My Woodside Family Tree

Bless Those In-Laws! by Margaret G. Irwin

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The following poem was printed in the September/October 2008 issue of Everton's Genealogical Helper.

Bless Those In-Laws!
By Margaret G. Irwin

Maiden names are fleeting,
They're almost never there,
For when the ladies marry,
Names vanish in thin air.

There is no way to search for her,
'Less her given name is strange.
Without a maiden name to use,
The quest will vainly range.

With luck, when she is newly-wed
With a babe upon her knee,
Her husband's in-law brother
Will join the family.

And magically you have the name
She was known by at her birth.
To the family historian,
It's a pearl of priceless worth.

Or, as she reaches middle age,
With prosperity to share,
Her ailing, aged parent
Will come to her for care.

And there you have been given
The very clues you lack
To trace her lineage in the past,
Through decades going back.

So, no more in-law humor!
No kinfolk boo-ed and hissed.
They are the greatest help of all
For the genealogist!

James Lyons

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James Lyons, brother to Mary Lyons previously posted, was born January 24, 1807 in South Carolina to James and Jane (Elder) Lyons. He married about 1832 in South Carolina to Nancy Elder (born May 15, 1807).

James and Nancy had 5 known children:

Jennett C. - born September 11, 1832 in South Carolina and died July 3, 1842 in Illinois.
Mary Jane - born July 27, 1836 in South Carolina and died October 17, 1842 in Illinois.
Matthew Elder - born September 26, 1838 in South Carolina and died June 25, 1841 in Illinois.
James Riley - born about 1842 in St. Clair County, Illinois and died about 1874. He married Anna W. McQuilken February 21, 1861 in St. Clair County.
William Elder C. - Born October 1847 in St. Clair County, Illinois and died sometime between 1920 and 1930. He married Ellen D. Crawford on December 10, 1869 in Randolph County, Illinois.

James Lyons died July 1, 1855 and his wife, Nancy, died October 13, 1857. James, Nancy, and 3 children - Jennett, Mary Jane, and Matthew - are all buried in Old Salem Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois.

Mary Lyons

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Mary Lyons, daughter of James Lyons and Jane Elder, was born August 1, 1803 in County Antrim, Ireland. She emigrated in 1805 with her family to South Carolina, where the family settled in the Fairfield District. In 1833 the family moved to Illinois.

On January 12, 1836, Mary married Henry L. McGuire, a widower with 2 children. The place of this marriage is not known. They had 6 children:

Mary E. - born October 25, 1837, died November 21, 1860. Married Robert G. Ardry September 9, 1858 in Washington County, Illinois.
John L. - born February 11, 1839, died July 21, 1914. He married 1st Mary Jane Gibson on December 15, 1859. He married 2nd Alice M. Duckworth on February 3, 1887 in Perry County.
James - born October 6, 1840, died August 16, 1841.
Margaret P. - born January 14, 1841, died July 18, 1861.
Elihu B. - born December 2, 1844 in Washington County, died December 4, 1932 in Randolph County, Illinois. He served in the Civil War in 1864 as a private in the Union Army, with Company K, 142nd Infantry Regiment Illinois. Never married.
George C. - born December 14, 1847, died July 28, 1852.

Mary Lyons McGuire died September 20, 1893 and Henry L. McGuire died December 30, 1874, both in Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois. They are buried at Hill Prairie Cemetery.

Esther Hemphill

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Esther Hemphill was born about 1795 in Ireland to Hugh Hemphill and Sara Lyons. Esther married William Semple in Ireland sometime before 1816. William was born about 1793 in Ireland. They immigrated to the U.S. from Liverpool, England aboard the ship Ivanhoe, and arrived at the port of New York on May 13, 1850.

Esther and William had 7 known children:

James - born May 5, 1816 in Ireland, died July 24, 1902 in Van Buren, Indiana. He married Louisa about 1847.
William J. - born March 1823 in Ireland, died July 2, 1904 in Monroe County, Indiana. He married Sarah Hemphill about 1869.
Hugh - born about 1828 in Ireland, died between 1881 and 1900 in Indiana. He married Margaret Jenkins sometime before 1870.
Sarah - born about 1829 in Ireland.
Samuel - born March 1829 in Ireland, died between 1900 and 1910 in Indiana. He first married Ann about 1858 who died before 1870. He married second Sarah about 1872.
Esther - born about 1832 in Ireland.
David - born about 1834 in Ireland, died May 16, 1866 according to family sources.

Included on the passenger list with William and Esther are: Sarah age 25, Samuel age 23, and Mary Anne age 19. None of the U.S. censuses show a Mary Anne with the family, however, Esther listed above is about the same age. Perhaps they are one and the same with the name being written incorrectly. Or they had an 8th child (Mary Anne) and Esther and David immigrated later with another relative. James, William and Hugh Semple all immigrated to the U.S. separately from their parents.

Esther Hemphill Semple died on September 16, 1969 and William Semple died February 11, 1871 - both probably in Indiana.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

May your Blessings be many this Christmas season, and the time spent with your family filled with great joy.

Have a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year.

Erma Walsh

James Lyons, son of Samuel

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James Lyons was born about 1804 in Northern Ireland to Samuel Lyons; mother's name unknown. Family sources in Ireland say he was a carpenter and a farmer. He married Nancy Lamont, born about 1805 in Northern Ireland. James and Nancy had 10 known children:

James - born about 1833, was a farmer who never married. He died in 1917 in Ireland.
William John - born about 1834, was a farmer who married twice. He died January 21, 1890 in County Antrim, Ireland.
Samuel - born about 1836, died young according to family sources.
Mary Ann - born about 1840. Married Robert Biggart on January 10, 1860, in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland. They had 13 children, 3 of whom emigrated to the U.S., according to family sources.
Samuel Lamont - born about 1841 and died 1915 in Ireland. He was a carpenter and farmer, and was married twice according to family sources.
Robert Steen - born about 1842. He was a farmer and a member of the Reformed Presbyterian church. Robert married Isabella Trolland, daughter of Archibald Hart and Mary (Elder) Trolland, on August 29, 1872 at the Ballymoney Reformed Presbyterian Church, County Antrim, Ireland. Robert died in 1909.
Nancy - born about 1844. Married Thomas Kelly on February 18, 1874 at the Ballymoney Reformed Presbyterian Church, County Antrim. Nancy died in 1935.
Josiah - born 1846 in Ballymoney, Antrim, Ireland. He was a farmer. Josiah married Annie Boyd Lyons, daughter of Martial Lyons, on October 30, 1877 at the New Row Presbyterian Church, Coleraine, County Londonderry. They had 10 known children.
Alexander Stavely - born about 1848, he was a Presbyterian Minister. Alexander married Margaret Jane Nevin, daughter of John Nevin, on August 27, 1878 at the Clarendon Street Reformed Presbyterian Church, Templemore, County Londonderry. Alexander died in 1908.
Moses Chestnut - born about 1852, he was a shopkeeper. He married Jennie Dunlop, daughter of William Dunlop, on June 4, 1880 at the Ballywatt Presbyterian Church, Coleraine, Ballyrashane, County Antrim. Moses died in 1917.

James died in 1870 and Nancy died in 1862, in Ireland.

Which Lyons Is Our Direct Line Ancestor??

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According to family sources in Ireland, a Joseph Lyons leased land at Drumaheglis, Ballymoney, in 1763 on the lives of 3 sons: James, born circa 1739; John, born circa 1741; Hugh, born circa 1744.

One of these sons - John - is believed to be the father of the following children:

Samuel - born 1764, died 15 October 1863 in his 100th year [see previous posting]
Elizabeth - nothing more known
Joseph - living in Ballymoney in 1814
Mary (?) - married a Mr. Chestnut [this name is probably not correct, see my note below]
Sarah - married Mr. Hemphill [see previous posting]
James - born 1777, died 1866; emigrated to South Carolina 1804/1805 [see previous posting]
Other brothers

Above is taken from a hand-written family tree chart.

[NOTE: The Mary(?) mentioned above who married a Mr. Chestnut is probably not her correct name for 2 reasons - first, her name is followed by a (?) which would indicate the author was not sure of her name and second, my 3rd great grandmother Mary (Lyons) Smith was a sister to the above siblings but is not listed on the chart. It would appear that 2 daughters have been mixed up.]

I feel that the above information is mostly correct, as the other information on the family tree chart matches up with my research with just a few discrepancies. If anyone can shed any light on Joseph Lyons and his 3 sons, or can provide any kind of documentation, I would greatly appreciate hearing from you.

Samuel Lyons

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Samuel Lyons was born in 1764 in Drumaheglis, Ballymoney, Antrim, Ireland. He is the brother of Mary Lyons Smith, Sarah Lyons Hemphill, and James Lyons about whom I have previously written.

According to family sources, Samuel may have been married 3 times. He had 2 children who are believed to be from Samuel's third marriage:

James - born about 1804 and died about 1870 in Ireland. He was a farmer and a carpenter. James married Nancy Lamont.
sister - no more information is available

Samuel died at the home of his son James in Ballygan, Ballymoney, on October 15, 1863, in his 100th year. He is buried in the graveyard beside the Ballymoney Reformed Presbyterian Church.

The information on Samuel was provided by Leone Lyons in letters to the family. Samuel was her husband's great great grandfather.

Sarah Lyons

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Sarah Lyons was born in Northern Ireland, circa 1770, exact date and place unknown. She is the sister of James Lyons (who I wrote about in 2007) and Mary Lyons Smith, my 3rd great grandmother. The parents are unknown at this time, however, some family sources seem to believe the father is a John Lyons.

Sarah married Hugh Hemphill, also born in Ireland, sometime before 1795 in Northern Ireland. They had 3 known children:

Esther - born about 1795 in Ireland and died September 16, 1869, according to family sources, probably in Monroe County, Indiana. She married William Semple in Ireland about 1815.
John - born about 1798 in Ireland and died after 1880, possibly in St. Clair County, Illinois. He married Mary Reid about 1823-1824 in Ireland.
Matthew - born October 18, 1801 in Ireland and died December 18, 1865 in St. Clair County, Illinois. He married Matilda White in Ireland. Matthew and Matilda are buried in Marissa Cemetery.

Sarah and Hugh Hemphill both died in Ireland. Family sources say they are possibly buried in Coleraine, County Londonderry.

Lyons Family Connections

2009-08-30T20:27:00.002-04:00

A little over a year ago I stated I would be adding to my Woodside tree the connecting Lyons families. Well, I got started with James Lyons and then got sidetracked again with adding more Woodside families. Of course, there is Mary Lyons who married into the Smith connection to my Woodside line, so I actually got two of them done.

For the past few months I have been working hard at putting some of my father's and my husband's family history into private pages at Ancestry.com and that has put me way behind on working on my blog. So now I am going to take a little time to put more info on the Lyons family onto my blog. I have received some new information from a new-found cousin and am trying to coordinate that with the information I have.

I hope the information I post will help someone else find what they are searching for. If anyone can add to the information I post I would love to hear from you.

Now to get started on the Lyons family.

William Woodside

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William Woodside was born in February 1822 in Livingston County, Kentucky, to Samuel Cunningham Woodside II and Sarah J. (Baugher) Woodside. He was taught farming as a child and after moving to Perry County, Illinois, continued to farm throughout his lifetime.

He married Margaret around 1848, probably in Illinois, although I could not find the marriage listed in the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index. Various trees at Ancestry.com state her name as Margaret B. Cathcart. If anyone has the record of this marriage or proof of Margaret's name, I would very much appreciate hearing from you.

William and Margaret had 7 known children:

Agnes M. - born 1849 and died February 12, 1900 in Perry County, Illinois. She married James W. Sinclair on November 10, 1880 in Perry County. James died December 28, 1883 in Sparta, Randolph County, leaving her with 2 young children. Agnes remarried on November 5, 1890 to James P. Williamson.

Sarah J. - born September 24, 1851 in Perry County. She married Hugh Hood McCrary on December 8, 1897, also in Perry County. Sarah was his second wife and they had no children together. She was living at the time of the 1930 U.S. Census in Randolph County, listed as 78 years of age and a Widow. Family sources say she died on January 25, 1933 in Sparta and is buried in the Coulterville Cemetery.

Joseph C. - born July 1854 in Perry County. He married Naomi Ruth Whitaker on December 24, 1879 and had 4 children before Naomi died on August 26, 1896 in Superior, Nebraska. Joseph remarried on April 27, 1898 to Sarah Ann McIntyre, probably in Nebraska since that is where the first of their 3 children was born. Joseph died August 3, 1934 in Clay County, Kansas.

