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MUM00686
MUM00686
Finding Aid for the Woodall Family Papers
Descriptive Summary
PURL:
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00686/
Creator:
I.V. Murphree
Title:
Woodall Family Collection
Inclusive Dates:
1840-2004
Bulk Dates:
1840-1920
Abstract:
The Woodall Family Collection primarily contains land deeds
and other financial documents dating between 1840 and 2004 (bulk
1840-1920) related to the Woodall Family in Yalobusha County,
Mississippi. It also includes some genealogical material and
correspondence.
and other financial documents dating between 1840 and 2004 (bulk
1840-1920) related to the Woodall Family in Yalobusha County,
Mississippi. It also includes some genealogical material and
correspondence.
Quantity:
1 box (.5 linear feet)
Number:
MUM00686
Location:
F13
Repository :
The
University of Mississippi
J.D. Williams
Library
Department of Archives and Special
Collections
University Archives
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848,
USA
(662) 915-7408
University of Mississippi
J.D. Williams
Library
Department of Archives and Special
Collections
University Archives
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848,
USA
(662) 915-7408
Cite as:
Woodall Family Collection, Department of Archives & Special
Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi
Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi
The patriarch of the family was Archibald Woodall, born in Georgia
circa 1810. He married Jemima (maiden name unknown) and moved to
Yalobusha County, Mississippi around 1840. They apparently
settled in an area of Yalobusha County named Pilgrim’s Rest connected to
the “Georgia Colony” of Oglethorpe. Many of the documents name
Arch, A., and Archibald Sr. & Jr. Other frequent names include
Mrs. Vick Woodall, J.W. Woodall, Annis Woodall, and Wilton
Price Woodall.
circa 1810. He married Jemima (maiden name unknown) and moved to
Yalobusha County, Mississippi around 1840. They apparently
settled in an area of Yalobusha County named Pilgrim’s Rest connected to
the “Georgia Colony” of Oglethorpe. Many of the documents name
Arch, A., and Archibald Sr. & Jr. Other frequent names include
Mrs. Vick Woodall, J.W. Woodall, Annis Woodall, and Wilton
Price Woodall.
The collection primarily contains land deeds and other financial
documents dating between 1840 and 2004 (bulk 1840-1920) related to the
Woodall Family in Yalbusha County, Mississippi. It also includes
some genealogical material and correspondence. Of particular note
are three presidential land deeds dating from 1848 and 1849. These
deeds, signed by the secretaries of James K. Polk and Zachary Taylor,
grant lands gained from treaties with the Chickasaw Indians to
Archibald Woodall in Yalobusha County, Mississippi.
documents dating between 1840 and 2004 (bulk 1840-1920) related to the
Woodall Family in Yalbusha County, Mississippi. It also includes
some genealogical material and correspondence. Of particular note
are three presidential land deeds dating from 1848 and 1849. These
deeds, signed by the secretaries of James K. Polk and Zachary Taylor,
grant lands gained from treaties with the Chickasaw Indians to
Archibald Woodall in Yalobusha County, Mississippi.
Yalobusha County,
Mississippi
Mississippi
Source of Collection
2007-03-19
Donated by I.V. Murphree and Ken & Pam Chipley.
Hathorn, Hiram Percy. “Organization and Early History of Yalobusha
History” M.A. Thesis, University of Mississippi, 1933.
History” M.A. Thesis, University of Mississippi, 1933.
Heritage Committee of the Yalobusha Historical Society. Yalobusha County History. Dallas, TX: National
ShareGraphics, 1982.
ShareGraphics, 1982.
Morgan, Chris B. Yalobusha Bound: Yalobusha
County in 1850. N.p.: Yalobusha Valley Press, 1991.
County in 1850. N.p.: Yalobusha Valley Press, 1991.
_____________. Yalobusha County, Mississippi
Original Land Entries, Books 1 & 2, 1833-1853.
Carrollton, MS: Pioneer Publishing, 1997.
Original Land Entries, Books 1 & 2, 1833-1853.
Carrollton, MS: Pioneer Publishing, 1997.
f1
Genealogical Information. 1883-2004. 7 items.
f2
Property Tax Receipts. 1859-1878. 27 items.
f3
Property Tax Receipts. 1881-1899. 20 items.
f4
Property Tax Receipts. 1901-1939. 35 items.
f5
Land Deeds. 1846-1899. 15 items.
f6
Chattel Deeds of Trust. 1883-1919. 6 items.
f7
Oil & Gas Lease. 1921. 1 item.
f8
Woodmen of the World Receipts. 1921-1922. 8 items.
f9
Receipts & Other Financial Documents. 1902-1927. 19 items.
f10
Correspondence. 1922 & undated. 2 items.
f11
Religious Poetry. undated. 10 items.
f12
Miscellaneous. undated. 7 items.
Land Certificates. 1848. 2 items.
f13
Land Certificate with James K. Polk (secretary signed)
granting Yalobusha County, Mississippi land to Archibald
Woodall. 14 June
1848.
granting Yalobusha County, Mississippi land to Archibald
Woodall. 14 June
1848.
f13
Land Certificate with James K. Polk (secretary signed)
granting Yalobusha County, Mississippi land to Archibald
Woodall. 14 June
1848.
granting Yalobusha County, Mississippi land to Archibald
Woodall. 14 June
1848.
f14
Land Certificate. 6 October
1849. 1 item.
1849. 1 item.
Land Certificate with Zachary Taylor (secretary signed)
granting Yalobusha County, Mississippi land to Archibald
Woodall.
granting Yalobusha County, Mississippi land to Archibald
Woodall.
f15
Land Certificate. 1872. 2 items.
f16
CD-ROM Images of Documents in the Woodall Family
Collection. circa 2006. 1 item.
Collection. circa 2006. 1 item.
