this is only a possible brother of Asa Woodward . . . they are of similar ages and from the same state [and the same area of the state - Ash Grove]????
another source says b. 18 Sep 1820 in Robertson Co., Tennessee [although it says in the 150 Greene Co. census that he was born in Kentucky]

385JACOB WOODWARD. Mr. Woodward is the son of Edward and Mary Woodward, and was born in Robertson county, Tennessee, September 18, 1820. His parents soon after moved to Callaway county, Kentucky, where he grew to manhood. He learned the shoemaker's trade when he was fourteen years of age, which, in connection with farming, has been his calling ever since. In 1848 he moved to Ash Grove, Greene county, Missouri, where be bought out a distillery and carried on the business for some time. In 1859 he moved to the farm where he now lives, where he has since followed farming and shoemaking. He served in the militia from 1863 to the close of the war. He owns a farm of one hundred and sixty acres and has made all he has by his own industry and perseverance. Mr. Woodward was married in 1846 to Miss Susan E., daughter of Charles N. and Sarah G. Robinson, of Greene county, Missouri, formerly from North Carolina. Their union has been blest with seven children, all of whom are living, viz.: Sarah A. P., William H. James R., Ransom B. J., Charles R. E., John A. S., and Mary R. [664]


Editors note: I am trying to connect these brothers and sister [W.W. Woodward; Asa Woodward; Jacob Woodward; and Penelope Woodward] to Edward Woodward. They are all living in Greene Co., Missouri after a certain date (as is Edward and Mary in the 1850 census) all seem to have a prior connection to Kentucky. This is a personal conjecture on my part and am seeking primary and secondary sources [or other peoples databases] to see if I a correct. My gg grandfather is Asa Woodward who married Sarah Van Bibber. Please write if you have any ideas/opinions on this family. Craig Snyder < coopsnyder@hotmail.com >