Chuck - I have this from "Robert Woods of Ireland and Descendants in America", Weightstill Arno Woods, 1909 "Robert [Woods] was killed by lightning near Lynchburg, VA. He left several daughters, all of whom died without issue, save ANN, who married Mr. Petross, and raised a family. Robert's two sons, HAWKINS and JOHN, settled in Kentucky about 1822-1830. Nothing further is known of their families." This Robert is Robert T. Woods, born 1755, according to the above source. His father is Robert Woods, ca 1719-1811. I do not have a death date for Robert T. , but he acted as a guarantor of a deed in Franklin Co, VA in 1823 - this seems a little late if John was indeed orphaned at an early age. (http://c-23.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/va/franklin/deeds/cormack1.txt) There is also a John Woods Jr listed in the 1810 census of Franklin Co, but I am not sure of his relationship to the other Woodses of Franklin Co. Robert T. had a brother Hugh, who also had a son John. Hugh was married in 1799, and died before 1809 - he is mentioned as deceased in the 1809 will of Robert Sr. This John is also said to have settled in Kentucky, with his brother Robert. His other brother, Bailey, settled in Alabama about 1835. His sister Polly married John Hale and also moved to Alabama. Hope this helps, Drew Smith Boulder, CO SIDMANONE@aol.com wrote: > Looking for info and kin to John WOODS born 1791 VA(?), orphaned at early > age, apprenticed as blacksmith in Claiborne Co., came to Pulaski Co. KY > approx. 1810, married Polly RICHARDSON GILLISPIE (a widow with children > Dorcas, Patrick) 1816 (children of this marriage Elizabeth, Jesse R., Andrew > J.all before 1824 then John B., David R. 1833), married Henrietta DUNN 1836 > (children of this marriage Martha 1837, Elijah 1840, Nicholas 1843, Henry > Martin 1847), moved to Lincoln Co. KY 1837, on 1850 and 1860 census for > Lincoln Co. KY, moves to Decator Co. IA 1864, moves to Mercer Co. MO 1866, > dies Mercer Co. MO 1867. > > Would especially appreciate location of wills mentioning any of the above or > anyother information that will add to ability to track parents of John WOODS. > > Thanks > > Chuck WOODS > > ==== WOODS Mailing List ==== > How to UNSUBSCRIBE? > Send a message to WOODS-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM with only the word > "unsubscribe" in the body. SUBECT: is ignored. No signature blocks...

Looking for info and kin to John WOODS born 1791 VA(?), orphaned at early age, apprenticed as blacksmith in Claiborne Co., came to Pulaski Co. KY approx. 1810, married Polly RICHARDSON GILLISPIE (a widow with children Dorcas, Patrick) 1816 (children of this marriage Elizabeth, Jesse R., Andrew J.all before 1824 then John B., David R. 1833), married Henrietta DUNN 1836 (children of this marriage Martha 1837, Elijah 1840, Nicholas 1843, Henry Martin 1847), moved to Lincoln Co. KY 1837, on 1850 and 1860 census for Lincoln Co. KY, moves to Decator Co. IA 1864, moves to Mercer Co. MO 1866, dies Mercer Co. MO 1867. Would especially appreciate location of wills mentioning any of the above or anyother information that will add to ability to track parents of John WOODS. Thanks Chuck WOODS

I've been reading this Wood's list since last summer in hopes that SOMEONE would lead me to this lady's family. So far, there've been no Woods in Texas. This is what we know: Elizabeth Cordelia Wood(s) born June 1864 in Texas. What county, we don't know. On the 1900 census, she states her father was born in Tennessee and her mother was born in Missouri. She further states that she is the mother of six children, five living. We know that she married Allen Bailey Gilbert August 10, 1884 in Palo Pinto County, Palo Pinto, Texas. We know she had our Aunt Maude in 1886, so she had either a miscarriage prior to that, or she was married prior to that and lost that first husband and first baby. (All kinds of scenerios go thru your head when you're really reaching!) That could be since she was 20 when she married Mr. Gilbert.....kinda late for that time frame. Anyway, she first shows up on our tree in the 1900 census and the 1910 census lists Allen as a widower. Elizabeth's last baby was born January 6, 1902. That is all we know. She seems not to exist before August 10, 1884 and disappeared after 1902. She is not buried in the Palo Pinto CM with t! he rest of the family. We have no other Woods names....no parents, no siblings. We are at a really big brick wall! The Gilberts' lived in Palo Pinto from 1865 until about 1912, when Allen left for Oklahoma. Somewhere Elizabeth came and went.........she's really a feather in the wind for us. Has anyone come across this lady? If not, please keep us in mind should you ever find one you can't quite place. We appreicate it! Don & Danna Gilbert ddgilbert@htcomp.net

