Elizabeth Mosby Woodson

1824 - 1924  (99 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Mosby Woodson
  Born	30 Dec 1824	, Franklin, VA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Address	1840	, Monroe, MO   [1]
  	In 1840, her father moved his family to Monroe county, Missouri.
  Address	1862	, Boone, MO   [1]
  	He moved his family to a farm near Sturgeon, Boone county, Missouri.
  Address	Abt 1894	Sturgeon, Boone, MO   [1]
  	They retired from the farm and moved to Sturgeon, Boone county, MO.
  Address	1915	Lawton, Comanche, OK   [1]
  	"She is still living at Lawton, Oklahoma (1915), in the enjoyment of good health and the full possession of all her physical and mental faculties." No details given about when she moved to Lawton.
  Address	1919	Dallas, Dallas, TX   [2]
  Religious denomination	Methodist  [1]
  Died	19 Feb 1924	Dallas, Dallas, TX   [3]
  	Cause of death: fire. She was only a few months from her 100th birthday when she met a tragic fate. She loved smoking her corncob pipe, even as an elderly woman. Unfortunately, she fell asleep while smoking and burned to death in bed. [3]
  Buried	Mount Pisgah Cemetery, , Audrain, MO   [3]
  Notes	She was a life long member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Methodist Church. [1] She loved to sing hymns and recite stories up until her death. [3] She contributed most of the "authentic data concerning this important branch of the Woodson family" to Henry Morton Woodson for his book on he Woodson genealogical history. [1]
  Person ID	I16	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Woodson,   b. 15 Apr 1782, , Goochland, VA ,   d. 25 Oct 1848, , Monroe, MO  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Martha "Patsey" LeSueur,   b. 18 Feb 1787, , Henry, VA ,   d. 26 Feb 1867, , Monroe, MO  (Age 80 years)
  Married	20 Jan 1806	, Henry, VA   [4, 5]
  	Marriage date also listed as 23 Jan 1806. [1]
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Benjamin Allison,   b. 7 Sept 1828, , Boone, MO ,   d. 8 Mar 1904, Sturgeon, Boone, MO  (Age 75 years)
  Married	14 Nov 1850	, Monroe, MO   [1]
  Children	+ 1. George W Allison,   b. 28 Aug 1851, Florida, Monroe, MO ,   d. 18 Aug 1925, McPherson, McPherson, KS  (Age 73 years) + 2. Benjamin Alexander Allison,   b. 21 Oct 1853, , Ralls, MO ,   d. 14 May 1930, McPherson, McPherson, KS  (Age 76 years)   3. Dorothy Anne Allison,   b. 31 Mar 1856, , Monroe, MO ,   d. 5 Apr 1925, Dallas, Dallas, TX  (Age 69 years) + 4. Arabella Jane Allison,   b. 19 Jun 1858, , Monroe, MO ,   d. 31 Jul 1923, Dallas, Dallas, TX  (Age 65 years)   5. Martha Elizabeth Allison,   b. 23 May 1860, Union Twp, Monroe, MO ,   d. 7 Jul 1861, Union Twp, Monroe, MO  (Age 1 years) + 6. John Stephen Allison,   b. 25 Apr 1862, Union Twp, Monroe, MO ,   d. 28 Dec 1941, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA  (Age 79 years) + 7. Emma Jemima Allison,   b. 25 Apr 1862, Union Twp, Monroe, MO ,   d. 21 Jul 1944, Columbia, Boone, MO  (Age 82 years) + 8. William Mosby Allison,   b. 20 Sept 1864, , Boone, MO ,   d. 12 Jul 1961, Pittsburg, Crawford, KS  (Age 96 years) + 9. Mary Edith Allison,   b. 29 Apr 1867, Sturgeon, Boone, MO ,   d. 14 Sept 1950, Dallas, Dallas, TX  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Elizabeth Mosby Woodson This famous photo was originally in black and white but was redone by Major Chance.
  		Elizabeth Mosby Woodson Profile photo, cropped from another photo
  		Elizabeth Mosby Woodson Elizabeth Mosby Woodson Allison with her daughter Mary Edith Allison Hayth and her daughter's family. Photo likely taken in Texas, sometime in 1910s to 1920s since she was living with Mary Edith during her final years.
  		Elizabeth Mosby Woodson Photo taken in 1923 when she was living with her daughter Mary Edith Allison Hayth in Texas.
  		John B. Allison The Allison family home in Sturgeon, Boone, MO. On the porch is Dorothy Ann, Elizabeth Mosby Woodson and a friend. FindAGrave info states photo taken in early 1940s but that's incorrect. Dorothy and Elizabeth died in 1925 and 1924, respectively.
  		Elizabeth Mosby Woodson
  		Allison family outing Front, L-R: Adelle "Delle" Ferguson, Dorothy Anne "Dolly", Benjamin Alexander "Ben", Elizabeth Mosby Woodson, Mary Edith Allison and Arabelle Jane. Back, L-R: Harris Gray, Marianne, Maurice Hayth, John B (on mule), Maurine Allison and Gustavus Adolphos Fischer.
  		Elizabeth Mosby Woodson Front: Lee Etta Gibson, Elizabeth Mosby Woodson, 99 years old, sitting with baby Virginia Lee Hayth in her lap. Back: James Frederick Hayth Sr. holding James Jr.
