Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameJohn Bass WOODCOCK 3114, p 1
Birth1 Oct 1825, Prescott, Grenville, Ontario, Canada318,1437,6568
Birth1826, Canada2335
Removal1845, Nashua Township, Ogle, Illinois318 Age: 19
Settlement1850, Marion, Ogle, Illinois318 Age: 24
Death12 Dec 1912, Marion, Ogle, Illinois318 Age: 87
Memoage 87 y 2 m 12 d at death
FatherFreeman WOODCOCK (1802-1860)
MotherElizabeth BASS (1800-1870)
Individual Notes
• He came with his father’s family to Ogle county in 1845 and settled in Nashua township.318

• He is a son Freeman and Elizabeth (Bass) Woodcock, and was born in Canada, near Prescott, on the St. Lawrence River, Oct. 1, 1825.1437, p 624
Census Data
• 1860 Census: Marion, Ogle, Illinois. Age 34, b Canada. His family enumerated within his parents’ residence.1660
• 1880 Census: Marion, Ogle, Illinois. Age 54, b Canada. Farmer. Parents b Canada.3791
Spouses
Birth15 Sep 1829, Augusta, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada1437, date only,2331,6568
Birth1831, Canada2335
Death2 Mar 1914, Ogle County, Illinois3114, p 2; date only,6568 Age: 84
FlagsLegatee in Will
FatherRichard MARTIN (1796-1866)
MotherBelinda WOODCOCK (1798-1866)
Individual Notes
• Methodist Episcopal Church.6568
Census Data
• 1860 Census: Marion, Ogle, Illinois. Age 29, b Canada.1660
• 1880 Census: Marion, Ogle, Illinois. Age 50, b Canada. Parents b Canada.3791
Marriage15 May 1848, Lafayette Township, Ogle, Illinois1437, p 242,3114, p 2; states 15 May 1849
ChildrenFreeman (1849-<1912)
 Mary M. (Died as Child) (~1855-1861)
 Ella E. (1856-1938)
 Sarah L. (Died as Child) (~1858-1861)
 Walter S. (1865-1945)
 Antoinette M. (1867-1938)
 John D. (1870->1912)
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Updated 26 Feb 2026
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