John Marvin Woodcock

  General Notes:

1861 - 1862
John was a Confederate Soldier during the Civil War.
Eighteenth Regiment, Company E
Enlisted May 17, 1861
Discharged May 2 1862 (for disability)

1870 Federal Census, Hilton PO , Lincoln Township, New Hanover County, NC
John Woodcock 36
Mary 30
Martin 4
John 1
Flora 30
David Gurganious 7

John is a farm laborer.

Mary, his wife was married prior to this and David Gurganious is her son.

Flora is a daughter of John Bizzell and Mary Jane Woodcock.


1880 Federal Census, Caswell Township, Pender County, NC
John M. Woodcock 50 Brick Mason
M. E. 41 Wife, keeps house
Luther 14 1866
John A. 11 1869
Mary E. 5 1875
Nancy B. 2 1878

John is a brick mason.


1900 Federal Census, Caswell Township, Pender County, NC
John M. Woodcock 68 Jan 1832
Martha E. 65 May 1835
Charlie 17 Apr 1883

John and Martha have been married for 34 years and Martha has given birth to 7 children, 6 of whom are still living.

John is a brick mason. He rents his home. His son Charlie is a day laborer.

1901 Martha dies.


1910 Federal Census, Lake Creek Township, Bladen County, NC
John D. Kelly 42
Mary L. 35
Ruth 12
Stewart P. 10
Preston 8
Charles K. 6
Sudie L. 2
John M. Woodock 78

John owns his farm, free of mortgage. He also works logging at the saw mill. He and Mary L. have been married for 15 years and Mary has given birth to 6 children, 5 of whom are living.

Mary's father, a widower, is living with the family at this time.


1910 May 10 - John M. dies

John married Mary Eliza Boswell, daughter of Louis Frederick Boswell and Mary Jane Barnhill, about 1864 in NC. (Mary Eliza Boswell was born on 18 May 1838 in Bladen County, NC, died on 28 Mar 1901 in Pender County, NC and was buried in Apr 1901 in Woodcock Cem., Atkinson, Pender County, NC.)