WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
GEORGE WOODWARD
(farmer, stonemason, bricklayer)
BIOGRAPHY
George Woodward was born in Cream Ridge, Monmouth County, New Jersey on September 9, 1817.George & Thomazine were married in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois on August 14, 1842. Thomazine
Downing was born in Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania on December 10, 1814.
George & Thomazine crossed the plains in the first company of pioneers, arriving in the Valley of the
Great Salt Lake on July 24, 1847.
George & Mary Ann were married in Salt Lake City on March 22, 1857. Mary Ann Wallace was born in Erie,
Pennsylvania on November 17, 1841.
George enlisted in the U. S. Army on September 20, 1861 and served in the Civil War. He mustered out on
April 21, 1862.
George & Mary Ann (and Thomazine?) moved down to St. George in the summer of 1871 (1861?).
Mary Ann died in St. George on May 14, 1898 and was buried in Plot A_D_76_6 of the the
St. George City Cemetery.
George served as chairman of the school board during the construction of what became the Woodward School
(named in his honor). He donated a substantial sum of money ($3,000) for the hardware and glass. Then he
bought the heating plant and the school's first piano.
George died in St. George on December 17, 1902 and was buried in Plot A_D_76_1 of the
St. George City Cemetery.
Thomazine died in St. George on September 9, 1904 and was buried on September 11 in Plot A_D_76_2
of the St. George City Cemetery.
FAMILY
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George's Parents and Siblings:
George Woodward Jemima A. Shinn Woodward Isaac N. Woodward Isaac Newton Woodward Tilton Woodward Mary W. Woodward John Shinn Woodward Anthony Woodward William Shinn Woodward Caleb Shinn Woodward Deborah Ann Woodward George Woodward James L. Woodward |
(5/9/1775-3/12/1848) (married xx/xx/~1792) (xx/xx/~1772-10/4/1856) (xx/xx/1799-xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/1801-xx/xx/1873) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1801-xx/xx/1882) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1804-xx/xx/1831) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1806-xx/xx/1881) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1808-xx/xx/1875) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1809-xx/xx/1846) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1811-xx/xx/1825) (xx/xx/1815-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (9/9/1817-12/17/1903) (married as shown below) (xx/xx/1824-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Thomazine's Parents and Siblings: Joseph Downing Elizabeth Beidler Downing Thomazine Downing James Downing John Benjamin Downing Sarah Downing Hannah Beitler Downing Mary Ann Downing |
(9/2/1786-6/8/1822) (married 1/13/1813) (2/1/1794-2/15/1868) (12/10/1814-9/9/1904) (married George Woodward and William Shinn Woodward) (xx/xx/1816-xx/xx/1881) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1817-xx/xx/1879) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1819-xx/xx/1897) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1821-xx/xx/1842) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1822-xx/xx/1875) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Mary Ann's Parents and Siblings: Neversen Grant Wallace Eleanor Carnes Wallace John Wallace Joseph Wallace Mary Ann Wallace Stephen Wallace |
(xx/xx/1813-xx/xx/1861) (married xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/1813-xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (11/17/1841-5/14/1898) (married George Woodward) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Jane's Parents and Siblings: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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First Wife: Thomazine Downing Woodward |
(12/10/1814-9/9/1904) (married 8/14/1842) |
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Second Wife and Child: Mary Ann Wallace Woodward Mary Woodward |
(11/17/1841-5/14/1898) (married 3/22/1857) (8/7/1871-8/12/1872) |
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Third Wife and Children: Jane Downing Hoops Woodward |
(xx/xx/1813-xx/xx/xxxx) (married xx/xx/xxxx) |
PHOTOS
WCHS photos:WCHS-02612 Photo of George Woodward om a horse drawn hearse at the St. George City Cemetery
REFERENCES
George Woodward, 1861 Original St. George Pioneer - StayedSaint George, Utah Original Pioneers 12/1/1861-5/10/1869 Histories & Pictures
Book by Roberta Blake Barnum & Paul Peine, Pages 680-682
George Woodward Story
George Woodward: Faithful Responder To The Call Of Service
Article by Gerald Pare, Senior Sampler, June 18, 2021, Pages 10-11
FamilySearch entry for George Woodward
Find-A-Grave entry for George Woodward
FamilySearch entry for Thomazine Downing
Thomazine Downing Woodward death certificate
Find-A-Grave entry for Thomazine Downing Woodward
FamilySearch entry for Mary Ann Wallace
Find-A-Grave entry for Mary Ann Wallace Woodward
FamilySearch entry for Jane Downing Hoops
Find-A-Grave entry for Jane Downing Hoops ???