Woods Family Photos
Woods Family Photos
Woods Cemetery, Thousandsticks, Leslie, Kentucky
Suit filed in Clay County Courts, by Reuben and Sally Dorton Woods
Deposition of Charity (Woods) McCrary and Betsy Woods
Sally Dorton's Deed to James Woods

Descendants of Reuben Woods

Generation No. 1 1. REUBEN1 WOODS was born 1790 in North Carolina, and died February 21, 1859 in Clay, County, Ky. He married SALLIE DORTON, daughter of MOSES DORTON and LOADICIE ROBINSON. She was born Bet. 1787 - 1790 in Washington County Virginia, and died June 10, 1866 in Clay County, Ky.

Notes for REUBEN WOODS: Reuben and Sally divorced, April 1, 1853, in Clay County, Kentucky

Reuben Woods served in the war of 1812. Bounty land claim filed, the 25th day of January 1851, Clay County, Kentucky. States he entered the war, the 25th day of March, 1813 at Barbourville, Kentucky. He further states he served with the 13th Ky. Reg., commanded by Col. Dudley and was in Capt. Ambrose Arthurs Company, he served until September 20, 1813.

Listed on Knox County Tax list for the years of 1815. 1816, and 1818 Listed on Harlan County Tax list from 1819 - 1827 Listed on Clay County Tax list 1828

More About REUBEN WOODS: Burial: Engine Cemetery, Clay, County, Ky

More About SALLIE DORTON: Burial: Engine Cemetery, Clay, County, Ky

Children of REUBEN WOODS and SALLIE DORTON are:

i. MARGARET2 WOODS.

ii. LOUCRETIA WOODS, b. Knox County, Kentucky; m. (1) JOHN SIZEMORE, January 06, 1857, Clay County, Kentucky; m. (2) ELAHANNON ROBERTS, February 28, 1866, Clay County, Kentucky.

2. iii. LILBOURNE WOODS, b. Abt. 1816; d. December 1871, Leslie County, Kentucky.

3. iv. JAMES WOODS, b. Abt. 1823.

4. v. NANCY WOODS, b. Abt. 1824.

vi. CHARITY WOODS, b. Abt. 1825; m. GEORGE MCCARY, April 08, 1848, Clay County, Kentucky.

5. vii. MOSES WOODS, b. Abt. 1826, Knox County, Kentucky.

6. viii. ELIZABETH WOODS, b. April 07, 1834; d. January 22, 1929, Clay County, Kentucky.

7. ix. WILLIAM WOODS, b. November 26, 1829, Ky; d. October 17, 1892, Clay County, Ky.

Generation No. 2

. LILBOURNE2 WOODS (REUBEN1) was born Abt. 1816, and died December 1871 in Leslie County, Kentucky. He married (1) JANE JENNY ASHER, daughter of DILLON ASHER and HENRIETTA BOLING. She was born 1817, and died 1893. He married (2) MAHALA SIZEMORE July 07, 1846 in Clay County, Kentucky.

More About LILBOURNE WOODS: Burial: Woods Cemetery, Leslie County, Ky

More About MAHALA SIZEMORE: Burial: Woods Cemetery, Leslie County, Ky

Children of LILBOURNE WOODS and JANE ASHER are:

8. i. THEOPLOUIS3 WOODS, b. April 27, 1844; d. December 27, 1919.

ii. JAMES WOODS.

Children of LILBOURNE WOODS and MAHALA SIZEMORE are:

iii. JOHN3 WOODS.

iv. LILBOURNE WOODS.

v. LUCINDA WOODS, m. CARR COUCH.

More About LUCINDA WOODS: Burial: Woods Cemetery, Leslie County, Ky

More About CARR COUCH: Burial: Woods Cemetery, Leslie County, Ky

vi. SARAH WOODS.

vii. WADE WOODS.

viii. ANNIE WOODS, b. Abt. 1851; d. 1933; m. GEORGE STEEL.

ix. FELIX WOODS, b. 1851; d. 1934; m. (1) ELIZABETH GRIFFIE; b. January 06, 1857; d. November 06, 1885; m. (2) POLLY BAKER.

More About ELIZABETH GRIFFIE: Burial: Woods Cemetery, Leslie County, Ky

x. WILLIAM WOODS, b. March 25, 1854, Clay County, Kentucky. xi. WILLIAM WOODS, b. March 21, 1855, Clay County, Kentucky.

xii. MARY WOODS, b. 1857; m. FELIX ROBERTS.

9. xiii. CHARITY WOODS, b. Abt. 1865.

xiv. JOSEPH WOODS, b. November 15, 1866; d. July 15, 1937, Leslie County, Kentucky; m. MORNING NAPIER; b. March 19, 1866; d. April 02, 1939.

