Col. James F. Woods is only presently known and remembered by his grave monument which indicates the name including the rank, the date of death of March 26, 1834 at age 35 years and graves of his presumed wife Margaret Woods and her presumed family, the Kennedy family and in-laws' graves, on both sides of this couple on Row 6 all seemingly related until shown otherwise.
Margaret's husband is buried next to her and is thought to have been named Col. James Faucett Woods, but his spelling of his middle name remains at issue between the two major possibilities. The parents of this man are indicated as Matthew Woods and Margaret Facette/Faucett and James is believed to have had nine or more siblings. All of the Woods family needs more research to learn more about their family. The number of children of James and Margart is uncertain but one or more is located in Old Purity graves. Margaret's grave is next to what is presumed to be the graves of her brother George, of her presumed sister Hannah and of her father Major John Kennedy. This should be easy to document with the prominence of Major Kennedy in Chester matters.
The location of the grave of Margaret Kennedy's mother is unknown.
The birth and death locations are imputed from the grave monument's data. The date of birth is not the date given, but any date no more than 365 thereafter if the information on the monument for this gentleman is accurate. One author has dated the date of birth as March 25, 1779 which would be surprising and thus not yet used.
It now appears more can be researched on this man at USC due to the following gift to what is informally known as the South Caroliniana Library at USC:
"James F. Woods Papers, 1829-1832" - A gift to the SCL Manuscripts Division announced in 2005
"Two letters, 2 December 1829 and 4 December 1832, from James F. Woods to his wife, Margaret, Chesterville (present day Chester, S.C.) were written from Columbia, S.C., during sessions of the legislature.
While the earlier letter notes that there was "nothing interesting before us as yet and it is generally thought that this will be quite a dull session," the second conveys Woods' expectation that "there will be some very important matters before us this week in relation to nullification." The letters convey other news of family and friends and echo the couple's frustration over delays in receiving letters sent both by mail and personal delivery. Among the intelligence imparted in Woods' 1832 letter is a statement that "Daniel Brenan of this place died the other day from hard drinking."
Woods was elected as a Representative from Chester District to the twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth, and thirtieth sessions of the South Carolina General Assembly."
This is found at www.sc.edu/library/socar/uscs/2005/woods05.html
It now seems possible that the "Colonel" designation was honorary due to his continued service to his community and his county in the state assembly.
Margaret's husband is buried next to her and is thought to have been named Col. James Faucett Woods, but his spelling of his middle name remains at issue between the two major possibilities. The parents of this man are indicated as Matthew Woods and Margaret Facette/Faucett and James is believed to have had nine or more siblings. All of the Woods family needs more research to learn more about their family. The number of children of James and Margart is uncertain but one or more is located in Old Purity graves. Margaret's grave is next to what is presumed to be the graves of her brother George, of her presumed sister Hannah and of her father Major John Kennedy. This should be easy to document with the prominence of Major Kennedy in Chester matters.
The location of the grave of Margaret Kennedy's mother is unknown.
The birth and death locations are imputed from the grave monument's data. The date of birth is not the date given, but any date no more than 365 thereafter if the information on the monument for this gentleman is accurate. One author has dated the date of birth as March 25, 1779 which would be surprising and thus not yet used.
It now appears more can be researched on this man at USC due to the following gift to what is informally known as the South Caroliniana Library at USC:
"James F. Woods Papers, 1829-1832" - A gift to the SCL Manuscripts Division announced in 2005
"Two letters, 2 December 1829 and 4 December 1832, from James F. Woods to his wife, Margaret, Chesterville (present day Chester, S.C.) were written from Columbia, S.C., during sessions of the legislature.
While the earlier letter notes that there was "nothing interesting before us as yet and it is generally thought that this will be quite a dull session," the second conveys Woods' expectation that "there will be some very important matters before us this week in relation to nullification." The letters convey other news of family and friends and echo the couple's frustration over delays in receiving letters sent both by mail and personal delivery. Among the intelligence imparted in Woods' 1832 letter is a statement that "Daniel Brenan of this place died the other day from hard drinking."
Woods was elected as a Representative from Chester District to the twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth, and thirtieth sessions of the South Carolina General Assembly."
This is found at www.sc.edu/library/socar/uscs/2005/woods05.html
It now seems possible that the "Colonel" designation was honorary due to his continued service to his community and his county in the state assembly.
