborer Tenn
Charlotte Woods 20 F La
Mathew Marshall 70 M Farmer 70 Ga

1860 Census
Texas, Newton County, PO Newton
Enumerated 7 July 1860
Page 37
236-236
Seaborn Woods 50 M Farmer 1500 1340 Ga
Nancy Woods 46 F Tenn
Rayford Woods 17 M Domestinc Tx
Marinda Woods 22 F Misss
Ransom D Woods 13 M Domestic Tx
Lemuel Woods 12 M Tx
Elizabeth Woods 7 F Tx
Lewis Woods 6 M Tx
Henry Woods 10/12 M Tx

Seborn married Nancy Marshall about 1830. Nancy was born about 1814 in Tennessee; died about 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy Marshall was born about 1814 in Tennessee; died about 1893.

Notes:

At the time of the 1880 census, she was living with her daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and George Woods, in Newton County, Texas. The "Daughters of the Republic Of Texas, Patriot Ancestor Album, Volume 1" states that she was born in McNairy County, Tennessee on 1 May 1814, and that she married Seborn Woods ca 1830, living for a time inYalobusha County, Mississippi in 1840 and settled in what is now Newton County (then Jasper County) Texas.

Notes:

Married:
In the winter of 1840, they came to Texas and settled near Burkville, in Newton County. (White and Toole, p 76).

Children:

Hiram Woods was born about 1832 in Tennessee; died about 1918.
Amanda Woods was born about 1834; and died.
Mary Woods was born about 1836; and died.
Marinda Woods was born about 1838 in Mississippi; and died.
2. Calaway Woods was born about 1839 in Mississippi; died about 1917; was buried in Woods Cemetery, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas.
Walton Woods was born about 1842 in Texas; and died.
Rayford "Rafe" Woods was born on 8 Sep 1843 in Newton County, Texas; died on 18 Sep 1918 in Newton County, Texas; was buried in Woods Cemetery, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas.
Ransom Woods was born about 1846 in Texas; and died.
Lemuel Woods was born about 1848 in Texas; and died.
Elizabeth Woods was born about 1853 in Texas; and died.
Lewis Jackson Woods was born on 18 Oct 1853 in Newton County, Texas; died on 11 Nov 1936 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Broaddus Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
Henry N. Woods was born about 1860 in Texas; and died.