Wilson Times, 10 January 1950.
We have studied the cluster of plantations owned by the Woodard family near White Oak Swamp here, as well as the disposition of enslaved people held by William and Elizabeth Simms Woodard. The photos above and below depict the Woodards’ house, built in 1832.
Though the house seems to have been in fine form in the early 1980s, when the second photograph was taken, it has since been demolished.
Lower photo courtesy of Woodard Family Rural Historic District nomination form.
Was this house located near the Hwy. 264 bypass? Leaving Woodard’s store near Tart’s Mill Road and heading toward Hwy. 264 ramp, it would have been on the left side of the road. Also is there a relationship between these Woodards and London Woodard who may have been the first preacher in Wilson County?
Hi, Theresa! Thanks for your inquire. I think this house was located was on (or near) Alt 264 BEFORE you’d get to the intersection with Tartt’s Mill Rd., headed east. There was a large house just at the off-ramp from 795/264 that was demolished within the last 10 years. It was not a Woodard house and was built well after the Civil War.