Born in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Phillips
and Dorcas (Hamilton) Phillips
Sister of
Lewis Patrick Phillips [half]
Wife of
Willis Woodard
— married
13 Nov 1812 in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Hulda (Woodard) Oliver, Bennett Erasmus Woodard, John Quincy Woodard, Emily (Woodard) Holt, Sallie A (Woodard) Phillips, Rebecca Amanda Woodard, Dorcas Woodard, Lucinda Woodard, Cherry Eliza Woodard, Willis Gaston Woodard, William Ashley Woodard and Keziah Woodard
Died
at age 68
in North Carolina, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Dec 2015
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Biography
Edith was born in 1790 to John Phillips (ca. 1759-1839) and Dorcas Hamilton (ca. 1758-1790). Edith Phillips and Willis Woodard married 13 Nov 1812 in Johnston County, North Carolina.[1]
In 1850, the following are shown from the household census[2]: (Age) and [additional data not shown on census], plus estimated or confirmed vital dates from FamilySearch AFN LHNQ-Q66 are added:
- Willis Woodard (67) ca. 1784-1862
- Edith Woodard (62) ca. 1790-1859
Among their (presumptive) children:
- Lucinda Woodard (23) ca. 1825-1899
- Cherry [A Eliza] Woodard (22) ca. 1827-1904
- Willis [Gaston] Woodard (21) ca. 1829-1902
- William [Ashley] Woodard (19) ca. 1831-1867
- Kissire/Keziah Woodard (17) ca. 1833-1915
Additional children:
- From a marriage record, we also see that a daughter Sallie A Woodard (b. circa 1820) married on 15 May 1867 (to Franklin Phillips).[3]
- Bennett Erasmus Woodard (ca. 1814-1880)
- John Quency Woodard (ca. 1816-1900)
- Emily Woodard (born circa 1818)
- Rebecca Amanda Woodard (ca. 1822-1873)
- Dorcas Woodard (ca. 1823-1887)
She passed away in 1859, as is confirmed by the Find A Grave: Memorial #125386344.
Name: Edith Phillips. [4]
Born 29 May 1790. Johnston County, North Carolina, USA. [4]
Died 2 March 1859. Johnston County NC. [4]
Buried Princeton, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America. [4]
Sources
- ↑ North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868: Edith Phillips, Spouse: Willis Woodard, 13 Nov 1812 Johnston, North Carolina, USA. "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch: 3 Nov 2017, Willis Woodard and Edith Phillips, 13 Nov 1812; citing Johnston, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 546,460.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch: 12 Apr 2016, Edith Woodard in household of Willis Woodard, Johnston County, part of Johnston, North Carolina, United States; citing family 821, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration).
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch: 22 Dec 2016, Edith Woodard in entry for Franklin Phillips and Sallie A Woodard, 15 May 1867; citing , Johnston, North Carolina, United States, P1, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,759,192.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Source: #S402865973 Ancestry Record 60525 #76324579
- Source: S402865973 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60525
- Source: S402903212 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 173219569
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edith by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edith:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edith by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edith:
-
~3.12%
Barbara (Brandt) Kilgore
:
23andMe, GEDmatch RH9130617 [compare], yourDNAportal BAR533a36d6
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~1.56%
Porter Fann :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch Z373931 [compare], Ancestry member ACTGgeneSurfer
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Bob Bailey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A252858 [compare], Ancestry member bbailey664492
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