-----Original Message----- From: sharon cornell <skc@acd.net> To: WOODS L <WOODS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 9:59 PM Subject: DESCENDANTS OF WILEY S WOODS MY GG GRANDFATHER Wiley S Woods b. Sept 1821 VA. and died April 15 1864 Cass Co Mi. He married Virginia Hinchman from VA. Children of Wiley and Virginia Pennina Jane Woods "Lucinda" b 1847 Cass Co Mi Sarah C Woods b 1849 Cass Co. Mi. died 1935 in Stillwater Ok. Married Daniel P Nichols Feb 01 1871 in Millington, Kendall Co. IL. John Burl Woods b March 24 1856 in Cass Co MI, died Sept 17 1930 in Kalamazoo, Mi. He married Helen Vanderhoof Dec. 26 1878 in Decatur, MI. James S Woods b 1858 Cass Co MI. died May 27 1906 Cass Co Mi., married Hattie Hickmott Dec 22 1882 in Cass Co MI. Children of John and Helen Vanderhoof Woods Sherban Woods 1879 Clarence B Woods b April 04 1883 Madison SD James Woods b 1886 Madison SD John Wiley Woods b April 16 1887 Madison SD., died Jan 28 1936 Lansing Mi. Married Eva Colson Oct 20 1913 in Decatur, MI. Carrie Woods b May 02 1889 Cass Co Mi., died Oct 22 1957 Calhoun Mi. Married Dick Baldwin. Harry Woods b 1892 Harold Woods b Jan 31 1895 Violet Woods b 1897 Children of John Wiley Woods and Eva Colson Woods Ica Ruth Woods b June 24 1914 Decatur Mi. Married Robert Fowler May 04 1931. Madeline Woods b July 02 1916 Decatue MI. Married Emmett Foote July 27 1937. Rolland George Woods b March 08 1919 Decatur, MI. Died Feb 23 1982 Marietta, Ohio, married Katherine I Birchfield Aug 05 1940 Angola IN. Does anyone have anything on this line of Woods. Would like to find Wiley S Woods Parents. Thanks Sharon

was this all i was suppose to get James wood ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joanne Webb" <Al-JoWebb@mvtel.net> To: <WOODS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 10:59 PM Subject: [WOODS-L] Frederick Woods > Hi (Jennifer Beatty and list), I'm sending some copies of pages from Knox > Co., Ohio Birth Records that show some of my G'Dads siblings. I hope this > might be some new info. for someone. Joanne Webb > > > ==== WOODS Mailing List ==== > All rights including Copyrights to the messages sent to this LIST for > distribution to its subscribers remain with the original author of each > message. > >

Hi (Jennifer Beatty and list), I'm sending some copies of pages from Knox Co., Ohio Birth Records that show some of my G'Dads siblings. I hope this might be some new info. for someone. Joanne Webb

