Descendants of Absalom Wofford (1703-1755)
Note: All generations referenced to William Wofford (1620-1655)
Generation No. 5
1. JOHN5 WOFFORD (ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was
born Abt 1730 in Rock Creek, Frederick County, Maryland, and died 1812 in
Spartanburg District, South Carolina. He married SARAH BUSHROD Abt 1760
in Maryland.
Notes:
Served in American Revolution in 6th South Carolina Regiment. Enlisted
June 1, 1778, to September 11, 1778 in W. Henderson's and Captain John
Buchanan's Company.
South Carolina was originally divided into four Colonial Counties, one of which
was Berkeley County. In 1765 South Carolina was divided into seven districts,
one of which was Ninety-six District out of part of Berkley County. 96 District
was comprised of the Union and Spartanburgh Counties.
Children of John Wofford and Sarah Bushrod are:
2. i. JOHN6 WOFFORD, b. Abt 1761, Frederick County, Maryland;
d. Forsyth County, Georgia.
ii. WILLIAM BUSHROD WOFFORD, b. Abt 1762, Frederick County,
Maryland.
iii. JOSEPH WOFFORD.
iv. JESSE WOFFORD.
3. v. BENJAMIN WOFFORD, b. 1772, Union County, 96th District, South
Carolina; d. 1858, Tippah County, Mississippi.
4. vi. DANIEL WOFFORD, b. November 22, 1774, Union County, 96th
District, South Carolina; d. Texas.
vii. NATHANIEL WOFFORD.
viii. ELEANOR WOFFORD.
ix. CYNTHIA WOFFORD.
x. SARAH WOFFORD, d. Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi;
m. WILLIAM MCALEXANDER.
5. xi. ISAAC WOFFORD, d. Abt 1848, Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
xii. CLARA WOFFORD.
xiii. JAMES WOFFORD.
xiv. PRISCILLA WOFFORD.
xv. DORCAS WOFFORD.
xvi. HIRAM WOFFORD.
Generation No. 6
2. JOHN6 WOFFORD (JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2,
WILLIAM1) was born Abt 1761 in Frederick County, Maryland, and died in
Forsyth County, Georgia. He married UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Abt 1790.
Children of John Wofford and Unknown Unknown are:
i. BENJAMIN7 WOFFORD, b. Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
ii. ELEANOR WOFFORD, b. Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
iii. JOHN WOFFORD, b. Spartanburg Dist, SC.
iv. MARY WOFFORD, b. Spartanburg Dist, SC; m. UNKNOWN FOSTER.
v. PRECIOUS WOFFORD, b. Spartanburg District, South Carolina;
m. UNKNOWN FOSTER.
vi. SARAH WOFFORD, b. Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
vii. WILLIAM WOFFORD, b. Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
6. viii. GEORGE WOFFORD, b. October 16, 1793, Spartanburg District,
South Carolina; d. March 07, 1857, Forsyth County, Georgia.
7. ix. GREENBERRY WOFFORD, b. 1804, Spartanburg District, South
Carolina; d. Pickens County, Pendleton District, South Carolina.
3. BENJAMIN6 WOFFORD (JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2,
WILLIAM1) was born 1772 in Union County, 96th District, South Carolina, and
died 1858 in Tippah County, Mississippi. He married MARTHA LLEWELLYN
Abt 1791 in Union County, 96th District, South Carolina.
Children of Benjamin Wofford and Martha Llewellyn are:
i. MARTHA LLEWELLYN7 WOFFORD, b. South Carolina;
m. JOSEPH FOWLER.
ii. SARAH WOFFORD, b. 1795, South Carolina.
iii. WILLIAM M. WOFFORD, b. 1796, South Carolina; d. 1842;
m. MARIAH F. JOHNSON, July 05, 1826, Madison County, Alabama.
iv. JOSEPH WOFFORD, m. MARGARET D.T. DAVIS, December 12,
1834, Madison County, Alabama.
v. BENJAMIN WOFFORD, b. 1800; d. Aft 1850; m. ELIZABETH PATE,
January 06, 1830, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.
