John Elliot Woods

John Elliot Woods was a private in the 12th Texas Cavalry.

John Elliot Woods, 12th Texas Cavalry

Antebellum

• April 30, 1832 - Born in Tennessee
• Enlisted from an Unknown City, Unknown County, Texas

Service Record

Headstone of John Elliot Graves at Ridgeway Cemetery

• September 11, 1861 - Enlisted in the 12th Texas Cavalry at ?
  • Mustered into the 12th Texas Cavalry for a 1 year term of service

Post-War Career

• February 6, 1911 - Died, age 78, in Texas
  • Buried at Ridgeway Cemetery in Paige, Bastrop County, Texas
  • Plot B-R19-Sp33

Family

PARENTS

• Joseph William Woods (father, 1810-1881)
• Elizabeth Betsy Dancer Woods (mother, 1815-1872)

SIBLINGS

• William David Woods (1839-1930, also of the 12th Texas Cavalry)
• John William Woods (1840-unknown, possibly also of the 12th Texas Cavalry)
• Mary Jane Wood Holley (1842-1907)
• Mary Ann Woods Baker (1843-1912)

SPOUSE

• Rosanna Mary Gage Woods (1837-1897)

CHILDREN

• William Abner Woods (1860-1951)
• James Richard Woods (1860-1951)
• Goodloe Woods (1860-1951)

Sources

• Find-a-Grave - John Elliot Woods
• National Archive Microfilm - Group M227, Roll 40
• National Park Service - Woods, J.E.