Hi (Joanne Webb and list), If Frederick Woods died in 1905 in Illinois, then the parents names probably wouldn't be on the death certificate, but I'm pretty sure that his mother's name was Mary, and would like to hope that his father's name was Timothy (and had a large family). Frederick Woods wasn't on the 1880 Knox Co, Ohio census (only Edward and John Woods were listed as head of Woods households in 1880). Do you know where he'd have been in 1880? Do you know if a census index exists online for 1880 Indiana and Illinois? If you saw his 1880 census, it would say where his parents were born, which would help somewhat. As George Page noted recently, Frederick is in the 1870 census index near Edward Woods and John Woods, who I really do think are his brothers. I did not have a chance to dig into the census to look at their families. In 1860, there is a Mary Wood, age 64, and Fredrick, age 24, in Jackson Twp, Knox Co. Also in Jackson Twp are John Woods, age 23, along with his family (wife and children); Thimathy (s/b Timothy?), age 34 with family; and Edward Wood, age 32, with family. By 1860 my William Woods, age 42, was in Fremont Co, Iowa. In 1850, in Jackson Twp, Knox Co, is Mary Woods, age 48, born New Jersey, Edward, 22, b OH, Jonathan, 20, b OH, Mary, 18, b OH, Fred, 16, b OH, and John, 13, b OH, all in the same household. Nearby is Timothy Woods, age 25, b OH, with family (not found in 1860+ Knox Co, OH); William Woods, 32, b PA, with family (my line); John Wood, 32, b PA, with family (I don't know where he was before or after 1850); and Richard Wood, 30, b PA, with family (but not found in 1860+ Knox Co, OH). According to "The History of Fremont County, Iowa," published 1881, my William Woods came to Ohio from Washington County, PA, with his father's family when he was 4 years of age; he was born in 1817. So in 1850, the siblings who were 28 or older were born in PA, and the younger siblings were born in Ohio. In 1840, it gets more complicated. The only William Woods I find is in Butler Twp, but he is the right age for mine. It doesn't totally match up to what I was hoping, but it is very close; if they messed up males and females, it could match. Here is the William Wood I find: William Wood, 20<30, 1 female 30<40 (Mary?), 2 males 15<20 (Richard & Timothy?), 1 male 10<15 (Edward?), 1 female 10<15 (if this was Jonathan, then the next male could be Fred), 1 male 5<10 (Jonathan or Fred?), 1 female 5<10 (Mary?), 1 male 0<5 (John?). In 1830, there is a Timothy Woods in Harrison Twp. He is 40<50; one female 30<40 (Mary?); 2 males 10<15 (William & Richard?); 1 male 5<10 (Timothy?); 1 female 5<10 (?); 1 male <5 (Edward?). I am hoping that my analysis is correct, but it still needs to be proven or disproven (or more evidence will be found that gives further direction). There is still more census to look at, especially some of the other Wood/Woods in Knox Co and surrounding areas. I think another thing that helps is that a Timothy Woods is in the Washington County (where my William Woods was supposed to have been born), Pennsylvania 1820 census, but is not there in later censuses (such as 1830, when a Timothy Woods is in Knox Co, Ohio). Let me know what you think. Jennifer >Hi Jennifer; The farthest back I can go is Frederick's (Fredrick)birthplace >in Ohio, Aug.7,1834. Joanne > > >

Hi, I'm looking for possible marriage dates of a Timothy Woods (or Wood) to a Mary (maiden name unknown), possibly occurring in southwestern Pennsylvania (maybe Washington County), between 1815-1817. Timothy's age range could have been 25-37, and Mary's about 13-21 (based on later census age ranges, and the birthdate of a son). Thank you for any leads. Jennifer

Looking for information on the family of Dempsey Woods who evidently spend his entire life in Orange County NC. With the exception of 1810, Dempsey is enumerated on every Orange County NC Census between 1800 and 1850. He was born in 1774 and is recorded as being twice married: 1. To Nancy Glenn in Orange County NC on 15 Aug 1800. 2. To Mary Chisenhall (b 1785) in Orange County NC on 11 Sep 1827. Dempsey is of further record as a witness to the following will: [E-291] Joseph Wood(s) Will dated 11 Nov 1827. Proved 1833. Joseph's wife was a Mary [Leathers] and he mentions a daughter Elizabeth Chisenhall, a son James Woods, and other children: Solomon, Henry, Joseph, Sukey (Susannah) Glenn, Nancy King, and Mary Chisenhall. The will is witnessed by Dempsey and a Frederick Moize. As census entries cease to exist after 1850, I presume Dempsey died in Orange County between 1850 and sometime prior to the 1860 enumeration. Thanks for any comments. Brett F. Woods Santa Fe, New Mexico