8. vi. MILES WOFFORD, b. 1800; d. 1888, Athens, Texas.
vii. JOHN BUSHROD WOFFORD, m. ISABEL DAVIS, December 01,
1823, Madison County, Alabama.
viii. JAMES WOFFORD, m. ELVIRA DAVIS.
ix. MARY WOFFORD, m. (1) UNKNOWN THOMPSON, m. (2)
MANCEFIELD ROGERS, June 11, 1821, Madison County, Alabama.
x. LUCINDA WOFFORD, m. JOHN MCCOYLE, 1821.
xi. MALINDA WOFFORD, m. (1) UNKNOWN SPOUVLOCK; m. (2)
WILLIAM H. DAVIS, April 20, 1833, Madison County, Alabama.
9. xii. JEFFERSON LLEWELLYN WOFFORD, b. 1811; d. Abt 1834.
xiii. JACOB WOFFORD, d. Tippah County, Mississippi.
4. DANIEL6 WOFFORD (JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2,
WILLIAM1) was born November 22, 1774 in Union County, 96th District, South
Carolina, and died in Texas. He married ELIZABETH WEBB February 06, 1797
in Rockingham County, North Carolina, daughter of Francis Webb and Sarah Unknown.
Children of Daniel Wofford and Elizabeth Webb are:
i. JOHN7 WOFFORD, b. March 02, 1801; m. MARY SMITH,
December 1823.
ii. WEBB WOFFORD, b. August 01, 1803; m. (1) ELIZABETH SMITH,
January 1825; m. (2) MARY TEAS, October 21, 1834.
10. iii. MARY WOFFORD, b. July 25, 1806.
11. iv. ROLLINS BOB WOFFORD, b. December 15, 1808; d. June 18, 1890,
Cuero, Dewitt County, Texas.
v. WILLIAM WOFFORD, b. March 13, 1812; d. November 23, 1822.
vi. JOEL T. WOFFORD, b. September 13, 1815; m. MELINDA LINDSEY,
May 28, 1835.
vii. HARRIETT WOFFORD, b. December 17, 1817; m. WRIGHT FORE.
viii. EMILY WOFFORD, b. September 15, 1819; m. HENDERSON
WILLIAMS, September 22, 1835.
ix. ELIZABETH WOFFORD, b. December 07, 1822.
5. ISAAC6 WOFFORD (JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2,
WILLIAM1) died Abt 1848 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina. He married
NANCY UNKNOWN.
Children of Isaac Wofford and Nancy Unknown are:
i. HOSEA H.7 WOFFORD.
ii. POLLY WOFFORD.
iii. RHODA WOFFORD, m. PERRY WEST.
iv. PATSEY WOFFORD, m. JOHN WEST.
v. THOMAS H. WOFFORD.
vi. WILLIAM H. WOFFORD.
Generation No. 7
6. GEORGE7 WOFFORD (JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3,
WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born October 16, 1793 in Spartanburg District,
South Carolina, and died March 07, 1857 in Forsyth County, Georgia. He married
MARY POLLY FOSTER April 18, 1816 in South Carolina.
Notes:
George Wofford Bible was in Forsyth County, Georgia and Birmingham, Alabama.
Children of George Wofford and Mary Foster are:
i. NANCY8 WOFFORD.
12. ii. JOHN FOSTER WOFFORD, b. February 14, 1817, South Carolina;
d. March 03, 1884, Gibson County, Tennessee.
iii. MARY WOFFORD, b. September 24, 1818, South Carolina;
d. April 04, 1856.
iv. SARAH WOFFORD, b. December 29, 1819, South Carolina.
v. MOSES WOFFORD, b. July 11, 1824, South Carolina; d. October 10,
1844, South Carolina.
vi. MARIANNE WOFFORD, b. May 19, 1826, South Carolina.
vii. AMANDA MELVINA WOFFORD, b. September 29, 1827, South
Carolina; d. December 28, 1909.
viii. ELIHU WOFFORD, b. April 25, 1829, South Carolina.
ix. ELIPHAZ WOFFORD, b. April 25, 1829, Glenn Springs, South
Carolina; m. (1) PACIFIC BURFORD, 1853; m. (2) ELIZA
UNKNOWN, Abt 1875.
x. BENJAMIN WOFFORD, b. September 10, 1833, South Carolina.
xi. WILLIAM FOSTER WOFFORD, b. November 13, 1834, South
Carolina; d. June 19, 1906; m. F. R. BLANTON, December 22, 1870.
xii. ONEY WOFFORD, b. January 10, 1836, South Carolina; d. March 13,
1855, Forsyth County, Georgia.
7. GREENBERRY7 WOFFORD (JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3,
WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1804 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina,
and died in Pickens County, Pendleton District, South Carolina. He married
PRECIOUS FOSTER.
