Nelson Tyler Woodcock

  General Notes:

1860 Federal Census - Colvins Creek Township, New Hanover County, NC.
Nelson 13 living at home with his parents.


American Civil War Soldiers Record
Name: Nelson Woodcock
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 15 March 1862
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Unit Numbers: 158 158
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 15 March 1862 at the age of 16 Enlisted in Company A, 51st Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 19 April 1862


1870 Federal Census, Columbia Township, New Hanover County, NC
Hanson Woodcock 24
Nelson Woodcock 23
Richmond Woodcock 22
Mary Boswell 34

Hanson is head of household. Two of his brothers are with him. Mary Boswell is a housekeeper.
(Sons by first wife living together after father remarried.)


1900 Federal Census - Caswell Township, Pender County, NC.
Nelson Woodcock 53 May 1847
Lucy J. 50 Jan 1850
Laura 26 May 1876
Oscar L. 21 Aug 1878
George R. 11 Aug 1888
Walter P. 9 Mar 1891

Nelson and Lucy have been married for 28 years and Lucy has given birth to 8 children, 5 of whom are living.

Nelson is a farmer and owns his farm, free of mortgage. Oscar is a farm laborer.

Everyone can read and write.


1902 Voters Registration - Pender County, NC.
Woodcock, N. T. 55, descended from John B. Woodcock who voted in NC.


1910 Federal Census - Caswell Township, Pender county, NC.
Nelson Woodcock 63
Lucy J. 60
George R. 20

Nelson was a farmer. He doesn't appear to have an occupation at this time. Possibly, he is retired. His son George is employed at the saw mill.

Nelson married Lovey (Lucy) Jane Moore, daughter of William Pettigrew Moore and Mary Ann Wells, about 1872 in NC. (Lovey (Lucy) Jane Moore was born in 1850 in New Hanover County, NC, died on 4 Nov 1925 in New Hanover County, NC and was buried on 5 Nov 1925 in Atkinson, NC.)