Samuel R. - born February 1858 in Perry County, Illinois. He married Elizabeth H. Orr about 1883-1884, possibly in Kansas. They had 4 children all born in Kansas. Elizabeth died between 1925 and 1930. Samuel died sometime after the 1930 U.S. Census for Johnson County, Kansas, where he was listed as 72 years of age and a Widow.

Mary F. - born about 1860 in Perry County and died May 8, 1941 in Coulterville, Randolph County, Illinois. She married Thomas Andrew Morton on February 22, 1909 in Randolph County. Thomas died June 4, 1939 in Randolph County. They had no known children.

Margaret E. - born April 4, 1864 in Perry County. She married William I. McBride on January 27, 1899 in Perry County but is listed as a Widow on the 1900 U. S. Census, living with her father in Swanwick, Perry County. No children. Family sources state Margaret died November 16, 1903.

William D. - born July 1867 in Perry County and died November 27, 1957 in Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois. He married Elizabeth about 1892-1893. While I could find no record of the marriage in the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, family trees at Ancestry.com give her name as Elizabeth Craig Douglas with the marriage on October 5, 1892. These same sources state Elizabeth died July 15, 1956 and William died November 27, 1957, both in Randolph County. William and Elizabeth had 1 child, August "Gus" Woodside born May 9, 1895 in Coulterville, Randolph County.

William Woodside died on December 5, 1906 in Township 4, Perry County, and Margaret died May 7, 1888. Both are buried in the Coulterville Cemetery.

James Woodside

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James Woodside, born in August 1829 in Randolph County, Illinois, was the 7th child of Samuel Cunningham Woodside, II and Sarah J. Baugher. He was a farmer all of his life in the Coulterville area. According to family sources he was also known as James "Strawberry" Woodside, although I have found no mention of the "Strawberry" name is any official records.

He married Margaret Cunningham on August 13, 1863 in Randolph County. Margaret was born November 1844 in Randolph County. They had 12 known children:

Sarah C. - born June 1864 in Randolph County, Illinois. She married J. W. McManus on March 29, 1905 in St. Clair County. Nothing more is known.
Samuel A. - born 1866 in Randolph County, Illinois. I could not find him after the 1880 census.
William C. - born 1868 in Randolph County, Illinois. Again, I could not find him after the 1880 census.
James A. G. - born December 1869 in Randolph County, Illinois. There is a James A. Woodside in the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index showing a marriage to Lizzie Lewis on July 24, 1895 in Randolph County. However, I need to send for the marriage record to confirm this is the right James.
David B. - born September 30, 1871, and died January 12, 1936 in Coulterville, Randolph County. He married Francis (Fannie) S. Curry on March 29, 1899 in Randolph County. They are both buried in Caledonia Cemetery.
Robert George - born October 13, 1873 in Randolph County. He married Margaret (Maggie) May Adams on December 1, 1903 in Randolph County. Robert died sometime after the 1930 census.
Renwick M. - born September 24, 1875 and died September 25, 1875 in Coulterville, Randolph County, according to family sources.
Anna Belle - born July 14, 1878 in Randolph County. She married Mark O'Neill on February 18, 1905 in Randolph County. Anna died sometime after the 1930 census.
John Reily - born July 13, 1880 in Randolph County, and died March 18, 1947 in Sparta, Randolph County. He married Rosina E. Manning sometime between 1910 and 1920. Various family sources state the marriage was December 13, 1911.
Joseph Henry - born July 10, 1882 in Randolph County and died sometime after 1925. Nothing more is known.
Walter Wallace - born November 4, 1884 in Randolph County. He married Rose Belle (surname possibly Green), date and place unknown. Walter died sometime after the 1930 census.
Miller F. - born February 8, 1888 in Coulterville, Randolph County. He died June 6, 1926, place unknown, and is buried in Caledonia Cemetery.

James was still living at 70 years of age on the 1900 census but died sometime before the 1910 census. Margaret died sometime between 1888 and 1900, as James is a widow by 1900.

Samuel Woodside

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Samuel, the 4th child of Samuel Cunningham Woodside II and Sarah J. Baugher, was born in February 1819 in Kentucky. I have not found any record of his middle name, however, it is possible he was Samuel Cunningham Woodside, III, as a few online sources state. Without any real proof I would hesitate to say this is so.

Samuel was a farmer and is found listed on the 1850 U.S. Census in Randolph County, Illinois with his wife Jane who was born in Illinois in April 1827. I could find no record of their marriage. The Death Certificate for their son Robert R. states his mother's maiden name as McKelvey.

Samuel and Jane had 14 children according to the 1900 U.S. Census for Randolph County; however, I could only find listings for 4 children:

James M. - born March 1848 in Randolph County, Illinois, died sometime after 1910. Married first to Mary Agnes Campbell on March 6, 1873 in Randolph County. After her death in 1891 he married Mary L. Been/Bean on October 27, 1904 in Randolph County.
Robert R. - born August 30, 1849 in Randolph County, Illinois; died March 16, 1922 in St. Louis, Missouri; buried in Union Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois. He married Margret/Margaret Dickey on October 1, 1879 in Randolph County.
Charles R. - born October 1857 and died June 6, 1945 in Randolph County, Illinois. He married Mary Hester Sinclair on February 27, 1878 in Randolph County.
Leah Levina - born January 1868 in Randolph County, Illinois; died October 9, 1945 in Niantic Village, Macon County, Illinois. Married William Stewart on October 4, 1893 in Randolph County.

There are other children listed in various family trees at Ancestry.com, however, none state any sources for these names. I would love to hear from anyone who has actual verified information on the other 10 children of Samuel and Jane.

Samuel and Jane died sometime after the 1900 Census. Family trees listed on Ancestry give Samuel's death date as August 6, 1907 in Randolph County, and Jane's death date as March 13, 1904 in Randolph County. They are not listed on the Illinois Statewide Death Index Pre-1916, which is not yet complete, so I have not yet verified these death dates.

Any additional information on this family would be greatly appreciated.

Grave Stones for Robert H. and Sarah Woodside

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All of these stones are at the Coulterville Cemetery in Randolph County, Illinois.

This first stone is an overview of the family stone with the individual stone for daughter Sarah leaning against it. The front of the stone has just the name Woodside on it. The two sides and the rear of the stone have information for each family member: Robert, Sarah, and baby Sarah.

This photo is of the rear of the stone showing the information for Robert. It is quite worn and difficult to read.

(unreadable) Woodside
Died June 25, 1898
Aged 80 y. 2 m. 16(?) ds.

This is the right side of the stone showing the information for Sarah.

Sarah, Wife of
R. H. Woodside
Died July 25, 1902
Aged 79 y. 8 m. 28 ds.

This is the individual stone leaning against the taller monument.

Sarah M.
Daughter of
Robert H. & Sarah
Woodside
Died Oct. 2, 1855
Aged 21 days

Robert H. Woodside

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Robert H. Woodside was the second known son of Samuel Cunningham Woodside II and Sarah J. Baugher. He was born about April 9, 1818 in Kentucky, probably Livingston County. By the 1850 U.S. Census Robert is living in Perry County, Illinois, so I am assuming he moved from Kentucky when his parents did in 1829.

Sometime before 1850 Robert married Sarah Miller, place of marriage unknown. Various sources say they married around 1845, but I have been unable to find a marriage record. By the 1870 U.S. Census we find Robert and Sarah living in Randolph County, Illinois. Robert was a farmer and a carpenter.

Robert and Sarah had one child, Sarah M. Woodside, born September 11, 1855 and died October 2, 1855. Her grave stone states she was 21 days old. She is buried in the Coulterville Cemetery in Randolph County.

Both Robert and Sarah are also buried in the Coulterville Cemetery. Robert's grave stone is very difficult to read; it states he died June 25, 1898, aged 80 yr. 2 m. 16(?) days. Sarah died July 25, 1902, aged 79 yr. 8 M. 28 Ds.

John J. Woodside

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John J. Woodside, son of Samuel Cunningham Woodside, II and Sarah J. Baugher, was born August 11, 1816 in Livingston County, Kentucky. In 1829 the family moved to Illinois where they eventually made their home in Grand Coate Prairie.

On April 3, 1939 John married Mary Ann Burns, daughter of Samuel Burns. Mary Ann was born October 26, 1811 in Chester County, South Carolina. After their marriage they settled on Section 24, Township 4, Range 5 in Randolph County, Illinois. John and Mary Ann had 9 children:

Robert - born about 1835 in Illinois, death unknown.
Samuel B. - born January 1840 in Randolph County, Illinois; died March 14, 1913 in Anna, Union County, Illinois. Samuel married Margaret M. Miller about 1859. He is buried in the Coulterville City Cemetery, Randolph County.
Nancy Ann - born June 1842 in Randolph County, Illinois; died sometime after January 1920. She married Richard Elliott December 9, 1858 in Randolph County.
William J. - born about 1843 in Randolph County, Illinois, death unknown. He married Jennie B. Miller December 24, 1863 in Randolph County.
Sarah Jane - born October 1844 in Randolph County, Illinois, death unknown. Sarah married William Hood September 25, 1866 in Randolph County.
John M. - born about 1846 and died June 21, 1848 in Randolph County, Illinois. He is buried in the Caledonia Cemetery, Sparta, Illinois.
John S. - born about 1849 and died August 26, 1850 in Randolph County, Illinois. He is buried in the Caledonia Cemetery.
Joseph L. - born October 1850 in Randolph County, Illinois; died sometime after January 1920, probably in Oklahoma. He married Mary R. Linn November 16, 1871 in Randolph County, Illinois.
Mary Eliza - born January 1854 in Randolph County, Illinois; died some time after April 1910, place unknown. She married James A. Carlisle August 15, 1872 in Randolph County.

Mary Ann died February 18, 1892 in Randolph County, Illinois and is buried in the Caledonia Cemetery in Sparta. After Mary's death, John married Mrs. Maria S. Woodside on June 25, 1892 in Perry County. Nothing more is known about Maria.

John died December 8, 1894 in Randolph County, Illinois and is buried in the Caledonia Cemetery.

Family and Christmas

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Looking for a new idea or theme for decorating your tree and home this year? How about one based on family? Here are a few ideas for making ornaments:

Gather or print out your favorite family photos and create mini frames for them using recycled holiday cards and gift wrap. Accent the frames with glitter, sequins and beads to make them sparkle.

Buy some of those mini picture frames that are sold at craft stores, and other places. Use your printer to make copies of your photos and cut them to fit in the frames. Be sure to include older pictures so family and friends can have fun guessing who is in the picture.

Maybe you have some of those clear glass balls for your tree. If not you can buy a dozen at a reasonable price in discount stores. Copy your photos, then roll one up small enough to fit into the opening at the top of the ball (after removing the hanger), put the photo through the opening and it will gradually unroll inside the ball.

You will have some pretty unique ornaments. Plus you don't have to be real fussy about doing these. Other family members might enjoy helping and you will have started a new Christmas tradition. Have fun with it.

Merry Christmas, everyone. Enjoy your family.

Coulterville Cemetery, Randolph County, Illinois

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The following tombstones for John J. and Nancy F. Woodside, and two of their children, are located in the Coulterville Cemetery. The photo at the left is an overview of the section containing the four stones.

John Woodside
Born June 5, 1782
Died Dec. 29, 1855

The lower half of this stone is quite worn and hard to read, but I believe the above dates are correct.

Nancy F.
Wife of John Woodside
Born Apr. 2, 1796
Died Nov. 29, 1869

Robt. P. Woodside
Born Sep. 26, 1838
Died Jan. 31, 1864

There is a rifle at the top of the stone. At the bottom I was only able to read Co. F. However, Randolph County Cemetery Records states Co. F 10 MO Inf-CW.

Josiah K. Woodside
Born Aug. 1, 1835
Died May 30, 1898

[All census records give this son's name as Joshua K.]

You can find other Woodside family stones on my cemetery and gravestone photos blog.

Nancy F. Woodside

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Born in November 1824 in Kentucky, Nancy was the 5th child of John J. and Nancy F. (Hamilton) Woodside.

Nancy married "James Moon of the City of Detroit State of Michigan" on July 13, 1858 in St. Louis County, Missouri. The marriage was performed by Philip McDonald, Justice of the Peace. Nancy and James had 3 children:

James - born 1859 in Missouri
Joshua H. - born December 1861 in Illinois
William - born about 1863 in Missouri

Nothing more is known about the children at this time. However, Joshua apparently was married since he is listed as a widow in the 1900 U.S. Census for Iron County, Missouri.

Nancy is living with son Joshua on the 1900 Census and is listed as a widow, so her husband James died sometime after the 1880 Census but before the 1900 Census. It is not known when Nancy died; she was 75 in 1900 and probably did not live much longer than that.

