Elder London Woodard‘s estate file contains this glimpse of the creature comforts he enjoyed, however briefly. On 4 October 1870, just over a month before he died, Woodard bought an eight-dollar mattress from R.R. Cotten & Company. He paid five dollars cash on November 5, and his executor paid off the bill the following January.
Wilson, North Carolina, Probate Estate Files 1854-1959, http://www.familysearch.org.
Today we celebrate the 97th birthday of Donald Lee Woodard Sr.!
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In the 1930 census of Eureka township, Wayne County: farm laborer Marcelius Woodard, 36; wide Adlonia, 26, farm laborer; sons Andrew, 6, Roscoe, 5, Donie L., 3, and Kelvin [Calvin], 1; and boarders Leslie Malone, 30, farm laborer, and Nannie Hastings, 48.
In the 1940 census of Faison township, Duplin County, N.C.: farmer Marcellus Woodard, 46; wife Adlonia, 35; and children Andrew 17, Rosker, 15, Donie, 13, Calvin, 11, Rosevelt, 9, Mary, 7, Margree, 4, and Jessie James, 5 months.
In 1944, Donald Lee Woodard registered for the World War II draft in Wilson County.
On 28 December 1949, Donald Lee Woodard, 22, of Walstonsburg, married Hazel Artis, 20, of Stantonsburg in Wilson, Wilson County.
In the 1950 census of Stantonsburg township, Wilson County: hired farm laborer Clinton Artis, 50; wife Mattie, 45; children Charles E., 19, lumber company laborer, Appie Louise, 17, cook, Constance B., 15, maid, William H., 13, Cleveland O., 10, Harley M., 7, Douglas, 5, Lois Jean, 3, and Carolyn E., 2; daughter Mary Hazel Woodard, 21; son-in-law Donald Woodard, 23, lumber company employee; and granddaughter Brenda Joyce Woodard, 1.
Many thanks to Portia Newman for sharing this joyful photo of her grandfather. We wish him so many more fantastic birthdays!
This priceless photograph depicts the students of Black Creek township’s Brooks School in 1914. Ada Harris Sharpe Reid stands second from left on the front row. Teacher Louvenia Woodard clutches a large book or ledger at right.
Photo courtesy of Ada H. Reid via George K. Butterfield Jr.
Wilson Daily Times, 21 October 1913.
News and Observer (Raleigh, N.C.), 18 December 1913.
Jane Barnes was quickly released, but Luther Woodard’s trial was set for early February 1914. I have not found record of the verdict. Speculation about their relationship notwithstanding, he and Jane were married on February 23, which suggests he was acquitted.
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In the 1910 census of Toisnot township, Wilson County: George Bullock, 48; wife Ella, 39; and children Sallie A., 20, George, 17, Lovey, 15, Isaac, 13, Bettie, 12, Rosa, 9, Charlie, James, Etta, and Effie, .
On 14 October 1926, Henry Woodard, 18, of Toisnot township, Wilson County, son of Louis and Edie Woodard, married Etta Bullock, 18, of Toisnot township, daughter of George and Ella Bullock, in Elm City. Church of God minister A.J. Bowman performed the ceremony.
In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: Eugene McAllister, 33; wife Ella, 29; and children Eugene, 4, and Yvonne, 8 months.
In the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: Eugene McAllister, 42, truck driver for auto body manufacturing company; wife Etta, 39; children Eugene Jr., 13, Shirley, 12, Yvonne, 11, Annie D., 10, Alfred, 4, and Nathaniel, 3; and lodger Charlie L. Bullock, 35.
Eugene McAllister died 16 March 1963 in Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was born 12 May 1907 in Florence County, South Carolina, to Weldon McAllister and Beulah Smith; was married; worked as a laborer; and lived at 1506 Carolina Street. Informant was Etta McAllister, 1414 Atlantic Street.
Etta Bullock Woodard McAllister died 30 May 2002.
Wilson Daily Times, 18 March 1944.
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In the 1930 census of Toisnot township, Wilson County: Mintus Woodard, 28; wife Mary L., 26; children Nancy, 6, Johnie L., 5, Willie, 4, James, 3, and Mary E., 1; and brothers Lonnie, 17, and Jim Woodard, 12.
In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: tenant farmer Bud Woodard, 37; wife Mary, 34; and children Nancy, 16, John Lee, 15, Willie, 12, Mary Ella, 11, Harvey, 8, Sid, 6, and Jone, 4.