Children of Greenberry Wofford and Precious Foster are:
i. BERRYMAN8 WOFFORD, b. Abt 1829, Spartanburg District, South
Carolina; m. ELIZABETH UNKNOWN, Abt 1851.
ii. JOHN P. WOFFORD, b. Abt 1830, Spartanburg District, South Carolina;
m. MARTHA UNKNOWN, Abt 1849.
iii. ELIZABETH JANE WOFFORD, b. Abt 1831, Spartanburg District,
South Carolina.
iv. JOSEPH WOFFORD, b. Abt 1834, Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
v. BENJAMIN J. WOFFORD, b. Abt 1838, Spartanburg District, South
Carolina; d. January 13, 1913, Blue Ridge, Georgia; m. MALISSA
FERGUSON.
vi. JACOB WOFFORD, b. Abt 1841, Spartanburg District, South Carolina;
m. Abt 1863.
vii. EBER WOFFORD, b. Abt 1844, Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
viii. MARY A. WOFFORD, b. Abt 1847, Georgia.
8. MILES7 WOFFORD (BENJAMIN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3,
WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1800, and died 1888 in Athens, Texas. He
married (1) WINNIFRED KNOX-BELL. He married (2) ELIZABETH M. BELL
December 31, 1827 in Madison County, Alabama, daughter of Andrew Bell and
Winnifred Simmons.
Children of Miles Wofford and Elizabeth Bell are:
13. i. ELIZABETH GRACE8 WOFFORD, b. 1828; d. 1914.
14. ii. JOHN SPENCER WOFFORD, b. Abt 1837; d. 1909, Lamar County,
Alabama.
9. JEFFERSON LLEWELLYN7 WOFFORD (BENJAMIN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4,
WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1811, and died Abt 1834. He
married HARRIET ALLEN WOFFORD.
Notes:
Served 4 years in the Confederate Army as a Major in General Stephen D.
Lee's Artillery.
Child of Jefferson Wofford and Harriet Wofford is:
15. i. JEFFERSON LLEWELLYN8 WOFFORD, b. November 01, 1834,
Hinds County, Mississippi; d. July 04, 1911.
10. MARY7 WOFFORD (DANIEL6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3,
WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born July 25, 1806. She married DANIEL FORE
April 25, 1822 in Lawrence County, Mississippi.
Children of Mary Wofford and Daniel Fore are:
16. i. JOISE ANN8 FORE, b. 1827; d. 1852.
ii. MARY FORE, b. 1823.
iii. ADELINE FORE, b. 1825.
iv. DANIEL WOFFORD FORE, b. 1829.
v. ELIZABETH FORE, b. 1831.
vi. MARTHA FORE.
vii. JANE FORE.
11. ROLLINS BOB7 WOFFORD (DANIEL6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3,
WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born December 15, 1808, and died June 18, 1890 in
Cuero, Dewitt County, Texas. He married FRANCES J. DAVIS May 07, 1840.
Children of Rollins Wofford and Frances Davis are:
i. MARY ANN ELIZABETH8 WOFFORD, b. July 11, 1841.
ii. JOHN TYLER WOFFORD, b. November 07, 1844.
iii. ANN ELIZA WOFFORD, b. February 04, 1848.
17. iv. JAMES ROLLINS WOFFORD, b. July 04, 1851, Clinton, DeWitt
County, Texas; d. March 20, 1912, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
18. v. CHARLES WALTER WOFFORD, b. September 18, 1856; d. March 02,
1929, Westhoff, Texas.
vi. ROBERT HENRY WOFFORD, b. September 01, 1859.
Generation No. 8
12. JOHN FOSTER8 WOFFORD (GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4,
WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born February 14, 1817 in South Carolina,
and died March 03, 1884 in Gibson County, Tennessee. He married MARY
CUNNINGHAM Abt 1840 in Georgia.
Notes:
Came to Gibson County, Tennessee, from Georgia.
Marriage Notes
Came to Gibson County Tennessee from Georgia (note for Mary?)
Children of John Wofford and Mary Cunningham are:
i. FRANCES9 WOFFORD.
19. ii. WILLIAM HENRY WOFFORD.
iii. MOSES WOFFORD.
iv. HESTER WOFFORD.
v. MARY WOFFORD.
vi. JOHN WOFFORD.
20. vii. GEORGE WOFFORD, b. 1843; d. 1903.