Elizabeth A. Woodside

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Elizabeth was the 4th daughter of John J. and Nancy F. (Hamilton) Woodside. She was born about 1823 in Kentucky, where she married Hiram G. Wilson on February 10, 1847 in Crittenden County. Elizabeth and Hiram had one known child:

David K. - born October 16, 1847 in Kentucky and died December 10, 1885 in Cherokee County, Kansas. Married to Samantha E. B. Carlock, daughter of Joseph A. and Margaret A. (Hurley) Carlock, on January 7, 1870 in Neoshoks County, Kansas.

Hiram died on December 19, 1865 in Perry County, Illinois according to family sources. Hiram, Elizabeth and David are found on the 1860 U.S. Census for Perry County, and Hiram and family are found on the 1865 Illinois State Census in Perry County. Then Elizabeth is found living alone in the 1870 U.S. Census for Neosho County, Kansas, with son David living nearby. So it would appear that the death of Hiram is probably correct.

I could not locate Elizabeth on the 1880 or 1900 census - she is not listed with her son and his family. There is a marriage for an Elizabeth A. Wilson to Charles L. Dameron in 1872 listed in the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index. However, I do not know if this is the same Elizabeth since I have not sent for a copy of the marriage record.

At this time, I can only state that Elizabeth (Woodside) Wilson died sometime after the 1870 census mentioned above. Would love to hear from anyone who has further verified information on Elizabeth.

Lavinia C. Woodside

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Lavinia was born about 1818 in Kentucky to John J. and Nancy F. (Hamilton) Woodside.

I have not been able to find much information about Lavinia on any on-line databases. Ancestry World Tree indicates Lavinia married a Samuel B. Hamilton in June 1842, in Crittenden County, Kentucky. However, I have not yet found a record of this marriage. Nor do I know if she had any children.

She is listed on the 1880 U.S. Census for Perry County, Illinois, in Grand Cote, as L. Hamilton age 62, living with her sister M. M. Maxwell (this is Martha Malinda) and Martha's daughter, Mary. Both Martha and Lavinia are listed as Widows.

There is a Mrs. L. Hamilton, age 53, listed on the 1870 Census for Ohio County, Kentucky as well as a Luisa/Louisa Hamilton, Widow, age 43, on the 1860 Census with children. She is also on the 1850 Census with a Samuel Hamilton, age 37. However, this is NOT the correct family as the youngest child is a Peyton T. Hamilton and I did locate a Kentucky birth record for him in Ancentry's database, which shows his mother's maiden name as Crow.

If anyone has any actual sources for any information on Lavinia and her marriage, children, death, etc. I would very much appreciate hearing from you. I really need help with this one.

Martha Malinda Woodside

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Martha Malinda is found in various records alternately as Martha, Martha M., or Malinda. She was born in November of 1820, in Kentucky, to parents John J. and Nancy F. (Hamilton) Woodside.

On May 12, 1853, Malinda married Thomas S. Maxwell in Perry County, Illinois. Thomas was born December of 1813 in Tennessee. This was Thomas' second marriage. His first wife, Dorcus, died in 1852 leaving him with 2 young sons.

Martha and Thomas had one known child:

Mary F. - born in August of 1854 in Perry County, Illinois. Mary married John B. Craig on October 4, 1883 in Perry County, but she was a widow by the time of the 1900 census.

Martha Malinda died on January 28, 1902 in Pickneyville, Perry County, Illinois, at the age of 88 years. It is believed she is buried at the Swanwick Bethel Cemetery, since that is where her husband, Thomas, and daughter Mary and her family are buried.

Sarah Ann Woodside

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The first known child of John J. and Nancy F. (Hamilton) Woodside, Sarah Ann was born on November 22, 1816 in Kentucky. She was also known as Sally or Sally Ann.

According to family sources, Sarah married David Steele Kimzey on September 28, 1841 in Livingston County, Kentucky. David was born in 1818 in Kentucky. I have not been able to find an official record of this marriage; however, David and Sally Ann Kimsey are found on the 1850 U. S. Census for Perry County, Illinois, along with 3 children.
Sarah and David had 4 known children:

John Alexander - born December 18, 1842 in Perry County, Illinois; died between 1920 and 1930 in Colorado. Married Tirza Wilson on April 6, 1870 in Perry County, Illinois.
James Padian - born November 16, 1844 in Perry County, Illinois; died October 21, 1921 in Pueblo County, Colorado. Married Anna S. Nelson about 1876 in Colorado.
Martha M. - born October 16, 1846 in Perry County, Illinois; death unknown. Married Hugh R. Dorough/Darrough on April 5, 1866 in Perry County.
Mary E. - born October 9, 1850 in Perry County, Illinois; died August 31, 1921 in Weld County, Colorado. Married Antone/Anthony Shable about 1876, possibly in Colorado.

According to family sources, Sarah died on March 24, 1870 in St. Louis, Missouri, of Smallpox. David's death is unknown.

I was not able to locate this family in the 1860 U.S. Census. The children are in the 1870 Census but not Sarah or David. If anyone has any additional information or can verify anything on Sarah and David, I would appreciate hearing from you.

Samuel C. Woodside

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Born in December of 1826 in Kentucky, Samuel C. Woodside was the son of John J. Woodside and Nancy F. Hamilton. The 1850 Census shows him living in Randolph County, Illinois in the home of a Miller family. By the 1860 Census he is living in Warren County, Iowa with wife Louisa (Carpenter). They were married on May 14, 1857 in Warren County. There is also a female child named Alphrata, 5 years of age, living in the household. It is possible this child's mother was not Louisa as she was born 2 years before the marriage. However, I have not found a previous marriage for Samuel.

Census and marriage records indicate the following about Alfreda Orilla Woodside: She was born December 1854 in Iowa and married William Henry Knable on March 9, 1879 in Peoria County, Illinois. Information on her death is not known.

Samuel and Louisa had 4 known children:

Mary - born Oct 1863 in Iowa, death unknown.
Isaac Newton - born June 1866 in Illinois; died June 7, 1953 in Garland County, Arkansas. He married Phoebe E. Thirlwell in 1895 in Kansas.
Emma - born September 1870 in Illinois; died December 8, 1921 in Richardson County, Nebraska. She married George Edward Jones about 1895.
Charles Henry - born July 27, 1873 and died May 1966 in Peoria County, Illinois. He married Clara W. Mills on November 27, 1900 in Hancock County, Illinois.

By 1880 Samuel has divorced Louisa and has moved to Kansas. In 1900 he is found living in the household of Hugh Darrough in Cowley County, Kansas, and is 73 years of age. He does not appear in the 1910 Census and it is assumed he died within a short time after 1900.

Louisa has remarried to Enos G. Mack on April 23, 1879 in Peoria County, Illinois. The 2 youngest Woodside children, Emma and Charles, are living in the household of their stepfather on the 1880 Census. Louisa died September 19, 1905 in Tazewell County, Illinois.

Patrick Hamilton Woodside

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Patrick Hamilton Woodside was born about 1833 in Crittenden County, Kentucky, and was the son of John J. Woodside and Nancy F. Hamilton. Patrick was a farmer and lived his life in Kentucky.

On July 20, 1854 Patrick married Sarah C. Prowell in Crittenden County. Sarah was born January 1834 in Smith County, Tennessee. They had six known children:

Nancy L. - born April 7, 1855 in Crittenden County, Kentucky. She married Josiah T. Allen on June 18, 1874 in Crittenden County.
William Franklin - born January 18, 1857 and died January 14, 1945 in Crittenden County. He married Thressa Joan Wheeler on November 28, 1880 in Crittenden County.
Samuel J. - born 1859 in Crittenden County and died sometime between 1880 and 1900. He married Mary Tennessee Murray on December 23, 1877 in Crittenden County.
Sarah Belle - born May 24, 1863 and died October 1, 1949 in Crittenden County. She married Richard Lee Lamb on October 24, 1880 in Crittenden County.
James L. - born February 5, 1866 and died July 9, 1937 in Crittenden County. He married Dora Ann Travis about 1886.
Georgeanna - born April 20, 1876 and died April 11, 1930 in Crittenden County. She married Thomas W. Felker on October 14, 1894.

Patrick died before 1900, place unknown. Sarah died June 9, 1916 in Crittenden County, Kentucky.

James Henry Smith

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James Henry was the 7th child born to Thomas Smith, Jr. and Rose (Getty) Smith. He was born in 1857 in Illinois, probably St. Clair County since that is where the family was living in the 1860 census.

According to family sources James married Jane Melinda McBride on September 19, 1878 in St. Clair County. I could not find a record of their marriage in the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, however, James and Jane do show up on the 1880 census married and living with Rose Smith.

James and Jane had one known child - Robert James Smith, born May 31, 1882 in Illinois. Robert married Elizabeth Jane Montgomery about 1904. Robert died December 31, 1925 in Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois.

James is believed to have died in September of 1914 in St. Clair County. Wife Jane died December of 1907 in St. Clair County. This information is from family sources. I do not know where this family is buried.

If anyone has more information I would very much appreciate your getting in touch with me.

Sarah Smith

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Sarah Smith was born May 31, 1850, in Northern Ireland (probably County Antrim), the fourth daughter/child of Thomas Smith, Jr. and Rose (Getty). She emigrated to the U. S. with her parents and 3 sisters in 1850.

Sarah married James Johnson in St. Clair County, Illinois, on December 23, 1868 and gave birth to 12 known children:

William Henry - born August 18, 1869 in Missouri; died February 11, 1900 in Cook County, Illinois. He married Elizabeth M. Riley on July 2, 1896 in Cook County. He is buried in the Marissa Cemetery.
James Elbert - born July 16, 1871, place unknown; died March 12, 1872 in St. Clair County, Illinois. He is buried in the Marissa Cemetery.
Maud - born February 19, 1872 and died July 10, 1928 in Illinois. She married Logan D. Jones on September 14, 1892 in St. Clair County, Illinois.
Lillie E. - born February 19, 1874 and died February 12, 1875 in St. Clair County, Illinois. She is buried in the Marissa Cemetery.
James Thomas - born Nov. 1877 in Illinois; died July 25, 1947 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. He married Rhodiena E. Osborne on November 15, 1899 in St. Clair County, Illinois.
Edward Ludwig - born September 15, 1878 and died January 24, 1965 in St. Clair County, Illinois. He married Edith Lee Heller on June 20, 1901 in St. Clair County.
Frank - born October 15, 1881 in Illinois; died March 30, 1939, place unknown. He married Eunice Lucy Mitchell on September 1, 1902 in St. Clair County, Illinois.
Sidney Smith - born May 26, 1884 in Illinois; died June 14, 1941, place unknown. He married Pansy Myrtle Campbell on August 23, 1913, probably in Missouri since he was living there in 1910 and their children were born in Missouri.
Alice Amanda - born February 16, 1887 in Illinois; died August 31, 1976 in St. Clair County, Illinois. She married Martin Luther Snyder on April 9, 1907. Both are buried in the Marissa Cemetery.
Lillian Russell - born March 1889 in Illinois; died April 18, 1954, place unknown. She married Frank Fitch in 1909, and they were living in Colorado during the 1910-1930 censuses.
Rose Ella - born June 27, 1891 and died December 22, 1951 in Illinois. She married Joseph Edwin Dickey on September 30, 1911, probably in Illinois. They are both buried in the Marissa Cemetery.
Ruth Florence - born June 2, 1893 in Illinois; died July 19, 1943, place unknown. She married Samuel Bennett Harring on October 18, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to family sources. They were living in Camden County, New Jersey in the 1930 census.

Sarah died on November 5, 1916 in St. Clair County, Illinois. James died July 7, 1907 in St. Clair County. Both are buried in the Marissa Cemetery.

Elizabeth Smith

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Elizabeth is the third child of Thomas Smith, Jr. and Rose (Getty) Smith. Elizabeth was born in May of 1847 in Northern Ireland (probably County Antrim). She emigrated to the U. S. with her parents and 3 sisters, arriving in New Orleans in 1850. The family moved on to Illinois and settled in St. Clair County.

On September 28, 1869, Elizabeth married John Huey Anderson (born December 2, 1844 in Randolph County) in St. Clair County, Illinois. Elizabeth and John had 8 known children:

William Alexander - born July 1, 1870 and died October 27, 1964 in St. Clair County. Married Martha Jane Lyons on October 30, 1895.
Thomas Renwick - born July 20, 1872 and died March 1962 in St. Clair County. Married Elizabeth Jane Dickson on March 25, 1907.
John Franklin - born October 20, 1875 and died January 15, 1939 in St. Clair County. Married Mathilda Ethel Mulholland on November 25, 1914.
Mary Rose - born March 18, 1877 and died November 6, 1909 in St. Clair County. Married David Samuel Huey on October 25, 1905.
Elizabeth Lyons - born June 3, 1879 in Randolph County, Illinois; died September 30, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri. Married William Albert Webster February 22, 1906.
Albert Henry - born November 17, 1881 in Illinois; died September 30, 1947 in St. Clair County. Married Etta May Boyd on July 31, 1907.
Charles Smith - born November 20, 1884 and died August 5, 1888 according to family sources.
Joseph Ross - born November 21, 1887 and died September 10, 1888 according to family sources.

