OK, Don. I'll try to clarify. These two men are NOT one-and-the-same. They were somehow confused in Big Blue. So ignore what was said about them in Big Blue 'cuz it's not correct. William J "Squirrel Bill" Wood b GA ca 1811 m Pamela ___ b TN ca 1815. In Union Township MCAR 1840 with 2 males under 5, 2 males 20-30, 1 female 20-30, and 1 female 15-20. In Union Township MCAR 1850. This man is NOT a descendent of Obediah Wood. Their known children are James Franklin "Frank" Wood b 1838, Martin J Wood b 1842; Nancy J Wood b 1844, William B "Dick" Wood b 1845, Sarah E Wood b 1846, Hannah Agnes Wood b 1849. This family is not found in the MCAR 1860 census, although children are here in 1870 which indicates they were probably in MO during the war years. Parents for William J "Squirrel Bill" Wood are not known at this time. William A Wood Jr b Anderson Co TN 1800/10 is the son of William "Dancin' Bill" & Hannah (Austin) Wood. He married MCAR Elizabeth "Betsy" Goodman/Coker who was born in AL 1808 and died in AR (no death date found). He died during the Civil War 1861-1865. No military service has been verified for him. Their known children are Elizabeth J Wood b 1842, Araminta Wood (no birth date found). As I said, it's entirely possible that Joe Dempsey Coker and [Mary?] Brown (daughter of Bob Brown) are the parents of Elizabeth "Betsy" Goodman/Coker. It's also entirely possible that Mary is a sister to Girard Leiper Brown (see MCAR Families). This Brown family was quite close to the Buck Coker family, often intermarrying. However, Joe and Mary were married in Knox Co TN ca 1808. Mary died in TN in childbirth in 1811. Joe then went to AL to join his brother Leonard. While there he married Ainey/Anna ___, a Cherokee, b Tuscaloosa AL 1802. Leonard reportedly brought Joe's children and slaves to AR ca 1814 (see Turnbo). Joe and Ainey/Anna came to AR sometime after Leonard. Their first child probably was Catherine Jane Coker b 1829 in AR. Of course, none of this takes into consideration that Cynthia Rogers, based on the known birth dates of her children, some in AR, was probably Joe's 2nd wife rather than his third. This would lead one to think that Joe probably married Ainey/Anna in AR rather than AL. And here's where the real confusion gets totally out of hand <groan>. Even though we've not found any hard, cold facts to verify just who Elizabeth "Betsy" is, I'm inclined to think she's the daughter of Joe and Mary. Just as I'm inclined to think Mary is a sister to Girard Leiper Brown. Like I said, I hate to think I'm perpetuating age old errors. I'm a firm believer in documentation rather than supposition or wannabe-ism. Hope this helps, Don. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Ott" <[email protected]> To: "Mysty McPherson" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 3:45 PM Subject: Re: [ARMar] William "Squirrel Bill" Wood > Well yes I am confused, I do show William A. "Squirrel Bill" > Wood b. ca 1815 Anderson TN, and show him married to Elizabeth "Betsey" > Goodman also of Tennessee. Yes, I show him the son of William A. "Dancing > Bill" and Hannah Austin Wood. I think you are telling me that is correct. > (Even if born in 1815, he would have been to old to be drafted for the > Civil War. Maybe he was killed although not in the service.) > Now, I do not show a father for the William J. "Squirrel Bill" > Wood b. ca 1811 in Georgia married to Elizabeth "Betsy" Coker, daugher of > Joseph Dempsey "Joe" Coker and Mary Ann Brown. This is the one, I think, > that you say married Pamela b. TN ca 1815. I have always thought that > Elizabeth might have been born before they were married or about the same > time. This could have been a rush wedding, maybe he was only 20 or so. You > know that is lethal age. > Joseph Dempsey "Joe" Coker was born 1787, married 1807/08 in > Alabama. In fact I thought he married his second wife Ainey, the Indian, in > Alabama or Tennessee, and then came straight to Arkansas. Their first child > was born in 1824, I think in Arkansas. > Don > > > At 03:05 PM 20-04-03 -0500, you wrote: > >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 > > > > > > > >