(Contributor: Pam Witherow)
WAS A GRAND MAN OF GOD
The accompanying picture is that of Rev. Anderson Woods, who sleeps in Walnut Grove Cemetery at Paris beeside [sic] his wife, Elizabeth Harris Woods. They were parents of Mrs. William F. Buckner and to the memory of himself and wife and three of his daughters the four art glass windows on the north side of the local Baptist Church are dedicated.
Rev. Anderson Woods was a pioneer Baptist preacher and a very noted character in the early days of Missouri history. While located at Paris, which was from 1835 to 1841, he served churches as far away as St. Charles, making his appointments on horseback. He was also one of the pioneer pastors of the local Baptist Church.
Rev. Woods was born in Albemarle county, Virginia, January 18, 1788. His father was a captain under General Washington during the Revolutionary War. In Madison county, Kentucky, May 4, 1808, Mr. Woods was married to Miss Elizabeth Harris. Both joined the Baptist Church that year. They settled in Boone county, then a part of Howard county, in 1816, on what is known as the Model farm, 11 miles west of Columbia. On June 28, 1817, they were two of five members who organized the famous Bethel Church, the first church of any sort in Boone county. Mr. Woods was one of the first judges of the Boone county court, serving from 1820 to 1822. In 1834 he assisted in organizing the Missouri Baptist General Association and was its first Missionary.
In 1835 Mr. and Mrs. Woods moved to Paris where he died October 22, 1841.
The influence of this man can hardly be estimated, not only in the denomination in which he played do prominent a part, but also on the social, business and educational world, his sons and daughters having all been men and women of exceptional character and intellect and all having played prominent parts in communities in which they located.
Issue date was Thursday, May 18, 1916
(Contributed by Shelby County (MO) Historical Society, Museum & Library and Pam Witherow)
(Contributor: Pam Witherow)
WAS A GRAND MAN OF GOD
The accompanying picture is that of Rev. Anderson Woods, who sleeps in Walnut Grove Cemetery at Paris beeside [sic] his wife, Elizabeth Harris Woods. They were parents of Mrs. William F. Buckner and to the memory of himself and wife and three of his daughters the four art glass windows on the north side of the local Baptist Church are dedicated.
Rev. Anderson Woods was a pioneer Baptist preacher and a very noted character in the early days of Missouri history. While located at Paris, which was from 1835 to 1841, he served churches as far away as St. Charles, making his appointments on horseback. He was also one of the pioneer pastors of the local Baptist Church.
Rev. Woods was born in Albemarle county, Virginia, January 18, 1788. His father was a captain under General Washington during the Revolutionary War. In Madison county, Kentucky, May 4, 1808, Mr. Woods was married to Miss Elizabeth Harris. Both joined the Baptist Church that year. They settled in Boone county, then a part of Howard county, in 1816, on what is known as the Model farm, 11 miles west of Columbia. On June 28, 1817, they were two of five members who organized the famous Bethel Church, the first church of any sort in Boone county. Mr. Woods was one of the first judges of the Boone county court, serving from 1820 to 1822. In 1834 he assisted in organizing the Missouri Baptist General Association and was its first Missionary.
In 1835 Mr. and Mrs. Woods moved to Paris where he died October 22, 1841.
The influence of this man can hardly be estimated, not only in the denomination in which he played do prominent a part, but also on the social, business and educational world, his sons and daughters having all been men and women of exceptional character and intellect and all having played prominent parts in communities in which they located.
Issue date was Thursday, May 18, 1916
(Contributed by Shelby County (MO) Historical Society, Museum & Library and Pam Witherow)
Family Members
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James Harris Woods
1810–1847
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Margaret Woods Maupin
1811–1893
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Susan D. Woods Snell
1815–1897
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John Harris Woods
1818–1860
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Rice Garland Woods
1819–1851
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Hannah A. Woods Chandler
1821–1875
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Martha Frances Woods Snell
1824–1916
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Talitha C. Woods Bodine Dulany
1826–1906
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Eliza Morning Woods Buckner
1832–1912
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Matilda Jane Woods Bean
1836–1914
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