Elizabeth Smith Anderson died April 7, 1920 in St. Clair County, Illinois. John Huey Anderson died June 25, 1911 in St. Clair County. Both are buried in Marissa Cemetery. Most of the children are also buried in Marrissa Cemetery.

Jeanette (Jane) Smith

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Born on February 3, 1844 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Jeanette Smith is the second child of Thomas Smith, Jr. and Rose (Getty) Smith. Jeanette emigrated to the United States in 1850 with her parents and several siblings.

Jeanette married first to John Nevin (born about 1837 in Ireland) on August 16, 1860 in St. Clair County, Illinois. She also uses the name Jane in various records. Jane and John had 3 known children:

Robert John - born in 1863 in St. Clair County, Illinois, died in 1916 in St. Clair County. Married Nettie Finney Aitken on November 1, 1888 in Randolph County, Illinois.
William Joseph - born August 20, 1872 in St. Clair County, Illinois, died September 1, 1942. Married Helen Rebecca Crawford on December 7, 1898. Information on William is from family sources.
Charles Samuel - born October 3, 1876 in St. Clair County, Illinois, died January 28, 1950 in Red Bud, Illinois.

John Nevin died between 1876-1878, presumably in Illinois. I do not know where he is buried.

After his death Jane married Joseph Craig on March 23, 1878 in Randolph County, Illinois. Jane and Joseph had 2 known children:

Mary R. - born July 19, 1882 in Illinois, died March 8, 1908 in St. Clair County, Illinois. She married Clarence Calvin Folden on October 31, 1900 in St. Clair County.
Bertha Ann - born November 1889 in Illinois, died October 24, 1960. Married Frank Monds about 1920, probably in Illinois as they were living in St. Clair County in the 1930 census.

Joseph Craig died October 16, 1912 in St. Clair County, Illinois. Jane died August 3, 1922 in Marissa, St. Clair County. Both are buried in the Marissa Cemetery.

Nancy Smith

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Nancy Smith, firstborn child of Thomas Smith, Jr. and Rose (Getty), was born in April 1843 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. When Nancy was 7 years old her family emigrated from Ireland to the United States on the British ship Thomas Fielden. They left from Liverpool and arrived at the Port of New Orleans, District of Mississippi, on February 7, 1851. The family continued on to Illinois where they settled in St. Clair County.

On September 6, 1866, Nancy married James W. Green in St. Clair County, Illinois. James was a farmer until his death on March 27, 1877. Nancy and James had 4 known children:

Anna J. - born September 28, 1867 in St. Clair County, Illinois; died May 30, 1922, Union County, Illinois. Married Nathan Alexander Evans December 3, 1891 in St. Clair County. Buried in Marissa Cemetery.
Sara Elizabeth - born September 13, 1869 and died August 26, 1876 in St. Clair County, Illinois. Buried in Marissa Cemetery.
George Theron - born August 1872 in St. Clair County, died 1916. Married Margaret J. Burgadhing on February 1, 1893 in St. Clair County. Buried in Marissa Cemetery.
Mary Abbey - born about November 1876 and died about June 12, 1877 in St. Clair County, Illinois. Buried in Marissa Cemetery.

After James Green's death, Nancy married about 1880 to a Mr. Hendron (first name unknown). I could find no record of the place of this marriage; however, the 1900 census gives her name as Nancy Hendron with number of years of present marriage as 20. Also the name on her burial record is listed as Nancy Green Hendron.

Nancy (Smith) Green Hendron died on August 3, 1904 in St. Clair County, Illinois. Both Nancy and James are buried in Marissa Cemetery, in Section A, Lot 36.

Woodside-Smith Connections

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My great grandfather, William Steward Woodside, married Rose Ann Lyons Smith daughter of Thomas Smith, Jr. and Mary Lyons. Previously I did postings on these ancestors and you can find them by clicking on the "Labels" for Woodside and Smith.

I have decided to now do a group of postings covering the rest of Thomas Smith, Jr.'s children, as well as any Lyons family information I have, before continuing with the next generation of Woodside.

If anyone has any information to add for my postings, including pictures of persons or tombstones, please let me know by emailing me through the "About Me" section. I always enjoy meeting new cousins.

Erma

Some Woodside Gravestones at Swanwick Bethel Cemetery

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Bethel Cemetery is located in Swanwick, Perry County, Illinois. Below are a few Woodside gravestones located there. All three are for children of John Morrow Woodside and Lucinda Eveline (Pettit) Woodside.

Thomas P. Woodside
Illinois
Pvt Co. B, 81 Regt Ill Inf
Civil War

John C.
Son of
J.M. & L. E.
Woodside
Died Feb. 11, 1851
Aged 1 yr. 2 m. 18 dys.

Martha J.
Wife of
W. L. Penninger
Died Aug 14, 1873
Aged __ Yrs. 6 Mo. 3_ (part is unreadable due to mud on sides of stone)

James A.
Son of W.L. & M. J.
Penninger
Died Aug. 10, 1873
Aged 1 Mo. 2 Days

Thomas Pettit

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The seventh child of Jonathan Pettit and Susanna (DuPue) Pettit, Thomas was born in Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Illinois on November 30, 1808.

Thomas married Eliza Franklin, daughter of George Edmund Franklin and Jane (Herd), on February 24, 1831 in Perry County, Illinois. The marriage was performed by H. B. Jones, JP. Eliza was born on October 27, 1811 in Illinois.

Thomas and Eliza had 9 known children:

James C. - born July 7, 1831 and died August 21, 1901, in Randolph County, Illinois. He married Emily A. Hall on March 13, 1856 in Iowa County, Wisconsin.
George Prestby - born February 1, 1834 and died January 23, 1836 in Randolph County, Illinois.
Martha Jane - born May 13, 1836 in Randolph County, Illinois; died between 1875 and 1879 in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa. She married William Yockey on November 27, 1856 in Iowa County, Wisconsin.
Margaret Frances - born October 31, 1837 in Randolph County, Illinois; died February 10, 1913 in DeSmet, Kingsbury, South Dakota. She married Walter Bell Garland on May 1, 1854 in Highland, Iowa County, Wisconsin.
Edmond Franklin - born November 18, 1839 in Randolph County, Illinois; died September 9, 1920 in Fall River County, South Dakota. Married Elvina Jane Ham about 1882.
John Wickliff - born January 12, 1842 in Randolph County, Illinois; died March 4, 1933 in San Diego, California. He married Mary Jane Spicer on March 6, 1871 in Iowa County, Wisconsin.
Isabelle - born March 8, 1843 and died before 1845 in Illinois.
George Aratus - born January 15, 1847 in Jo Daviess, Illinois; died January 23, 1938 in Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota. He married Rachel Catherine McMullen on December 5, 1866 in Highland, Iowa County, Wisconsin.
Mary Matilda - born September 30, 1849 in Iowa County, Wisconsin; died January 2, 1936 in Clarkson, Washington. She married William McMullen on June 7, 1866 in Iowa County, Wisconsin.

Thomas Pettit died on June 24, 1876 in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa and is buried at Frankfort Cemetery. Eliza died on February 6, 1888 in Willow Lake, Clark County, South Dakota.

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Dear readers and researchers:

My apologies for not having posted lately. I recently became a grandmother for the first time, at an age when many women are becoming great grandmothers. As you can guess, I have been occupied with running out of state for the birth and giving help and advice where needed.

She is a little darling, only 5 lb. 1 oz. at birth. Her name is Vivian Levi Walsh, and we are all in love with her.

I promise to post something on my Woodside family in the next few days.

Thanks for your understanding.

Erma

John D. Pettit

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John D. Pettit, born September 14, 1806 in Randolph County, Illinois, was the 5th son born to Jonathan and Susanna (DuPue) Pettit. His occupation in the 1850 Census is listed as Farmer.

According to the History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois (J.L. McDonough & Co., Philadelphia, 1883), page 207, John served in the Second Regiment Illinois Volunteers, Company K, Mexican War, and was mustered out on June 18, 1847, at Camargo, Mexico.

On September 21, 1848, in Perry County, Illinois, John married Henrietta E. Douglas (born about 1832 in Ohio). John and Henrietta had 2 children:

Zachary Taylor - born September 1849 in Perry County, Illinois; died April 15, 1932 in Franklin County, Illinois. Married Tennessee Emaline Ketchum November 13, 1873 in Perry County.
Mary J. E. - born December 25, 1851 and died June 27, 1852 in Perry County, Illinois. She is buried in Hopewell Cemetery.

John D. Pettit died September 21, 1852 in Perry County, Illinois and is buried in the Hopewell Cemetery.

After John's death, Henrietta married Jacob B. King on July 21, 1853 in Perry County and had 3 children: Joseph, Susan, and Ellen. Henrietta died in 1870.

Jonathan Pettit, Jr.

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Jonathan Pettit, Jr. is the fourth son of my 4th Great Grandparents, Jonathan and Susanna (DePue) Pettit. He was born about 1802 in Randolph County, Illinois. Not much is known about Jonathan, Jr. other than what is written below.

He married Isabella Franklin on April 30, 1823 in Randolph County, Illinois. Isabella's parents are believed to be George Edmund Franklin and Jane Heard. She was born about 1805 in Illinois.

Jonathan and Isabella had three children, according to family sources: Franklin, William, and Eliza Jane. Nothing more is known about these children.

Jonathan died July 16, 1851 in Perry County, Illinois according to family sources, and Isabella died about 1872. It is not known where they are buried.

If anyone has more information, or can verify any of this information, I would appreciate hearing from you.

Henry Newton Pettit

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Henry Newton Pettit is the second son of Jonathan and Susanna (DuPue) Pettit. He was born March 12, 1795 in Sussex, New Jersey. The family moved to Randolph County, Illinois and settled in the Kaskaskia area in 1798.

Henry married on February 5, 1818, in Randolph County, to Elizabeth Heard who was born about 1799 in Virginia. Her parents are Joseph and Martha (Gilbreath) Herd/Heard.

Henry and Elizabeth had 9 known children:

Jonathan - born December 1818 and died July 1851 in Randolph County, Illinois. Married Mary Pillers December 15, 1843 in Randolph County.
James Heard - born February 1820 in Randolph County, Illinois; died February 1884 in San Bernardino, California. Married Jane Bilderback December 28, 1844 in Randolph County. He is buried in the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery.
Henry Newton, Jr. - born August 29, 1822 in Randolph County, Illinois; died July 13, 1893 in Alachua County, Florida. Married Louisa Conant January 1, 1845 in Randolph County. He is buried in the Laurel Grove Cemetery.
John - born December 17, 1823 in Randolph County, Illinois and died March 18, 1867 in California.
Joseph - born February 15, 1826 in Randolph County, Illinois; died May 1887 in Florida. Married to Lizzie Hanson.
Martha - born February 12, 1826 in Randolph County, Illinois; died before 1900 in Kansas. Married William H. Mann on January 3, 1843 in Randolph County.
Susannah - born October 17, 1830 in Randolph County, Illinois; died August 1840 per family sources.
Sophia Jane - born April 21, 1833 in Randolph County, Illinois; died January 1, 1879, possibly in California. Married James Rogers in California, per family sources.
Benjamin - born and died April 21, 1833 in Randolph County, Illinois.

Henry Newton Pettit died November 19, 1834 in Randolph County, Illinois. Elizabeth died sometime after the 1850 Census for Randolph County, where she is listed as 62 years of age living with son John.

Elizabeth Woodside

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Elizabeth is the 10th child of Samuel Cunningham and Jane (Morrow?) Woodside. She was born about 1790 in South Carolina.

Not much is known about Elizabeth other than she married Anthony L. Hamilton on September 11, 1810 in Livingston County, Kentucky. Anthony was born about 1789 in South Carolina. Her death is unknown.

Elizabeth and Anthony had the following known children:

Woods L. - born 1814 in Kentucky, died 1868 in Perry County, Illinois. Married Nancy Jane Armstrong on September 17, 1841 in Perry County.
Anthony Stewart - born about 1827 in Kentucky, death unknown. Married Mrs. Jane (Brown) Kimzey on August 9, 1855 in Perry County.
John - born about 1835 in Kentucky. No more is known.

