The Family of Granville T. Woods
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3/08/02
Granville's full name, according to his death certificate, Granville Tailer WOODS.He was the son of Martha J. BROWN (or BRUEN, 1828-1875) and her second husband, Cyrus WOODS (ca 1824-bef 1863).His parents were already"free people of color" when they married on 21 July 1850 in Columbus, Frankin Co., OH.Martha was from Virginia, while Cyrus came from Tennessee.In those days in both Virginia and Tennessee, by the decree of law, freed slaves had a year to get out of their native state.Martha and Cyrus were probably freed slaves so they ended up in Ohio.She was a washerwoman and he was a daylaborer.In 1844, a Cyrus WOODS was made a probationary minister by the Ohio Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.Nothing came out of this appointment but he was described as an "Elder WOODS" by his daughter on her own death certificate.
Martha brought to her marriage four children of her first marriage (with Robert BUTCHER of Columbus, OH) - Morrison (ca 1841-1897), Henrietta (ca 1844-1901), James (1847-after 1850) and Anna (1849-after 1850).With Cyrus, she had three more children - Granville Tailer (1851-1910), Rachel (1853-1912) and William Lyates (1857-after 1901).Of Martha's seven children, Henrietta is the only one who is known to have had any descendants.Her daughter, Lillian Mae, married Rev. Franklin Howard MASON (1891-1969) and became the stepmother of his four children, Amarylis, Bernadine, Vernon and Chauncey.
William Lyates married a mulatto named Susan E. (b. 1857) in Columbus, OH, in the late 1870's.They moved first to Pine Ridge, NJ, and then, possibly, Cleveland, OH.
If you are descended from any of the BUTCHER and WOODS children, please come out and tell us!We would like very much to hear from you!
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Re: The Family of Granville T. Woods
Jeffrey Duarte 11/19/12