WOODARD FAMILY HISTORY
INCL. BEERS & BENNETT FAMILIES
Ichabod WOODARD,the 3great-grandfather to Charlene,was born in Essex County,New Jersey,this according to census records
and to family history.It has been said thet his parents were William and Marhta WOODARD,this has shown on death
resords of Athens county.However,I have been unable to find anything on the parents in New Jersey records,which is not
surprising considering the state of New Jersey.It seems a lot of people that I've talked with over the years have had problems with research
in this state.Meanwhile,Ichabod married Sarah BENNETT of Connecticut.It is unknown where this took place,but probably in New York.They lived for
awhile in Delaware County in New York,where he operated a mill on the Delaware River near present day Delhi,NY.
A spring flood wiped out the mill,so he packed up his family and headed west.He stopped in Muskingum Couny,Ohio
for a short time,before finaly settling in Starr Twp of Hocking County,Ohio.
Sarah BENNETT was the daughter of Nathan BENNETT and Mary BEERS.There are a few books about these two families,
since there seems to be a lot of descendents interested in the history of both the BEERS & BENNETT families.Mary BEERS great grandfather,Anthony
BEERS,came from Gravesend,England in the early 1600's,first settling in Massachusetts.The grandfather of
Nathan,Thomas BENNETT,came over from England in the late 1600's,he to settling in Massachussetts.Both families
also settled along the coast in Connecticutt.
Ichabod WOODARD and Sarah BENNETT (picture at right)had 12 children.With the help of census records and the two ladies named below,I have quite a few
of their descendents in my data base.I have most descendents up to 1920.I would like to get more,obviously.
My wifes' line stayed in Starr Twp of Hocking county untill about 1912,when her grandfather moved his family to the Payne,Ohio
area.A few other relations had moved there already,Paulding county was one of the last counties to be
settled in the state of Ohio,this being it was all pretty much a heavily wooded swamp up to the beginning of the 1900,s,when it was finaly completely drained and cleared.,
leaving some of the best soil for farming in the state.A few other relatives moved farther west to Iowa and beyond.I
have some of these lines as well
I also now have early school pictures of Benton Twp classes in Paulding county,probably taken about 1920.
TOMBSTONES
This page has pics of cemeteries and tombstones of the Woodard ancesters.Some Trout and Jones graves as well.
WOODARD DATA-10 generations, 611 individuals, 926 including spouses
BENNETT DATA-13 geanerations, 807 individuals, 1,191 including spouses
BEERS DATA18 generations, 1,186 individuals, 1,783 including spouses
MAP OF STARR TWP,HOCKING COUNTY
FAMILY CONNECTIONS
LINDA WESTFALL--she lives in Nelsonville,Ohio,a second cousin to
Charlene.Has helped supply a lot of my information.
SUZANNE KALEY--of Northville,MI.A recent supplier of info,her line went to Iowa and Missouri.
Contact her at kaleys@msn.com.
JIM OLDFIELD--can be contacted atoldfield@oldfield.org.He also has a family history page,which is very well done.
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I can be reached at 
INCL. BEERS & BENNETT FAMILIES
Ichabod WOODARD,the 3great-grandfather to Charlene,was born in Essex County,New Jersey,this according to census records and to family history.It has been said thet his parents were William and Marhta WOODARD,this has shown on death resords of Athens county.However,I have been unable to find anything on the parents in New Jersey records,which is not surprising considering the state of New Jersey.It seems a lot of people that I've talked with over the years have had problems with research in this state.Meanwhile,Ichabod married Sarah BENNETT of Connecticut.It is unknown where this took place,but probably in New York.They lived for awhile in Delaware County in New York,where he operated a mill on the Delaware River near present day Delhi,NY. A spring flood wiped out the mill,so he packed up his family and headed west.He stopped in Muskingum Couny,Ohio for a short time,before finaly settling in Starr Twp of Hocking County,Ohio.
Sarah BENNETT was the daughter of Nathan BENNETT and Mary BEERS.There are a few books about these two families, since there seems to be a lot of descendents interested in the history of both the BEERS & BENNETT families.Mary BEERS great grandfather,Anthony BEERS,came from Gravesend,England in the early 1600's,first settling in Massachusetts.The grandfather of Nathan,Thomas BENNETT,came over from England in the late 1600's,he to settling in Massachussetts.Both families also settled along the coast in Connecticutt.
Ichabod WOODARD and Sarah BENNETT (picture at right)had 12 children.With the help of census records and the two ladies named below,I have quite a few of their descendents in my data base.I have most descendents up to 1920.I would like to get more,obviously.
My wifes' line stayed in Starr Twp of Hocking county untill about 1912,when her grandfather moved his family to the Payne,Ohio area.A few other relations had moved there already,Paulding county was one of the last counties to be settled in the state of Ohio,this being it was all pretty much a heavily wooded swamp up to the beginning of the 1900,s,when it was finaly completely drained and cleared., leaving some of the best soil for farming in the state.A few other relatives moved farther west to Iowa and beyond.I have some of these lines as wellI also now have early school pictures of Benton Twp classes in Paulding county,probably taken about 1920.
TOMBSTONES
This page has pics of cemeteries and tombstones of the Woodard ancesters.Some Trout and Jones graves as well.
- WOODARD DATA-10 generations, 611 individuals, 926 including spouses
- BENNETT DATA-13 geanerations, 807 individuals, 1,191 including spouses
- BEERS DATA18 generations, 1,186 individuals, 1,783 including spouses
MAP OF STARR TWP,HOCKING COUNTY
FAMILY CONNECTIONS
- LINDA WESTFALL--she lives in Nelsonville,Ohio,a second cousin to
Charlene.Has helped supply a lot of my information.
- SUZANNE KALEY--of Northville,MI.A recent supplier of info,her line went to Iowa and Missouri.
Contact her at kaleys@msn.com.
- JIM OLDFIELD--can be contacted atoldfield@oldfield.org.He also has a family history page,which is very well done.
- Back to Family History Index
- Back to Homepage
- I can be reached at