Jane Boyd (Wells) Woods (1809 - 1866)

Born 29 Dec 1809 in Stewart County, Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Norman Woods — married 4 Aug 1841 in Bastrop, Republic of Texas

Wife of Henry Gonzalvo Woods — married 31 Oct 1844 in Fayette County, Texas, USA

Descendants

Died 2 Aug 1866 at age 56 in DeWitt County, Texas, United States

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Jane (Wells) Woods was a Texan.

Biography

Jane Boyd Wells was the daughter of [Wells-10147|Martin Luther Wells, Jr] and [Boyd-7673|Sarah (Boyd) Wells]. Martin Wells, Jr. bought land in Stewart County, Tennessee in 1806 and married Sarah Boyd in 1807. ^[1] He sold his land in Stewart County in 1815 and later moved to Marengo, Alabama. ^[1] Jane was born in 1809 in Stewart Couty, Tennessee. ^[2] (Although some records indicate that Jane was born in Marengo, Alabama, it is more likely that she was born in Stewart County, Tennessee, since the family was living in Tennessee at the time of her birth.) In 1829, Martin Wells, Jr. sold his land in Alabama and moved to Texas as settlers in Stephen F. Austin's Little Colony in Bastrop County while it was still a part of Mexico. ^[1]

Jane married Norman B. Woods on 4 Aug 1841 in Bastrop County, Texas. ^[3] After the capture of the Alamo by Mexican forces headed up by Brig. Gen. Adrian Woll, Norman volunteered with his father, Zadock Woods, and brother, Henry Gonzalvo Woods, in the march with Captain Nicholas Dawson from LaGrange to San Antonio in order to join the Texian forces joining on Salado Creek. ^[4] Their small group of volunteers engaged the Mexican army in battle before arriving at Salado Creek and were massacred with only 17 surviving: 15 taken prisoner and two escaping. Norman was one of those who was captured.^[4] Norman was taken to Perote Prison where he later died; but before he died he wrote his brother Henry Gonzalvo (Gon) who was one of those who escaped the massacre and asked him to take care of his wife and family. ^[5] Henry Gonzalvo, who was also known as Gon, took his brother literally and married Jane on October 31, 1844 in Fayette County.^{[6] [2]}

The family appears in the 1860 Census and gives Jane's place of birth as Alabama. ^[7]

Jane died on 02 Aug 1866 and was buried in DeWitt County, Texas. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Handbook of Texas Online, Jean Tidwell, "WELLS, MARTIN, JR.," accessed February 08, 2019, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwevp.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 February 2019), memorial page for Jane Boyd Wells Woods (29 Dec 1809–22 Aug 1866), Find A Grave: Memorial #5335811, citing Woods Cemetery, Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .
3. ↑ Handbook of Texas Online, Paul N. Spellman, "WOODS, NORMAN B.," accessed February 08, 2019, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwo15.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Handbook of Texas Online, Thomas W. Cutrer, "DAWSON MASSACRE," accessed February 08, 2019, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qfd01.
5. ↑ Handbook of Texas Online, Paul N. Spellman, "WOODS, HENRY GONZALVO," accessed February 08, 2019, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwo47.
6. ↑ Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFN-1LS : 30 December 2015), Jane Woods in entry for Gonzales Woods, 1860

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Wells-1711 created through the import of Clayton Burton_2009-10-26.ged on Jul 4, 2011 by Clayton Burton.