I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has more information on Elizabeth and her family.

James Woodside

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James Woodside, the 8th child of Samuel Cunningham and Jane (Morrow?) Woodside, was born about 1786/1787 in Chester County, South Carolina.

After moving to Kentucky, James married first Ann Brown on February 15, 1811 in Caldwell County, Kentucky. Ann is believed to be the daughter of William Brown and Jennet Smith, but I have no proof of this. Nothing more is known about Ann.

James married second to Nancy Baugher on April 10, 1821 in Livingston County, Kentucky. Nancy was born about 1798 in North Carolina and died about 1844 in Randolph County, Illinois.

James built a watermill on Beaucoup Creek at a crossing called "Woodside Ford" south of Pinckneyville, in Perry County, Illinois.

Children of James and Ann (Brown) Woodside:

David Brown - born about Feb 1812 in Kentucky. Nothing more is known.
Samuel Morrow - born January 31, 1814 in Kentucky, died August 13, 1885 in Perry County, Illinois. Samuel married first Elizabeth Jane Pyle on October 19, 1837 in Perry County. He married second Maria Susan (surname unknown) about 1848. Samuel and Maria are buried in Hopewell Cemetery. (a separate blog listing will follow soon)
Ann Luticia - born about September 1815 in Kentucky. Nothing more is known.

Children of James and Nancy (Baugher) Woodside:

James M. - born about 1824 in Livingston County, Kentucky, died October 29, 1897 in Perry County, Illinois. He married Sarah Jane McCoy on February 7, 1844 in Washington County, Illinois. James died in September 1834 in Perry County, Illinois. (More to come on this family in a separate listing.)
Robert John - born about 1827 in Kentucky, died October 13, 1862 in Perry County, Illinois. Married Mrs. Martha Jane (Pettit) Glaspell on December 19, 1848 in Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois. (More on this family in a separate listing.)
Susannah Jane - birth and death unknown.
William King - birth and death unknown.
Mary Katherine - birth and death unknown.

James died in September of 1834 in Perry County.

Note: Some of the above information/dates was found in History of Perry County, Illinois, Volume II, 1998, Perry County Historical Society, Pub: Turner Publishing Company, page 301.

Samuel Cunningham Woodside II

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Samuel Cunningham Woodside II was born March 31, 1784 in Chester District, South Carolina, to Samuel Cunningham Woodside and Jane/Jennette (Morrow?). His family moved to Kentucky where he is believed to have served for one month with Capt. John Tolley's Co. in the War of 1812.

He married Sarah J. Baugher on June 22, 1813 in Livingston County, Kentucky. In the Spring of 1829 the family moved to the Coulterville area of Randolph County, Illinois, where Samuel continued his farming. According to Portrait and Biographical record of Randolph, Jackson, Perry and Monroe Counties, Illinois, the biographical sketch of his son, John J. Woodside, states that he was a member of the Covenanter Presbyterian Church.

Samuel and Sarah had 7 known children:

Martha - born about 1814 in South Carolina. Believed to have married Isaac Newton Franklin, but I have found no proof of this.
John J. - born August 11, 1816, in Livingston County, Kentucky; died December 8, 1894, in Randolph County, Illinois. He married Mary Ann Burns, daughter of Samuel Burns of South Carolina, about 1834 in Illinois. Both are buried in the Caledonia Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois.
Robert H. - born 1818 in Kentucky; died June 25, 1898, in Randolph County, Illinois. He married Sarah Miller about 1845. Sarah was born October 27, 1823 in Pennsylvania, and died July 25, 1902 in Randolph County, Illinois. They had 1 child, Sarah M., born September 11, 1855 and died October 2, 1855, in Illinois. All are buried in the Coulterville Cemetery.
Samuel - born about 1819 in Kentucky. Married Jane M. (surname unknown) about 1846, place unknown. Both died sometime after the 1900 U.S. Census for Randolph County, Illinois.
William H. - born about 1822 in Kentucky. Nothing more is known.
Sarah J. - born about 1826 in Kentucky. Nothing more is known.
James - born August 1829 in Illinois. Married Margaret (surname unknown) about 1863, place unknown. Margaret died sometime between 1888 and 1900. James died sometime after the June 1900 U.S. Census for Randolph County, Illinois.

Samuel died November 14, 1868 in Coulterville, Randolph County. Sarah died July 5, 1879 in Grand Cote Precinct, Perry County. Both are buried in the Coulterville City Cemetery.

John J. Woodside

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John J. Woodside is the 6th child of Samuel Cunningham and Jane (Morrow?) Woodside. He was born June 5, 1782 in South Carolina.

On December 7, 1813, John married Nancy F. Hamilton in Livingston County, Kentucky. Nancy was born April 3, 1796, possibly in Kentucky. Her parents are believed to be William and Elizabeth (Thomas) Hamilton, but I have not verified this.

John and Nancy had 11 children:

Elizabeth - birth and death unknown.
Lavinia C. - birth and death unknown.
Martha Melinda - birth and death unknown.
Samuel C. - birth and death unknown.
Sarah Ann - birth and death unknown.
Nancy F. - born about 1826 in Kentucky. No more is known.
Esther K. - born about 1829 in Kentucky. No more is known.
John - born about 1831 in Kentucky. No more is known.
Patrick Hamilton - born about 1833 in Crittenden County, Kentucky, died before June 1900. Married Sarah C. Prowell July 20, 1854 in Crittenden County, Kentucky.
Joshua K. - born August 1, 1835 in Kentucky, died May 30, 1898 in Illinois. He is buried in the Coulterville Cemetery, Randolph County, Illinois.
Robert P. - born September 26, 1838 in Kentucky, died January 31, 1864 in Illinois. He is buried in the Coulterville Cemetery, Randolph County, Illinois.

John J. Woodside died December 29, 1855 and is buried in the Coulterville Cemetery. His wife, Nancy, died in 1869 at 75 years of age. Cause of death according to the 1870 Mortality Schedule was Palsey, and month of death was December of 1869. However, Nancy's gravestone states she died November 29, 1869. She is also buried at the Coulterville Cemetery.

If anyone can provide more information on this family I would very much appreciate hearing from you.

Ephraim Milton Woodside

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Ephraim Milton Woodside was the last born of 11 children of Robert H. and Ann (Hill) Woodside. He was born September 14, 1823 in Livingston County, Kentucky.

In March of 1846 Ephraim married Louisa L. Beard in Randolph County, Illinois. Louisa died about 1848 and there were no known children.

On April 16, 1850 Ephraim married Mary Jane Maxwell in Randolph County. Mary Jane was born September 17, 1826 in Randolph County, Illinois.

Ephraim and Mary Jane had 7 children:

Catherine Ann - born May 1, 1851 in Illinois; died August 3, 1881 in Monegaw Springs, St. Clair County, Missouri (according to The Family of Samuel Woodside by Robin Gadbury)
Robert Morgan - born February 26, 1853 and died December 19, 1856 in Illinois.
Harriet Velona - born June 8, 1854 in Illinois, died October 30, 1921 in Moorpark, Ventura County, California.
Mary Susan - born February 14, 1856 in Illinois; died July 31, 1880 in Illinois. She married Robert S. Minor on April 7, 1877 in Bond County, Illinois.
John Clark - Born April 4, 1858 in Bond County, Illinois; died April 3, 1896 in Hookdale, Bond County, Illinois. He married Susan Deborah Coburn on April 4, 1879 in Bond County. John is buried at the McKendree Cemetery.
Abraham Lincoln - born October 26, 1860 and died March 6, 1869 in Illinois.
Albert Lyman - born July 4, 1865 in Bond County, Illinois, died March 4, 1953 in Ventura County, California. He is buried at the Bardsdale Cemetery.

Ephraim died on March 19, 1873 in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois. I do not know where he is buried. Mary Jane died on July 20, 1917 in Moorpark, Ventura County, California, and is buried at the Bardsdale Cemetery.

Robert Newton Woodside

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The 10th child of Robert H. and Ann (Hill) Woodside, Robert Newton was born February 14, 1821 in Kentucky, according to The Family of Samuel Woodside by Robin Gadbury, 1996 edition.

He married Julina Ann Hill in September 1842 in Crittenden County, Kentucky. Julina was born in 1823, Livingston County, Kentucky, to Andrew and Janet (McCallister) Hill.

Their marriage was short-lived as Robert died August 8, 1844, in Perry County, Illinois. It is unknown where Robert Newton is buried.

Robert died intestate. Administration of the estate by Ephraim R. Kimsey was approved on September 30, 1844, since his widow, Julina, and his father, Robert, relinquished their right to administer.

Robert and Julina had one child:

Robert N. - born about 1844-1845 in Perry County, Illinois.

Julina and son Robert appear in the 1850 Census for Crittenden County, living with her parents. Julina remarried on November 21, 1855 to George Green in Crittenden County, Kentucky, and Robert N. Woodsides, age 15, appears on the 1860 Census with George and Julina A. Green.

Robert N. does not appear in the 1870 Census, or at least I could not find him anywhere. Nothing more is known about Robert. If anyone has additional information, I would very much appreciate hearing from you.

Margaret Ann Woodside

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Margaret Ann Woodside was born December 21, 1814 in Kentucky, and is the daughter of Robert H. and Ann (Hill) Woodside.

On November 9, 1837, Margaret married James Steele Wilson in Perry County, Illinois. James was born March 4, 1815 in Tennessee. Margaret and James had one child:

Margaret Ann - born September 1838 in Perry County, Illinois. She married first William French on April 2, 1857; and married second to Daniel W. Hughey on August 23, 1866.

Margaret died sometime between September 1838 and 1840. It is not known at this time where she is buried. James Steele Wilson remarried on December 24, 1840 to Lucinda A. Storman. James and his second wife are buried in Hopewell Cemetery.

Elizabeth Woodside

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Elizabeth Woodside, daughter of Robert H. and Ann (Hill) Woodside, was born 1806 in Livingston County, Kentucky. She moved with her parents and siblings to Perry County, Illinois in 1829. A few years later, on April 10, 1834, Elizabeth married Abner Newton Milligan in Perry County.

Elizabeth and Abner had 5 known children:

Mary J. - born 1836 in Perry County, Illinois, death unknown. Married Alexander M. Brown on March 12, 1857 in Perry County. Alexander died in 1862. It is unknown if Mary remarried.
John C. - born 1838 in Perry County, Illinois. John was still living in 1860 according to the U.S. Census for Perry County. Nothing more is known.
William Chalmers - born March 20, 1839 and died July 2, 1912 in Perry County, Illinois. Married Martha Emily Wilson on March 29, 1866 in Perry County. William and Martha are buried in Hopewell Cemetery along with 3 of their children.
Agnes Eliza - born March 1846 and died June 11, 1863 in Perry County, Illinois. Buried in Hopewell Cemetery.
Margaret A. - born January 1, 1843 and died June 28, 1847 in Perry County, Illinois. Buried in Hopewell Cemetery.

Abner died on February 12, 1849 and is buried in Hopewell Cemetery. Elizabeth remarried on April 20, 1852 in Perry County, Illinois to John N. Graham.

Nothing more is known. If anyone has more information I would appreciate hearing from you.

FYI

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I just wanted to remind everyone that I am listing my ancestors by individual families. More detailed information on the children in a family will be listed in a separate posting, if those children have married and had a family of their own. It will be a slow process, especially for families that had many children.

If you want information on individual children before I have gotten around to posting their information, or if you have information to share, please feel free to send me an email.

Agnes Woodside

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Agnes Woodside is the 6th daughter born to Robert H. and Ann (Hill) Woodside. Agnes was born in Livingston County, Kentucky on February 1, 1810. On January 26, 1830 she married John Steele in Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois. John is the son of James and Jennette (Smith) Steele from Fairfield County, South Carolina.

