Commonly known as Wesley or Wes, John Wesley Woodard and his young wife, Belinda Adeline Butler, came to Somervell County soon after their marriage in 1869. They bought a small farm on the Paluxy River near Glen Rose. [Source: Myra Davis Banfield Dippel family history letters]

From 'Minter Community', written by Lena K. Denison: "...Minter was a very young community. To add to their struggle came the call to arms and the war broke into open combat. Some of the area's best men and youth rallied in support of the South and it's new president... John Wesley Woodard Jr. (Jack) and son James Tillman left to join the Confederate Army. John Wesley III saddled up and followed them. Tillman was seventeen and John was sixteen."


HUSBAND: JOHN WESLEY WOODARD III
date and place of birth: February 07, 1846 (1), Marion Co., Arkansas (3)
date and place of marriage: 1869 (4)
military service: Co. G, 9th Texas Infantry, CSA (5)
date and place of death: March 06, 1884, Somervell Co., Texas
place of burial: Lanham Mill Cemetery, near Glenn Rose, Somervell Co., Texas (7)
father: JOHN WESLEY WOODARD II (6)* (7)
mother: NANCY PARNELL THORPE (6)
other marriages: None
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WIFE: BELINDA ADELINE (ADDIE) BUTLER
date and place of birth: March 21, 1854 (1)(2), Clarksville, Red River Co., Texas (3)
date and place of death: April 10, 1925, Tolar, Hood Co., Texas (2)
place of burial: Lanham Mill Cemetery, near Glenn Rose, Somervell Co., Texas (7)
father: NATHAN G. BUTLER (4)
mother: NANCY JANE MOWERY (4)
other marriages: William Nelson Grigg (September 12, 1885); Isaac Clark Davis (after 1894) (4)
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CHILD 1: NANCY (NANNIE) WOODARD
sex: F
date and place of birth: July 03, 1872, Red River Co., Texas (8)
married: JOHN WILSON ROGERS II (4)(10)
date and place of marriage: January 19, 1890, Somervell Co., Texas (9)
date and place of death: December 29, 1935, Ft. Bend Co., Texas(1)(2)
place of burial: Rosenberg Cemetery, Rosenberg, Ft. Bend Co., Texas (10)
other marriages: None
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CHILD 2: MARY ELIZABETH WOODARD
sex: F
date and place of birth: October 04, 1873 (7), Texas
married: ROBERT GRIGG LEE (4)
date and place of marriage: April 05, 1891, Somervell Co., Texas (9)
date and place of death: 1952 (7)
place of burial: Altus Cemetery, Altus, Jackson Co., Oklahoma (7)
other marriages: None
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CHILD 3: MARTHA (MATTIE) EMMALINE WOODARD
sex: F
date and place of birth: January 10, 1875, Texas (1)(2)
married: WILLIAM CAREY CONKIN (4)(10)
date and place of marriage: September 10, 1893, Somervell Co., Texas (9)
date and place of death: January 12, 1941, Brazoria, Brazoria Co., Texas (1)(2)
place of burial: Rosenberg Cemetery, Rosenberg, Ft. Bend Co., Texas (10)
other marriages: None
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CHILD 4: TOMMIE WOODARD
sex: M
date and place of birth: April 15, 1876, Texas
married: Single
date and place of death: January 10, 1891(7), Somervell Co., Texas (4)
place of burial: Lanham Mill Cemetery, near Glen Rose, Somervell Co., Texas (7)
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CHILD 5: IDA E. WOODARD
sex: F
date and place of birth: October 15, 1877, Texas (2)
married: LEE KIMMEL (4)
date and place of marriage:
date and place of death: February 06, 1935, Terry Co., Texas (2)
place of burial: Cordell, Washita Co., Oklahoma (2)
other marriages: None
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CHILD 6: WESLEY WALTER WOODARD
sex: M
date and place of birth: May 23, 1880 (1)
married: PAULINE McCARTY (4)(7)
date and place of marriage: January 13, 1904, Somervell Co., Texas (9)
date and place of death: December 1963, Pecan Wells, Hamilton Co., Texas (1)(11)
place of burial: Pecan Wells Cemetery, Pecan Wells, Hamilton Co., Texas (7)
other marriages: None
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CHILD 7: JESSIE JOHN WOODARD
sex: M
date and place of birth: March 15, 1882 (1)(2) , Somervell Co., Texas (4)
married: SALLY MATTHEWS (4)(7)
date and place of marriage: August 20, 1905, Somervell Co., Texas (9)
date and place of death: February 25, 1971, Burleson, Johnson Co., Texas (2)
place of burial: Laural Land Memorial Park, Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas (2) (7)
other marriages: None
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CHILD 8: LOUISA WOODARD
sex: F
date and place of birth: August 10, 1883 (2), Somervell Co., Texas (4)
married: HENRY DAVID GOATES (4)
date and place of marriage: July 13, 1899, Rosenberg, Ft. Bend County, Texas (9)
date and place of death: August 06, 1954, Neuces Co., Texas (2)
place of burial: Roberts Cemetery, near Troy, Bell Co., Texas (7)
other marriages: None
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SOURCE:
(1) Tombstone inscription
(2) Death certificate
(3) Rootsweb.com
(4) Family history letters by Myra Davis Banfield Dippel, available on request.
(5) Confederate muster rolls
(6) Texas death cert. 24615: Thomas H. Woodard, brother of John Wesley Woodard III
(7) Findagrave.com
(8) Her daughter Ethel Rogers Konesheck's Texas death cert. #15544
(9) Texas state marriage license
(10) Family knowledge; eyewitness, personal visit
(11) Social Security death index

COMMENTS:
*Listed as John Woodard

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