William Nicholas Woodfin
1828 - 1897 (69 years)-
Name William Nicholas Woodfin Relationship 
with Jane Jean Stevenson Birth 9 Aug 1828 ,,Gibson County,Tennessee,USA 
Gender Male Residence 1850 Henry County,,,Tennessee,USA Residence 1860 Paris,,Lamar County,Texas,United States Residence 1870 ,,Pulaski County,Arkansas,USA Address:
Gray TownshipResidence 1880 ,,Pulaski County,Arkansas,USA Address:
Gray TownshipDeath 10 Aug 1897 ,,Pulaski County,Arkansas,USA Address:
Gray TownshipCreated 30 Jun 2025 Burial Jacksonville,Hill Township,Pulaski,Arkansas,United States Address:
Bayou Meto Cemetery- findagrave memorial # 20717455
Notes
1850 United States Federal Census
Name Wm Woodfins
[William Woodfin]
Gender Male
Race White
Residence Age 21
Birth Date abt 1829
Birthplace Tennessee
Residence Date 1850
Home in 1850 District 10, Henry, Tennessee, USA
Occupation Farmer
Industry Agriculture
Line Number 37
Dwelling Number 28
Family Number 28
Household Members (Name) Age
Wm C Rogers
79
Jane Rogers
62
Wm Woodfins 21
Sarah Childress
19
1860 United States Federal Census
Name Wm Woodfin
Age 28
Birth Year abt 1832
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Place Tennessee
Home in 1860 Precinct 1, Lamar, Texas
Post Office Paris
Dwelling Number 293
Family Number 293
Occupation Farmer
Real Estate Value 2000
Personal Estate Value 5000
Inferred Spouse
E Woodfin
Inferred Child
L Woodfin
W Woodfin
Household Members
(Name) Age
Wm Woodfin 28
E Woodfin 22
L Woodfin 2
W Woodfin 1/12. [another child born in 1869???]
J K Portee 55 [transcription error - should be J K Porter - father of Ellen]
1870 Census
Name William Woodfin
Age in 1870 38
Birth Date abt 1832
Birthplace Tennessee
Dwelling Number 118
Home in 1870 Gray, Pulaski, Arkansas
Race White
Gender Male
Post Office Little Rock
Occupation Farmer
Male Citizen Over 21 Yes
Personal Estate Value 200
Inferred Spouse
Eliza Woodfin
Inferred Children
Sally Woodfin
Maggie Woodfin
Felix Woodfin
Betty Woodfin
Household Members
(Name) Age
William Woodfin 38
Eliza Woodfin 32
Sally Woodfin 11
Maggie Woodfin 8
Felix Woodfin 5
Betty Woodfin 2
1880 Census
Name William Woodfin
Age 51
Birth Date Abt 1829
Birthplace Tennessee
Home in 1880 Gray, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Dwelling Number 149
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Self (Head)
Marital Status Married
Spouse's Name E. A. Woodfin
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky
Occupation Laborer
Neighbors View others on page
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
William Woodfin 51 Self (Head)
E. A. Woodfin 42 Wife
Lilla Woodfin 21 Daughter
M. H. Woodfin 17 Daughter
Felix Woodfin 14 Son
E. Jet Woodfin 12 Daughter
John N. Woodfin 9 Son
- MK Harris websie: https://web.archive.org/web/20020219141818if_/http://mkhgenealogy.com:80/Woodfin/
Person ID 43093702 robsgenealogy Last Modified 6 Jul 2025
Father Moses Woodfin, b. 09 Feb 1794, ,,Buncombe County,North Carolina,USA d. 01 Apr 1860, ,,Saline County,Missouri,USA (Age 66 years) Mother Margaret Rodgers, b. 18 Oct 1800 d. 6 Jul 1837, Trenton,,Gibson County,Tennessee,United States (Age 36 years) Marriage 28 Jul 1827 Henry County,,,Tennessee,USA Age at Marriage He : 33 years and 5 months - She : 26 years and 9 months. Family ID F93367035 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ellen Eliza Porter, b. Feb 1838, Henry County,,,Tennessee,USA d. After 1920 (Age 82 years) Marriage 13 Feb 1856 Henry County,,,Tennessee,USA - Source:
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Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Description
Year: 1898 May-1929 Aug: Marriage, Licenses 4-5
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
Original data:Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
William Nicholas Woodfin to Elen Porter Marriage License - Line 30 Age at Marriage He : 27 years and 6 months - She : 18 years. Created 30 Jun 2025 Children 1. Clarence Porter Woodfin, b. 31 Oct 1856 d. 21 Aug 1858, ,,Cape Girardeau County,Missouri,USA (Age 1 year)2. Lillie May Woodfin, b. 10 Sep 1858, Trenton,,Gibson County,Tennessee,United States d. 27 Dec 1931, ,,Pulaski County,Arkansas,USA (Age 73 years)3. Margaret H. Woodfin, b. 29 Sep 1862 d. 17 Mar 1888, ,,Pulaski County,Arkansas,USA (Age 25 years)4. Felix Woodfin, b. 6 Dec 1864, ,,,Texas,USA d. 24 Apr 1910, ,,Pulaski County,Arkansas,USA (Age 45 years)5. Bettie Woodfin, b. Jun 1868, ,,,Texas,USA 6. John N. Woodfin, b. Oct 1870, ,,,Arkansas,USA d. 15 Mar 1947, Little Rock,,Pulaski,Arkansas,USA (Age 76 years)Family ID F32044544 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Jul 2025
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Event Map 
Residence - 1860 - Paris,,Lamar County,Texas,United States 
Burial - Address:
Bayou Meto Cemetery - - Jacksonville,Hill Township,Pulaski,Arkansas,United States = Link to Google Earth
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Documents 
Wm Woodfin Dead - Daily Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock) 13 Aug 1897 pg 5 col 1