Col. James F. Woods is only presently known and remembered by his grave monument which indicates the name including the rank, the date of death of March 26, 1834 at age 35 years and graves of his presumed wife Margaret Woods and her presumed family, the Kennedy family and in-laws' graves, on both sides of this couple on Row 6 all seemingly related until shown otherwise.
Margaret's husband is buried next to her and is thought to have been named Col. James Faucett Woods, but his spelling of his middle name remains at issue between the two major possibilities. The parents of this man are indicated as Matthew Woods and Margaret Facette/Faucett and James is believed to have had nine or more siblings. All of the Woods family needs more research to learn more about their family. The number of children of James and Margart is uncertain but one or more is located in Old Purity graves. Margaret's grave is next to what is presumed to be the graves of her brother George, of her presumed sister Hannah and of her father Major John Kennedy. This should be easy to document with the prominence of Major Kennedy in Chester matters.
The location of the grave of Margaret Kennedy's mother is unknown.
The birth and death locations are imputed from the grave monument's data. The date of birth is not the date given, but any date no more than 365 thereafter if the information on the monument for this gentleman is accurate. One author has dated the date of birth as March 25, 1779 which would be surprising and thus not yet used.
It now appears more can be researched on this man at USC due to the following gift to what is informally known as the South Caroliniana Library at USC:
"James F. Woods Papers, 1829-1832" - A gift to the SCL Manuscripts Division announced in 2005
"Two letters, 2 December 1829 and 4 December 1832, from James F. Woods to his wife, Margaret, Chesterville (present day Chester, S.C.) were written from Columbia, S.C., during sessions of the legislature.
While the earlier letter notes that there was "nothing interesting before us as yet and it is generally thought that this will be quite a dull session," the second conveys Woods' expectation that "there will be some very important matters before us this week in relation to nullification." The letters convey other news of family and friends and echo the couple's frustration over delays in receiving letters sent both by mail and personal delivery. Among the intelligence imparted in Woods' 1832 letter is a statement that "Daniel Brenan of this place died the other day from hard drinking."
Woods was elected as a Representative from Chester District to the twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth, and thirtieth sessions of the South Carolina General Assembly."
This is found at www.sc.edu/library/socar/uscs/2005/woods05.html
It now seems possible that the "Colonel" designation was honorary due to his continued service to his community and his county in the state assembly.
Margaret's husband is buried next to her and is thought to have been named Col. James Faucett Woods, but his spelling of his middle name remains at issue between the two major possibilities. The parents of this man are indicated as Matthew Woods and Margaret Facette/Faucett and James is believed to have had nine or more siblings. All of the Woods family needs more research to learn more about their family. The number of children of James and Margart is uncertain but one or more is located in Old Purity graves. Margaret's grave is next to what is presumed to be the graves of her brother George, of her presumed sister Hannah and of her father Major John Kennedy. This should be easy to document with the prominence of Major Kennedy in Chester matters.
The location of the grave of Margaret Kennedy's mother is unknown.
The birth and death locations are imputed from the grave monument's data. The date of birth is not the date given, but any date no more than 365 thereafter if the information on the monument for this gentleman is accurate. One author has dated the date of birth as March 25, 1779 which would be surprising and thus not yet used.
It now appears more can be researched on this man at USC due to the following gift to what is informally known as the South Caroliniana Library at USC:
"James F. Woods Papers, 1829-1832" - A gift to the SCL Manuscripts Division announced in 2005
"Two letters, 2 December 1829 and 4 December 1832, from James F. Woods to his wife, Margaret, Chesterville (present day Chester, S.C.) were written from Columbia, S.C., during sessions of the legislature.
While the earlier letter notes that there was "nothing interesting before us as yet and it is generally thought that this will be quite a dull session," the second conveys Woods' expectation that "there will be some very important matters before us this week in relation to nullification." The letters convey other news of family and friends and echo the couple's frustration over delays in receiving letters sent both by mail and personal delivery. Among the intelligence imparted in Woods' 1832 letter is a statement that "Daniel Brenan of this place died the other day from hard drinking."
Woods was elected as a Representative from Chester District to the twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth, and thirtieth sessions of the South Carolina General Assembly."
This is found at www.sc.edu/library/socar/uscs/2005/woods05.html
It now seems possible that the "Colonel" designation was honorary due to his continued service to his community and his county in the state assembly.
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