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Anthony, I would hope that what ever we might offer, can comfort you in your loss. Hopefully her library could be put to good use for reference, either through a local genealogy chapter or perhaps through the woods net Tom Rueter -----Original Message----- From: Katherine Kasziewicz [mailto:Hirons@spiritone.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 3:47 PM To: WOODS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WOODS-L] An Angel Has Passed... As the son of Katherine Anne Kasziewicz (Hirons), I am sorry to inform all of her friends and fellow genealogist that she passed away on 11/22/99. She was a gift to us all and will be greatly missed. We are undecided what to do with the library she has created and are open to any suggestions. Anthony Kasziewicz Daniel wrote: > Hello all and especially Kathy, > > You will have noticed from my previous posting that I posted the same message on the general South African list. I have now had the following response which may be of interest: > > "Would these Woods be of any interest..... > > Descendants of Percy George Woods > > 1 Percy George Woods b: December 25, 1880 in London d: July 3, 1968 in Johannesburg. > .. +Louisa Margaret J Garvie b: July 21, 1890 in Kimberley, Cape Colony. d: December 16, 1973 in Johannesburg, Transvaal. > ......... 2 Mary Johanna Garvie b: April 21, 1910 in Durban (adopted) d: December 22, 1962 in Kimberley > ............. +Edward Cecil Garvie b: December 6, 1908 in Johannesburg, Transvaal d: August 23, 1975 in Groote Schuur, Cape Town > .................... 3 Anthony Cecil Woods Garvie > ......... 2 Ernest George Woods b: May 2, 1912 in Johannesburg d: May 18, 1986 in Johannesburg > ............. +Margaret Netler > ......... 2 Lawrence Garvie Woods b: January 16, 1916 in Johannesburg > ............. +Margaret Edith Tenmare > ......... 2 Percy Charles Woods b: March 9, 1921 in Johannesburg > ............. +Vida Wyotville Knopps > > Any information regarding these would be welcomed. > > Colin Garvie" > > I hope this is of interest. > Regards, > > Dan Daniel > > Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa. > E-mail: cldaniel@mweb.co.za > Researching: DANIEL, WOODS, PEDDLE, NORMAND > > ==== WOODS Mailing List ==== > Do NOT send messages to the WOODS list that are also sent "TO" or "CC"ed > to others. If you must send messages to multiple private or list addresses > do it using "BC" so the addresses cannot be harvested by spammers. I will > permanently remove anyone who does not follow this rule. ==== WOODS Mailing List ==== How to UNSUBSCRIBE? Send a message to WOODS-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM with only the word "unsubscribe" in the body. SUBECT: is ignored. No signature blocks...

Sorry to send this to the list but all E-mail to the following WOOD researchers is being sent back. Does anyone know their correct E-mail address? MATTHEW WOOD <LtCmdrNar@aol.com> MELINA MANESS <awsum1@hcol.net> TRICIA BLEDSOE <bledsoe@mailhub.icx> Thank you in advance for your help. Jesse Lee "Jack" WOOD,III Powell, OH (Formerly from TX) jwood1@mindspring.com

An Angel Has Passed... As the son of Katherine Anne Kasziewicz (Hirons), I am sorry to inform all of her friends and fellow genealogist that she passed away on 11/22/99. She was a gift to us all and will be greatly missed. We are undecided what to do with the library she has created and are open to any suggestions. Anthony Kasziewicz Daniel wrote: > Hello all and especially Kathy, > > You will have noticed from my previous posting that I posted the same message on the general South African list. I have now had the following response which may be of interest: > > "Would these Woods be of any interest..... > > Descendants of Percy George Woods > > 1 Percy George Woods b: December 25, 1880 in London d: July 3, 1968 in Johannesburg. > .. +Louisa Margaret J Garvie b: July 21, 1890 in Kimberley, Cape Colony. d: December 16, 1973 in Johannesburg, Transvaal. > ......... 2 Mary Johanna Garvie b: April 21, 1910 in Durban (adopted) d: December 22, 1962 in Kimberley > ............. +Edward Cecil Garvie b: December 6, 1908 in Johannesburg, Transvaal d: August 23, 1975 in Groote Schuur, Cape Town > .................... 3 Anthony Cecil Woods Garvie > ......... 2 Ernest George Woods b: May 2, 1912 in Johannesburg d: May 18, 1986 in Johannesburg > ............. +Margaret Netler > ......... 2 Lawrence Garvie Woods b: January 16, 1916 in Johannesburg > ............. +Margaret Edith Tenmare > ......... 2 Percy Charles Woods b: March 9, 1921 in Johannesburg > ............. +Vida Wyotville Knopps > > Any information regarding these would be welcomed. > > Colin Garvie" > > I hope this is of interest. > Regards, > > Dan Daniel > > Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa. > E-mail: cldaniel@mweb.co.za > Researching: DANIEL, WOODS, PEDDLE, NORMAND > > ==== WOODS Mailing List ==== > Do NOT send messages to the WOODS list that are also sent "TO" or "CC"ed > to others. If you must send messages to multiple private or list addresses > do it using "BC" so the addresses cannot be harvested by spammers. I will > permanently remove anyone who does not follow this rule.

