In the Marion County Big Blue Book, page 468 line 11 bottom, William A. " Squirrel Bill" Wood is shown to have married Elizabeth "Betsey" Cocker/Goodman. Can anyone identify her, was she a Coker previously married to a Goodman? If a Coker, how did she fit in that family? Don

My records show her as Betsy Coker, b. ca. 1807, daughter of Joseph Dempsey Coker and Mary Ann Brown. Joe Coker was the son of William "Buck" Coker or early Marion County. Rita Foster Wallace 13 Millstone Court Cold Spring, KY 41076-1861 (859)441-1935 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

As you know, Don, there are several errors in the Obediah Wood family in "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900." It's taken masses of indepth research to correct most if not all of these errors. Some, unfortunately, will probably endure forever for lack of primary and/or secondary documentation. 1. William J "Squirrel Bill" Wood is NOT a member of the Obediah Wood family. If you'll read carefully what SC Turnbo writes, this becomes quite clear - especially when compared with census records. WILLIAM J. "Squirrel Bill" WOOD b GA ca 1811 m PAMELA ___ b TN ca 1815. In Union Township 1840 with 2 males under 5, 2 males 20-30, 1 female 20-30, and 1 female 15-20. In Union Township 1850. 2. William Wood Jr is the son of William [A] "Dancin' Bill " or "Billy" & Hannah (Austin) Wood. WILLIAM WOOD Jr. b Anderson Co. TN 1800/10 d 1861/5 during the Civil War m MCAR ELIZABETH "Betsy" GOODMAN/COKER b AL 1808 d AR. Recorded land in Union Township 24 March 1852. In Union Township 1840, 1850. It's entirely possible that Elizabeth could be the daughter of Joseph Dempsey & Mary (Brown) Coker. However, Joe and Mary were married in Knox Co TN ca 1808 (males seldom married before they were 20) and Mary died in childbirth in TN in 1811. Their 3 known children - Sarah "Sally" b 1809, William T "Prairie Bill" b 1810, Harden b 1811 - were all born in TN. Joe went to Jefferson Co AL 1812 or 1813 to join his brother Leonard. Joe is in AL 1813 when he marries Anna/Ainey ___, a Cherokee. I know this must be rather confusing, Don, and I'm sorry I can't answer the Goodman/Coker question more accurately. Without further documentation, I wouldn't want to make any "for sure" statements and continue perpetuating the errors in both the Obediah Wood and "Buck" Coker families. I can always send you the list of sources we've used to document both the Coker families as well as the 6 Wood families in MCAR so that you can double check us. Let me know, okay? Mysty [email protected] ***************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Ott" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 10:21 AM Subject: [ARMar] William "Squirrel Bill" Wood > In the Marion County Big Blue Book, page 468 line 11 bottom, William A. " > Squirrel Bill" Wood is shown to have married Elizabeth "Betsey" > Cocker/Goodman. Can anyone identify her, was she a Coker previously married > to a Goodman? If a Coker, how did she fit in that family? > Don > >