Abigail Shelley (Shelly) was the daughter of Jonathan (or James) Shelley (to be proven) of North Carolina.
PRYOR C. WOODWARD was born May 10, 1818 in Jefferson County, Tennessee1, and died April 19, 1850 in Keokuk County, Iowa. He is buried in the Friends Cemetery, Richland, Iowa. He married SUSANNA HADLEY March 19, 1840 in Hendricks County, Indiana. She was born December 01, 1818 in Orange County, North Carolina.
Notes for PRYOR C. WOODWARD:
In 1838 he was associated with the Salem, Henry County, Iowa Monthly Meeting.
From History of Keokuk County, Iowa (Richland Township) In 1840 Thomas Frazier of Indiana 'appointed' a Quaker meeting at the house of P. C. Woodward. In 1841 the Friends erected a small house of worship about 1/4 mile north of the present town of Richland. In 1841-42 the church was formally organized. Of the Woodwards there were Prior C., Susannah, Samuel, William A., and Ruth.
You can see where they settled by the Richland map The town of Richland was laid out by Pryor C. Woodward on the 19th day of June 1841. Among the first settlers were...,C. E. Woodward....
Pryor is buried in the Richland Friends Cemetery, which his parents Samuel and Abigail deeded to the Society.
More About PRYOR C. WOODWARD:
Occupation: 1850, Farmer, Keokuk Co, Iowa
More About SUSANNA HADLEY:
Condemned: April 11, 1840, MOU
Married William Smith on 1/8/1852 at Richland MM in Iowa. They had two children, Matilda Smith and Mary Smith. Matilda married Alonzo Wheeler.
See William Smith.
Children of PRYOR WOODWARD and SUSANNA HADLEY are:
i. Rebecca Woodward, born 16 April 1842 married Addison Lindley on 4 July 1872. He was son of David Lindley and Mary Hadley. Mary, born 6 July 1802 in Guilford Co, NC, was daughter of Jonathan and Ann Long Hadley. Jonathan was uncle of Susannah Hadley.
ii. JOSHUA H. WOODWARD, b. 1843, Henry County, Iowa8; d. November 25, 1863, Civil War. (see letter below)
iii. Asenath Woodward born 1 July 1845, Richland, Ia, died 13 August 1846. She fits neatly between Rebecca and Ruth and is probably correct as Susannah Hadley had a sister Asenath.
iv. Ruth Woodward born 10 February 1847 Richland, Iowa. Married Barclay Trueblood 31 August 1875, died 8 May 1881. Barclay in 1880 was in school at Ann Arbor, Michigan, and in 1900 was a physician-surgeon in Holt County, Nebraska, married 14 years to Zarah.
Ruth was staying with her aunt Ruth in 1862 when Joshua Woodward wrote letter to Abby.
v. Newton Woodward, born 20 April 1849, Richland, Iowa married (1) Nancy Hinshaw, born in Iowa 17 May 1853, on 23 December 1870.
In 1900 Butte County, California, E.D 11, sheet 14, are listed:
Newton, born in Iowa April 1849, father born in Indiana, mother in North Carolina, was renting a 69-acre farm.
Nancy, all four children still living.
Mary, born in Iowa March 1873, no occupation.
Clyde, a farm laborer.
Chloe, born September 1883 in Iowa, is at school.
Orce, born July 1888 in Iowa, is also at school. (see note below)
All could read and write.
Nancy died July 21, 1920. Newton then married Martha Logan 6 July 1921.
O. Clyde Woodward was born 7 September 1874 in Hardin County, Iowa. He fits neatly as the son of Newton and Nancy Hinshaw Woodward and the fact he named a son Bryan Hadley, another one Paul Newton, and a daughter Helen Ruth argues strongly for the relationship. This was confirmed November 2002 by Curtis Lyon, grandson of Bryan Hadley Woodward, Chico, CA and great nephew of Paul Newton Woodward, both deceased. Curtis wrote "my Great, Great aunt was named Osie which was similar to O. C. She told my grandmother that the O in Clyde's name stood for 'odd' and nothing else."
Clyde married Nellie E. McClard 3 June 1903 in California. She was born in Iowa, daughter of William Thomas McClard -b: May 25, 1844 d: March 02, 1922 and Elizabeth Horn Richardson - b: March 14, 1842 d: October 19, 1926 m: February 25, 1868.
Delayed birth records for Woodward: Daughter Helen Ruth Woodward, b. 13 July 1902 in Chico, married Elmer Lavern Wilder 7 Sep 1924 Chico, Butte Co, CA. He was the son of Jonathan and Mary Senter Wilder. Helen died 22 June 2000 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
Bryan Hadley Woodward, b. 26 Aug 1907 in Chico, married Jane Montgomery and they have three children (names blocked). Bryan died January 1976 in Chico California.
Paul Newton Woodward, b. 23 Sept 1905 Chico.
Notes for JOSHUA H. WOODWARD:
Joshua H. Woodward was promoted from corporal to sergeant March 1, 1863. Company E, 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.
His discharge papers, dated 10th March 1864 state he was born in Henry County, Iowa, that he was age 21, 5'10" in high, light complected, blue eyes, light hair, occupation student, joined at Mooreville, Indiana (see Nadine's site for the later John Dillinger story in Mooreville ) on 13 August 1862 for a term of 3 years and served until November 25, 1863. Reason for discharge "Death", signed Capt Thomas N. Peoples.
On December 11, 1862 from Camp on the Tallahachee River he wrote his grandmother, Abby Woodward:
"Dear Grandmother
It has been a long time since I have written to you, and as long since I have heard from you, but be assured I have often thought of you, and I shall never forget the many kindnesses I have received at your hand long years ago when I was a mere child and my dear kind father had been taken away from me. Times have changed very much since I last was with you. I suppose you have heard that I am in the Army. I enlisted last August and have had some hardships to undergo but I am well satisfied. I am in the 12th Indiana regiment Company E Captain Rooker. We went to Kentucky when we were first mustered in and were in the battle at Richmond Kentucky. There were six of our company killed four badly wounded so that two of them died, nearly half of the company were shot through their clothes or slightly wounded. I was struck twice but one was a spent ball and only made a blue spot; the other just cut my right side a little but not enough to make much of a sore. I staid there at Richmond four weeks among the Rebels to wait on our boys that were wounded. Our whole army was taken prisoners and paroled. We had 5 or 6 thousand and they had 25 or 30 thousand. They did not use all their men in the battle but had as many as they needed to surround us. We are exchanged and are away down in Mississippi guarding a bridge over the Tallahachee River. We cannot hear much reliable news here and have not heard from home since we left there. Our folks were well then, and were all at home but Ruthey she is still staying at her aunt Ruths. I expect Rebecca will go to school this winter and all the rest of the children at the school house close to home. I hope to hear from them soon again but it is hard to get letters here now. The people have nearly all left this country it seems or at least we dont get to see them. Most of the men are in the Rebel Army, but a few have come to us and taken the oath of allegiance. I have seen some Iowa regiments since I came down here but have not found anyone that I knew in them yet. I have forgotten what regiment Uncle Jessie Warner is in or I might possibly have found him. I have not heard from any of the Iowa folks for a long time I wish some of them would write to me. I have written to Uncle Abraham and Uncle Jessie both since I got a letter from them. I think Uncle Abe ought to write to me. I never got a letter from him in my life. I dont think.
Your affectionate grandson
Joshua H. Woodward"
More About JOSHUA H. WOODWARD:
Burial: Grave#595, National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn
Military service: August 13, 1862, Civil War