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Gen William Woodberry

Birth	:	10 Jan 1788 Woodbury, Marion County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	31 Jan 1851 Marion County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Woodbury Cemetery, Brittons Neck, Marion County, USA
Coordinate	:	33.7928300, -79.2693500
Inscription	:	"Brigadier General William Woodberry, son of Richard Woodberry I and Elizabeth Ballune Woodberry. Married Sarah Bellamy Johnson. Their children: Richard III, William II, Joseph Alston, Evander, Elizabeth Ann Johnson, Margaret
Description	:	Son of Richard and Elizabeth Bellune Woodberry. William married (1) Hannah Davis, and (2) Sarah Bellamy. "General William Woodberry was a very popular man in his day; he filled several important positions of honor, profit and trust, and filled all with credit to himself and came out with unstained official integrity; he was Brigadier General of the militia, and was several times elected to the lower House of the Legislature; he was Sheriff of the county from April, 1836, to April, 1837; he was hospitable to a fault, kind-hearted and liberal, especially to the poor; he was full of... Read More	Son of Richard and Elizabeth Bellune Woodberry. William married (1) Hannah Davis, and (2) Sarah Bellamy. "General William Woodberry was a very popular man in his day; he filled several important positions of honor, profit and trust, and filled all with credit to himself and came out with unstained official integrity; he was Brigadier General of the militia, and was several times elected to the lower House of the Legislature; he was Sheriff of the county from April, 1836, to April, 1837; he was hospitable to a fault, kind-hearted and liberal, especially to the poor; he was full of wit and humor, and could tell a story with great zest; a great hand to perpetrate a joke and to play innocent tricks on people. The writer has heard of many of them - one as how he made the Methodist preacher bail the canoe with his fine beaver hat, as the General was putting him across the river; another, how he accidentally (purposely) turned over the canoe, in putting the venerable and Reverend James Jenkins across the river, and luckily saved the old man from drowning; another of his adventures with an old gobbler, when a boy, with a red coat on; wherever he went he drew a crowd around him by his wit and humorous stories, which he could tell with the greatest glee, to the great amusement of the listeners; with all his wit, humor and innocent frivolity, he was a man of great good sense; he was a man of wealth, and managed his farm and financial affairs with great success; his home was ever crowded, and his table substantially supplied, and was free; he left no son his equal." page 357, A History of Marion County Note: The monument was erected in 1983.

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Where is Gen William Woodberry's memorial?
Gen William Woodberry's memorial is located at: Woodbury Cemetery, Brittons Neck, Marion County, USA.
When did Gen William Woodberry death?
Gen William Woodberry death on 31 Jan 1851 in Marion County, South Carolina, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Gen William Woodberry's memorial?
Latitude: 33.7928300
Longitude: -79.2693500

Family Members:

Spouse

Hannah Davis Woodberry

(unknow - unknow)

Children

William Woodberry

(1820 - 1887)

Margaret Fish Woodberry Johnson

(1827 - 1906)

Martha A. G. Woodberry

(1836 - 1852)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 33.7928300, -79.2693500

2. Old Ark Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.7844590, -79.2674980

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9. Pee Dee Baptist Church Cemetery
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12. Pauley Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
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14. Williams Hill FWB Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.7230190, -79.3161392

15. Antioch United Methodist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.8583000, -79.2128000

16. Oak Grove Original Free Will Baptist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.8539320, -79.1983510

17. True Gospel Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.8625600, -79.3285000

18. Snows Lake Graveyard
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Coordinate: 33.8166463, -79.3680690

19. Pope Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.7612420, -79.3650110

20. Old Neck Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.8630700, -79.3312500

21. Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.8355904, -79.1778030

22. Baha'i Cemetery
Georgetown County, USA
Coordinate: 33.7243400, -79.3369160

23. Jerusalem AME Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.7419014, -79.3566971

24. Bethlehem A.M.E. Cemetery
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