Angelina County Texas Archives Biographies.....Woods, William B. November 6, 1836 - January 29, 1912 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/txfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Bentley jimandsandrabentley@yahoo.com July 2, 2008, 11:10 pm Author: Jim Bentley William B. Woods Family, A Timeline 1836 Nov. 6, William B. Woods born Jefferson or Burke County Georgia 1841 March 21, Sallie McLeod born Clarke County Alabama 1860 (Before) Sallie McLeod marries John McClure 1860 Jesse Hosea McClure born 1861 October 18, William B. Woods enlists in Confederate Army serves 24th Alabama Infantry Companies E and B 1862 Ida McClure Born 1863 July 1 - 3, Battle of Gettysburg, John McClure dies 1865 April, War ends 24th Alabama surrenders in South Carolina, William Woods discharged from service. 1865 August 24, William B. Woods marries Sarah (Sallie) McLeod McClure 1867 June 13, Eda Jane Woods born, Clarke County Alabama 1868 June 23, Ada B. Woods born, Clarke County Alabama 1869 February 25, John Whitfield Woods born, Clarke County Alabama 1876 March 18, Rebecca Elvira Woods born, Clarke County Alabama 1877 William Woods a resident of Texas (from Confederate Pension Application) 1878 William Woods a resident of Angelina County (from Confederate Pension Application) Unknown Date Ida McClure marries Richard Hatfield in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) 1880 Nancy Hatfield born. 1883 March 16, William James Woods born, Angelina County, Texas 1884 William Woods buys 138.25 Acres from Sarah Stevens (vol. M page 455 Willaford Stanley Survey) 1887 William Woods sells 69.125 Acres of Stevens purchase to D. E. Cochran (vol. T pg. 151) 1887 August 21, Eda Jane Woods marries Richard M. Ivy 1888 William Woods buys 640 Acres from James and Catherine Herrington (vol. Q pg. 51 A. W. Blythe Survey) 1890 William Woods sells 640 Acres back to Catherine Herrington (vol. R pg. 506) 1893 November 9, Ada Woods marries T. M. McVay (his second marriage) 1894 William Woods buys 171.5 Acres from Susie White (vol. 2. pg. 315 Thomas Hanks Survey) 1894 William Woods sells remaining 69.125 acres of Stevens purchase to D. E. Cochran (vol. 3 pg 151) 1896 February 12, Rebecca Elvira Woods marries William Felix Yeates. 1896 William Woods buys 100 Acres from Rebecca Peck (vol. X pg 222 Thomas Hanks Survey) 1897 February 10, John Whitfield Woods marries Melissa Ann Cook. 1899 William Woods buys 106.333 Acres from T. M. McVay (vol. 2 pg. 318 Thomas Hanks Survey) 1900 Nancy Hatfield marries Edward Prince Whisenant 1901 William Woods sells 172 Acres (O/L instrument believe to be oil lease) to J. B. Simmons Company (vol. 7 pg. 91 Thomas Hanks Survey) 1902 March 30, Ada Woods McVay and T. M. McVay pass away 1902 April 2, William B. Woods appointed guardian of William Everett McVay, a minor. (Angelina County Probate records, Case 257, Jacket x585, File Box 12. All papers missing from this file) 1903 William Woods sells 174 Acres (T/D instrument believe to be timber deed) to Cryer and Lord Tie Company (vol. 11 pg. 227 Thomas Hanks Survey) 1905 William Woods sells 171.5 Acres to A. L. Connor (vol. 20 pg. 83 Thomas Hanks Survey) 1907 William Woods buys 87 Acres from Giles and Sallie McLeod (vol. 57 pg. 3 or 5 Archie Browning Survey) 1909 William Woods applies for Confederate Veterans Pension as indigent, Giles McLeod and C. A. Summers, both formerly of Clarke County, Alabama, and both now residing in Cherokee County, Texas sign as witnesses to military service. 1912 January 29, William B. Woods passes away. 1912 September 17, John Whitfield Woods passes away. 1915 March 22, Ida McClure Hatfield passes away. 1916 December 3, William F. Yeates passes away. 1917 January 6, Melissa Ann Cook Woods passes away. 1917 July 17, Sarah “Sallie” McLeod McClure Woods passes away. 1918 November 3, Rebecca Elvira Woods Yeates passes away. 1918 November 6, William James Woods passes away. 1918 December, Richard and Eda Ivy sell for $50 to J. B. McClure (John Bryan "Bunyan" McClure) interest in 87 acres (vol. 57 pg. 6 Thomas Hanks Survey) 1919 January 25, J. H. McClure appointed guardian of Eda Woods, Warren Woods, Jim Woods (minor children of William James and Annie Wiggins Woods) and Eulon McVay son of T. M. and Ada Woods McVay) (Angelina County Probate records, case760, 761, Jacket x-1056, x-1057 file box 21) 1920 January 15, Annie Woods appointed Administratrix of Jim Woods estate (Angelina County probate records Case 944, Jacket x-117, File Box 22) from inventory of estate: "An undivided one sixth interest in and to 87 acres of land out of Thomas Hanks Survey in Angelina County, Texas, the same being a portion of the old homestead of Bill Woods, deceased, and wife, father and mother of Jim Woods, deceased" 1920 December, Everitt and Lillie McVay sell for $25 to J. B. McClure (John Bryan "Bunyan" McClure) interest in 87 acres (vol. 57 page 3 or 5 Thomas Hanks Survey) 1921 November, Morris Yeates sells (as heir to Rebecca Woods Yeates) for $10 to J. B. McClure (John Bryan "Bunyan" McClure) interest in 87 acres (vol. 57 page 4 Thomas Hanks Survey) 1929 February, John Bryan "Bunyan" McClure is shot to death at Ora schoolhouse. 1933 March 5, Eda Jane Woods Ivy passes away. 1934 March 27, Richard Hatfield passes away. 1937 January 7, Jessie Hosea McClure passes away. 1937 Lola McClure appointed Executor of J. H. McClure estate (Angelina County Probate records case 4, jacket x-2070, file box 41 1942 May 10, Richard M. Ivy passes away. 1956 April 15, Anna Rebecca Wiggins Woods Scroggins passes away. *Note: All land purchases and sales from 1884 on are recorded in the Angelina County Clerks Office, Lufkin, Texas File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/angelina/bios/woods41gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/txfiles/ File size: 6.1 Kb