Individual Details

Dudley Wood

(Abt 1801 - )



1840 Census. Madison Co KY
Dudly Wood: 2m under 5 (Richard & Thomas), 1m 5-10 (James), 1m 10-15 (John). 1m 30-40 (Dudley). 2f 5-10 (Elizabeth & Jane), 2f 10-15 (Mary & Drucilla), 1f 30-40 (Fannie)
In his father's will, Dudley was instructed to care for his mother - she certainly wasn't in his household and may have been deceased by 1840.

Dudley Woods married Fanny Foster, 18 Jun 1830, Madison KY. William Johnson signed the oath of age and was the bondsman.

1850 Census. Madison Co, KY, Hh 244
Dudley Woods, 50
Phanna, 40
Mary, 17. Drucilla, 16. James, 14. James, 13 (Jane). Richard, 11. Thomas 10. Elizabeth 7. Jesse, 5. Nancy, 2. Susan, 3 months. John, 19

1860 Census. Washington Co, KY
Dudly Woods, 61. Fanny, 54
Elizabeth, 16. Jesse, 14. Nancy, 8.

1870 Census. Mackville Prec, Washington, KY, Hh 120
Dudley Wood, 74
Fannie, 67
Nancy, 21. John, 2, Jesse, age 1 (possibly Nancy's children - she was given no alternative surname; they could of course be other grandchildren)

FamilySearch.org states that Dudley died 1877, Washington Co, KY and was the father of these children:
Thomas N., b. 1 Oct 1831, d. 4 Oct 1913, Mercer Co KY (his death record says his mother was Fanny Perkins - but this is likely an error - and his name appeas to have been "John" in 1850. Thomas was born in 1940 - he was 10 in 1850.)
Mary A., b. 1833, d. 29 Dec 1854. Married Stephen M. Hunter Perkins 13 Oct 1852 and had one child - Drucilla, born 1853
Drucilla, b. 1834. Married 1856, Washington Co, KY to James Perkins
James, b. 1836
Jane, b. 1837. Marked as "Male" in 1850. Married Joseph Grant, 11 Nov 1858, Mercer Co KY
Richard, b. 1839
Elizabeth, b. 1843
Jesse, b. 4 Sep 1845; d. 15 Feb 1923, High Bridge, Jessamine, KY. Married Mary Ellen "Ela" Walters, 15 Sep 1858, Jessamine, KY
Nancy, b. 1848
Susan, b. 1850



Events

BirthAbt 1801Madison County, Kentucky
Marriage18 Jun 1830Madison County, Kentucky - Fanny Foster

Families

SpouseFanny Foster (1805 - )
ChildJohn Woods (1831 - )
ChildMary A. Woods (1833 - )
ChildDrucilla Woods (1834 - )
ChildJames Woods (1836 - )
ChildJane "Jenny" Woods (1837 - 1905)
ChildRichard Woods (1839 - )
ChildThomas N. Woods (1840 - 1913)
ChildElizabeth Woods (1843 - )
ChildJesse Woods (1845 - )
ChildNancy Woods (1848 - )
ChildSusan Woods (1850 - )
FatherJames Wood Sr. (1780 - 1831)
MotherLiving
SiblingJohn Wood (1803 - )
SiblingJames Warren Wood (1810 - 1892)

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