I ran across the following deed abstract in Orange County NC. 9 May 1797, John WOODS Senior of Orange to David WOODS of same, one hundred pounds, 165 acres, on waters of Little R., part of two tracts known as Tracts #22 and #28, begin at a heap of stones in Thomas WOODS line, S55E 42 ch. To a black oak, S15W 52 ch. To a black jack, W 112 ch. To a black jack John Nichols’ cor., N10W 55 ½ ch. To a black oak Nichols’ other cor., W 11 ½ ch. To a black oak saplin Thomas WOODS’ cor., N25E 32 ½ ch. To first station; signed: John WOODS; witness: James Latta Junr., Thomas WOODS; acknowledged August Term 1797. Does anyone have any information on this Woods group, particularly the David? And are they descendant from the Eno River, or the Little River families? Thanks for any comments. Brett F. Woods Santa Fe, New Mexico Brett F. Woods Santa Fe, New Mexico

Hello all and especially Kathy, You will have noticed from my previous posting that I posted the same message on the general South African list. I have now had the following response which may be of interest: "Would these Woods be of any interest..... Descendants of Percy George Woods 1 Percy George Woods b: December 25, 1880 in London d: July 3, 1968 in Johannesburg. .. +Louisa Margaret J Garvie b: July 21, 1890 in Kimberley, Cape Colony. d: December 16, 1973 in Johannesburg, Transvaal. ......... 2 Mary Johanna Garvie b: April 21, 1910 in Durban (adopted) d: December 22, 1962 in Kimberley ............. +Edward Cecil Garvie b: December 6, 1908 in Johannesburg, Transvaal d: August 23, 1975 in Groote Schuur, Cape Town .................... 3 Anthony Cecil Woods Garvie ......... 2 Ernest George Woods b: May 2, 1912 in Johannesburg d: May 18, 1986 in Johannesburg ............. +Margaret Netler ......... 2 Lawrence Garvie Woods b: January 16, 1916 in Johannesburg ............. +Margaret Edith Tenmare ......... 2 Percy Charles Woods b: March 9, 1921 in Johannesburg ............. +Vida Wyotville Knopps Any information regarding these would be welcomed. Colin Garvie" I hope this is of interest. Regards, Dan Daniel Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa. E-mail: cldaniel@mweb.co.za Researching: DANIEL, WOODS, PEDDLE, NORMAND

Does anyone out there have information on a Robert and Elizabeth Woods who were probably residing in one of the following counties of Georgia;Clarle,Oglethorpe,Greene, or Putnam. Robert was born around 1783 so this time period would have been during the 182'0s to possible the 1840's, They eventually settled in Coosa County Alabama by the 1850's. They are listed on the censuses of 1850 and 1860. Elizabeth was probably born around 1788. Please Help! Russell

