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Sam Woody

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Sam Woody

Birth
Death
8 Sep 1920 (aged 94)
Burial
Boyd, Wise County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
336 - Row 15
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Mary Emeline Breazeale & Sam Woody "Mother" Apr 18, 1833 - Dec 24, 1899 "Father" May 24, 1826 - Sept 8, 1920 Pioneers of 1850

Sam Woody was born in Tennessee, May 24, 1826, spending his youth in the Tennessee mountains. On October 19, 1848, he married in the community where he lived to Emeline Breazeale (born April 18, 1833.

He arrived in Texas in March, 1850, and in the spring of 1854 pioneered his way into Wise County to become its first permanent settler.

Sam was remembered as a natural humorist and optimist who raised a stalwart family. The names of his children, the dates of their birth and the persons to whom they were married are as follows:

W M Woody, born Aug. 8, 1850, married Julia Tinsley
T D Woody, born Oct. 20, 1852, married Martha Boyd
Elizabeth Woody, born Feb. 28, 1855, married J F Boyd
Eliza Woody, born Nov. 8, 1857, married A S Badger
John J Woody, born Feb. 27, 1862, married Willie Lillard
Jesse M Woody, born Feb. 27, 1864, married Areva Baits
Emma Woody, born Feb. 5, 1866, married Wm. Austin.


Mary Emeline Breazeale & Sam Woody "Mother" Apr 18, 1833 - Dec 24, 1899 "Father" May 24, 1826 - Sept 8, 1920 Pioneers of 1850

Sam Woody was born in Tennessee, May 24, 1826, spending his youth in the Tennessee mountains. On October 19, 1848, he married in the community where he lived to Emeline Breazeale (born April 18, 1833.

He arrived in Texas in March, 1850, and in the spring of 1854 pioneered his way into Wise County to become its first permanent settler.

Sam was remembered as a natural humorist and optimist who raised a stalwart family. The names of his children, the dates of their birth and the persons to whom they were married are as follows:

W M Woody, born Aug. 8, 1850, married Julia Tinsley
T D Woody, born Oct. 20, 1852, married Martha Boyd
Elizabeth Woody, born Feb. 28, 1855, married J F Boyd
Eliza Woody, born Nov. 8, 1857, married A S Badger
John J Woody, born Feb. 27, 1862, married Willie Lillard
Jesse M Woody, born Feb. 27, 1864, married Areva Baits
Emma Woody, born Feb. 5, 1866, married Wm. Austin.



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Pioneers of 1850

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Shared with Emeline Breazeale



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  • Maintained by: Danny Wiggins
  • Originally Created by: JME
  • Added: Oct 15, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16204217/sam-woody: accessed ), memorial page for Sam Woody (24 May 1826–8 Sep 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16204217, citing Deep Creek Cemetery, Boyd, Wise County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Danny Wiggins (contributor 47931692).