  		Elizabeth Mosby Woodson, Arabella Jane Allison, Benjamin Adelbert Gray and Vivian Gray
  		Main Street, Sturgeon, Boone county, Missouri Caption from Find A Grave: "where Dollie and her mother lived." I don't know if that means they lived in Sturgeon or on Main Street.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		John B. Allison and Elizabeth M. Woodson, Missouri marriage record 15 Nov 1850, MOnroe County, Missouri
  		1860 US Census Union Township, Monroe County, Missouri John B. Allison with wife Elizabeth Allison, and children George, Benjamin, Dorothy, Arabella, Martha, and (tenant?) Charles Gaear, born in Virginia. John's and Charles' occupations listed as farmer.
  		1870 US Census, Township 51 (Sturgeon), Boone, Missouri John B. Allison listed as head of household, which included wife Elizabeth, sons George W., Benjamin A, John S., Wm M., and daughters Dorothy A, Arabella, Emma, and Mary E. (enumerator mistakenly wrote her middle initial as H.). John's occupation listed as farmer.
  		1880 US Census, Bourbon Township, Boone, Missouri John B. Allison listed as head of household, which included Elizabeth, daughters, Arabella J, Emma J, and Mary E. (enumerator mistakenly listed her middle initial as W.), and sons, John S. and William M. John's occupation listed as farmer, parents' birthplaces listed as Pennsylvania (father) and Virginia (mother).
  		1900 US Census Bourbon Township, Boone, Missouri John B Allison listed as head of household, which included wife Elizabeth and daughter Dollie (Dorothy). John's father's birthplace is Pennsylvania; mother's birthplace is Virginia
  		1910 US Census, Lincoln, Comanche, Oklahoma F. L. Hayth listed as head of household, which included wife Mary E. Allison, sons James F., John B. and Maurice, and mother-in-law Elizabeth Woodson Allison
  		Caroline Chastain Woodson's obituary Published Nov 2, 1913. Newspaper source unknown at present.
  		1920 US Census, Dallas, Dallas, Texas Two households (neighbors) listed on this forum. 1) Gus Fischer listed as head of household, which included wife Belle (Arabella), and mother-in-law Elizabeth Woodson Allison. 2) Fred Hayth is listed as head of household, which included wife Mary, sons James B, John F, and Maurice.
  		Elizabeth Mosby Woodson, death certificate Issued by Texas State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics 19 Feb 1924
  		Elizabeth Mosby Woodson, Texas Death Index
  		1830 US Census, Franklin County, Virginia Benjamin Woodson listed as head of a household of 12; his wife Patsey LeSueur, and his 10 children. Census shows he did not own slaves.
  		1840 US Census, Jackson, Monroe County, Missouri Benjamin Woodson listed as head of a household of 9; his wife Patsey LeSueur, and 7 of his 10 children. Census shows he did not own slaves.
  		Dorothy Anne Allison, death certificate Texas State Board of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics Standard Certificate of Death 5 Apr 1925
  		Arabella Jane Allison Texas State Board of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics Standard Certificate of Death 31 Jul 1923

  
  

  Headstones

  John B Allison and Elizabeth Mosby Woodson Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Audrain Co, MO

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Bragging rights? Perhaps not. Disproving a claim to Pocahontas
  		John B. Allison Biographical sketch, Boone County, MO
  		Elizabeth Mosby Woodson Dallas Woman 90 Years Old, is Descendant of Historic Character, newspaper article
  		John Stephen Allison, biographical sketch History of Monrovia Wiley, John L. Pasadena, Calif.: Press of Pasadena Star-News, 1927 pgs 216-217
  		Dr John Stephen Allison, obituary Monrovia News-Post Monrovia, California Monday, 29 December 1941, pgs 1 & 3 Note: the claim that he is descended from Pocahontas has been proven to be false.

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Hist. Genea. of Woodsons & connections, Compiled by Henry Morton Woodson, (H.M. Woodson, Tennessee, c1915), 929.273 W868. [S17] U.S. City Directories, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S5] Find A Grave. [S112] Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers. , (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S2] Pierre Chastain and His Descendants, The Pierre Chastain Family Association, (Southern Heritage Press, St. Petersburg, FL, 1995), 929.273 C388.