Martha J. Woodside

Martha J. Woodside was born on February 11, 1857 in Grand Cote, Perry County, Illinois, to John Morrow Woodside and Lucinda Eveline (Pettit).

On March 14, 1872, Martha was married to William L. Penninger in Perry County. The marriage license was signed by J. C. Elliott. Martha and William had one child, a son, James A. Penninger. James was born July 8, 1873 and died August 10, 1873 in Perry County.

Martha died a short time later on August 14, 1873, at the young age of 16 years, 6 months, 9 days. Cause of death was "confinement and dierea" with a duration of 6 weeks. It would appear that Martha's death was due to complications from childbirth, although the death certificate does not state that.

The obituary for Martha in the DuQuoin Tribune of August 21, 1873 is very brief:

The wife of Wm. Penninger of Swanwick, died on Thursday last, after a severe and lingering illness.

Martha and son James are buried at the Swanwick Bethel Cemetery, Perry County, Illinois.

Ephriam Milton Woodside

Ephriam Milton Woodside, son of John Morrow Woodside and Lucinda Eveline (Pettit), was born on April 9, 1848, in Perry County, Illinois. Various records spell his name as Ephriam and Ephraim.

On June 5, 1873, Ephriam married Elizabeth Jane Hunt in Crittenden County, Kentucky. They had a family of 7 known children:

• Agnes Ann - birth and death unknown.*
• John Wiseman - born April 30, 1874 in Crittenden County, Kentucky, died April 14, 1942 in Los Angeles County, California. John married Ophelia Emma McEuen around 1896, possibly in Kentucky.
• Jane Eveline - born October 13, 1875, Crittenden County, Kentucky. No more is known.
• Hannah Bell - born October 23, 1877, in Kentucky (also known as Annabel or Belle). Married Richard Wilson about 1899, according to the 1900 census for Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky.
• Mary Ellen - born July 1880/81, Crittenden County, Kentucky, died between 1904-1910; married John R. Quertermous on February 22, 1899 in Crittenden County.
• Leona A. - born November 1883 in Kentucky, according to the 1900 census for Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky.
• Flora Ellen - born July 19, 1889.* Nothing more is known.

*Information received from family sources.

I do not know when or where Ephriam died, but he obviously was still living in 1888 if Flora Ellen's birth date is correct. His wife, Elizabeth, died February 8, 1928 in LaVerne, Los Angeles County, California, and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery according to family sources.

Thomas Pressley Woodside

Thomas Pressley Woodside, son of John Morrow Woodside and Lucinda Eveline (Pettit), was born in 1846 in Perry County, Illinois. According to The Family of Samuel Woodside by Robin Gadbury, he was baptised on November 15, 1846 at Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Perry County.

He enlisted in the Civil War as a Private in the Union Army on March 24, 1865 and served in Company C, 81st Infantry Regiment of Illinois. Later Thomas was transferred to the 58th Regiment, Company B. On March 23, 1866 he was mustered out of the army.

Thomas married Eliza J. Rosan on June 17, 1869 in Jackson County, Illinois, daughter of James and Rachel Rosan. Eliza was born in 1850 in Ohio. Thomas and Eliza had 2 known children:

• Sarah Catherine - born about 1873 in Perry County, died May 1880 in Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois.

• Thomas Pressley, Jr. - born about 1875 in Perry County. No more is known at this time.
  

Thomas Pressley Woodside, Sr. died on March 31, 1876 in Swanwick, Perry County, and is buried in the Swanwick Bethel Cemetery.

After her husband's death, Eliza may have married a James Luna in Perry County. There is a listing in the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 showing an Eliza J. Woodside as Bride and a James M. Luna as Groom, on July 4, 1885. However, I have not proved that this is Mrs. Eliza J. Woodside.

Joseph Thompson Woodside

Joseph Thompson Woodside was born about 1842 in Perry County, Illinois, to John Morrow Woodside and Lucinda Eveline (Pettit). He worked on his family's farm along with his brothers.

At 22 years of age he married Mary E. Abrams of Bond County. The marriage took place on March 10, 1864 in Bond County, and was performed by James Cox, Minister of the Gospel. Mary was born about 1848 in Missouri to John and Mary Abrams.

