Wodel's Name Study

The southeastern United States is the main geographical location for these families— primarily South Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, and Georgia—with emphasis on locations within 50 miles of Jasper County, Georgia:

Milledgeville, GA (50 miles to Bartow)

Morgan County GA

Greene County GA

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On September 14, 1816, Chief John Ross (1790-1866) signed the Treaty of Turkeytown. Turkeytown was located in formerly Cotaco County. On February 6, 1818, Cotaco County's name formally changed to Morgan County', it was created from the Cherokee Turkeytown Cession .

Family Group 4A John and Verlinda Harvey Woodall In the book "A History of Morgan County, Alabama" by John Knox , he states that family records report that the two brothers (from Family Group 4A ) John and Zepheniah Woodall came to Alabama Territory from Milledgville, GA., in 1817. They located in Cotaco county later renamed Morgan Co.' The center of the town, which is now between Hartselle and Somerville, is where they married two Vest sisters, Mary (Vest) Woodall (abt.1794-abt.1840) and Lavinia (Vest) Woodall (abt.1794-1872) respectively.

*Note: The Cherokee people in northeast Alabama had been forcibly removed in the 1830s to Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma) west of the Mississippi River. This is after the dates of the Woodall brothers being in Etowah.

By plan or coincidence, Chief John Ross and Family Group 4A John and Verlinda Harvey Woodall seem to have lived and moved to the same places at similar times. Family Group 4A living so close to Family Group 6 John Woodall that married Isabella (Unknown) and Judith Cecilia (Holmes) in Jasper Georgia, actually the same locations and times as Chief John Ross. The Woodalls from Family Group 6 were also friends with Chief Stand Waite, in fact George Caruth Woodall (abt.1804-abt.1880) son, Charles, married Susannah Watie (1834-1883), Chief Stand Waite's daughter (No children).. Family Group 6 John Wooddall and Chief Stand Waite traveled together at various times, an excerpt from the Indian Pioneer Papers click here

There are a couple more places that will be of interest to the different familes progressions and Native American ancestry. It is abundantly clear they were living and settling on land adjacent to that of the Cherokee tribal land in both states.

These families are associated in various and multiple ways per the example above. All five of the family groups have some form of connection to Native Americans and relationships with each other. These groups have been confused for quite a while, organizing them will be an ongoing process. Please be patient. The Project is not complete and information will be updated and the format changing on a regular basis. Consider Joining the Project (below) for emails about ongoing and updated information. If you would like to join but are not sure how, message me and I will assist you.

On the Project Pages, you will find links to each Ancestor's profile on WikiTree. Individual profiles will have sources listed with links and possibly more information on the individual. Other types of information sources will be noted as well.

Family Group 3

William W Woodall (1818-1906) and Elizabeth (Smith) Woodall (1816-1909)

Family Group 4A

John Woodall (1740-1822) and Verlinda (Harvey) Woodall (abt.1770-abt.1841)

Family Group 4B

John Woodall Jr. (abt.1710-aft.1788) and Judith (Sampson) Woodall (abt.1714-abt.1744)

Family Group 6

John Woodall (abt.1710-1806) and Isabella (Unknown) Wooddall (bef.1720-abt.1757) and Judith Cecilia (Holmes) Woodall (1750-)

Family Group 1 & 16

William Woodall Sr (abt.1709-abt.1797) and Unknown (Unknown) Woodall (-aft.1736) and Marianne Hancock (abt.1730-)