From: The Horn Papers--Early Westward Movement on the Monongahela,1765-1795, Vol. II. Map of Springhill Twp., Fayette Co., PA. showing theland patents. Joseph Woodle 16As 105Ps and Allowance Warrant dated Aug. 25, 1836 Surveyed Sept. 2, 1836 Patented March 22, 1837 to Warrantee H-37-108 l. N 17-3/4W 38.7 post 2. N 4-1/2W 36.8 stone 3. N 25-2/2E 45.0 post 4. N 70-1/2E 6.6 post 5. S 19-3/4E 32.0 post 6. S 23W 73.6W.O. - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - Land patents in Green County, WI, issued to Joseph Woodle: SE1/4 of E1/2 of NE1/4 and E1/2 of SW1/4, Section 34, Twp. 2 North,Range 8 East, 320 acres. Green Co., WI, Book A of Deeds, p. 480, Joseph Woodle, as sheriff ofGreen County, WI, sells land as sheriff. Dated Dec. 10, 1844. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From History of Green Co., WI, 1885, p. 794 'The first bridge in the town of Decatur, as well as the first in GreenCounty, was built across the Sugar River on Section 14 in 1842. It was100 feet in length. All the neighbors for miles around gathered to raisethe bridge, but as there was no one to engineer the work the gatheringdid not succeed in the undertaking, and the structure was afterwardraised with machinery by a man from Beloit. Joseph Woodle of Sylvesterbuilt the bridge. It was in use until 1856 when, the road having beenvacated, it was taken down.' p. 1107 'The first death in the town was that of Joshua Davis, anestimable young man who came from Fayette Co., Penn., with JosephWoodle.....The first blacksmith shop in the town was opened on Section 35in 1837 by Joseph Woodle. 'An early school in the town was taught in the winter of 1840-41 in asmall house on Section 35 which had been erected by Joseph Woodle for ablacksmith shop. It was taught by Isaac Woodle......... 'One of the first marriages in the town--if not the first--was that ofWilliam Baird to Elizabeth Woodle, daughter of Joseph Woodle. Theceremony was performed on the 4th of July 1839 by Rev. Daniel Harcourt.It was after the 4th of July celebration at New Mexico had beenparticipated in by the parties, and all partook of a good dinner,although there was no display.' p. 1107, 'The first religious services within the limits nowcomprising the town of Sylvester were held at the house of Joseph Woodleon Section 34 in the summer of 1837 by Rev. Mr. Shunk, a Methodistpreacher from Pennsylvania. This preacher had heard that Woodle was fromPennsylvania, and was acquainted with relations of his, so he called andheld services at Woodle's house before the cabin was finished. Serviceswere held here for two years, when Mr. Woodle sold out and removed toSection 32 where they continued to hold services two years. After this,meetings were held at the McCracken school house on section 41.' p. 1110, 'The first religious services within the limits now comprisingthe town of Sylvester, were held at the house of Joseph Woodle on section34, in the summer of 1837, by Rev. Mr. Shunk, a Methodist preacher fromPennsylvania. this preacher had heard that Woodle was from Pennsylvania,and was acquainted with relations of his, so he called and held servicesat Woodle's house, before the cabin was finished. Services were heldhere for two years, when Mr. Woodle sold out and removed to Section 32where they continued to hold services two years. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - From the History of Green County, Wisconsin, 1885, p. 799: 'Jesse Mitchell resides on section 31, town of Decatur, where he settledin 1853.......A brother-in-law, Allen Woodle, had come to this countyabout 1835, and through his influence Mr. Mitchell was induced toemigrate from Pennsylvania to this country. On the 14th day of March,1837, he left his home in Fayette county with his wife and child, and thefollowing day took a steamer at Brownsville, on the Monongahela river,thence went down the Ohio, and up the Mississippi to Galena, and fromthere with ox team to the town of Sylvester, which place they reachedApril 19, forty-seven years ago. His brother-in-law, Joseph Woodle, witha wife and five children, accompanied him, and these men were the firstsettlers of what is now the town of Sylvester.....' p. 794, The first bridge in the town of Decatur, as well as the firstin Green County, was built across the Sugar river on Section 14, in1842. It was 100 feet in length. Joseph Woodle, of Sylvester, built thebridge. It was in use until 1856.' p. 1107, 'The first death in the town was that of Joshua Davis, who camefrom Fayette Co., Penn., with Joseph Woodle................An earlyschool in the town was taught in the winter of 1840-41, in a small houseon Section 35, which had been erected by Joseph Woodle for a blacksmithshop. It was taught by Isaac Woodle.......' ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- From Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa &LaFayette, Wisconsin,1901, p. 478 Biography of Alpheus Harold Woodle '.......Alpheus' father was a farmer,and came to Wisconsin in 1836, selecting a farm in Sylvester township,Green county, and the next year he brought his family to it, and opened anew home in the West. In 1856 Mr. Woodle sold this farm, and went toFillmore county, Minn., where he remained but a few years. He was thenestablished in Clayton county, Iowa, and later in Jasper county, MO.,where he died when over seventy years of age. His wife died in 1855, atthe age of sixty-five years. He was a man of prominence in those earlydays, and served as sheriff of Green county under the territorial laws....' p. 250, Joseph was chosen for the first grand jury in 1838. p. 466, Joseph was elected sheriff of Green County in 1841, 1843, 1846 &1850. p. 467, Joseph was elected treasurer of Green County in 1844. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From History of Fillmore County, Minnesota, 1882, p. 413 'At the meeting to organize the town (Canton) on the 11th of May,1858.........the following persons were elected: Supervisors: J. Woodle,Chairman.........Reese Rush, Overseer of the Poor' p. 418 'Therailroad depot was first located about three quarters of a mile east ofthe present village of Elliota on the farm of A. Woodle' From the land records, Fillmore County, Minnesota: Patent from USGovernment issued October 24, 1860, NW 1/4 NE 1/4 plus E 1/2 NW 1/4 plusNE 1/4 SW 1/4 Section 8, Twp. 101, Range 9. Joseph moved to Canton Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, in 1856. Heserved as chairman of the County Commissioners of Fillmore County in1858-59. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From Newton County MO Records, Cemetery and Bible Records by the NewtonCounty Historical Society is a list of deceased persons, theiradministrators and the date of application of the administrators inNewton County: Joseph Woodle - N. J. Price - Feb. 17, 1873 Joseph Woodle - Charles H. Dauchy - January 7,1870[FINAL COMBINED.GED]
[WOODLEMB.FTW] From: The Horn Papers--Early Westward Movement on the Monongahela,1765-1795, Vol. II. Map of Springhill Twp., Fayette Co., PA. showing theland patents. Joseph Woodle 16As 105Ps and Allowance Warrant dated Aug. 25, 1836 Surveyed Sept. 2, 1836 Patented March 22, 1837 to Warrantee H-37-108 l. N 17-3/4W 38.7 post 2. N 4-1/2W 36.8 stone 3. N 25-2/2E 45.0 post 4. N 70-1/2E 6.6 post 5. S 19-3/4E 32.0 post 6. S 23W 73.6W.O. - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - Land patents in Green County, WI, issued to Joseph Woodle: SE1/4 of E1/2 of NE1/4 and E1/2 of SW1/4, Section 34, Twp. 2 North,Range 8 East, 320 acres. Green Co., WI, Book A of Deeds, p. 480, Joseph Woodle, as sheriff ofGreen County, WI, sells land as sheriff. Dated Dec. 10, 1844. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From History of Green Co., WI, 1885, p. 794 'The first bridge in the town of Decatur, as well as the first in GreenCounty, was built across the Sugar River on Section 14 in 1842. It was100 feet in length. All the neighbors for miles around gathered to raisethe bridge, but as there was no one to engineer the work the gatheringdid not succeed in the undertaking, and the structure was afterwardraised with machinery by a man from Beloit. Joseph Woodle of Sylvesterbuilt the bridge. It was in use until 1856 when, the road having beenvacated, it was taken down.' p. 1107 'The first death in the town was that of Joshua Davis, anestimable young man who came from Fayette Co., Penn., with JosephWoodle.....The first blacksmith shop in the town was opened on Section 35in 1837 by Joseph Woodle. 'An early school in the town was taught in the winter of 1840-41 in asmall house on Section 35 which had been erected by Joseph Woodle for ablacksmith shop. It was taught by Isaac Woodle......... 'One of the first marriages in the town--if not the first--was that ofWilliam Baird to Elizabeth Woodle, daughter of Joseph Woodle. Theceremony was performed on the 4th of July 1839 by Rev. Daniel Harcourt.It was after the 4th of July celebration at New Mexico had beenparticipated in by the parties, and all partook of a good dinner,although there was no display.' p. 1107, 'The first religious services within the limits nowcomprising the town of Sylvester were held at the house of Joseph Woodleon Section 34 in the summer of 1837 by Rev. Mr. Shunk, a Methodistpreacher from Pennsylvania. This preacher had heard that Woodle was fromPennsylvania, and was acquainted with relations of his, so he called andheld services at Woodle's house before the cabin was finished. Serviceswere held here for two years, when Mr. Woodle sold out and removed toSection 32 where they continued to hold services two years. After this,meetings were held at the McCracken school house on section 41.' p. 1110, 'The first religious services within the limits now comprisingthe town of Sylvester, were held at the house of Joseph Woodle on section34, in the summer of 1837, by Rev. Mr. Shunk, a Methodist preacher fromPennsylvania. this preacher had heard that Woodle was from Pennsylvania,and was acquainted with relations of his, so he called and held servicesat Woodle's house, before the cabin was finished. Services were heldhere for two years, when Mr. Woodle sold out and removed to Section 32where they continued to hold services two years. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - From the History of Green County, Wisconsin, 1885, p. 799: 'Jesse Mitchell resides on section 31, town of Decatur, where he settledin 1853.......A brother-in-law, Allen Woodle, had come to this countyabout 1835, and through his influence Mr. Mitchell was induced toemigrate from Pennsylvania to this country. On the 14th day of March,1837, he left his home in Fayette county with his wife and child, and thefollowing day took a steamer at Brownsville, on the Monongahela river,thence went down the Ohio, and up the Mississippi to Galena, and fromthere with ox team to the town of Sylvester, which place they reachedApril 19, forty-seven years ago. His brother-in-law, Joseph Woodle, witha wife and five children, accompanied him, and these men were the firstsettlers of what is now the town of Sylvester.....' p. 794, The first bridge in the town of Decatur, as well as the firstin Green County, was built across the Sugar river on Section 14, in1842. It was 100 feet in length. Joseph Woodle, of Sylvester, built thebridge. It was in use until 1856.' p. 1107, 'The first death in the town was that of Joshua Davis, who camefrom Fayette Co., Penn., with Joseph Woodle................An earlyschool in the town was taught in the winter of 1840-41, in a small houseon Section 35, which had been erected by Joseph Woodle for a blacksmithshop. It was taught by Isaac Woodle.......' ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- From Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa &LaFayette, Wisconsin,1901, p. 478 Biography of Alpheus Harold Woodle '.......Alpheus' father was a farmer,and came to Wisconsin in 1836, selecting a farm in Sylvester township,Green county, and the next year he brought his family to it, and opened anew home in the West. In 1856 Mr. Woodle sold this farm, and went toFillmore county, Minn., where he remained but a few years. He was thenestablished in Clayton county, Iowa, and later in Jasper county, MO.,where he died when over seventy years of age. His wife died in 1855, atthe age of sixty-five years. He was a man of prominence in those earlydays, and served as sheriff of Green county under the territorial laws....' p. 250, Joseph was chosen for the first grand jury in 1838. p. 466, Joseph was elected sheriff of Green County in 1841, 1843, 1846 &1850. p. 467, Joseph was elected treasurer of Green County in 1844. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From History of Fillmore County, Minnesota, 1882, p. 413 'At the meeting to organize the town (Canton) on the 11th of May,1858.........the following persons were elected: Supervisors: J. Woodle,Chairman.........Reese Rush, Overseer of the Poor' p. 418 'Therailroad depot was first located about three quarters of a mile east ofthe present village of Elliota on the farm of A. Woodle' From the land records, Fillmore County, Minnesota: Patent from USGovernment issued October 24, 1860, NW 1/4 NE 1/4 plus E 1/2 NW 1/4 plusNE 1/4 SW 1/4 Section 8, Twp. 101, Range 9. Joseph moved to Canton Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, in 1856. Heserved as chairman of the County Commissioners of Fillmore County in1858-59. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From Newton County MO Records, Cemetery and Bible Records by the NewtonCounty Historical Society is a list of deceased persons, theiradministrators and the date of application of the administrators inNewton County: Joseph Woodle - N. J. Price - Feb. 17, 1873 Joseph Woodle - Charles H. Dauchy - January 7,1870
More About Joseph Woodle: Date born 2: April 01, 18001163, 1164, 1165 Census 1: 1838, Green Co., WI.1166, 1167 Census 2: 1830, Fayette Co., PA.1168, 1169 Census 3: 1830, PA.1170, 1171, 1172 Census 4: 1838, WI.1173, 1174, 1175 Census 5: 1842, Green Co., WI.1176, 1177 Census 6: 1842, WI.1178, 1179, 1180 Census 7: 1857, Fillmore Co., MN.1181, 1182 Census 8: 1857, MN.1183, 1184, 1185 Census 9: 1865, Town of Amherst, Fillmore Co., MN.1186, 1187 Census 10: 1865, Town of Amherst, MN.1188, 1189, 1190 Descendents: See Descendant Tree Chart. Died 2: September 23, 18691191, 1192, 1193, 1194 Died 3: September 23, 1869, Missouri.1195, 1196, 1197 Occupation 1: July 12, 1842, Sheriff, Green Co., WI.1198 Occupation 2: July 12, 1842, Sheriff, WI.1198, 1199 Record Change: May 29, 20011199 Residence 1: 1856, Fillmore Co., MN.1200 Residence 2: Clayton Co., IA.1200 Residence 3: IA.1200, 1201 Residence 4: 1856, MN.1202, 1203
More About Joseph Woodle and <Unnamed>: Marriage 1: Abt. 1821, Probably Fayette Co., PA.1204 Marriage 2: Abt. 1821, PA.1204, 1205
More About Joseph Woodle and <Unnamed>: Marriage 1: January 23, 1856, Green Co., WI.1206 Marriage 2: January 23, 1856, WI.1206, 1207
Joseph Woodle (b. March 19, 1800, d. September 23, 1869)
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