Agnes and John Steele had 10 known children:

Margaret A. - born and died in 1831.
John P. - born and died in 1833.
Robert Woodside - born July 16, 1834 and died July 7, 1889 in Perry County, Illinois. Married Eleanor Jane Bell on April 1, 1858 in Perry County. Robert is buried in Galum Presbyterian Cemetery.
Mary Jane - born February 28, 1837 in Perry County, Illinois. Married first Humphrey E. Kimzey on January 6, 1854 in Perry County; Humphrey died June 13, 1863 in Vicksburg, Missouri. Married second to Andrew B. Hogard on March 6, 1867 in Perry County, Illinois.
Jennette Ann - born November 30, 1838 in Perry County, Illinois; died April 21, 1892 in Fort Lupton, Colorado. Married first Newton Alexander Brown on December 11, 1856 in Perry County. Newton died November 23, 1862 in Camp Anna, Illinois. She married second James Steele Brown on September 29, 1863 in Perry County, Illinois.
Cyrus Jackson - born January 16, 1841 and died July 12, 1861 in Perry County, Illinois. He is buried in the Hopewell Cemetery.
George Burder - born January 27, 1843 in Perry County, Illinois. No more is known.
John Scott - born December 12, 1844 in Perry County, Illinois. No more is known.
Erben Cassadore - born May 5, 1847 in Perry County, Illinois; died August 29, 1901 in Hartville, Missouri. Married Elizabeth Laura Austin on February 9, 1871 in Hartville, Missouri. Erben is believed to be buried in the Steele Memorial Cemetery.
James Henderson - born February 10, 1849 in Perry County, Illinois. He died sometime after the 1930 U.S. census for Wright County, Missouri.

Agnes died February 15, 1849 in Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois. John died January 2, 1852 in Pinckneyville. They are both buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Perry County, Illinois.

Jinney/Jennie Woodside

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Jinney Woodside was born in Kentucky in 1804 to Robert H. and Ann (Hill) Woodside. She moved with her parents to Illinois in 1829. On February 23, 1832 Jinney married Thomas Washington Armstrong in Perry County, Illinois.

Jinney and Thomas had five known children:

John Calvin - born January 1833 in Illinois; died before the 1910 Census. Married first Elinor Dorough on November 24, 1853 in Perry County, Illinois; married second Harriett Dorough on March 5, 1867 in Perry County.
Thomas Washington, Jr. - born February 12, 1837 in Illinois, died September 17, 1861 in Perry County, Illinois. Married Susan E. Brown on March 7, 1861 in Perry County. Both are buried in Hopewell Cemetery.
Samuel Preston - born May 1839 in Illinois, died February 15, 1862 in Ft. Donellson, Tennessee, according to The Family of Samuel Woodside by Robin Gadbury.
Agnes/Nancy Ann - born about 1842 in Illinois, and died sometime after the 1920 U. S. Census, possibly in Idaho. Married James C. McMillan on January 24, 1860 in Perry County.
Martin L. - born February 1844 in Illinois; died June 3, 1864 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, according to The Family of Samuel Woodside by Robin Gadbury.

Jinney died November 23, 1873 in Perry County, Illinois and is buried in the Hopewell Cemetery.

Mary Jane Woodside

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Mary Jane Woodside is the second daughter of Robert H. and Ann (Hill) Woodside. She was born in 1802 in Livingston County, Kentucky.

On November 23, 1822, Mary Jane married William Armstrong in Livingston County, Kentucky. William was born May 31, 1800 in North Carolina to Alexander and Nancy Armstrong. Mary Jane and William had nine known children:

Nancy Jane - born 1825 in Livingston County, Kentucky, died 1895 in Illinois. Married Woods L. Hamilton September 17, 1841 in Perry County, Illinois
Robert W. - born May 1826 in Livingston County, Kentucky; died sometime after June 1900, in Randolph County, Illinois. Married first Rachel I. Brown on November 2, 1847 in Perry County, Illinois; married second Margaret/Mary A. Simpson April 8, 1850 in Randolph County, Illinois.
Martha Ann - born 1829 in Perry County, Illinois. No more is known.
Alexander P. - born January 12, 1831 and died November 12, 1859 in Perry County, Illinois. He is buried at Hopewell Cemetery.
William Stewart - born 1833 and died January 31, 1873 in Perry County, Illinois; married Jane Ewing March 8, 1855 in Pinckneyville, Perry County.
Thomas Allen - born August 15, 1836 and died September 15, 1896 in Perry County, Illinois; married Margaret Adair Smiley October 18, 1866 in Perry County. He and his wife are buried at Hopewell Cemetery.
James Logan - born April 18, 1838 in Pinckneyville, Perry County, and died July 1920 in Perry County, Illinois; married Mary J. Leard on November 15, 1882 in Perry County. He and his wife are buried at Galum United Presbyterian Church cemetery.
Mary Hadassa - born January 12, 1841 and died February 20, 1890 in Perry County, Illinois. Married John P. McCaw September 30, 1873 in Perry County. She and her husband are buried in Hopewell Cemetery.
Elizabeth Emma - born 1843 in Perry County, Illinois. No more is known.

Mary Jane died October 27, 1849 in Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois. William died December 31, 1858 in Pinckneyville. William is buried at Hopewell Cemetery. Since several of their children are buried at Hopewell, I assume Mary Jane is buried there also.

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FROM MY HOUSE TO YOUR HOUSE

Martha C. Woodside

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Martha C. Woodside was born May 23, 1817 in Kentucky, the 9th child of Robert H. and Ann (Hill) Woodside. On July 3, 1848 she married Joseph G. McKee in Perry County, Illinois. Joseph G. McKee, son of Alexander McKee, was born in Ireland about 1807.

Martha and Joseph McKee had one child:

Robert W. - born 1855 in Randolph County, Illinois; died between 1920-1930. Robert married Ella Ida Jones on December 23, 1890 in Perry County, Illinois, and had 5 children: Martha A., Robert Earl, Ivan J., Leona, and Pearl.

Martha died sometime after 1882. Joseph died February 11, 1884 in Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois.

Joseph G. McKee was married before, but his first wife's name is unknown. This first marriage produced 3 known children:

Mary Jane - born about 1838 in Illinois, died 1883 in Hopkins County, Texas; married Ananias J. Booth August 10, 1858 in Randolph County, Illinois.
George D. - born about 1839 and died January 16, 1870 in Illinois. He married Mary Jane Anderson on March 17, 1868 in Perry County.
Joseph A. - born about 1843 and died February 15, 1863 in Illinois.

(NOTE: This is a correction to what I previously had written. I had listed the above 3 children as Martha's, which obviously was incorrect since she did not marry Joseph until 1848. Many thanks to Pamela Treme for bringing this to my attention.)

If anyone has more information on this family I would appreciate hearing from you.

Woodside Gravestones at Elmlawn Cemetery

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My grandfather's brother, William J. Woodside, Sr., and his family, except for daughter Pearl, are buried at the Elmlawn Cemetery in Kenmore, Erie County, New York.

This Woodside gravestone is at Lot 515 of the West Chapel Lawn section:

Edna M. 1915 - 1928
Lillie B. 1881 - 1954
William J., Sr. 1879 - 1959

(Note: Lillie B. is the wife of William J., Sr.; Edna is their daughter and was the twin of Evelyn Green listed below)

This is the reverse side of the above stone, and reads:

GREEN
Thomas A. 1914 -
Evelyn A. 1915 - 1954

(Evelyn is the daughter of William J. Woodside, Sr. and is the twin of Edna listed above)

Note: Thomas was still living at time photo was taken in 2005.

This stone is in Lot 514 of the West Chapel Lawn section. It lies flat in the ground and reads:

William J., Jr. 1907 - 1961
Anna G. 1904 - 1991
WOODSIDE

Gravestones of John Thomas and Ida May Woodside

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This is the entrance to the Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly, New Jersey. My grandparents, John Thomas Woodside and Ida May (Williams) Woodside are buried here.

My grandfather's stone reads:

John T. Woodside
Pennsylvania
SGT 3 INF
June 15, 1877
May 14, 1948

My grandmother's stone reads:

Ida May
July 5, 1883
February 15, 1959
Wife of
Sgt J. T. Woodside
USA

These two stones sit side-by-side in Section F, Lots 1534 and 1535. Lot numbers are engraved on the backs of all the stones making it easier to find them.

Martha J. Woodside

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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

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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

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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

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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]

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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

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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

James Lyons

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James Lyons, brother of Mary Lyons who married Thomas Smith, Sr., was born May 31, 1777 in Northern Ireland. He married Jane Elder about 1802 in Ireland where they had 2 known children. James and his family emigrated from Ireland in 1805.

Upon arrival in the United States, James settled his family in South Carolina where 6 more children were born. They later moved to St. Clair County, Illinois. His wife, Jane, died on August 9, 1852 in Marissa, St. Clair County, and is buried in the Old Salem Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois. James died on September 22, 1866 in Marissa, St. Clair County, and is also buried in the Old Salem Cemetery.

Children of James and Jane:

Mary - b. Aug 1803 in Ireland, d. about Sept 20 1890 in St. Clair County, Illinois
Infant - b. about 1805 in Ireland, d. 1805 at sea
James - b. about 1807 in South Carolina, d. July 1855 in St. Clair County, Illinois; married Nancy Elder about 1831 in South Carolina
George - b. Apr 1809 in South Carolina, d. Mar 1864 in Randolph County, Illinois; married Priscilla Gibson in Oct 1844. Priscilla died in June of 1849 in South Carolina. He married Mary Elder about 1852
John R. - b. Sept 14, 1814 in South Carolina, d. May 21, 1915 in St. Clair County, Illinois; married Mary A. McKee January 18, 1843 in Illinois
Robert William - b. Sept 1817 in South Carolina, d. Aug 9, 1900 in St. Clair County, Illinois; married Mary Ann Kinkead February 18, 1851 in Washington County, Illinois
Jane E. - b. about 1820 in South Carolina, married Jefferson Rainey March 12, 1840 in St. Clair County, Illinois
Sarah Ann - b. about 1824 in South Carolina, married Drury Logan August 25, 1841 in St. Clair County, Illinois

Rose Getty

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Rose Getty was born about 1815 in Taghey, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, to Henry Getty and Mary (Brown) Getty. Rose was the 4th of 8 children born to Henry and Mary.

On October 6, 1835, Rose married Alexander Gibson in the 1st Ballymoney Presbyterian Church. They had 2 children - William born January 24, 1833, and Mary born February 9, 1837.

Rose married a second time to Thomas Smith on April 7, 1842 in St. James Presbyterian Church, Ballymoney. Rose and Thomas Smith are my great, great grandparents. They had a total of 7 children, 4 born in Ireland and 3 in Illinois. Rose, Thomas and the first 4 children emigrated to the United States in 1850 on the British Ship Thomas Fielden, and settled in St. Clair County, Illinois. All the children married and died in Illinois except for an infant son who only lived a few years.

At some point in the early 1850s Rose's 2 children by her first husband emigrated to St. Clair County, Illinois, where they married. I could not locate them on the ship passenger list with their mother, so assume they emigrated separately. William Gibson died in Kansas. I do not know where Mary (Gibson) Baumann died, but all her children were born in St. Clair County.

Rose died sometime after June of 1880. According to the U. S. Census for St. Clair County, Illinois, Rose was 66 years of age; her son James Henry and his wife Jane were living with her. I do not know where she is buried, but assume she would be with her husband Thomas in the Marissa Cemetery in St. Clair County, Illinois.

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I will be away from my computer for about a week doing genealogical research. Hope to come back with lots more information on my ancestors.

Look for my next posting around the 22nd of October.

If there is some information on a particular relative you are looking for that might connect with one of my lines, please contact me through my email link under my Profile. I am always willing to share information.

A Little Genealogy Humor to Brighten the Day!

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Top 10 Indicators that you've become a GENE-AHOLIC - Author unknown

You introduce your daughter as your descendent.

You've never met any of the people you send e-mail to, even though you're related.

You can recite your lineage back eight generations, but can't remember your nephew's name.

You have more photographs of dead people than living ones.

You've ever taken a tape recorder and/or notebook to a family reunion.

You've not only read the latest GEDCOM standard, but also you understand it.

The local genealogy society borrows books from you.

The only film you've seen in the last year was the 1880 census index.

More than half of your CD collection is made up of marriage records or pedigrees.

Your elusive ancestor has been spotted in more different places than Elvis!

Robert H. Woodside

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My great, great, great grandfather was Robert H. Woodside, son of Samuel Cunningham Woodside and Jane/Jennet (Morrow?). He was born February 7, 1772 in Chester County, South Carolina, the second of eleven known children.

After moving to Kentucky, he married Ann Hill (1779-1842) on July 4, 1799 at Caldwell, Livingston County. Robert moved his family from Kentucky to Perry County, Illinois in 1829.

