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Family HistoryFamily History - John J. Woods


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features John J. Woods and three of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. John J. Woods,1 born ca. 1847 in Indiana (parents not determined).1 John married Jennie Clark (born ca. 1858 in Indiana, parents not determined1).

Child of John J. Woods and Jennie Clark:

+2i. Charlotte ‘Lotta’ Woods, born August 1877 in Illinois. Married (1) John H. Welch Married (2) Paul H. Eberlein.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland City, E.D. 483, Sheet No. 8B, Paul H. Eberlein, 41, Illinois, electrician, battery co.; wife Lotta Eberlein, 42, Illinois; daughter Edrie Welch Hudgeon, 21, Missouri; son Paul Eberlein, Jr., 8, Ohio; son-in-law William J. Hudgeon, 25, Indiana, mason, contractor; father-in-law John J. Woods, 73, Indiana, carpent[er], railroad; mother-in-law Mary Woods, 62, Indiana.
Second Generation
2. Charlotte ‘Lotta’ Woods2 (John1), born August 1877 in Illinois.1, 2, 3, 4 Lotta married, first, 13 November 1896 in Altamont, Effingham County, Illinois, John H. Welch1, 6 (born 28 January 1874 in Illinois, the son of Charles H. Welch and Sarah Conner;1, 5 John died 2 July 19015). Lotta married, second, ca. 1907, Paul H. Eberlein2 (born ca. 1875 in Illinois, parents not determined2, 3, 4). John is buried in Welch Cemetery, Ramsey, Fayette County, Illinois.5

Child of Charlotte ‘Lotta’ Woods and John H. Welch:

+3i. Edrie C. Welch, born 19 February 1898 in St. Louis, Missouri; died 25 June 1980 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. Married (1) William J. Hudgeon Married (2) Robert Wallis Gazley.

Child of Charlotte ‘Lotta’ Woods and Paul H. Eberlein:

 4i. Paul H. Eberlein, Jr., born ca. 1912 in Ohio.3, 4

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Illinois, Effingham County, Beecher City, E.D. 78, Sheet No. 3B, John H. Welch, 25, Illinois, Jan. 1875, doctor; wife of 2 years Lotta J. Welch, 22, Aug. 1877, Illinois, 1 child, 1 living; daughter Edrie C. Welch, 2, Missouri [with Illinois crossed out], Feb. 1898.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Township, E.D. 368, Sheet No. 12B, Paul Eberlein, 32, Illinois, 1st marriage, engineer, electrical; wife of 3 years Charlotte Eberlein, 32, Illinois, 2nd marriage, 1 child, 1 living; step-daughter Edrie Welch, 12, Missouri.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland City, E.D. 483, Sheet No. 8B, Paul H. Eberlein, 41, Illinois, electrician, battery co.; wife Lotta Eberlein, 42, Illinois; daughter Edrie Welch Hudgeon, 21, Missouri; son Paul Eberlein, Jr., 8, Ohio; son-in-law William J. Hudgeon, 25, Indiana, mason, contractor; father-in-law John J. Woods, 73, Indiana, carpent[er], railroad; mother-in-law Mary Woods, 62, Indiana.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, East Cleveland, E.D. 18-585, Sheet No. 1B, P. H. Eberlein, 52, Iowa, first married age 32, electrician, illuminating; wife Lotta Eberlein, 52, Illinois, first married age 32; son P. H. Everlein, Jr., 28, Ohio; step daug. Edna [sic] Welch, 32, Missouri, single, bookkeeper, haberdashery; mother-in-law M. J. Woods, 72, Indiana, first married age 20.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Welch Cemetery, Ramsey, Fayette County, Illinois, J. H. Welch, born: 28 January 1874; died: 2 July 1901 (from record, which includes a note: Son of Charles & Sarah Welch).
  6. Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935, John H. Woods, 23, born in Illinois; father: Charles H. Welch; mother: Sarah Conner; Lotta Woods, 20, born in Illinois; father: John F. Woods; mother: Jennie Clark; married on 13 November 1896 in Altamont, Effingham County, Illinois.
Third Generation
3. Edrie C. Welch3 (Charlotte ‘Lotta’,2 John1), born 19 February 1898 in St. Louis, Missouri;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 died 25 June 1980 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.1, 3, 4 Edrie married, first, 2 June 1919 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, William J. Hudgeon2 (born ca. 1894 in Whiting, Lake County, Indiana, the son of Thomas Hudgeon and Dora Radcliffe2, 7). Edrie married, second, Robert Wallis Gazley15 (born 14 September 1899 in Texas, the son of Charles Clifford Gazley and Charlotte ‘Lottie’ Hammond;9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Robert died 15 March 1962 in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio11, 14). Edrie is buried in Brookdale Cemetery, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio.1 Robert is buried in Brookdale Cemetery, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio.11

Robert was a student at Massey Business College, Houston, Texas, in 1917.16

Robert is believed to be the R. W. Gazley who was arrested in August 1923 in Texas for allegedly swindling and passing several hundred dollars of worthless checks.17


  1. Find a Grave (website). Brookdale Cemetery, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, Edrie Gazley, born: 1898; died: 1980 (from record, which provides the name and link for her spouse).
  2. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Cuyahoga County, Application No. 136371, William J. Hudgeon, 25, born in Whiting, Indiana; father: Thomas [Hudgeon]; mother: Dora Radcliffe; Edrie Welch, 21, born in St. Louis, Missouri; father: John [Welch]; mother: Lotta Woods; married on 2 June 1919.
  3. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Gazley, Edrie; no. 272-10-5108; died Jun 1980; born 19 Feb 1898.
  4. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Gazley, Edrie; born 1898, Illinois; died 25 Jun 1980, Warren, Trumble County, Ohio, widow.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Illinois, Effingham County, Beecher City, E.D. 78, Sheet No. 3B, John H. Welch, 25, Illinois, Jan. 1875, doctor; wife of 2 years Lotta J. Welch, 22, Aug. 1877, Illinois, 1 child, 1 living; daughter Edrie C. Welch, 2, Missouri [with Illinois crossed out], Feb. 1898.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Township, E.D. 368, Sheet No. 12B, Paul Eberlein, 32, Illinois, 1st marriage, engineer, electrical; wife of 3 years Charlotte Eberlein, 32, Illinois, 2nd marriage, 1 child, 1 living; step-daughter Edrie Welch, 12, Missouri.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland City, E.D. 483, Sheet No. 8B, Paul H. Eberlein, 41, Illinois, electrician, battery co.; wife Lotta Eberlein, 42, Illinois; daughter Edrie Welch Hudgeon, 21, Missouri; son Paul Eberlein, Jr., 8, Ohio; son-in-law William J. Hudgeon, 25, Indiana, mason, contractor; father-in-law John J. Woods, 73, Indiana, carpent[er], railroad; mother-in-law Mary Woods, 62, Indiana.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, East Cleveland, E.D. 18-585, Sheet No. 1B, P. H. Eberlein, 52, Iowa, first married age 32, electrician, illuminating; wife Lotta Eberlein, 52, Illinois, first married age 32; son P. H. Everlein, Jr., 28, Ohio; step daug. Edna [sic] Welch, 32, Missouri, single, bookkeeper, haberdashery; mother-in-law M. J. Woods, 72, Indiana, first married age 20.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, East Cleveland, E.D. 18-80, Sheet No. 10B, Rob Gazley [indexed as Gagley], 26; Edrie Gazley, 24 [They are listed as roomers in the household of Paul H. Eberlein; a note indicates “moved,” and some information is blank for their entries, such as place of birth and occupation; their ages are circled, suggesting that they are estimated; in fact, they are several years older than the ages listed.]
  10. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Rob Wallis Gazley, Serial No. 6476; born Sept 14, 1899; Occupation: cotton clerk; Nearest Relative: mother, Mrs. C. A. Witt.
  11. Find a Grave (website). Brookdale Cemetery, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, Rob W. Gazley, born: 1900 [sic, he was born in 1899 based on other sources]; died: March 1962 in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio (from record, which includes a note that is probably the abbreviated text of his obituary giving the place of his death, the name of his wife, that he was the father of two daughters and grandfather of six; and the name and link for his [last] spouse).
  12. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Texas, Harris County, Houston City, Enumeration District 32, Sheet No. 6A, family of Robert W. Gazley (20, Texas, stenographer, manufacturing plant); wife Gene Gazley (19, New York, sales lady, dry goods).
  13. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Enumeration District 18-757, Sheet No. 3B, Robert Gazley (30, Texas, divorced, stenographer, steel).
  14. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Gazley, Rob W.; born 1901; died 15 Mar 1962, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio.
  15. Polk’s Lorain City Directory, Lorain, Ohio; Editions for 1955-1960; entries [format varies] for Gazley, Robt W (Edrie) reporter Common Pleas Ct h3808 E Lake Rd.
  16. Houston, Texas, City Directory, 1917; Robt W. Gazley, student, Massey B. College [i.e., Massey Business College].
  17. San Antonio Express, 14 August 1923. R. W. Gazley arrested for allegedly swindling and passing worthless checks.