13. ELIZABETH GRACE8 WOFFORD (MILES7, BENJAMIN6, JOHN5,
ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1828, and
died 1914. She married LYNCHFIELD BURKS 1844.
Child of Elizabeth Wofford and Lynchfield Burks is:
i. ELIZABETH GRACE9 BURKS, m. SAMUEL GLADNEY.
14. JOHN SPENCER8 WOFFORD (MILES7, BENJAMIN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4,
WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt 1837, and died 1909 in Lamar
County, Alabama. He married EURILDA P. DAVIS Abt 1866 in Fayette County,
Alabama.
Children of John Wofford and Eurilda Davis are:
i. LEWIS HAWKINS9 WOFFORD, b. October 01, 1869, Alabama; d. 1923, Hamilton, Monroe County, Mississippi; m. MELINDA WEBB, Abt 1904, Lamar County, Alabama.
ii. EVALINE WOFFORD, b. Alabama; m. A. A. PEARCE.
iii. L. S. BUD WOFFORD, b. Alabama; m. LENA WHEELER.
iv. DELLA WOFFORD, b. Alabama; m. D. K. HOLLIS.
v. WALTER WOFFORD, b. Alabama.
vi. EUGENE WOFFORD, b. Alabama.
vii. CLINT WOFFORD, b. Alabama.
viii. DENA WOFFORD, b. Alabama.
15. JEFFERSON LLEWELLYN8 WOFFORD (JEFFERSON LLEWELLYN7,
BENJAMIN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)
was born November 01, 1834 in Hinds County, Mississippi, and died July 04, 1911.
He married OCTAVIA TORREY.
Child of Jefferson Wofford and Octavia Torrey is:
i. GEORGE TORREY9 WOFFORD.
16. JOISE ANN8 FORE (MARY7 WOFFORD, DANIEL6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4,
WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1827, and died 1852. She married
ISAAC WHITE 1844.
Child of Joise Fore and Isaac White is:
i. HENRIETTA9 WHITE, b. 1845, Rankin County, Mississippi; d. 1903;
m. JAMES MADISON SAMPLE, July 07, 1870, Gonzales County, Texas.
17. JAMES ROLLINS8 WOFFORD (ROLLINS BOB7, DANIEL6, JOHN5,
ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born July 04, 1851 in
Clinton, DeWitt County, Texas, and died March 20, 1912 in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Texas. He married ARABELLA BENNETT December 21, 1880.
Children of James Wofford and Arabella Bennett are:
i. HENRY ROLLINS9 WOFFORD, b. October 04, 1881, Clinton, DeWitt
County, Texas; d. December 24, 1942, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas;
m. SIMONA BROADBENT, November 08, 1905, San Antonio, Bexar
County, Texas.
ii. JAMES BENNETT WOFFORD, m. HELEN UNKNOWN.
18. CHARLES WALTER8 WOFFORD (ROLLINS BOB7, DANIEL6, JOHN5,
ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born September 18, 1856,
and died March 02, 1929 in Westhoff, Texas. He married BUENA GILFORD
WHITSETT.
Children of Charles Wofford and Buena Whitsett are:
i. CHARLES WALTER9 WOFFORD, b. September 18, 1878, Bird's
Crook, Texas; m. (1) ABBIE THOMAS; m. (2) BESS MCILHANY.
ii. JEANIE FRANCES WOFFORD, b. March 13, 1880, Clear Creek,
Texas; d. November 06, 1945, Beeville, Bee County, Texas; m. LEMUEL
SMITH CALHOUN, April 30, 1902.
iii. CLYDE ROLLINS WOFFORD, b. February 19, 1882, Clear Creek, Texas;
d. Beeville, Texas; m. (1) VALLIE NICHOLS, November 29, 1905; m.
(2) ANNIE HOWELL CARD, January 16, 1952.
iv. LAURA MAY WOFFORD, b. May 29, 1884, Clinton, DeWitt County,
Texas; d. May 20, 1897.
v. BUENA GILFORD WOFFORD, b. March 23, 1886; m. EDWARD
ANDREW TULLY, December 13, 1905.
vi. SALLY CLAUDIA WOFFORD, b. July 02, 1888; d. April 07, 1944;
m. VIRGIL R. BROWN.
vii. RICHARD WHITSETT WOFFORD, b. August 30, 1890; m. AUDREY
LUTISHA JOHNSON, February 27, 1918, Louisiana.
viii. FANNIE BLANCHE WOFFORD, b. January 22, 1892; m. LEROY
CAMP, September 29, 1920.
ix. LUCILLE ANNA WOFFORD, b. April 14, 1895; m. GEORGE PINK
TULLY, April 23, 1917.
x. AUBREY WOFFORD, b. June 06, 1897; d. June 13, 1897.
xi. TAYLOR JAMES WOFFORD, b. April 24, 1899; m. ROBBIE
ISABELLA SMITH, August 23, 1919.
xii. LOUISE ELIANOR WOFFORD, b. July 18, 1902; m. GREEN
PRYOR REAGAN, November 28, 1924.
