Horace Benny Woods: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Horace Benny Woods was born 20 Oct 1885, Tennessee (son of Alexander Woods and Jane Allen); died 4 May 1981; was buried Gum Springs Union Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee
Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918, Cocke County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee

Horace married Addie Foster 9 Aug 1911, Cocke County, Tennessee. Addie was born 2 Feb 1886, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1974; was buried Gum Springs Union Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Jerry Lean Woods was born Abt 1919, Tennessee; died 14 Jul 2015, Tennova Convalescent Center.
Charles E. Woods was born Abt 1923, Tennessee.
Horace Woods was born Abt 1926, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

Alexander Woods was born May 1870, Tennessee (son of George Woods and Polly Swagerty).

Other Events:

Census: 1870, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee
Census: 1900, District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee

Alexander married Jane Allen 24 Feb 1888, Cocke County, Tennessee. Jane was born Feb 1855, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Jane Allen was born Feb 1855, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee

Children:

1. Horace Benny Woods was born 20 Oct 1885, Tennessee; died 4 May 1981; was buried Gum Springs Union Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Pearl Woods was born Jan 1888, Tennessee.
Suaddie Woods was born Nov 1891, Tennessee.
Roxie Woods was born Dec 1892, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

4.
George Woods was born Abt 1833, Tennessee.
Other Events:
Census: 1870, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee

George — Polly Swagerty. Polly was born Abt 1838, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Polly Swagerty was born Abt 1838, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1870, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee

Children:

Martha Woods was born Abt 1856, Tennessee.
Mary Woods was born Abt 1857, Tennessee.
William M. "Billy" Woods was born 9 Jan 1857, Tennessee; died 28 May 1924, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 30 May 1924, Jaybird Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Elizabeth Woods was born Abt 1866, Tennessee.
Denah Woods was born Abt 1867, Tennessee.
2. Alexander Woods was born May 1870, Tennessee.
John Porter Woods was born 1 Aug 1870, Tennessee; died 4 Aug 1949, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Aug 1949, Gum Springs Union Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.