Josiah Askew Woody was the son of John Wesley, Sr. & Priscilla (Treadway) Woody. He married Rausey 'Rosa' Malinda (Bryan) Woody on 18 Feb 1841 in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia. Rosa is also buried in this Cemetery. ---- The following is a clipping from Mrs. Olive Lance Miller, daughter of Sarah Elizabeth Woody Lance, daughter of Rev. Josiah Askew Woody: " A PIONEER PREACHER GONE " Rev. J. A. Woody joins the Great Majority. Josiah Askew Woody was born in Lumpkin County, Georgia, April 10 1823. There he spent his boyhood days and early married life. When a boy and young man, he was a playmate and associated of Joseph Brown, Afterward governor of Georgia, and they were close friends many years. In 1841 he married Rausey M. Bryan, who lives to mourn his loss after a happy married life of over 58 years. This union was blessed with fifteen children -- nine sons and six daughters, eight of whom survive him -- five sons and 3 daughters: Mrs. M. H. Lance, Independence, Missouri; Mrs. Wm. Berry, Beverly; Mrs. Hattie Bruce, Perry, Oklahoma; Joseph B., Alfred W. and Alexander S., Lincoln; Jefferson D., Beverly and Wm. M., Emmett, Idaho. At the the age of 18 he was converted and joined th Baptist church. He began to excercise his natural gifts as a speaker very soon, was soon licensed to preach, and not long after was ordained. During the war of 1861- 1865 he was in the Confederate Army, at first in a Georgia regiment of volunteers, with which he was at Bull Run. Afterward he was in the Georgia Home Guards until the close of the War. He accepted the results of the war and has always been a loyal citizen since its close. He always took a great interest in the Union veterans and often assisted by request at Decoration Day exercises. Only last Decoration Day he tried to march with the Union veterans to the cemetery, but had to stop because of the heat. In 1865 Mr. Woody moved to Telfair County, GA, and from there to Platte County, Missouri in 1868. After three years in Missouri he moved with his family to Lincoln County, Kansas, in 1871. Here, for 28 years he has lived an honored and useful life. He was the first Baptist minister in Lincoln Counties. He organized nine churches and baptized hundreds. He was very devoted to his church and true to his religious profesions--by precept and example. Descendants to the third generation rise up to call him and his venerable wife blessed; Eight children, 75 grandchildren, 19 greagrandchildren and sons and daughters in law. Mr Woody had a most genial and kindly nature and was beloved and respected by thousands of people outside of his church and immediate associates. He was a veritable Father in Israel to his church and his church's people. He was associated in the organizing of the Baptist church in Lincoln and instrumental in erecting the church building early in 1878. In this church gathered his friends and neighbors to pay their last respects. Mr. Woody died at 3;30 am November 25, of heart failure, aged 76 years, 7 months and 15 days. He had for several years been afflicted with a painful and annoying heart trouble which compeled him to get into a standing posture whenever attacked by it. He had risen from his bed to stand until relief came, but the attack proved more serious than ever before and he fell to the floor and was dead by the time his daughter-in-law, Mrs. A. S. Woody, could strike a light. The fureral was held at 10 am November 28, and was attended by a very large concourse of people, many of whom came from distant parts of the county. These distant comers were nearly all old settlers who had made Mr. Woody's acquaintance, heard him preach in the early 1870's. L. P. Waterman, Hon. Wm. Baker, Rev. J. S. Strange, Rev. R. H. McDade, T. B. Perkins and Rev. H. C. Bradbury were pallbearers. The funeral sermon by Rev. A. E. Goodman, was preached from the text, "If a man die, shall he live again" - Job XIV, 14. It was a comforting and inspiring address. Revs. Bradbury and Medcraft, who have been acquainted with Mr. Woody 26 years testified briefly to his many excellent qualities and to their sense of personal bereavement. The interment was made in the Lincoln Cemetery.