Generation No. 9
19. WILLIAM HENRY9 WOFFORD (JOHN FOSTER8, GEORGE7, JOHN6,
JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1). He married
NANCY BURTNETT THOMPSON.
Children of William Wofford and Nancy Thompson are:
21. i. JOSEPH R.10 WOFFORD.
22. ii. WILLIAM HENRY WOFFORD.
23. iii. JOHN THOMPSON WOFFORD, b. June 29, 1872.
20. GEORGE9 WOFFORD (JOHN FOSTER8, GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5,
ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1843, and died
1903. He married ANNIE THOMPSON.
Children of George Wofford and Annie Thompson are:
i. ROBERT BRIGHT10 WOFFORD.
24. ii. JAMES WOFFORD.
iii. MARGARET WOFFORD.
Generation No. 10
21. JOSEPH R.10 WOFFORD (WILLIAM HENRY9, JOHN FOSTER8, GEORGE7,
JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1). He married
MARY UNKNOWN.
Notes:
Lived in Florida
Child of Joseph Wofford and Mary Unknown is:
i. VIRGINIA11 WOFFORD, m. JOSEPH DUELL.
22. WILLIAM HENRY10 WOFFORD (WILLIAM HENRY9, JOHN FOSTER8,
GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1).
He married MAE A. LEWIS.
Notes:
Lived in Camden, Tennessee.
Child of William Wofford and Mae Lewis is:
i. WILLIAM HENRY11 WOFFORD, b. July 29, 1922; m. LOU FRYE.
23. JOHN THOMPSON10 WOFFORD (WILLIAM HENRY9, JOHN FOSTER8,
GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)
was born June 29, 1872. He married ZULA ZONG MCCLARAN October 26, 1898
in Brazil, Tennessee.
Notes:
Lived and farmed in Edison, Tennessee until he moved to Ridgely, Tennessee
between 1922-24. In Ridgely he was a store clerk.
Children of John Wofford and Zula McClaran are:
25. i. GEORGE HENRY11 WOFFORD, b. October 17, 1899.
26. ii. ALBERT SHARP WOFFORD, b. June 28, 1901; d. September 02,
1967.
iii. NANNIE LOU WOFFORD, b. January 29, 1902.
iv. THELMA ANN WOFFORD, b. March 23, 1904.
27. v. ELLA ROBENA WOFFORD, b. December 24, 1906, Dyer County,
Tennessee.
vi. ROBERT JEROME WOFFORD, b. February 15, 1908, Edison,
Tennessee; m. OPAL YATES, December 19, 1937, Jackson, Tennessee.
28. vii. MARY BURNETT WOFFORD, b. February 17, 1910, Edison,
Tennessee.
29. viii. JOSEPH RICHARD WOFFORD, b. December 04, 1912.
ix. JOHN MCCLARAN WOFFORD, b. June 07, 1915.
30. x. NELLIE MAI WOFFORD, b. December 09, 1917, Edison, Tennessee.
xi. CHARLES ELMO WOFFORD, b. July 18, 1920, Edison, Tennessee;
d. 1994.
xii. JOSEPH RICHARD WOFFORD, m. MARY ALICE REEL.
24. JAMES10 WOFFORD (GEORGE9, JOHN FOSTER8, GEORGE7, JOHN6,
JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1).
Children of James Wofford are:
i. ROBERT JAMES11 WOFFORD, b. April 04, 1915; m. MAXINE SCOTT, March 11, 1940.
31. ii. GEORGE DONALDSON WOFFORD, b. December 25, 1917.
32. iii. LORAN M. WOFFORD, b. July 30, 1921.
33. iv. HARRY E. WOFFORD, b. June 16, 1923.
Generation No. 11
5. GEORGE HENRY11 WOFFORD (JOHN THOMPSON10, WILLIAM HENRY9,
JOHN FOSTER8, GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3,
WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born October 17, 1899. He married DOROTHY G.
