Franklin Woody was born on March 5, 1830 in Lawrence, Indiana, United States, son of James Woody (1803–1877) and Rebecca Cole (~1804–<1840).[1]
At the time of the 1850 US Census, the Woody family was living in Shawswick, Lawrence, Indiana. The head of the household was James, and with him was wife, Asenath, and James' children, Ezra, John, Jeremiah, Joseph, Nancy, Robert, William, Thomas, Lucinda, and Ruth. James was farming with real estate worth $400.[2]
Franklin married Mary Jane Thorne 1 January 1851 in Lawrence, Indiana.[3]
Franklin was farming in 1880, in Jasper County, Iowa.[4]
From the Gutherie County Vedette, Panora, Iowa:
20 Apr 1899: Franklin Woody of Lake City visited his brother John Woody.[5]
In 1900, Franklin was living with his son, Levi, in Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa.[6]
In 1905, Frank was living in Calhoun, Harrison, Iowa.[7]
Frank died 28 February 1908 in Iowa. He is buried in the Cottonwood Cemetery, Lake City, Calhoun County, Iowa.[1]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23626379/franklin-woody: accessed February 7, 2024), memorial page for Franklin Woody (–), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23626379, citing Cottonwood Cemetery, Lake City, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Burt (contributor 46867609).
↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJ5-C39 : Thu Oct 05 10:48:31 UTC 2023), Entry for James Woody and Acenith Woody, 1850. Year: 1850; Census Place: Shawswick, Lawrence, Indiana; Roll: M432_158; Page: 403B; Image: 165.
↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Fair View, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: 346; Family History Film: 1254346; Page: 207D; Enumeration District: 098; Image: 0639.
↑ Kirk.FTW [Broderbund WFT Vol. 12, Ed. 1, Tree #1746, Date of Import: Dec 17, 1998]
↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M927-P8Z : Wed Oct 04 09:53:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Levi T Woody and Silva M Woody, 1900. Year: 1900; Census Place: Lake, Calhoun, Iowa; Roll: 421; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1240421.
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KCW8-T3Y : accessed 16 May 2014), John S. Froakam and Minerva Woody, 22 Jul 1881; citing Jasper, Iowa, United States; FHL microfilm 1034510.
Year: 1860; Census Place: Fairview, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: M653_325; Page: 21; Image: 235; Family History Library Film: 803325.
Year: 1870; Census Place: Fairview, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: M593_398; Page: 280A; Image: 200; Family History Library Film: 545897.
Woody Family tree.FTW [Broderbund WFT Vol. 12, Ed. 1, Tree #1746, Date of Import: Dec 17, 1998]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Franklin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Franklin: