Section 4 - John William Woolard II (1838-1880)

John was born in 1838 in TN to John William Woolard I and Susan McGuire.

JW II married Malissa Adelaide Thomas prior to the census of 1860 in which they are shown in Ripley County, MO.

JWII and Mellissa had five children:

John William David, Ripley Co MO, 22Feb1864

Doly, MO, 1866

Mary Merettia, MO, 1868,

Joseph Elisha Newton Monroe, 1Apr1872

Rosa Belle, Varner, Ripley Co, MO, 25Dec1879

Ripley County deed records show JWII and Malissa purchased land on 4 January 1869 from James K. Hill. (G/710/D). Also John W. purchased land from Thos. O. Woolard on 9Feb1869 (G/723/D).

Butler County, MO probate records show JWII died Feb 1880-, probate #1029. The Inventory and Appraisement of the estate of JWII on 26 Feb 1880 shows the following property:

160 acres in Butler County, SW" NE" W SE", NW" Sect. lot 32, TP 23 Range 5E

160 acres in Ripley County, SE SE , , lot 24, Township Block 23 Range 3,E. NE, NE, Section 25 Township Block 23 Range 3,E.

Lot 2 N.W. Sect lot 30 Township Block 4, E.

A Note on J. D. Barton for $27.50 plus .21 interest.

Three horses, $52.00

One mule, $15.00

Two farm waggons, $30.00

Three head of horned cattle, $14.00

33 head of stock hogs, $15.00

Three plows, $3.00

250 bushels of corn, $37.50

Household and kitchen furniture, $10.00

One $15.00 note against the estate

The widow's name is spelled; Malissa A.Woolard. She made her mark (x) on the documents. The witnesses were; Mathew Urling, V. B. Simpson, David Hart and (undec). The official shown on the documents was; Y B. Walters, a Justice of the Peace for Neeley Township, Butler County.

The 1880 Butler County, Neeley Twp census shows Malissa as a widow, Doly is not shown.