John Woodland Jr. (1776 - 1869)

Born 27 Mar 1776 in Lynnhaven, Princess Ann County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth McGee — married 21 Sep 1813 in Bath County, Bath, Kentucky

Husband of Celia (Stapleford) Woodland — married 18 Jun 1818 in Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Il

Descendants

Died 8 Nov 1869 at age 93 in Willard, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States

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Biography

John became a member of the LDS Church between 1830 - 1848.

John Woodland Jr. was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

For another biographical sketch of John's life, see source document attached to the profile.

John was born in 1772, the son of John Woodland and Mary Brown.

He married first Ruth McGee. They had two children.

After Ruth and their babies died, he married Celia Steepleford.

He passed away in 1868. He was buried on the 10th of November 1868 at Willard Cemetery, Willard, Box Elder, Utah.^[1]

Christening

1 MAY 1776 at the Congregational Or Independent, Northowram, York, England

Census

1840 Federal Census of the United States, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA

1850 Federal Census of the United States, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

1860 Federal Census of the United States, 19 JUL 1860, Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States

Event

Pioneer Company, 21 JUN 1850, at Kanesville, (Council Bluffs), Pottawattamie, IOWA, UNITED STATES (Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847-1868)

Church/Temple Ordinances

Baptism on June 20, 1835 (Reference: Family Group Sheet-Self)

High Priest Ordination on 29 MAY 1852

Occupation

Farmer - Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States

Notes

The history on John and his wife (link below) gives his dob as 27 March 1776 while find a grave uses 22 March 1772. Marker not original. Other date discrepancies between two write ups below.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177556/john-woodland : accessed 23 October 2021), memorial page for John Woodland (22 Mar 1772–8 Nov 1868), Find a Grave Memorial ID 177556, citing Willard Pioneer Cemetery, Willard, Box Elder County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by Stacinator (contributor 49423547) .

• Ancestral File Number: 1N97-3S
• Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards
• Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints 1830-1848, Volume XLVII, WIN—YOC Compiled by Susan Ward Easton Black, Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1988. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE5800000
• LDS Pioneer Overland Travel 1847-1868 web site: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravel/pioneers/7128/john-jr-woodland
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSX-QL5 : 23 December 2020), Sicily Woodland in household of John Woodland, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH24-8YF : 18 February 2021), Celia Woodland in entry for Jno Woodland, 1860. Box Elder, Utah Territory.
• History of Celia Steepleford/Stapleford and John Woodland,

compiled by Mary Woodland Fox and Phillip G. Wheeler. Quoted material was written by Daniele P. Woodland from information dictated by William West Woodland, Son of John Woodland. John Woodland & Celia Steepleford, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/MQK2-XSD

• My Grandfather, D P Woodland. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/MQK2-XSD