Woods, Hoskins, and related ancestors living in or from Henry Co. KY

Submitted By: Marilyn M. Fair

Contact researcher at fairhaze@att.net

Information extracted from census, marriage and death records, birth records, family members.

 

Three siblings , Buford Woods, Wakefield Woods, and Nancy Jennie Woods are all listed in the 1860 Henry Co.Ky. census living with different families, their parentage is unknown at this time, however, their father is believed to be a Thomas Woods. Why are they living with different families?

 

1860 Henry Co. Ky. Census, Franklington, dw.365, pg.50

Ransdell, Susan……..66…..b.Ky.

Ransdell, Martha……34…..b.Ky.

Roberts, Roland……..16…..b.Ky.

Woods, Buford……….13…..b.Ky.

Holly, John T…………10…..b.Ky

( A Foxall Ransdell married Susannah Dowden in Shelby Co. Ky. 29/Sept./1819)

 

1860 Henry Co. Ky. Census, Lockport, dw.538, pg.74

Holly, T.E…………….27…..b.Ky.

Holly, Catherine……..27……b.Ky.

Holly, Amanda J………2……b.Ky.

Woods, Wakefield……10……b.Ky.

(Thomas Holly married Catherine Rankin in Henry Co. Ky. 13/Nov./1855)

 

1860 Henry Co. Ky. Census, Lockport, family #659, pg.92

McAlister, Edwin (name Ewing)……53……b.Ky.

McAlister, Matilda………………….43……b.Ky.

Razor, Sally…………………………34……b.Ky.

Kelly, John……………………………9……b.Ky.

Woods, Jenny…………………………5……b.Ky.

 

I have no idea what the relationship of these 3 children are to the families they are living with.

Buford Woods married Susan Alligood in Henry Co. Ky. 7/Dec./1869

Wakefield Woods married Mary F. Hoskins in Henry Co. Ky. , daughter of  Ruben Hoskins, 3/Mar./1872.

Nancy Jennie Woods married William Thomas Hoskins in Henry Co. Ky. , son of  Ruben Hoskins, 12/Feb./1871.

 

Buford Woods says on his marriage record he was born in Indiana.

Wakefield Woods says on his marriage record he was born in ….verson (could be Anderson Co. Ky. )

Nancy Jennie Woods says on her marriage record she was born in Oldham Co.Ky.

 

The father of these 3 siblings from family legend , owned a lead mine in Henry Co. Ky.

 

Wakefield Woods who married Mary F. Hoskins was the father of  Elisha Woods (Riverboat Captain), Elisha married  Elizabeth O’Brien of Owen Co. Ky.

 

Wakefield and Mary had only one child, Mary died in childbirth.

 

Ruben Hoskins, father of Mary F. who was a twin, was married to Matilda (may have been a Bates)……Family

Lucy Ann Hoskins……..b.April 1845/46 Boone Co. Ky.     Married Wm. Stewart 30/Dec./1859 in Henry Co. Ky.

Margaret  Hoskins……..b.ca 1847 Boone Co. Ky. 

William Thomas Hoskins,b.9/Mar./1848 Boone Co.Ky.  married Nancy Jennie Woods (info above).

James W. Hoskins………b.ca 1850 Boone Co. Ky. Married Sally Cassandra Gordon 18/May/1870 Henry Co.Ky.

Elisha Hoskins………….b.ca 1853 Henry Co.Ky.

Sarah E. Hoskins,twin ….b.12/Sept./1855 Henry Co. Ky. Married James Sanders

Mary F.  Hoskins,twin…..b. 12/Sept./1855 Henry Co. Ky. Married Wakefield Woods( info above)

Andrew Hoskins…………b.4/May/1858 Henry Co. Ky.

Ruben Hoskins……………b.ca 1863 Henry Co. Ky. Married Kate Murphy

Joseph Hoskins……………b.1/June/1868 Henry Co.Ky. (known as Big Dode) married a Nancy ?

 

Ruben Hoskins was the father of two more children , the oldest, who are believed to be the children of a first wife before Matilda…….

Rachel Hoskins……….b.ca 1837……..married Anderson Lynch

John W.Hoskins……….b.ca 1842,,,,,,,,,,married Mary E. DeVore  30/Dec./1871 in Henry Co. Ky.

 

The Hoskins family can be found in Henry Co.Ky. census schedules 1860 through 1930, Ruben and Matilda can be found in the 1850 Boone Co. Ky. Census.

 

I have a lot more information on this family, contact if  you need to, I’ll be glad to share.