More About JOSEPH WOODS: Burial: Woods Cemetery, Leslie County, Ky

More About MORNING NAPIER: Burial: Woods Cemetery, Leslie County, Ky

. JAMES2 WOODS (REUBEN1) was born Abt. 1823. He married ELIZABETH LEWIS December 09, 1841 in Clay County Kentucky

More About JAMES WOODS: Burial: Engine Cemetery, Clay, County, Ky

Children of JAMES WOODS and ELIZABETH LEWIS are:

i. DAVID3 WOODS, b. Abt. 1844; m. MARY FARRIS, April 25, 1867, Clay County, Kentucky.

ii. REUBEN WOODS, b. Abt. 1846; d. September 03, 1853, Clay County, Kentucky.

iii. HENRY WOODS, b. Bet. 1848 - 1849; m. SUSAN FARRIS, October 16, 1877, Clay County, Kentucky.

iv. STEPHEN WOODS, b. February 28, 1852, Clay County, Kentucky; m. JENNY FARRIS, July 31, 1873, Clay County, Kentucky.

v. ALEXANDER WOODS, b. 1857; d. January 09, 1861, Clay County, Kentucky.

vi. JOHN WOODS, b. 1865; m. MARY CORUM, April 16, 1885, Clay County, Kentucky.

vii. MILTON WOODS, b. March 05, 1855, Clay County Ky.

viii. NANCY WOODS, b. June 06, 1861, Clay County Ky; m. DAVID HARRIS, May 21, 1878, Clay County, Kentucky.

ix. REUBIN WOODS, b. March 25, 1853, Clay County, Kentucky; d. September 03, 1853, Clay County, Kentucky.

4. NANCY2 WOODS (REUBEN1) was born Abt. 1824. She married GEORGE REDMAN REDMOND May 03, 1847 in Clay County, Kentucky

Children of NANCY WOODS and GEORGE REDMOND are:

i. SARAH3 REDMOND, b. 1848; m. JAMES JONES, June 25, 1865, Clay County, Kentucky.

ii. DAVID REDMOND, b. 1851; d. 1860.

iii. MARY REDMOND, b. February 24, 1852; m. JACKSON C. ASHER, August 16, 1872, Knox County, Kentucky.

iv. MARGARET REDMOND, b. 1853; m. WILLIAM GREENBERRY WALDEN, August 20, 1876, Clay County, Kentucky

5. MOSES2 WOODS (REUBEN1) was born Abt. 1826 in Knox County, Kentucky. He married LOVINA LEWIS April 19, 1848 in Clay County Kentucky.

Children of MOSES WOODS and LOVINA LEWIS are:

i. ALEXANDER3 WOODS.

ii. JOHN WOODS.

iii. MARTIN WOODS, b. 1849; m. SUSAN SELLS, July 09, 1867, Clay County, Kentucky.

iv. AMELIA A. WOODS, b. January 10, 1852; m. EDMUND HAMPTON, December 01, 1869, Clay County, Kentucky.

v. SALLY WOODS, b. 1854.

vi. LILBURN WOODS, b. Bet. 1857 - 1858.

vii. JAMES WOODS, b. 1861.

viii. ANGELINE WOODS, b. 1864.

6. ELIZABETH2 WOODS (REUBEN1) was born April 07, 1834, and died January 22, 1929 in Clay County, Kentucky. She married GRANVILLE PHILPOT.

Children of ELIZABETH WOODS and GRANVILLE PHILPOT are:

i. MARTHA3 WOODS.

ii. RUEBEN WOODS.

iii. BETTY WOODS.

7. WILLIAM2 WOODS (REUBEN1) was born November 26, 1829 in Ky, and died October 17, 1892 in Clay County, Ky. He married NANCY SIZEMORE April 25, 1853 in Clay County Kentucky, daughter of RUSSELL SIZEMORE and ANN PRUIETT. She was born May 11, 1830 in Ky, and died January 21, 1904 in Woods Cemetery Leslie County, Ky.

Notes for WILLIAM WOODS: The Woods Cemetery is located beside the Hyden Spur Exit, about one-fourth mile from the toll gate which is located on the Daniel Boone Parkway, Leslie County, Ky. This cemetery is in two sections. Before the building of the Parkway, the old road passed through the cemetery, leaving one section higher upon the hillside.

More About WILLIAM WOODS: Burial: Woods Cemetery, Leslie County, Ky

Children of WILLIAM WOODS and NANCY SIZEMORE are:

i. VINA3 WOODS, b. December 1848; d. August

More About VINA WOODS: Burial: Woods Cemetery, Leslie County, Ky

ii. QIUTILA WOODS, b. April 04, 1854.

iii. LOUCRETIA WOODS, b. September 21, 1855.