FERGUSON November 17, 1927 in St, Louis, Missouri.
Child of George Wofford and Dorothy Ferguson is:
34. i. THEODORE JOHN12 WOFFORD.
26. ALBERT SHARP11 WOFFORD (JOHN THOMPSON10, WILLIAM HENRY9,
JOHN FOSTER8, GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3,
WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born June 28, 1901, and died September 02, 1967.
He married MAURINE BARN July 14, 1928.
Children of Albert Wofford and Maurine Barn are:
35. i. ZUELLA JOY12 WOFFORD, b. Artesia, New Mexico.
36. ii. THOMAS ALBERT WOFFORD, b. Greenville, Mississippi.
iii. MARY JO WOFFORD, b. Greenville, Mississippi; m. ANTHONY
LIPARULO, June 18, 1963, Annaheim, California.
27. ELLA ROBENA11 WOFFORD (JOHN THOMPSON10, WILLIAM HENRY9,
JOHN FOSTER8, GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3,
WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born December 24, 1906 in Dyer County, Tennessee.
She married HOUSTON RICE FOSTER November 16, 1927 in Dyersburg, Tennessee.
Children of Ella Wofford and Houston Foster are:
37. i. ROBERT HOUSTON12 FOSTER, b. Memphis, Shelby County,
Tennessee.
ii. RONALD LEE FOSTER, b. Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.
28. MARY BURNETT11 WOFFORD (JOHN THOMPSON10, WILLIAM HENRY9,
JOHN FOSTER8, GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3,
WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born February 17, 1910 in Edison, Tennessee. She
married WILLIAM HALE DIAL May 12, 1928.
Child of Mary Wofford and William Dial is:
38. i. MARGUERITE12 DIAL, b. Tiptonville, Tennessee.
29. JOSEPH RICHARD11 WOFFORD (JOHN THOMPSON10, WILLIAM
HENRY9, JOHN FOSTER8, GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4,
WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born December 04, 1912. He
married MARY ALICE REEL February 01, 1941 in Woodlawn, Tennessee.
Child of Joseph Wofford and Mary Reel is:
39. i. PENELOPE JANE12 WOFFORD, b. Henderson, Kentucky.
30. NELLIE MAI11 WOFFORD (JOHN THOMPSON10, WILLIAM HENRY9,
JOHN FOSTER8, GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3,
WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born December 09, 1917 in Edison, Tennessee.
She married ALBERT CLYDE MCKEEL May 10, 1941.
Child of Nellie Wofford and Albert McKeel is:
i. MARY ZON12 MCKEEL, b. Tiptonville, Tennessee.
31. GEORGE DONALDSON11 WOFFORD (JAMES10, GEORGE9, JOHN
FOSTER8, GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2,
WILLIAM1) was born December 25, 1917. He married ESTHER HELEN TAYLOR
April 04, 1940.
Child of George Wofford and Esther Taylor is:
40. i. GEORGE DONALDSON12 WOFFORD.
32. LORAN M.11 WOFFORD (JAMES10, GEORGE9, JOHN FOSTER8,
GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)
was born July 30, 1921. He married BETTY JO LAWLER December 18, 1948.
Child of Loran Wofford and Betty Lawler is:
i. JOE PHILLIP12 WOFFORD.
33. HARRY E.11 WOFFORD (JAMES10, GEORGE9, JOHN FOSTER8,
GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)
married SUE DOBBS July 02, 1950.
Children of Harry Wofford and Sue Dobbs are:
i. WAYNE12 WOFFORD.
ii. MICHAEL WOFFORD.
Generation No. 12
34. THEODORE JOHN12 WOFFORD (GEORGE HENRY11, JOHN
THOMPSON10, WILLIAM HENRY9, JOHN FOSTER8, GEORGE7, JOHN6,
JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born
September 01, 1931. He married PHYLLIS ANN HORN July 31, 1954 in
St. Louis, Missouri.
Notes:
Architect in St. Louis, Missouri.
Children of Theodore Wofford and Phyllis Horn are:
i. KATHLEEN ANN13 WOFFORD, b. St. Louis, Missouri.
ii. MICHAEL THEODORE WOFFORD, b. St. Louis, Missouri.
iii. STEPHEN CHARLES WOFFORD, b. St. Louis, Missouri.
iv. ELLEN MARIE WOFFORD, b. St. Louis, Missouri.
