Thomas Wooddell changed the spelling of the last name from WOODDELL to WOODLE[Osswald.FTW]
Thomas Wooddell changed the spelling of the last name from WOODDELL to WOODLE[WOODLEMB.FTW]
Family tradition states that Thomas changed the spelling of his surnamefrom Wooddell to Woodle. Thomas and his wife, Elizabeth, walked over themountains to Fayette Co., PA, in 1799. He carried all their goods andshe carried the baby. From Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa &LaFayette, Wisconsin, 1901, p. 478 '......Thomas Woodle was a native ofDelaware and a life-long farmer, and came West with his son in 1836 andentered land. He lived to be about seventy years of age and was thefather of five sons and four daughters....' -------------------------------------------------------------- From The Constitution of the Valley Academy, Springhill Township, FayetteCounty, Pennsylvania: 'A constitution rules and regulations formed and agreed on for thegovernment of teachers, students, and scholars, in the Valley Academynear the residence of Alexander McClelland, in Springhill Township,Fayette County, PA. This Academy is to be under the government of a President and Directorsas follows, viz: The Reverend J. H. Fielding of Madison College,President; Thomas Brownfield, Isaac Phillips, James Robinson, JohnRobinson, Henry Bowell, James Abraham, William Abraham, James Caldwell,James Brownfield, Thomas Woodle John Weaver, Alexander McClelland, SamuelNixon and Robert Long directors........this 17th day of June 1829.' ----------------------------------------------------------------- From 'The Austins to Wisconsin' by Paul Austin, 1963: 'Thomas Woodle, who walked with his wife and baby over the mountains fromMaryland into Fayette County in 1799, probably was poor, or he would havehad at least a horse. He was said to have carried all his belongings onhis back. We know nothing of his activities or work until he purchasedland of the Robert Richey 'Rural Grove' tract in the Smithfield area in1818, but it is likely that he farmed like everyone else. Thomasacquired several parcels of land thereafter to a total value of at least$6000 when he sold out in 1842. (He and his family migrated to Wisconsinin 1836.) A modest fortune in those days. At some time in the 1818-1836 period, Thomas bought and was proprietor ofthe White Horse Tavern, located on what is now U.S. 119 just north ofSmithfield and across from the Wilson service station. The White HorseTavern was a two-Story log building with 3 rooms up and 3 rooms down. Alog shed on the rear served as a kitchen. It is know to have existedbetween 1794 and 1888, and its life probably spilled over a little oneach side to span a hundred years. The tavern was obviously a social center and is remembered largely forthe violence that occurred around it. Tippling, perhaps two murders andone death from a man being thrown from a horse are all recalled.'[FINAL COMBINED.GED]
[OSSWALDO.GED] Thomas Wooddell changed the spelling of the last name from WOODDELL to WOODLE[Osswald.FTW] Thomas Wooddell changed the spelling of the last name from WOODDELL to WOODLE[WOODLEMB.FTW] Family tradition states that Thomas changed the spelling of his surnamefrom Wooddell to Woodle. Thomas and his wife, Elizabeth, walked over themountains to Fayette Co., PA, in 1799. He carried all their goods andshe carried the baby. From Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa &LaFayette, Wisconsin, 1901, p. 478 '......Thomas Woodle was a native ofDelaware and a life-long farmer, and came West with his son in 1836 andentered land. He lived to be about seventy years of age and was thefather of five sons and four daughters....' -------------------------------------------------------------- From The Constitution of the Valley Academy, Springhill Township, FayetteCounty, Pennsylvania: 'A constitution rules and regulations formed and agreed on for thegovernment of teachers, students, and scholars, in the Valley Academynear the residence of Alexander McClelland, in Springhill Township,Fayette County, PA. This Academy is to be under the government of a President and Directorsas follows, viz: The Reverend J. H. Fielding of Madison College,President; Thomas Brownfield, Isaac Phillips, James Robinson, JohnRobinson, Henry Bowell, James Abraham, William Abraham, James Caldwell,James Brownfield, Thomas Woodle John Weaver, Alexander McClelland, SamuelNixon and Robert Long directors........this 17th day of June 1829.' ----------------------------------------------------------------- From 'The Austins to Wisconsin' by Paul Austin, 1963: 'Thomas Woodle, who walked with his wife and baby over the mountains fromMaryland into Fayette County in 1799, probably was poor, or he would havehad at least a horse. He was said to have carried all his belongings onhis back. We know nothing of his activities or work until he purchasedland of the Robert Richey 'Rural Grove' tract in the Smithfield area in1818, but it is likely that he farmed like everyone else. Thomasacquired several parcels of land thereafter to a total value of at least$6000 when he sold out in 1842. (He and his family migrated to Wisconsinin 1836.) A modest fortune in those days. At some time in the 1818-1836 period, Thomas bought and was proprietor ofthe White Horse Tavern, located on what is now U.S. 119 just north ofSmithfield and across from the Wilson service station. The White HorseTavern was a two-Story log building with 3 rooms up and 3 rooms down. Alog shed on the rear served as a kitchen. It is know to have existedbetween 1794 and 1888, and its life probably spilled over a little oneach side to span a hundred years. The tavern was obviously a social center and is remembered largely forthe violence that occurred around it. Tippling, perhaps two murders andone death from a man being thrown from a horse are all recalled.'
More About Thomas Wooddell Woodle: Burial 1: Unknown, Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Green Co., WI.2221 Burial 2: Mt. Vernon Cemetery, WI.2221, 2222 Census 1: 1800, Springhill Twp., Fayette Co., PA.2223 Census 2: 1800, Springhill Twp., PA.2223, 2224 Census 3: 1810, Germantown, Springhill Twp., Fayette Co., PA.2225 Census 4: 1810, Germantown, Springhill Twp., PA.2225, 2226 Census 5: 1820, Georges Twp., Fayette Co., PA.2227, 2228 Census 6: 1820, Georges Twp., PA.2229, 2230, 2231 Census 7: 1830, George Twp., Fayette Co, PA.2232, 2233 Census 8: 1830, George Twp., PA.2234, 2235, 2236 Census 9: 1842, Green Co., WI.2237 Census 10: 1842, WI.2237, 2238 Died 2: March 04, 1849, WI.2239, 2240, 2241, 2242, 2243 Record Change: April 02, 20072243 Residence 1: 1810, Springhill Twp., Fayette Co., PA.2244, 2245 Residence 2: 1810, Springhill Twp., PA.2246, 2247, 2248
More About Thomas Wooddell Woodle and <Unnamed>: Marriage: Abt. 17972249, 2250
Thomas Wooddell Woodle (b. January 24, 1778, d. March 04, 1849)
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