10. iv. ABIJAH WOODS, b. January 07, 1856, Clay County, Ky; d. June 23, 1939.

v. INFANT WOODS, b. June 23, 1857.

vi. CATHAREINE WOODS, b. October 17, 1860; d. November 15, 1933, Leslie County, Kentucky

More About CATHAREINE WOODS: Burial: Woods Cemetery, Leslie County, Ky

vii. LILBURN WOODS, b. 1870.

viii. ELIZABETH WOODS.

ix. LUCRETIA WOODS, m. LEWIS SIZEMORE; b. 1846.

Generation No. 3

8. THEOPLOUIS3 WOODS (LILBOURNE2, REUBEN1) was born April 27, 1844, and died December 27, 1919. He married JUDY CORNETT, daughter of JOHN CORNETT and ELIZABETH HOLBROOK.

Child of THEOPLOUIS WOODS and JUDY CORNETT is:

11. i. WADE4 WOODS, b. May 01, 1869, Clay County, Kentucky.

9. CHARITY3 WOODS (LILBOURNE2, REUBEN1) was born Abt. 1865. She married (1) ROBERT SIZEMORE. She married (2) CRIT NAPIER.

Children of CHARITY WOODS and ROBERT SIZEMORE are:

12. i. LUCY4 SIZEMORE, b. January 07, 1887; d. May 14, 1979.

13. ii. MARY JANE SIZEMORE.

Children of CHARITY WOODS and CRIT NAPIER are:

iii. LUCRETIA4 NAPIER, b. 1893; m. CHESTER BAILEY, December 25, 1908

iv. GEORGANNA NAPIER, b. 1894; m. SAM VALENTINE.

v. JOE NAPIER.

14. vi. SALLY NAPIER, b. January 05, 1900; d. July 18

10. ABIJAH3 WOODS (WILLIAM2, REUBEN1) was born January 07, 1856 in Clay County, Ky, and died June 23, 1939. He married CYNTHIA SIZEMORE, daughter of WILKERSON SIZEMORE and MAHALA BOWLING. She was born January 1865 in Kentucky

Notes for CYNTHIA SIZEMORE: Also has been listed as Synthia Sizemore

Children of ABIJAH WOODS and CYNTHIA SIZEMORE are:

i. ZUBIE4 WOODS, m. JOE MORGAN.

ii. JAMES WOODS, b. February 1881.

15. iii. WILLIAM WOODS, b. January 13, 1883, Leslie County, Ky; d. June 03, 1957, Bullskin Leslie, Kentucky.

iv. ELIJAH WOODS, b. April 1885; m. RACHEL BOWLING.

16. v. SKELETON WOODS, b. May 1887.

vi. MOLLIE WOODS, b. April 1889; m. JOHN JONES.

vii. RUCK WOODS, b. April 1895; m. BERTHA JONES.

17. viii. ABNER WOODS, b. January 1897.

Generation No. 4

11. WADE4 WOODS (THEOPLOUIS3, LILBOURNE2, REUBEN1) was born May 01, 1869 in Clay County, Kentucky. He married ARDELLIA WATTS August 02, 1895. She was born March 13, 1875

Children of WADE WOODS and ARDELLIA WATTS are:

i. CLARENCE5 WOODS, b. November 08, 1896, Perry County, Kentucky; d. January 15, 1981; m. EVA; d. October 04, 1974

More About CLARENCE WOODS: Burial: Ben Cornett Cemetery, Viper, Ky

ii. BEN WOODS.

iii. DENVER WOODS.

iv. MARCUS WOODS.

v. OTTIS WOODS.

vi. LIZZIE WOODS.

vii. MAE WOODS.

viii. MARIE WOODS.

ix. EARLIE WOODS.

x. EURICA WOODS.

12. LUCY4 SIZEMORE (CHARITY3 WOODS, LILBOURNE2, REUBEN1) was born January 07, 1887, and died May 14, 1979. She married JOHN BAILEY.

Children of LUCY SIZEMORE and JOHN BAILEY are:

i. ROBERT5 BAILEY.

ii. ELIJAH BAILEY.

iii. ORPHIE BAILEY.

iv. BESSIE BAILEY.

v. MAULTIE BAILEY.

vi. ANN BAILEY.

13. MARY JANE4 SIZEMORE (CHARITY3 WOODS, LILBOURNE2, REUBEN1) She married IRA BEGLEY.

Children of MARY SIZEMORE and IRA BEGLEY are:

i. LILLIE5 BEGLEY, b. June 07, 1919; m. GORDON OSBORNE.

ii. ELMER BEGLEY, b. July 08, 1916; m. LELIA FELTNER.

iii. MAGGIE BEGLEY, b. June 18, 1918; m. SURLEY NAIPER.

iv. MARCUS BEGLEY, b. September 10, 1915; m. JANE CRAWFORD.

v. MARTHA BEGLEY, m. HARRY LOVETT.

