My "Most Wanted" Hastings is MARTHA ANN HASTINGS, born March 11, 1835 > (not positive of this date), in Tennessee. When Martha was about 18, > she married John Samuel WOODS (about 19) in Paris, Henry County, > Tennessee, on August 11, 1853. > > She and John had three or four children in Tennessee before they moved > to Illinois: > > John A. ('Toby' or 'Tobe') Woods, born March 17, 1856 (prob in Henry > County) > Sarah Woods, born about 1857 (she apparently died young) > Elizabeth Woods, born about 1858 (she apparently also died young) > William Clinton Woods, born August 19, 1860 (one census says 'TN' > another says 'IL') > > After moving to Illinois, the following children were born: > William Clinton Woods (see above) > Nancy Ann Woods, June 21, 1864 > Rebecca Francis Woods, January 1, 1866 > James Burton Woods, born December 11, 1869 > > The 1900 census for Carbondale, Illinois, shows MARTHA ANN as a widow. > It also indicates that she was born in Tennessee and that her parents > were from Alabama; that she had had nine children (four of whom were > living at the time of the census). I know of seven children. > > I have no information about where Martha Ann was born, who her parents > were, or her siblings. I also have no information on her husband JOHN > SAMUEL WOODS, except to tell you that he is shown in the Illinois > census as 'Samuel Woods', and later as 'J.S. Woods'. > > I would appreciate any assistance or direction any of you could > provide. I have information on this family that I would love to share > with all our cousins. > > Best regards to all, > > Judy Woods > jknutsen@flash.net Life is What You Make Of It