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Richard Woodson^1,2,3,4,5

Facts and Notes

• Burial: Chariton County, Missouri, USABGO¹
• Religious Affiliation: Methodist¹
• Birth: 21 September 1787; Prince Edward County, Virginia, USABGO^6,2,7
• Marriage: 16 April 1812; Rachel P. Robertson⁶
• Marriage Contract: 2 May 1812; Rachel P. Robertson; Campbell County, Virginia, USABGO^3,4,5
• Marriage: 16 May 1812; Rachel P. Robertson^7,2
• Arrival: 1817; Missouri, USABGO; he was one of the first American settlers of the state and made the journey west from Virginia by the wagon road through the wilderness⁷
• Anecdote: Between 1817 and 1822; He was a man of sturdy character, and contributed largely to the development of social, religious, and interests in the new state of Missouri⁷
• Occupation: Before 1822; Farmer, Civil Engineer^1,2,7
• Death: 3 July 1822; Chariton County, Missouri, USABGO; He died at his home^6,2,7

• Related Pages: Ancestors of Marianna Woodson; Descendants of John Woodson (#1); Descendants of John Woodson (#2)

Citations

1. [S436] Woodson, Robert S., Book of Record and Brief Family History of Robert Singleton Woodson, Robert Woodson states that Middleton Singleton attended Missouri State University in 1847. However, he probably meant the University of Missouri, which was established at Columbia in Boone County in 1839; Missouri State wasn't established until 1905.
2. [S454] Woodson, Henry Morton, Historical Genealogy of the Woodsons and Their Connections, Page 94, A copy of this book is available on Ancestry.com and Google Books.
3. [S671] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=va2&h=122354&indiv=try, Record for Richard Woodson
4. [S452] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1VirginiaMarriages&h=2158666&indiv=try, Record for Richard Woodson
5. [S672] Ancestry.com, U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=EncycloQuakerGen&h=354724&indiv=try, Record for Richard Woodson
6. [S779] Personal Family Tree, Genealogical Records provided by Martha Stone Daniel (1995). These are copies of three separate genealogical records and a personal letter that were sent to Marianna Cobb in Virginia in 1993., The copies were on file in the home of Mary Jane and Robert Reyes of Lorton, Virginia, as of 2014.
7. [S555] Walker, Rosa Kershaw, Americans of Gentle Birth, https://archive.org/stream/americansofgentl00walk#page/362/mode/1up/search/woodson, pg 362