Henry County GaArchives Photo Tombstone.....Wood, William 
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Andrew Wood andrewpwood@aol.com December 2, 2007, 6:26 pm

Cemetery:           Snapping Shoals United Methodist Church Cemetery
Name:               William Wood

Date Of Photograph: 2007
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In Loving Remembrance Of
William Woods
Who Entered Into Rest
March 16, 1889
Aged 80 Years

A Light From Our Household Is Gone
A Voice We Loved Is Stilled
A Place Is Vacant In Our Hearts
That Never Can be Filled




Additional Comments:
A letter from William Woods' granddaughter Nell W. Hafley (by his son Dr. 
James Woods) dated Nov. 12, 1947 states that William Woods' father (name 
unknown) migrated with his family to Canada from Armagh, Ireland in the 
early 1800's, settling with his family in Quebec. After the death of his 
first wife and subsequent remarriage, his sons William and George came to 
Georgia, along with a sister who later returned to Canada. (George dropped 
the "s" from the end of Woods, perhaps to protest his father's remarriage, 
becoming George Wood, and settled in Macon, GA.)
William Clark Woods first settled in LaGrange, GA, married Martha(?) High 
(related to the J.M. High Family of Atlanta, GA) and had 4 or 5 children. 
U.S. Census records from 1860 show Nancy High, the widowed mother of his 
first wife, living in his household, now in Monticello, GA. His occupation 
is listed as Tin maker.
After the death of his first wife, William Clark Woods married a second 
time to Adline (Adeline?)McKibben, having 3 more children.
The ghost town of Woodstown in Henry County, GA was said to be named after 
William Woods, who was its first postmaster.
Snapping Shoals United Methodist Church appears to be thriving and is in 
an excellant state of repair. The cemetery and grounds are extremely well 
kept at present (11.16.2007).

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