Overview

Location

near Holly Springs, Marshall Co., MS

Date Constructed/ Founded

1844

Associated Surnames

not determined

Historical notes

Woodland Plantation was built in 1844 by Richard Oscar Woodson of Cumberland County, Va.

Associated Slave Workplaces

none

Associated Free Persons

• Richard Oscar Woodson (b.1813-d.1892) - owner

• Susan D.A. Hatcher Woodson - first wife of Richard O. Woodson (m.1835)
• Henry Clay Woodson (b.1843-d.1862) - son of Richard O. and Susan D.A.H. Woodson

• Marcella E. French Woodson - second wife of Richard O. Woodson (m.1844)
• Martha Thomas Woodson (b.1845-d.1871) - daughter of Richard O. and Marcella E.F. Woodson
• Anne Elizabeth Woodson (b.1848-d.?) - daughter of Richard O. and Marcella E.F. Woodson
• John Lewis Woodson (b.1851-d.?) - son of Richard O. and Marcella E.F. Woodson
• Ada Oscar Woodson - daughter of Richard O. and Marcella E.F. Woodson
• Eddie Lea Woodson (b.1859-d.?) - daughter of Richard O. and Marcella E.F. Woodson

Associated Enslaved Persons

• Carter Woodson - servant of Henry Clay Woodson; traveled with Henry (Civil War soldier) during the War and witnessed Henry's death

Research Leads and Plantation Records

• none reported yet

Miscellaneous Information

• none

References

• none

Users Researching This Workplace

• Marshall County MSGenWeb. Woodland Plantation information from The South Reporter, August 22, 1957. http://marshallcountyms.org/locales/woodland.php
• Rootsweb World Connect Project, Family Twigs

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