They had eleven children:

Jane, born January 2, 1801 and died February 5, 1801 in Kentucky
Mary Jane, born January 24, 1802 in Kentucky, died October 27, 1849 in Perry County, Illinois; married William Armstrong
Jinny, born February 9, 1804 in Kentucky, died November 23, 1873 in Perry County, Illinois; married Thomas Washington Armstrong
Elizabeth, born April 4, 1806 in Kentucky, died April 10, 1834 in Perry County, Illinois; married Abner Newton Milligan
Samuel, born March 16, 1808 and died April 5, 1809 in Kentucky
Agnes, born February 2, 1810 in Kentucky, died February 10, 1849 in Perry County, Illinois; married John Steele
John Morrow (my great great grandfather), born July 6, 1812 in Kentucky, died January 26, 1880 in Perry County, Illinois; married Lucinda Eveline Pettit
Margaret Ann, born December 21, 1814 in Kentucky, died before December 1840 in Perry County, Illinois; married James Steele Wilson
Martha Caroline, born May 23, 1817 in Kentucky, death date unknown; married Joseph G. McKee in Perry County, Illinois
Robert Newton, born February 14, 1821 in Kentucky, died August 8, 1844 in Perry County, Illinois; married Julina Ann Hill
Ephraim Milton, born September 14, 1823 in Kentucky, died March 19, 1873 in Bond County, Illinois; married first Louisa L. Beard, married second Mary Jane Maxwell

Robert died December 8, 1846 in Perry County, Illinois. I do not know where he is buried. If someone reading this knows what cemetery he and his wife are in I would very much appreciate your contacting me.

Historical Sketch on Jonathan Pettit

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The following has been copied from A Directory, Business Mirror, and Historical Sketches of Randolph County... by E. J. Montague, published at Alton, Ill.: Courier Steam Book and Job Printing House, 1859. Page 73.

1798 - Another addition was made to this settlement in the person of Jonathan Pettit, in the year 1798. He was a noble specimen of the pioneer class, and by his enterprising energy he became a valuable acquisition to the little colony in which he located. He erected a mill on Nine Mile creek, at the point where the Chester and Evansville road crosses that stream. Some evidences of the existence of this mill may yet be found. Pettit was an active, industrious man, full of life and energy. Like most of the brave pioneers, he joined the "Rangers" in 1812, and discharged his military duties in a manner very creditable to himself and the service. His sons were David, Henry, Jonathan, and Joseph. The only one of the name of this family remaining in the county is Henry Newton Pettit, who lives about five miles northwest of Chester.

Jonathan Pettit

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My 4th great grandfather was Jonathan Pettit who was born about 1766 in New Jersey. He married Susanna DuPue (or DePue) between 1791-1792 in Sussex, New Jersey, where they had 3 known children. In 1798 Jonathan moved his family to the Kaskaskia area of Randolph County, Illinois, and added 6 more children to his family.

Children of Jonathan and Susanna Pettit:

David Pettit, born abt. 1793 in Sussex, New Jersey; married Levina Roper November 14, 1814 in Randolph County, Illinois. Death date and place unknown.
Henry Newton Pettit, born March 12, 1795 in Sussex, New Jersey; married Elizabeth Heard on February 5, 1818 in Randolph County, Illinois; died November 19, 1834 in Randolph County.
Joseph Pettit, born abt. 1797 in New Jersey; married Louvinia Rupert September 19, 1822 in Randolph County, Illinois; died abt. 1825 in Randolph County.
Miss Pettit, born abt. 1800 in Randolph County, Illinois. Nothing more is known.
Jonathan Pettit, Jr., born abt. 1802 in Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Illinois; married Isabella Franklin May 1, 1823 in Randolph County; died July 16, 1851 in Perry County, Illinois.
John D. Pettit, born September 14, 1806 in Randolph County, Illinois; married Henrietta E. Douglas September 21, 1848 in Perry County, Illinois; died September 21, 1852 in Perry County.
Thomas Pettit, born November 30, 1808 in Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Illinois; married Eliza Franklin February 24, 1831 in Perry County, Illinois; died June 24, 1876 in Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa.
Samuel Pettit, born abt. 1812 in Randolph County, Illinois, died in Alexandria, Louisiana, date unknown.
Miss Pettit, born abt 1815 in Randolph County, Illinois. Nothing more is known.

Jonathan Pettit died in December of 1821 in Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Illinois. His wife, Susanna, lived until about 1830 and died in Randolph County.

Much of the information I have on the early Pettit families came from Pettit family members. I am grateful to them for sharing their information, which allowed me to further my research.

Woodside Listings in the 1877 Philadelphia, PA City Directory

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Pages 1578-1579

Woodside, Archibald, blacksmith, h 739 S Front
Woodside, George J., machinist, h 5012 Edmund, W Hall
Woodside, John (John Woodside & Co.) h N 7th c Thompson
Woodside, John, porter, h 426 Letterly
Woodside, John, shoemaker, h 1828 N Front
Woodside, John & Co. (John & Thomas W. Woodside), liquors, 407 Arch
Woodside, John W. (Stewart, Ralph & Co.) & (J. Knight, Jr., & Co.) h 925 Green
Woodside, Lewis, mariner, h 739 S Front
Woodside, Mary A., h r 929 S 8th
Woodside, Peter G., supt. h 1708 N 17th
Woodside, Samuel, shoemaker, h 2318 Mascher
Woodside, Thomas G., driver, h 2652 Amber
Woodside, Thomas W., (John Woodside & Co.) h 1619 N 18th
Woodside, William, shoemaker, h r 929 S 8th
Woodside, William, tea, h 3217 Spg Garden

Woodside Listings in the 1935 Buffalo NY City Directory

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Polk's Buffalo (Erie County, NY) City Directory 1935

Page 1543

Woodside, Alex R (Lillian) ship clk Henry & Henry Inc. h 39 Kingsley
Woodside, Evelyn A r 107 Ullman
Woodside, Kenneth (Dora) sten h 332 Breckenridge
Woodside Methodist Episcopal Church Rev Wm. M. Young pastor 1479 Abbott Rd
Woodside, Sara Mrs. r 332 Breckenridge
Woodside, T. Frank (Dora) carp r 20 Argonne dr (K)
Woodside, Wm. J (Lillie B) h 107 Ullman
Woodside, Wm. J. Jr inspr r 107 Ullman

(Note: (K) = Kenmore)

Lucinda Eveline Woodside

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Lucinda Eveline, the youngest child of John Morrow Woodside and Lucinda Eveline Pettit, was born December 25, 1860, in Illinois, according to the 1900 U.S. census. Having had the actual day listed on the census is very unusual. Normally there is only a month and year. She appears to have been named after her mother.

On September 28, 1882, Lucinda was united in marriage with Robert Henry Warnock in Perry County, Illinois. The information on the "Return of a Marriage to County Clerk" states Robert was a farmer residing at Preston, Randolph Co., 27 years of age, born in Ireland to James Warnock and Catharine Hart. They were "married at bride's mother's near Swanwick in the County of Perry". Witnesses to the marriage were Wm. S. Woodside and Joseph T. Craig. The minister was James C. Elliott.

Lucinda and Robert had one known child, a daughter named Ida Mae born November 27, 1880. Ida Mae married on August 20, 1902 in Randolph County to Robert S. Adams. Ida Mae and Robert had 4 children I am aware of, all born in Randolph County:

Mabel H., a daughter, born abt. 1903
Myron P., a son, born abt. 1905
Carolyn E., a daughter, born abt. 1907
Carl, a son, born 1916

Lucinda Eveline Warnock is believed to have died March 31, 1901 in Randolph County.

Pearl Lillian Woodside

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Pearl Lillian Woodside was the oldest daughter of William J. and Lillie B. (Samcoe) Woodside. She was born on July 29, 1908, in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. On June 4, 1928, Pearl married Charles O. Bauld in Buffalo, New York. The marriage was witnessed by Florence Bauld and William J. Woodside, Jr.

Pearl and Charles had two sons:

Ray C. Bauld born December 23, 1928, in Buffalo, died September 18, 1991, in Largo, Pinellas, Florida. He was married to Teresa Bassett.
Don E. Bauld born May 22, 1930 in Buffalo, New York.

Pearl and her husband, Charles, moved to Florida around 1943 along with son Don. Ray followed around 1957. Pearl's husband died October 15, 1969 in St. Petersburg. Pearl died on May 8, 1990, at the age of 81, and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Florida. According to her death notice she was survived by her "two sons, Ray C., Seminole, and Don E., St. Petersburg; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren". However, Ray C. Bauld died the following year, September 18, 1991.

Woodside-Hill Biography

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The following biography was found in History of Perry County, Illinois, Volume II, 1998, Perry County Historical Society, Turner Publishing Company, Paducah, Kentucky, page 301.

WOODSIDE-HILL
Robert Woodside, son of Samuel Woodside, with his wife, Ann Hill, and eight children, came from Kentucky to Perry County, Illinois in 1829.

Robert, who was born in South Carolina, 07 February 1772, settled at Four Mile Prairie, south of Pinckneyville. He lived in Perry County until his death, 05 October 1842. Robert was a farmer and maker of hats. In Kentucky he had been surveyor of land and Justice of Peace, authorized to perform marriages. The first school in Perry County was near his home at Four Mile Prairie.

Robert's oldest daughter, Mary Jane, who married William Armstrong in Kentucky, came with her husband and oldest children, Nancy Jane, born 1825 and Robert W., born 1827. Their other children, Martha Ann 1829, Alexander P. 1831, William Stewart 1833, Thomas Allen 1836, James Logan 1838, Mary Hadassa 1841, and Elizabeth Emma 1843, were all born in Perry County.

Robert's other children were: Jinny, married in Perry County 28 February 1832 Thomas Washington Armstrong, son of Alexander and Nancy Armstrong. Thomas belonged to the 2nd Regiment of Illinois Volunteers, Company K and served as Captain in the Mexican War. Their children were John Calvin, 1832, Thomas Washington, 12 February 1837, Samuel Preston, May 1839, Agnes Ann, October 1841, and Martin L., February 1844.

Elizabeth married Abner Newton Milligan 10 April 1834 in Perry County. Their children were Mary J. 1836, John C. 1838, William Chalmer 20 March 1839, and Agnes 11 March 1846. Elizabeth married, second, John N. Graham, 20 April 1852.

Agnes, called Nancy, married John Steele, son of James Steele and Jennet Smith, 26 January 1830, in Pinckneyville. Their children were Margaret A., 17 September 1831, died young; John P., 03 January 1833, died young; Robert, 16 July 1834; Mary Jane, 28 February 1837; Cyrus Jackson, 16 January 1841; George Burder, 27 January 1843; John Scott, 12 December 1844; Erben Cassadore, 05 May 1847; and James Henderson, 10 February 1849.

John Morrow Woodside married Lucinda Evaline Pettit 10 December 1835 in Perry County. Their children were Louisa Ann, 1836; Robert N., 1838; Rachel, 1840; Joseph Thompson, 1842; Martha, 1843; David James, 1844; Thomas Pressley, 1846; Ephraim Milton, 1848; Lucinda E., 1848; John C, 1850; James M.; William S.; John A.; and Jonathan D.

Margaret Ann married James Steele Wilson, son of Alex Wilson, 09 November 1837, in Perry County. They had a daughter, Margaret Ann.

Ephraim Milton Woodside married Louisa L. Baird, 19 March 1846. She died in 1848. He married, second, Mary Jane Maxwell, 16 April 1850 in Randolph County. Their children were Catherine Ann, 01 May 1851; Robert Morgan, 26 February 1853; Harriet Velona, 08 June 1854; Mary Susan, 14 February 1856; John Clark, 04 April 1858; Abraham Lincoln, 26 October 1860; and Albert Lyman, 04 July 1865.

Many descendants of Robert Woodside and his brothers, James, Samuel, and John, and sisters, Martha, Sarah and Elizabeth, still live in Illinois. Brother David returned to Kentucky, sister Nancy did not marry, and Mary's family is unknown.

John T. Woodside - Ida May Williams Marriage Certificate

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David Pettit

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David Pettit, oldest son of Jonathan Pettit and Susanna DuPue, was born abt. 1793 in Sussex, New Jersey. In the late 1790s his parents moved the family to the Kaskaskia area of Randolph County, Illinois. It was here David married Levina Raper on November 14, 1814.

David and Levina had six known children:

Lucinda Eveline (my great great grandmother) was born about August 1815 in Illinois and died September 1887 in Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky. She married John Morrow Woodside (see earlier posting).
Susanah Manerva Pettit, born February 1818 and died July 1880 in Randolph County, Illinois. She married James C. McCormick in June of 1839.
Martha Jane Pettit, born January 1820 and died June 1889 in Perry County, Illinois. She married Robert John Woodside in December 1848.
John Mordock Rupert Pettit, born March 1824 and died abt. June 1839.
Mary Ann Pettit, born October 1825 in St. Clair County, Illinois. Married Isaac Jefferson Carr in August 1844.
Deminda Pettit, born October 1828.

David married a second time to Mary Ann Palmer on May 4, 1831 in Randolph County. It is believed his first wife died sometime after the birth of Deminda.

Nothing more is known at this time about David. It is believed he moved away from the area, possibly to Missouri.

