John Porter Woods

1870 - 1949  (79 years)

• Name	John Porter Woods
  Census	1870	District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee   [1]
  Born	1 Aug 1870	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	4 Aug 1949	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	7 Aug 1949	Gum Springs Union Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I392624	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	George Woods,   b. Abt 1833, Tennessee
  Mother	Polly Swagerty,   b. Abt 1838, Tennessee
  Family ID	F155468	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ada E. Allen,   b. Abt 1883, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Sep 1937, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Children	1. Pearl Woods,   b. 12 Mar 1896,   d. 31 May 1953  (Age 57 years)   2. Rosa Woods,   b. Abt 1903, Tennessee + 3. Sarah Woods,   b. 25 Dec 1910, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jun 1994, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)   4. Matilda Woods,   b. Abt 1913, Tennessee  (Age ~ 111 years)   5. Alice Woods,   b. Abt 1918, Tennessee  (Age ~ 106 years)
  Family ID	F155467	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Aug 1870 - Tennessee Died - 4 Aug 1949 - Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1870. Name: John P Woods Event Type: Census Event Year: 1870 Event Place: Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 1 Race: Black Race (Original): B Birth Year (Estimated): 1868-1869 Birthplace: Tennessee Page Number: 2 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace George Woods M 37 Tennessee Polly Woods F 22 Tennessee Martha Woods F 14 Tennessee Mary Woods F 13 Tennessee William Woods M 11 Tennessee Elizabeth Woods F 4 Tennessee Denah Woods F 3 Tennessee Alexander Woods M 2 Tennessee John P Woods M 1 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Pontes Woods Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: District 06, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 59 Marital Status: Married Race: Negro Race (Original): Negro Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1871 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Pontes Woods Head M 59 Tennessee Ada E Woods Wife F 47 Tennessee Rosa Woods Daughter F 27 Tennessee Sarah Woods Daughter F 20 Tennessee Matilda Woods Daughter F 17 Tennessee Alice Woods Daughter F 12 Tennessee Millie Woods Granddaughter F 8 Tennessee Pontes Woods Grandson M 7 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Porter Wood Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 6, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 62 Marital Status: Widowed Race (Original): Negro Race: Negro Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1878 Last Place of Residence: Same House Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Porter Wood Head M 62 Tennessee Rosa Wood Daughter F 41 Tennessee Sarah Wood Daughter F 30 Tennessee Porter Wood Grandson M 18 Tennessee Barnett Wood Grandson M 14 Tennessee David Wood Grandson M 14 Tennessee William Wood Grandson M 12 Tennessee Robert Wood Grandson M 11 Tennessee Sherman Wood Grandson M 6 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-27881-2946-9?cc=2000219 : accessed 4 March 2015), Tennessee > Cocke > Civil District 6 > 15-16 Civil District 6 outside Newport Town W of State Highway 75 and NW of State Highway 35, Cocke County Poorhouse > image 16 of 50; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012). [S87] Death Certificate. Name: John Porter Wood Event Type: Death Event Date: 05 Aug 1949 Event Place: Rural, Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 79 Birth Year (Estimated): 1870 Father's Name: George Wood Mother's Name: Polly Sevagerty "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11610-71971-57?cc=1417505 : accessed 4 March 2015), 2218312 (004184539) > image 863 of 2455; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 142799047).