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Rayford "Rafe" Woods

Male 1843 - 1918  (75 years)


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  • Name Rayford "Rafe" Woods  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Nickname Rafe 
    Born 8 Sep 1843  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Sep 1918  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Woods Cemetery, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Barbara Yancey Dore shows that he married second, Nancy "Nannie" Youngblood, b. 1854 Tx. She had been married first to a DICKERSON. They were married on 5 Dec 1902 in Newton County, Texas.
    Person ID I17849  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Seborn Woods,   b. Abt 1809, Clarke County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1865, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Mother Nancy Marshall,   b. Abt 1814, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1893  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married Abt 1830  [1
    • In the winter of 1840, they came to Texas and settled near Burkville, in Newton County. (White and Toole, p 76).
    Family ID F6600  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Jane Jordan,   b. 15 Sep 1846, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1902, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 17 Jul 1865  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Marion Day Woods,   b. Aft 1865, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Charles "Charley" Amzi Woods,   b. 12 Aug 1866, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Ada M. Woods,   b. 7 Sep 1868, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Flora L. Woods,   b. 5 Apr 1870, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Adella I. "Della" Woods,   b. 17 Jul 1873, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Addren Woods,   b. Abt 1874, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Timothy D. Woods,   b. Jan 1879, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Nancy Isabell Woods,   b. Aug 1879, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. William David Woods,   b. 28 Feb 1881, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Ard C. Woods,   b. 30 Apr 1881, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1942, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     11. Everett P. Woods,   b. 27 Mar 1888, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 May 2013 
    Family ID F6609  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Sep 1843 - Newton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Jul 1865 - Newton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Sep 1918 - Newton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woods Cemetery, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 76 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!).

    3. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Texas, Newton County Enumerated 25 Oct 1850 80-80 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Texas, Newton County, PO Newton Enumerated 7 July 1860 Page 37 236-236 (Reliability: 3).