Neither Samuel Woody Sr. nor Samuel Woody Jr. were in Texas before 1850. Sam Sr. and Hannah and their younger children left Roan County, TN, with 12 other families that includes the Mann's and the Williamson's in the late summer of 1848 via the Tennessee River for Texas. Sam Jr. stayed behind to settle some family debt. The group moved by raft(s) down the Tennessee to the Ohio. Then something happened around Massac, Illinois, that caused the Woody's and the Williamson's to drop out to "replentish their purse" at Massac. Samuel and Hannah settled in Massac County where Sam worked as a blacksmith for the next two years. Daughters Susannah and Elizabeth were married there and Susannah gave birth to the eldest of the VanDoren children there. In the late summer or early fall of 1850 Sam Sr., Hannah and the boys, Brice, James and John, traveled to Cairo, Illinois, booked passage on a riverboat down the Mississippi and up the Red River to Shreveport and then overland to Ft Worth where they met up with older children William and Elizabeth (Farmer) Woody and George Preston and Jane Looney (Woody) Farmer who had recently moved from Upshur County, Texas. The Farmer's and the Woody's had left Tennessee for Texas overland in 1846. Samuel Woody Jr and his wife Mary Emeline and their six-week-old son, William Martin (my g-grandfather), left Roane County, Tennessee, in September 1850 via raft down the Tennessee to the Ohio and the to Cairo, Illinois. They traveled via riverboat to Shreveport and the overland to Ft. Worth. It is my belief that Sam Jr and Emeline joined up with his parents in Cairo, and they made the journey to Texas together. Cates in his wonderful book on the History of Wise County paint a great picture of what happened to the family after they settled in Ft. Worth which was an army outpost in 1850. -----Original Message----- From: txwise-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:txwise-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Wendy C Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 9:01 PM To: txwise@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TXWISE] Parker Co. History please don't ask which source (I can't remember).. at one time, there was some source/record that I feel was conflicting as to when Sam Woody Jr and his wife, came to  Texas. The source seemed to indicate all of them came together, which I believe is not accurate.  Sam Jr's wife was Emeline Breazeale. Her father, David, died in the mid to late 1840s, and there was involvement by Sam in settlement of his father in laws estate. At one time, I lived in Roane county, and found (personally touched) the probate file for the father, which included a receipt signed by Sam on his wife's behalf. There was no indication of this being sent from Texas (as in someone acting power of attorney). Sam Jr and Emeline are still living in Tenn when the 1850 census was taken; their eldest son was born there, and they moved before the birth of the 2nd child. Other records prove that Sam (presumably dad) was in Texas pre 1850, along with other children. I have not seen the photo, or background on that.. just wanted to provide the clarification that I have. I know at least one place seemed to contradict the documents between the father, Samuel and the son, Samuel.  --- On Thu, 3/19/09, Bruce Woody <bwoody01@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: From: Bruce Woody <bwoody01@tampabay.rr.com> Subject: Re: [TXWISE] Parker Co. History To: txwise@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 12:26 PM Yes, it's true.  I have those pictures in "My Woody Limbs and Other Branches" on Ancestry.com. -----Original Message----- From: txwise-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:txwise-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of betty shockley Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 11:57 AM To: txwise@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXWISE] Parker Co. History Someone told me that there is a Parker Co. History, that has a picture of Samuel and Hannah Woody.  Is that a fact?  They were my great great great grandparents.   And, would love to see a picture of them.  Betty ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXWISE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXWISE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXWISE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message