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From: "Roger Harvell" <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Woody and Gray - Roger
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 18:35:01 -0500
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Bernie, your Woody questions:

Lettie Woody's mom & dad were living with Grandfather Walker's brother James
A jin 1880, James married their daughter Izora Woody.

WALKER J A M 31 **** Farmer AR VA KY
113/133 I Y F 32 wife Keeping House TN NC ..
Lettie F 4 daughter AR AR TN
Joseph M 4/12 son " " "
WOODY Joseph M 80 father- Living with NC .. ..
in-law Family
/134 Sallie F 71 mother- Living with AR .. ..
in-law Family

Goodspeeds~ Joseph L. Byler was born in Middle Tennessee, in 1834, his
father, John Byler, being also born in that State in 1797. The latter was a
soldier in the War of 1812, and was the captain of a company, afterward
being promoted to major. and this latter position he held until the close of
the war. In the year 1820 he united in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Middia
Adkinson, a daughter of John Adkinson, and to their union seven children
have been born, two of whom are now living: Mary and Joseph L. He removed
from Tennessee to Izard County. Ark., in the year 1847, and obtained a land
warrant from the government for 160 acres of land, which he farmed with
success up to the time of his death, in 1873. His wife died in Bedford
County, Tenn., in 1844. At the age of eighteen years Joseph L. Byler engaged
in farming and stock raising, and in these two enterprises, which have been
his chief calling through life, he has met with marked success. He owns 250
acres of land on Rocky Bayou, and has about ninety acres under cultivation,
which he devotes principally to the raising of cotton, corn and small grain.
In addition to this, he owns a large cotton-gin and grist mill. which he has
operated for the past twelve years, last year putting up 166 bales of
cotton, and since 1887 he has been engaged in merchandising, and has a fair
patronage. Since Cleveland's administration he has held the office of
postmaster of Alder,and socially is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellow's
fraternities. He is a thorough, enterprising business man, has a host of
friends, and is recognized by all as a good citizen. In 1854 he was married
to Rachel, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Gray, of Izard County, but she
died in 1868, leaving him with a family of five children to care for:
Augusta C., Mary E., Mentian, Sarah J. and Rachel R. In 1871 he was married
to his second wife, whose maiden name was LETTIE W. WOODY, she being a
daughter of Joseph and Sarah Woody, of Izard County. They have a family of
three children: Dixie E., Joseph G. and Edna. Mr. Byler served in the
Confederate army under Capt. Gibson and Col. Shaler from 1861 to 1865, being
in the infantry, and was a participant in a number of battles. He is now a
stanch Democrat in his political views, and for a number of years has been a
member ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernie Moore-Knowles" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Woody and Gray - Roger


> Ooooooh, now I see Roger.
>
> Your ggrandmother was Rachel Gray!
>
> This Lettie that was his second wife? The surname is Woody? Where was
she
> from?
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> Bernie Moore-Knowles
> Phoenix, Arizona - Papa'aola, Hawai'i
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> "I have Indian blood in me. I have just enough White blood for you to
> question my honesty." ........Will Rogers
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