Cornelius S. Wooden and Armilda Bunch were married on 28 Apr 1861 in Carroll County, Missouri (Book B, Page 205).

OBITUARY - Aged Carroll Countian Dead - Cornelius S. Wooden died at home of daughter in Chillicothe. Cornelius S. Wooden, pioneer resident of Carroll County, died at the home of his daughter Mrs. Rebecca E. Shields, at Chillicohte, Thursday morning November 25, 1926, at 6:15 O'clock following a long illness. Mr. Wooden was 88 years of age at the time of his death. He was born in Indiana, January 23, 1838, and when but two years of age was brought with his parents to Carroll County where he has lived ever since. When Mr. Wooden's family settled in Morris twp. in this county, there were but two other families living in the township which at that time was only twelve miles square. By a later system of dividing the townships (Hill township became a portion of Morris township) where Mr. Wooden had spent the major portion of his life as a Carroll County citizen. Besides the daughter, who was the only child, Mr. Wooden leaves two grand children and four great grand children. He was married to Armilda Bunch, daughter of George Bunch and Elizabeth Wild Bunch. His wife died in 1923. The body was taken to a Chillicothe funeral home and prepared for interment. Last rites were held at the grave in the Coloma Cemetery Friday afternoon. (Chillicothe Newspaper)

The following exerts are taken from pages 16 & 17 of THE BUNCH FAMILY written by Aunt Fawnie (Minnis) Williams 1985 and colaberated with her daughter, Jo Ann (Williams) Casner.

"Armilda (Bunch) Wooden, daughter of George Bunch and Elizabeth Wild, married Neal Wooden. Aunt Armilda, my Mother's aunt and my great aunt had several grandnieces and nephews. Some of them called her Nannie. My Mother called her Aunt Minnie and I called her that too. She was my favorite great aunt and I always wanted to think I was her favorite great niece.

Her husband, Neal Wooden, was well liked by the family and we all called him Big Daddy. When as a child, my Uncle Neal who was good as gold, but quite jovial called my Aunt Armilda "The Old Squaw." They had one daughterwho was some older than my Mother. She used to laugh and say her name was Bettie Rebecca Palmary Wooden Shields. Bettie married Hyram Shields and was the mother of Mansure and Ziva Shields, but the marriage failed and she lived with her parents and reared her son and daughter.

When I was a child I would go to Auht Minnies and visit. In the summertime they would rise before dawn to get the outside chores done. Big Daddy would feed and harness the horses by lantern light then come to the house and eat his breakfast before going to the field. Maybe he would work in the field until one o'clock when he would bring the teams of horses or mules to the barn and water and feed them. Then he would come to the house where he would eat his noon meal. He and Aunt Armilda would sit in the living room and read and rest until about four o'clock when he would go back to the field and work until dark. I remember the round magnifing glass Aunt Armilda would use to read with. Big Daddy always kept a gallon jug of whiskey under his bed and he would take a swig of it once in awhile. I don't suppose he ever drank enough to get drunk.

I remember seeing her coming to our house driving a horse hitched to a buggy. She brought us a sack of roasting ears. We were so glad to see her and the corn was so good. I could write a page on the kind acts and deeds she, Bettie and Big Daddy did for my Mother and her family and I don't remember them all. They were such good folks."