Benjamin Woodson

1782 - 1848  (66 years)

• Name	Benjamin Woodson
  Born	15 Apr 1782	, Goochland, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Abt 1814	War of 1812   [1, 2]
  	Private, 1 Reg't (Trueheart's) Virginia Militia (army); Private, 5 Regiment Virginia Militia (army). "Near the close of the War of 1812, he volunteered and served as an adjutant of his regiment until the war was over and the command mustered out of service."
  Address	1840	, Monroe, MO   [1]
  	"In 1840 he moved with his family to Monroe county, Missouri where he spent the remaining years of an honorable and useful life."
  Occupation	Teacher. He suspended his career while he served in the military during the War of 1812. He resumed teaching when he returned home to Goochland county, Virginia after the war. He continued to teach in Monroe county, Missouri.  [1]
  Religious denomination	Primitive Baptist  [1]
  Died	25 Oct 1848	, Monroe, MO   [1]
  Buried	Woodson Family Cemetery, , Monroe, MO   [3]
  Notes	He "was noted for his beautiful penmanship, which was as perfect as any copy plate. His books for teaching a business course were of his own making and were works of art." [1]
  Person ID	I51	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	28 May 2019

  
  

  Father	John Stephen Woodson,   b. 17 Aug 1757, , Goochland, VA ,   d. 16 Sep 1833, , Woodford, KY  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Nannie Woodson,   b. 1757, , Goochland, VA ,   d. Abt 1849, , Powhatan, VA  (Age 92 years)
  Married	12 Oct 1777	, Goochland, VA   [1]
  	John and Nannie are third cousins who married. [1] Both the contracting parties to this union being under age, their respective fathers gave letters of consent to the marriage. [1]
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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]
  Children	+ 1. Ann Eliza Woodson,   b. 30 Oct 1806, , Franklin, VA ,   d. 1880  (Age 73 years)   2. Paulina Bacon Woodson,   b. 5 Feb 1809, , Franklin, VA ,   d. 22 Sept 1879, , Monroe, MO  (Age 70 years)   3. Mary Royall Woodson,   b. 11 Jun 1811, , Franklin, VA ,   d. 24 Oct 1890, , Monroe, MO  (Age 79 years)   4. Stephen Martel Woodson,   b. 3 Feb 1814, , Franklin, VA ,   d. 10 Apr 1901, , Monroe, MO  (Age 87 years)   5. Martha LeSueur Woodson,   b. 11 Aug 1816, , Franklin, VA ,   d. 6 Mar 1867, , Carroll, MO  (Age 50 years)   6. Caroline Chastain Woodson,   b. 12 Jun 1819, , Franklin, VA ,   d. 26 Oct 1913, Amity, Yamhill, OR  (Age 94 years)   7. Dorothy Randolph Woodson,   b. 4 Feb 1822, , Franklin, VA ,   d. 1 Jul 1904, Upper Alton, Madison, IL  (Age 82 years) + 8. Elizabeth Mosby Woodson,   b. 30 Dec 1824, , Franklin, VA ,   d. 19 Feb 1924, Dallas, Dallas, TX  (Age 99 years) + 9. George Warren Woodson,   b. 2 Aug 1827, , Franklin, VA ,   d. 30 Mar 1912, Billings, Yellowstone, MT  (Age 84 years) + 10. Maria Jane Woodson,   b. 9 Feb 1830, , Franklin, VA ,   d. 8 Aug 1862, , Monroe, MO  (Age 32 years)
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1820 US Census, Franklin County, Virginia Benjamin Woodson listed as head of a household of 8; his wife Patsey LeSueur, and his 6 oldest children. Census shows he did not own slaves.
  		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.

  
  

  Headstones

  Woodson Family Cemetery Benjamin, Patsey and many members of the Woodson family are buried here. There are 30 to 40 graves, many with symbols. Sadly, it has been neglected over the years. Benjamin's grave has been lost to time.

  
  

  Histories		Benjamin Woodson Verbatim copy of letter written by Benjamin while he was serving in the Unites States army during the way of 1812. Unfortunately, the letter was missing the date he wrote the letter and his location.
  		Judge Stephen M. Woodson, Farmer and Stock-raiser, Post-Office, Paris; biographical sketch Pgs 615-616.

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Hist. Genea. of Woodsons & connections, Compiled by Henry Morton Woodson, (H.M. Woodson, Tennessee, c1915), 929.273 W868. [S57] Fold3. [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.