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William Berry “Mance” Woodlief

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William Berry “Mance” Woodlief

Birth
Death
17 Nov 1918 (aged 89)
Burial
Brassfield Township, Granville County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Note alternate spellings in records: Woodliff, Woodly, Woodley
Marriage bond to Polly Richards, 10 Jan 1860.

Parentage of this William remains uncertain. He may be the 21-year-old "Littleberry" enumerated in the 1850 Franklin County, NC, household of Rebecca Woodliff, giving rise to the belief of some researchers that he was a son of Littleberry Woodlief and Rebecca Cook.

Other researches place him as a son of a Thomas Woodlief and ______ Overton, and suggest he may be the 18-year-old William Woodliff in the 1850 Granville County household of John & Sarah Whitfield.

In 1860, W.B., Polly and a child, Harriet, are enumerated next to Polly's parents in the Beaver Dam District of Granville County, also near John Osborne Woodlief, shown by many researchers as a son of Thomas Woodlief and _______ Overton, and a brother of this William B. Woodlief.
Note alternate spellings in records: Woodliff, Woodly, Woodley
Marriage bond to Polly Richards, 10 Jan 1860.

Parentage of this William remains uncertain. He may be the 21-year-old "Littleberry" enumerated in the 1850 Franklin County, NC, household of Rebecca Woodliff, giving rise to the belief of some researchers that he was a son of Littleberry Woodlief and Rebecca Cook.

Other researches place him as a son of a Thomas Woodlief and ______ Overton, and suggest he may be the 18-year-old William Woodliff in the 1850 Granville County household of John & Sarah Whitfield.

In 1860, W.B., Polly and a child, Harriet, are enumerated next to Polly's parents in the Beaver Dam District of Granville County, also near John Osborne Woodlief, shown by many researchers as a son of Thomas Woodlief and _______ Overton, and a brother of this William B. Woodlief.

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W.B. Woodlief
Oct. 4, 1829
Nov. 17, 1918



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  • Maintained by: Carla Stancil
  • Originally Created by: OBXr
  • Added: Nov 28, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62275144/william_berry-woodlief: accessed ), memorial page for William Berry “Mance” Woodlief (4 Oct 1829–17 Nov 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62275144, citing Woodlief Family Graves, Brassfield Township, Granville County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Carla Stancil (contributor 47925469).