14. SALLY4 NAPIER (CHARITY3 WOODS, LILBOURNE2, REUBEN1) was born January 05, 1900, and died July 18, 1966. She married OAK BEGLEY

Children of SALLY NAPIER and OAK BEGLEY are:

i. JANE5 BEGLEY, b. May 13, 1916.

ii. ALICE BEGLEY, b. August 25, 1918.

iii. CURT BEGLEY, b. September 09, 1920.

iv. EUNICE BEGLEY, b. July 03, 1926.

v. JULIUS BEGLEY, b. April 20, 1927.

vi. HAROLD BEGLEY.

15. WILLIAM4 WOODS (ABIJAH3, WILLIAM2, REUBEN1) was born January 13, 1883 in Leslie County, Ky, and died June 03, 1957 in Bullskin Leslie, Kentucky. He married (1) NANCY JANE COLWELL, daughter of JAMES COLWELL and AMANDA FUGATE. She was born May 07, 1899 in Ky, and died December 09, 1949 in Bullskin Leslie, Kentucky. He married (2) LUCY JONES. He married (3) ZOLA HAMBLIN

More About WILLIAM WOODS: Burial: Jones Cemetery, Leslie County, Kentucky

More About NANCY JANE COLWELL: Burial: Jones Cemetery, Leslie County, Kentucky

Children of WILLIAM WOODS and NANCY COLWELL are:

i. MOLLIE5 WOODS, m. GEORGE LEO; b. October 01, 1923; d. February 03, 1986.

ii. MANDY WOODS, m. WARREN WEST.

iii. STELLA WOODS, b. April 11, 1917, Sizerock, Leslie, Kentucky; d. December 23, 1973, Sizerock, Leslie, Kentucky; m. (1) HAMBLIN WOODS; m. (2) CLARENCE OMIT; b. June 19, 1890; d. October 18, 1975, Sizerock, Leslie, Kentucky.

iv. CECIL WOODS, b. December 09, 1918, Sizerock, Leslie, Kentucky; d. December 18, 1995, Hamilton, Butler, Ohio; m. FERN HOSKINS, February 06, 1940, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky; b. August 25, 1922, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky; d. December 19, 1967, Hamilton, Butler, Ohio

More About CECIL WOODS: Burial: December 23, 1995, Gay Cemetery, Sizerock, Leslie, Kentucky

More About FERN HOSKINS: Burial: December 24, 1967, Gay Cemetery, Sizerock, Leslie, Kentucky

v. EDITH WOODS, b. August 14, 1927, Sizerock, Leslie, Kentucky; d. February 02, 1950, Sizerock, Leslie, Kentucky; m. ED GAY.

vi. RALIEGH WOODS, b. November 30, 1930, Sizerock Leslie Kentucky; m. OLETA BEGLEY, January 17, 1957; b. August 23, 1936

Children of WILLIAM WOODS and LUCY JONES are:

vii. HALLIE5 WOODS.

viii. PEARL WOODS, b. January 16, 1905, Sizerock, Leslie, Kentucky; d. December 25, 1986, Hell for Certain, Leslie Kentucky; m. MARY SIZEMORE; d. December 17, 1985, Hell for Certain, Leslie Kentucky.

More About PEARL WOODS: Burial: Woods Family Cemetery, Leslie, Ky

More About MARY SIZEMORE: Burial: Woods Family Cemetery, Leslie, Ky

x. JIM WOODS, b. August 05, 1910, Sizerock, Leslie, Kentucky; d. November 25, 1977, Sizerock, Leslie, Kentucky; m. DAISY GAY; b. April 09, 1911.

Child of WILLIAM WOODS and ZOLA HAMBLIN is:

x. DAVID5 WOODS.

16. SKELETON4 WOODS (ABIJAH3, WILLIAM2, REUBEN1) was born May 1887. He married ORLENA SANDLIN

Child of SKELETON WOODS and ORLENA SANDLIN is:

i. GUS5 WOODS, b. February 16, 1914; d. May 24, 1966.

More About GUS WOODS: Burial: Woods Cemetery, Leslie County, Ky

17. ABNER4 WOODS (ABIJAH3, WILLIAM2, REUBEN1) was born January 1897. He married BERTIE YOUNG.

Children of ABNER WOODS and BERTIE YOUNG are:

i. HIRAM5 WOODS.

ii. HERBERT WOODS.

iii. WALLACE WOODS.

iv. KERMIT WOODS.

v. EDWARD WOODS.

vi. CORY WOODS.

vii. BULEA WOODS.

viii. ELIZABETH WOODS.

ix. MAGALENE WOODS.