Amy (Holloway) Wood
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Amy (Holloway) Wood (1801 - 1857)

Amy Wood formerly Holloway
Born in South Carolina, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of
Wife of — married about 1817 in South Carolina, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of and
Died at age 55 in Pontotoc County, Mississippimap
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Biography

Amy was born 19 December 1801 in South Carolina, probably in Spartanburg County, to Silas Holloway and Abigail Moseley. She married John Houston Wood in 1817, probably in South Carolina, before the couple started making their way west. She passed away 30 January 1857 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. [1]


Marriage Record [2]

Name: Amy Holloway
Gender: Female
Birth Place: SC
Birth Year: 1801
Spouse Name: James H Wood
Spouse Birth Place: SC
Spouse Birth Year: 1786
Marriage Year: 1817
Marriage State: PR
Number Pages: 1


1830 United States Federal Census [3]

Name: James H Wood
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Jefferson, Alabama
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 4
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 4
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 4
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 2
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total Slaves: 17
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 25


1834 Alabama, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents [4]

Name: James H Wood
Land Office: Tuscaloosa
Document Number: 7966
Total Acres: 80.54
Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No
Issue Date: 1 Oct 1834
Mineral Rights Reserved: No
Metes and Bounds: No
Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No
Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No
Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Land Description: 1 E½SE HUNTSVILLE No 19S 4W 5


1840 United States Federal Census [5]

Name: James R Wood [James H Wood]
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Jefferson, Alabama
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 7


1845 Mississippi State Census [6]

Name: Amy Wood
Census Date: 1845
County: Pontotoc
Line: 27
Roll: v229_2


When her father Silas Holloway died in 1846, she was specifically left no more, having already receiving a sum equal to what he left the rest of his children in his will. The will confirms her married name to be Amy Wood. A copy of the will is attached to this profile.


Will of Father Silas Holloway [7]

Name: Silas Holloway
Probate Date: 25 May 1846
Probate Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Inferred Death Year: Abt 1846
Inferred Death Place: South Carolina, USA


Amy's husband died in 1848, and she is listed as the head of the household in the 1850 census.


1850 United States Federal Census [8]

Name: Amy Wood
Age: 48
Birth Year: abt 1802
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1850: Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Gender: Female
Family Number: 172
Household Members: Name Age
Amy Wood 48
Washington Wood 21
Moses Wood 20
Frances Wood 17
John Wood 14
Thomas Wood 12
W A McAllister 23


Find A Grave Burial Record [9]

Name Amy Holloway Wood
Birth 19 Dec 1801, South Carolina, USA
Death 30 Jan 1857 (aged 55), Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Burial Edington Cemetery, Troy, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 47588161


Sources

  1. ↑ Wood Works, a collection of information about the descendants of William Wood of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Rest of source is pending.
  2. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Amy Holloway married James H. Wood in 1817, Source number: 232.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ROH. See: https://ancstry.me/2q3lWkG.
  3. ↑ 1830 United States Federal Census, James H. Wood, 1830; Census Place: Jefferson, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 1; Page: 179; Family History Library Film: 0002328. Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. See: https://ancstry.me/2PydUem.
  4. ↑ United States. Bureau of Land Management. Alabama Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1996. James H. Wood, 01 October 1834. United States, Bureau of Land Management. Alabama, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. See: https://ancstry.me/2N2i4JD.
  5. ↑ 1840 United States Federal Census, James H. Wood, Year: 1840; Census Place: Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 6; Page: 201; Family History Library Film: 0002333. Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. See: https://ancstry.me/36huxAJ.
  6. ↑ Mississippi State and Territorial Censuses, 1792-1866. Microfilm V229. 3 rolls. Heritage Quest. Amy Wood, 1845, Poctotoc, Mississippi. Ancestry.com. Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. https://ancstry.me/2JC2rGz.
  7. ↑ South Carolina. Probate Court (Greenville County); Probate Place: Greenville, South Carolina. Silas Holloway, probate date 25 May 1846, Greenville, South Carolina. Ancestry.com. South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. See: https://ancstry.me/2JDcdbx.
  8. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census, Amy Wood, age 48, born in South Carolina, Year: 1850; Census Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: M432_380; Page: 65B; Image: 135.Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. https://ancstry.me/2q8u9no.See:
  9. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 30 October 2019), memorial page for Amy Holloway Wood (19 Dec 1801–30 Jan 1857),Find A Grave: Memorial #47588161, citing Edington Cemetery, Troy, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by SAFberry (contributor 47178986).




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