I received the following e-mail from Kathy who subscribes to the Woods list. As it may be of interest to subscribers of both the Woods and Daniel lists I am posting it on both lists. As most of this relates to South African research, I am also posting it on the South African list. Hi everybody out there in "Cyberland" researching Daniel and Woods, and especially Kathy, Kathy, you wrote as follows: "I read your email on the Wood's list and I too have ancestors with the names of Woods and Daniel. Thanks to the kindness of a fellow genealogist on the net, I was provided with quite a bit of information on the Daniel side, but I am just starting the Woods search. My maternal gr, gr, gr, grandmother was Celia Emaline Daniel Gentry, born 10/14/1849 in Shelbyville, IL. Her father was Amon Daniel, born 04/29/1807 in TN. (His wife's name was Mary Forbes). Her grandfather was Bazel Daniel, birthdate unknown, lived in North Carolina. Many of the Daniel family are buried in the Spain Cemetery, Shelby County, IL. I have the name of a genealogist who works at the Visitor Center in Shelbyville, IL. She told me she had done research on the Daniel family and to write and let her know what information I had and she would try to fill in with what she had. In the meantime I received the above info and never got around to writing to her. I don't know if and what she charges. You migh! t want to look into that first. Her name is Helen Tregillis, 112 First Grand Avenue, P.O. Box 107, Cowden, IL 63422. Phone # (217) 783-2610. I have obtained the death certificate of my maternal gr, grandfather, Wiley N. Woods who was born 03/25/1873 in Bates County, MO. The only other info I have is his father's name, which is Absolom Woods. I am going to have to go the Census sheets or contact the Bates County Court House for additional information, I guess." Here's my contribution to this enquiry: The first family I started researching was my paternal line, Daniel. The family I am researching were resident in Dublin during the eighteenth century, and two member of the family were successively Vicars of Clane in County Kildare. The second of these, the Reverend Richard Daniel, married Sarah, daughter of Sir George Ripton, in 1752. By her he had two sons, Richard and George. The Reverend Richard was himself the only son of his father, the Reverend John Daniel, and it does not seem as if this is the line I am descended from, but rather a collateral branch. The Reverend John Daniel had a nephew Francis Daniel, who was a jeweller and silversmith in Dublin, and who in 1755 married Elizabeth, widow of David Byas. Francis had three sons, Sampson, John and Richard. John continued in the jewellery business, married firstly in 1776 Elizabeth Clark, and seems to have had a son Peter Clark Daniel, also a jeweller, who in 1802 married ! Elizabeth Jackson. He and Elizabeth the produced a second son, Sampson O' Malia (O'Mally) Daniel and a daughter Julia Daniel. John Daniel married secondly in 1795 Sarah Nevin, and had a son, John Nivens (or Nevin) Daniel. These four children (Peter Clark Daniel, Sampson O"Malia Daniel, Julia Turvey 'nee Daniel' and John Nivens Daniel) came to South Africa in 1820 aboard the "Sir George Osborne" as part of the immigration scheme to settle British subjects in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is interesting to note that Peter Clarke Daniel brought both his wife and another woman, Ann Mitchley with him. His offspring were registered as either Daniel or Mitchley, depending on who the mother was. Thus, direct descendants of John Daniel, the Dublin jeweller bear the names Daniel, Mitchley and Turvey (and of course many other names as daughters married and produced children). Where does the surname Woods fit in? John Nevins Daniel married firstly Sarah Marsh by whom he had a son, John Thomas Daniel who became a Wesleyen Missionary and married Mary Ann Sephton. They had a son, St. Patrick O"Shaughnessy O'Brien Daniel Who married Catharina Helena De Wet. They had a son, John Patrick Daniel, who married Magdalene Emilie May Woods. (These are my parents). James Woods, a cheesemonger from London, and his wife Ann Pontifex' youngest son, Edwin Woods emigrated to South Africa late last century. Edwin Woods married Emilie Harrington Cook and their third child, Charles Aldridge Woods married Sara Johanna Eksteen. Charles and Sarah's third child was Magdalene Emilie May Woods (my mother). I hope that this answers Kathy's question and is of some interest to other who may be researching the same surnames, or related surnames. Regards, Dan Daniel Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa E-mail: cldaniel@mweb.co.za Researching: DANIEL, WOODS, PEDDLE, NORMAND

Hello all on the list and especially Mary Ellen Woods Jackson. Mary Ellen, you wrote as follows: "My ancestry on the Woods lineage (to the best of my knowledge) is Native American closely tied to the Louisiana soil. However, my ancestors were enslaved and hence the surname Woods. My grandfather's name was Eddie Woods born abt. 1900 who married a Mary Alice (Ada) Jones of West Indian and African lineage. Would you know of any such Woods in your family tree?" I have searched my data base and can find no trace of the names you mention. As far as I can establish, two sons of James Woods, a cheesemonger from London, and his wife, Ann Pontifex came to South Africa late last century. They were William Tipping Woods and Edwin Woods. The former, William Tipping Woods, descendants subsequently hyphenated their surname and are now known as "Tipping-Woods" I have a customer resident in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe who descends from this line. His name is Cedric Tipping-Woods, which sounds a lot more important than just plain "Woods". The latter, Edwin Woods married Emilie Harrington Cook and produced a large family. Almost all the descendants stayed in South Africa until quite recently. Since the late 1980's, the ease of international travel, and the opportunities that exist for younger people abroad, has prompted many young South Africans (including some of those bearing the Woods name no doubt) to seek their fortunes abroad. Prior to the recent "emigration" of younger South Africans, very few people from our family emigrated. I have two daughters, both married, who have gone abroad. Our eldest and her husband have settled in Ontario Canada, while the younger one and her husband are living in Kansas USA. Despite e-mail, we spend a fortune on telephone calls! It seems that most of the member of this list are researching in North America. I shall attempt to do some local "advertising" on our South African Rootsweb list to see whether I can persuade South African Woods researchers to subscribe to the "Woods" the list. If anything appears on the South African list with reference to the Woods family, I shall forward it to the Woods list for general interest. Should any subscriber to this list wish to post anything pertaining to research in South or Southern Africa please let me know, and I shall then forward such postings to the South African list. Regards, Dan Daniel Durban,Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa. E-mail: cldaniel@mweb.co.za Researching: DANIEL, WOODS, PEDDLE, NORMAND

I have a great grandmother whose name was Arminda (Gentry) Woods, born in 1874, Montrose, MO. I have no information concerning her siblings.