Meaning and Origin of Woodside Surname

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Last Name Meaning and Origin of Woodside: "Woodside Scottish and northern Irish: habitational name from any of various minor places named Woodside, for example in Ayrshire, from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + side ‘hillside’. Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4"

John Morrow Woodside

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My great great grandfather John Morrow Woodside was the 2nd son and 7th child of Robert H. Woodside and Ann Hill. He was born July 6, 1812 in Livingston County, Kentucky. In 1829 John moved to Perry County, Illinois with his parents and siblings.

On December 10, 1835, John married Lucinda Eveline Pettit in Pinckneyville, Perry County where they had 14 children:

Luvisa/Louisa Ann, born 1836, died 1881; Robert N., born 1838, died (?); Rachel, born 1840, died 1859; Joseph Thompson, born 1842, died 1886; David James, born abt. 1844, died abt. 1881; Thomas Pressley, born 1846, died 1876; Ephriam Milton, born 1848, died (?); John C., born 1849, died 1851; James M., born 1852, died 1878; William Steward (my great grandfather), born 1853, died 1919 in Arkansas; Martha J., born 1857, died 1873; Lucinda Eveline, born 1860, died 1901; John A., birth and death unknown; Jonathan D. birth and death unknown.

John was a farmer most of his life. According to the 1870 Federal Agricultural Census, he grew winter wheat, rye, oats, indian corn; raised sheep and swine, and kept several milking cows along with a few other working farm animals; and produced wool, hay, butter and molasses. In the late 1840s John took over a store and post office previously run by J. C. Steele in Grand Cote, Perry County.

John died in January of 1880 and is buried in the Swanwick Cemetery in Perry County. His wife, Lucinda, stayed in Grand Cote for a while after his death, but eventually moved to Kentucky where she died in 1887.

Bethel Cemetery, Swanwick, Perry County, Illinois

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Perry County Cemeteries, Townships 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, and 4-4 (Vol 1), Townships 5-1 and 5-2 (Vol 2), Compiled by Lance Feik, September 1992, Published by Perry County Historical Society, Du Quoin, Illinois.

Vol. 1, Page 84 - Bethel Cemetery (located S. of Highway 13 near Swanwick) Twsp 4-4 Sec. 22

On March 23, 1850 John M. Woodside and his wife deeded six acres of land to the trustees of the Bethel Associate Presbyterian Church for a church and burying ground.

The earliest grave is believed to be that of Jane Dermond, born in Ireland, who died May 16, 1850 and was the wife of John Dermond. The Bethel Cemetery contains the graves of servicemen from the Black Hawk War to the Viet Nam War.

In the first quarter of the 20th century, the church removed to Swanwick and the cemetery was let to fall into neglect. In 1936 a successful cemetery benefit picnic was held, and it has become an annual event. In May 1948 a public hearing was held to form a cemtery association. In September 25, 1948 the Swanwick Bethel Cemetery Association was legally organized. In 1972 an irrevocable trust was set up to provide funds indefinitely.

(above is from research done at FHL, Salt Lake City, Utah on 4 September 2000. Call No. for book is 977.393 V3f)

Thomas Smith, Jr.

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My great great grandfather, Thomas Smith, Jr., was born 1811 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, to Thomas Smith and Mary Lyons. He married Rose (Getty) Gibson on April 7, 1842 in St. James Presbyterian Church, Ballymoney, County Antrim. They had 4 known children in Ireland: Nancy, Jeanette, Elizabeth, and Sarah.

Thomas emigrated with his family from Ireland to the United States via Liverpool, England, on the British Ship Thomas Fielden. They arrived in the United States at the Port of New Orleans on February 7, 1851. From there they traveled to Marissa, St. Clair County, Illinois, and settled into the life of farming. Thomas and Rose increased their family by 3 more children: a baby whose name is unknown, Roseann, and James.

Based on a letter written by Thomas to family back in Ireland, the surname was also spelled Smyth, as that is how he signed the letter.

Thomas died in November of 1879 at the age of 69 years. He is buried in the Marissa Cemetery. In his Will he left to his son, James Henry Smith, a team of horses, a two horse waggon, a combined Champion Reaper and Mower, a Gandlach drill, 4 hogs, and all his corn, fodder, hay and oats.

His wife, Rose, was still alive in June of 1880 living with son James and his wife. It does not say so in the Will, but I would assume Thomas' estate was left to son James so he could take care of his mother.

All of Thomas' children married and raised families in St. Clair, Perry, and Randolph Counties of Illinois.

Pearl Lillian Woodside

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I remember when I was a teenager (boy, that was a long time ago) my mother mentioned she had a cousin Pearl who lived in New York. At the time I thought Pearl was quite a strange name to give someone and don't remember anyone else in the family having such a name. Many years later when I started 'doing' genealogy I discovered who Pearl was.

As mentioned in an earlier post, my grandfather's brother, William J. Woodside, married in Buffalo, New York to Lillie Barber Samcoe. After checking various census records I discovered they had four children and one was named Pearl Lillian Woodside.

Pearl was born July 29, 1908 in Buffalo, New York. She married on June 4, 1928 to Charles O. Bauld, son of Charles and Caroline Bauld. Pearl and Charles, along with their two sons Raye and Don, lived near her parents in Buffalo until about 1943, at which time they moved to St. Petersburg, Florida (except for Raye, who stayed in Buffalo until 1957). Pearl lived in Florida until she died at 81 years of age on May 8, 1990. Her husband, Charles, preceded her in death on October 15, 1969.

Where Did She Go?

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ANNIE WOODSIDE was born December 12, 1880, in Grand Cote, Perry County, Illinois. She was the third child of William Steward Woodside and Rose Ann Lyons Smith. Annie appears in the 1900 U. S. Census in Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, along with her father and his third wife, Mary. However, she does not appear in the 1910 census in Poinsett County, Arkansas, where her father was then living.

Did Annie move to Arkansas with her father and then move on again before the 1910 census? Did she stay in Illinois and perhaps marry? Did she die, either in Illinois or Arkansas, or somewhere else? So far I have not found any record of Annie beyond 1900. If anyone who reads this has any information on Annie, please let me know. This is a puzzle I would like to solve.

An additional note: While Annie is listed in the 1910 census with a birth date of January 1883, this apparently is incorrect. Birth records for 1878-1916, Perry County, Illinois, indicate William Woodside and Rose A. L. Woodside (Smith), had child #3, unnamed female, on December 12, 1880.

William J. Woodside

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The second son of William Steward Woodside and Rose Ann Lyons Smith, William J. was born on January 23, 1879 in Perry County, Illinois.

He enlisted in the U.S. Infantry at Evansville, Indiana in November of 1901, serving in the Spanish-American War. The enlistment papers say he was 5 ft. 9-1/4 inches, with blue eyes, dark brown hair, and fair complexion. In March of 1902 William was assigned to Company "I" 1st Infantry stationed in Samar, Phillipine Islands. I do not know when or where he was discharged, however, he appears in Buffalo, New York directories beginning in 1906.

William married Lillie B. Samcoe on July 25, 1906. They raised 4 children in Buffalo: William J., Jr., Pearl Lillian, Edna May, and Evelyn Anna. Edna and Evelyn were twins. Lillie died in 1954 and about a year later William moved to Florida where his daughter Pearl and her family were living. In 1959 William died in Tampa, Florida and his body was sent to Buffalo to be buried beside his wife and daughter Edna.

Most of this family are buried in Elmlawn Cemetery just north of Buffalo, New York.

Genealogical Research

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Researching my family tree has been a long process. I first got interested around 1975 while living in Baltimore, Maryland. There was a lecture being given at the Maryland Historical Society on genealogy and, since I had some question on my maternal ancestors, I decided to see what I could learn. The course included reading The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy by Val D. Greenwood - a great book loaded with all kinds of helpful information.

At that time most research was done in person at court houses, libraries, the National Archives in Washington, D.C., visiting cemeteries, etc. and involved going through heavy ledger books and reading lots of books or microfilm. Tedious, time consuming work. But if you found some information it made the work all worth while. I even considered it fun (silly me). Today the computer provides many databases and indexes online allowing much of the work to be done at home. There are times, however, when you still need to get out there and visit those court houses, libraries, archives, and cemeteries. I actually like this part the best.

Don't forget to check out web sites for the various states, counties, and genealogical societies in your areas of interest. And leave queries on their message boards, if they have them.

A word of advice when using other people's genealogical research information - check out the sources. While I use primary and secondary sources for my information, many people put information on line that they have picked up from other people with no idea where that information came from. Since there are many common given and surnames, it is a BIG mistake to just accept any information found without checking it out yourself. I suggest you do this with any information you find on my blogs as well, as I could have made a mis-step somewhere along the line.

Rose Ann Lyons Smith

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While Rose Ann's parents and 4 of her siblings were born in County Antrim, Ireland, Rose Ann was born in Marissa, St. Clair County, Illinois about March of 1855. Her parents were Thomas Smith, Jr. and Rose (Getty) Gibson.

Rose Ann married William Steward Woodside on February 3, 1876, in Swanwick, Perry County, Illinois. They spent most of their married life farming in Perry County where Rose Ann gave birth to 2 sons and 1 daughter: John Thomas, William J., and Annie. Sometime between 1881 and 1886 they moved to Greenville, Bond County, Illinois. Rose Ann gave birth to her 4th child, an unnamed son, on June 18, 1886. Rose Ann died shortly after the birth of her son. The cause of death is listed as "childbirth", 35 hours. According to the death record, she was moved to St. Clair for burial. I have not yet found the grave but believe she is probably buried with her Smith family.

John Thomas Woodside

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John Thomas Woodside, son of William Steward Woodside and Rose Ann Lyons Smith, was born in Swanwick, Perry County, Illinois on June 15, 1877. He enlisted in the Army on July 21, 1899 at Evansville, Indiana, with Company F, 3rd Regiment, U.S. Infantry. He was honorably discharged July 20, 1902 at Presidio, San Francisco, California, with the rank of Sergeant.

He married Ida May Williams on October 5, 1905 in San Francisco where they remained until shortly after the 1906 earthquake. They moved to Poinsett County, Arkansas, near his father, where he returned to farming. In 1908 they had a daughter, Ida Blanche. Some time between 1910 and 1920 John moved his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he lived out the rest of his life.

John Thomas died on May 14, 1948, and is buried at the Beverly National Cemetery in New Jersey. His wife, Ida May died on February 15, 1959, and is buried alongside her husband.

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When I discovered I had a Smith branch in my Woodside line, my first thought was 'Oh no, how will I ever find any information'. All I had was one name, no place of birth, no parents or siblings names - nothing to distinquish my Rose Ann Smith from any other Rose Ann Smith. But wait, she did have a middle name of Lyons; how many Rose Ann Lyons Smiths could there be?

Also, I knew my grandfather was born in Illinois, so that was where I started looking. I found the 1880 U.S. Census entry listing my grandfather with his parents and brother, living in Perry County, Illinois. Rose A. was shown as being born in Illinois, so now I knew where to look. I sent for and received a copy of William and Rose's marriage certificate, but it gave no additional information. All my searching was done before the wonderful age of doing genealogy research on the computer. Everything seemed to take so-o-o-o long.

To make a long story short, in the mid 1990s I saw a query on one of the Woodside message boards and wrote to the person who listed the query. Then I forgot about it. He apparently forwarded the letter on, because a couple of years later I received a letter from Illinois. The writer turned out to be a new-found cousin who had a connection to the Smith line. We were both so excited to find each other and share information. She not only helped me take the Smith line all the way back to Ireland, but she provided information on the Lyons line.

William Steward Woodside

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My great grandfather, William Steward Woodside, was born about February 1853 in Swanwick, Perry County, Illinois. His parents were John Morrow Woodside and Lucinda Eveline Pettit. He married Rose Ann Lyons Smith on 3 February 1876 in Swanwick, Perry County, Illinois. He was a farmer for most of his life.

Rose Ann and William had four children:

John Thomas - born 15 June 1877 in Swanwick, Perry County
William J. - born 23 January 1879 in Perry County
Annie - born 12 December 1880 in Grand Cote, Perry County
male child - born 18 June 1886 in Greenville, Bond County

Rose Ann died shortly after giving birth to her 4th child. William remarried on 2 December 1886 at Greenville, Bond County, to Frances E. (Grimes) Pate, a widow. It is unknown at this time what happened to Frances, but William married a third time on 20 September 1888 at Smithboro, Bond County, to Mary (Kedler) Powell, a widow.

Sometime between 1900 and 1910 William and Mary, along with her 2 sons from her previous marriage, moved to Poinsett County, Arkansas. William died in 1919 in Craighead County, Arkansas.