35. ZUELLA JOY12 WOFFORD (ALBERT SHARP11, JOHN THOMPSON10,
WILLIAM HENRY9, JOHN FOSTER8, GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4,
WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born in Artesia, New Mexico. She
married BOBBY LEE WARFORD July 02, 1949 in Hernando, Mississippi.
Children of Zuella Wofford and Bobby Warford are:
i. SHARON MAUREEN13 WARFORD, b. Memphis, Tennessee.
ii. CHRISTIE LYNN WARFORD, b. Baytown, Texas.
36. THOMAS ALBERT12 WOFFORD (ALBERT SHARP11, JOHN
THOMPSON10, WILLIAM HENRY9, JOHN FOSTER8, GEORGE7, JOHN6,
JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born in
Greenville, Mississippi. He married MAY EVELYN NOISEWORTHY May 25,
1956 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Children of Thomas Wofford and May Noiseworthy are:
i. REBECCA ELLEN13 WOFFORD, b. Memphis, Shelby County,
Tennessee.
ii. MARY JENNIFER WOFFORD, b. Memphis, Shelby County,
Tennessee.
37. ROBERT HOUSTON12 FOSTER (ELLA ROBENA11 WOFFORD, JOHN
THOMPSON10, WILLIAM HENRY9, JOHN FOSTER8, GEORGE7, JOHN6,
JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born in Memphis,
Shelby County, Tennessee. He married DOROTHY ELAINE MCDANIEL August 18,
1951 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.
Children of Robert Foster and Dorothy McDaniel are:
i. MARGIE LYNN13 FOSTER, b. Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.
41. ii. DONALD LOUIS FOSTER, b. Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.
42. iii. DAVID MARK FOSTER, b. Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.
iv. KATHY ANN FOSTER, b. Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.
38. MARGUERITE12 DIAL (MARY BURNETT11 WOFFORD, JOHN
THOMPSON10, WILLIAM HENRY9, JOHN FOSTER8, GEORGE7, JOHN6,
JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born in
Tiptonville, Tennessee. She married JAMES JENKINS GRIMES June 04, 1952
in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Children of Marguerite Dial and James Grimes are:
i. JONATHAN DIAL13 GRIMES, b. Schenectedy, New York.
ii. PATRICIA JANE GRIMES, b. Roanoke, Virginia.
39. PENELOPE JANE12 WOFFORD (JOSEPH RICHARD11, JOHN
THOMPSON10, WILLIAM HENRY9, JOHN FOSTER8, GEORGE7, JOHN6,
JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born in
Henderson, Kentucky. She married EDWARD COX.
Children of Penelope Wofford and Edward Cox are:
i. DERRICK EDWARD13 COX; m. STACY LEIGH DICKERSON.
ii. SABRINA JANE COX; m. BRYAN DAVID HANCOCK.
40. GEORGE DONALDSON12 WOFFORD (GEORGE DONALDSON11,
JAMES10, GEORGE9, JOHN FOSTER8, GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5,
ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1). He married BETTY
HOSTIVER.
Child of George Wofford and Betty Hostiver is:
i. TRACY LYNN13 WOFFORD.
41. DONALD LOUIS13 FOSTER (ROBERT HOUSTON12, ELLA ROBENA11
WOFFORD, JOHN THOMPSON10, WILLIAM HENRY9, JOHN FOSTER8,
GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)
was born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. He married CYNTHIA LAYNE
SMITH July 28, 1979.
Children of Donald Foster and Cynthia Smith are:
i. AMANDA LEIGH14 FOSTER.
ii. BRITTANY LAYNE FOSTER.
42. DAVID MARK13 FOSTER (ROBERT HOUSTON12, ELLA ROBENA11
WOFFORD, JOHN THOMPSON10, WILLIAM HENRY9, JOHN FOSTER8,
GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5, ABSALOM4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1)
was born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. He married SUSAN ROSE DADIN
June 26, 1982 in Annapolis, Anne Arundal County, Maryland.
Children of David Foster and Susan Dadin are:
i. ROBERT LOUIS14 FOSTER, b. Bethesda, Montgomery County,
Maryland.
ii. MARK DAVIS FOSTER, b. Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia.
iii. SARAH ELIZABETH FOSTER, b. Woodbridge, Prince William
County, Virginia.
iv. KATHERINE MICHELLE FOSTER, b. Memphis, Shelby County,
Tennessee.
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