Joseph and Mary had 5 known children:

• John A. - born between 1866-1867 in Illinois. No more is known.
• Mary Delilah - born about 1867 in Illinois. She married Howard Sparks (b. 1863 Michigan) about 1890 and had 3 children in Colorado - Alice, b. 1892; Arthur, b. 1893; Earl, b. 1894. Howard is listed as a Widow in the 1920 census in Jackson, Missouri; however, I could not locate the family in the 1910 census. It is unknown when and where Mary died.
• Lucinda - born April 1870 in Illinois. Married John A. Cahoon in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois on December 30, 1886. She is believed to have died between 1887 and 1893, but I have not yet located the death record.
• Martha Jane - born March 1872 in Illinois. She married Hartman Evans (b. April 1862 Indiana) in 1888 and had 5 children in Colorado - Carrie, b. abt. 1889; Charles, b. Dec 1890; Willis, b. Aug 1896; Dorothy, b. abt. 1902; Lula, b. abt. 1904. Hartman died sometime before 1940 and Martha remarried to Walter Quincey. Martha died in Pomona, Los Angeles County, California on October 3, 1948, and is buried in the Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.
  
• Lavina - born March 2, 1878 in Fayette County, Illinois, and died September 24, 1880 in Fairview Precinct, Bond County, Illinois. She is buried in the Campground Cemetery.
  

Joseph Thompson Woodside died on March 10, 1886 in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois. He was killed when a tree he was cutting down fell on him. He is buried in Campground Cemetery in Bond County.

Mary (Abrams) Woodside was living with daughter Martha in Oakland, California, as of the 1920 census, and is listed as 73 years of age. She died on March 27, 1924 and is buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Piedmont, California.

[Updated on April 9, 2009]

When I first started this blog page I wasn't sure how I was going to set it up. In order to get the large amount of information I have on the blog, it needed to be done in a gradual manner but also in a way that made some kind of sense. Also, I wanted readers to be able to find information on a particular family without too much hunting.

Still not quite sure what I was going to do, I started with my grandfather. Looking back at the blog now I see that I have worked mostly with my direct-line Woodside ancestors. There are a few side-steps to a couple of other connecting surnames, and a couple of children's families.

Since I have applied labels to the listings, a reader can go to the LABEL sidebar and click on a surname or individual name and see all postings under that name. Therefore, I have decided to continue to add direct-line ancestors under the connecting surnames, plus start working on the children of my ancestors and their individual families.

I will continue to add comments and miscellaneous information (hopefully helpful). Plus I am thinking of adding an occasional gravestone photo, even though I have a separate blog for "Cemetery and Gravestone Photos". Let me know if you would like me to start adding some of these photos here.

Samuel Cunningham Woodside

My 4th great grandfather is Samuel Cunningham Woodside who was born about 1734 in Northern Ireland. His father is believed to be John Woodside, born about 1700 in Londonderry, but I have no proof of this.

Samuel Cunningham married Jane in Ireland about 1752 and had 2 children. He emigrated with his wife and children from Ireland to Charles Town, South Carolina on the ship Nancy (Captain Hannah Commander), about 1767. It is believed the younger child died at sea, since only Samuel, Jane and daughter Mary are listed in "A Compilation of the Original Lists of Protestant Immigrants to South Carolina 1763-1773" by Janie Revill. His wife and daughter died shortly after in South Carolina.

In October of 1768 Samuel married Jane/Jennette Morrow(?) in South Carolina. They had 11 children, all born in South Carolina. Samuel moved his family to Kentucky sometime in the late 1700s. He died in Livingston County, Kentucky on July 22, 1819. Jane and several of the children moved to Illinois in the late 1820s. Jane died in Randolph County, Illinois sometime after January 1838.

Children of Samuel Cunningham and Jane (Morrow) Woodside:

• Mary - b. August 1770 in South Carolina, death unknown; married William Herron February 18, 1819 in Livingston County, Kentucky
• Robert H. - b. February 1772 in Chester County, South Carolina, d. December 1846 in Perry County, Illinois. Married Ann Hill July 4, 1799 in Livingston County, Kentucky
• David - b. August 1773 in South Carolina, died in Kentucky
• Martha - b. December 1775 in South Carolina, death unknown
• Agnes - b. July 1779 in South Carolina, death unknown
• John J. - b. June 5, 1782 in South Carolina, d. December 29, 1855 in Randolph County, Illinois. Married Nancy F. Hamilton December 7, 1813 in Livingston County, Kentucky
• Samuel Cunningham II - b. March 31, 1784 in Chester County, South Carolina, d. November 1, 1868 in Randolph County. Married Sarah J. Baugher June 22, 1813 in Livingston County, Kentucky
• James - b. February 17, 1786 in Chester County, South Carolina, d. September 1834 in Perry County, Illinois. Married Ann Brown February 14, 1811 in Caldwell County, Kentucky
• Sarah - b. March 1788 in South Carolina, death unknown
• Elizabeth - b. December 1790 in South Carolina, death unknown; married Anthony L. Hamilton September 11, 1810 in Livingston County, Kentucky
• William - birth and death unknown