WOODWARD FAMILY
Thanks to Irene Black, Genealogist from Iredell County . N.C. we are
beginning to find some
traces of John Mack Woodward and his family in Iredell and Alexander
County N.C.
A special thanks goes to Rachel Woodward Lowman for allowing us to
have copies of the
Woodward Family Bible records.
RICHARD K. WOODWARD. 1810-1860
| Richard K. Woodward was born in 1809 or 1810 and died in 1860 In North Carolina |
| Married: + His wife was named Elmira ? and she was born in 1811 and died in 1895 |
| Buried: Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery Iredell County N.C. |
| Census : 1850 Iredell Co. N.C. with family |
| Children were: |
| Samuel Melmeth Woodward Born abt.1831 Alexander County N.C. |
| He died 1864 from disease in a civil war hospital in Richmond , Va. |
| William L. Woodward , Born abt. 1841 |
| Mary A.E. J. Woodward , Born abt. 1838 |
| Alia A. Woodward, Born abt 1845 |
SAMUEL MELMETH WOODWARD 1831-1864
| Samuel Melmeth Woodward son of Richard K and Elmira Woodward |
| Born abt. 1831 Alexander Co. NC
Died August 3, 1864 in Richmond Va. Civil War Hospital |
| Member Confederate Army, N.C. Troops Company H, 56th Regiment |
| Married Jane Patterson |
| Born : 1832 Alexander Co. NC
Died: 1916 |
| Daughter of:
Adoniram Patterson and Elizabeth Norton |
| * Adoniram Patterson is mentioned in the Alexander Co. NC m Heritage
Book
He was born May 12 1788 In Rowan Co. and died 8-4-1864. In Alexander Co. He married abt 1823 to Elizabeth Norton, She was born 1803 and Died 1898 She is listed as the daughter of Nicholas Norton a Methodist minister They are buried in Hiddenite Cemetery. They had 11 children, several hundred acres of land and 9 slaves in 1860 |
| Their children were: |
| John Richard Woodward 1854 -1944 |
| Baxter L. Woodward Born 1860 died 1863 Buried in Pisgah U.M.C.C. |
| Samuel M. Woodward Born 1862 died 1863 |
| Mamie Woodward |
JOHN RICHARD WOODWARD 1854-1944
| John Richard Woodward son of Samuel Melmeth and Jane Patterson |
| Born: 1854 in Alexander Co. NC.*listed as 8-2-1857 on death certificate ? |
| Died: 1944 in Iredell Co. NC (Statesville) |
| Buried Wesley Chapel Church in Iredell Co. N.C. |
| Married: 1876 |
| Laura Susan Miller Born 1857-Died 1911 |
| Second wife: Janie Warren |
| Children were: |
| M.E. Woodward, Born 1877 |
| Second Born child in 1878 |
| S.L. Woodward, Born 1879 died 1881 |
| Robert R. Woodward, Born in 1881 |
| Tillet Burette Woodward, Born 1883 Died 1970 |
| Melmeth David Woodward, Born 1887 Died 1980 |
| John Mack Woodward , Born 1891 Died 1968 |
JOHN MACK WOODWARD 1891-1968
| John Mack Woodward , son of John Richard Woodward and Laura Susan Miller |
| Born 1891 in Iredell Co. NC |
| Died 1968, Baltimore Maryland |
| Married Bessie Lucille Woodward |
| Born: 1895 Nc. |
| Died Baltimore Md. |
| Daughter of Junius Binkley and Sarah Pilcher |
| Children of John Mack and Bessie Binkley |
| Howard Wesley Woodward Born NC. |
| William Arthur Woodward Born NC |
| Inez L. Woodward Klerlein Born 1916 , Winston Salem N.C. Died 1998 Wilm.Delaware |
| Evelyn Woodward Smith Born N.C |
| Lawrence Woodward. Died as child |
TILLET BURETTE WOODWARD 1883-1970
| Tillet Burette Woodward , daughter of John Richard Woodward and Laura Susan Miller |
| Born: 1883 and Died 1970 |
| Children of Tillet: |
| Walter Woodward |
| Everette Woodward |
MILMETH DAVID WOODWARD 1887-1980
| Melmeth David Woodward son of John Richard Woodward and Laura Susan Miller |
| Born 1887- and Died in 1980 |
| Married: 1915 |
| +Myrtle Johnson |
| Born: 1891 -died 1970 |
| * Notes from his obit in 1980
He was a retired farmer and member of the South River Methodist Church. He was survived by his son John , daughters, Laura and Rachel Plus he left 10 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. He was buried in the Friendship United Methodist Church Cemetery. His pall-bearers were Larry Woodward, Roy Lowman, Bobby Feimster, Larry Trivette, Randy Thomas, Mike Woodward, Gary Feimster and Jim Feimster. |
| Children were: |
| Laura A. Woodward , 1918-1939 |
| married Lonnie W. Feimster in 1933 |
| John Reece Woodward Born 1921- |
| married Mittie Lou Bell in 1944 |
| Rachel V. Woodward born 1926 |
| +married Paul Lowman in 1945 |