Mary Etta Woodard died 15 March 1944 in Elm City, Toisnot township, Wilson County. Per her death certificate, she was born 3 January 1929 in Wilson County to Minter Woodard and Mary Lillie Ward; was a schoolgirl; and was buried in Rountree cemetery. [Lane Street Project has not found a grave marker for her.]
In the 1880 census of Harris township, Franklin County, North Carolina: Osborn Baker, 26; wife Georgeanna, 26; and sons William H., 3, and Calvin H., 2.
In the 1900 census of Dunn township, Franklin County: widow Georgianna Baker, 46; children Calvin H., 21, Anna R., 18, Metta S., 16, Gaivy, 14, Annie B., 12, and Alice, M., 9; and grandchildren Loreca E. Anderson, 3, and Osburn C. Anderson, 2.
On 27 December 1917, Calvin Baker, 36, of Franklin County, son of Osborn and Georgina Baker, married Minnie Williams, 30, daughter of Sal and Helen Williams, in Louisburg, Franklin County.
In the 1920 census of Dunn township, Franklin County: farmer Calvin Baker, 41; wife Minnie, 35; children Eula and Carrie, 8; and boarders Rob’t McCray, 28, and Richard Allen, 19.
In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: on South Lodge Street, rented for $18/month, Calvin Baker, 50, laborer for town; wife Minnie, 40; and children Eula, 18, tobacco factory laborer, Connie, 16, tobacco factory laborer, and Eddie, 9.
In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 507 East Walnut, William H. Barnes, 29, private cook; wife Eula Belle, 27, school lunchroom cook; father-in-law Calvin H. Baker, 61, widower; lodger Mark Crawford, 30, steam laundry laborer; and James Simon, 35, odd jobs laborer.
In 1942, Cleveland Perry registered for the World War II draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 13 February 1899 in Franklin County, Tennessee; lived at 505 East Walnut Street, Wilson; his contact was Calvin Baker, 509 East Walnut; and worked for W.G. Wilford, superintendent of the County Home.
Calvin Hilliard Baker died 13 March 1944 at his home at 511 East Walnut Street, Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was 51 years old was born in Franklin County, North Carolina, to Osborne Baker and Georgie Anna Jones; and he was buried in Rest Haven Cemetery. Eula Bell Barnes was informant.
Wilson Daily Times, 6 January 1950.
In the 1900 census of Gardners township, Wilson County: farm laborer James Woodard, 21, is listed in the household of farmer John E. Finch, 25.
On 17 December 1903, James Woodard, 24, son of Hilliard Woodard and Rose Copeland, married Annie Batts, 18, daughter of John Batts, at John Batts’ in Wilson County. Primitive Baptist minister Jonah Williams performed the ceremony.
In the 1910 census of Gardners township, Wilson County: farmer James Woodard, 31; Wife Annie, 27; children John, 3, Richard, 2, and Willie, 4 months; and sisters-in-law Minnie, 13, and Martha Batts, 11.
In the 1920 census of Gardners township, Wilson County: farmer James Woodard, 40; wife Annie, 35; and children Johnnie, 13, Richard, 11, L. Willie, 10, Della, 6, Aaron, 5, Walter, 3, and H. William, 1.
In the 1930 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: James Woodard, 51; wife Annie, 47; and children Willie L., 20, Della M., 17, Aron, 15, Walter L., 13, and William H., 11.
In the 1940 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: on London Church Road, farmer James Woodard, 61; wife Annie, 55; son Henry, 20; grandson Aaron H., 5; and lodger Fred Coley, 18.
James Woodard died 3 January 1950 at his home at 519 Hadley Street, Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was born 29 January 1879 in Wilson County to Hilliard Woodard and an unknown mother; was married to Annie Woodard; and was a farmer.
In the 1910 census of Black Creek township, Wilson County: Mack Melton, 60, wife Sarah, 45, and children Lafyette, 14, Lillie, 12, Gilber, 10, and Warren Melton, 8. Both Mack and Sarah reported that this was a second marriage for each. Sarah reported that seven of her nine children were living.
On 24 November 1921, Warren Melton, 20, son of Mack and Sarah Melton, married Rosetta B. Simms, 16, daughter of Isaac and Rosetta Simms, at Isaac Simms’ in Wilson County.
In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: farmer Warren Melton, 28; wife Rosetta, 24; and children Warren Jr., 6, Daisey B., 5, Isaac R., 1, and Willie N., 8 months.
In the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 1213 East Nash Street, Warren Melton, 47, tobacco factory storage warehouse worker; wife Hester, 38, presser in laundry; son Thomas Lee, 10; and adopted daughter Lucy Gray, 8.
Elder Warren Melton died 1 January 1973 in Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was born 1 May 1902; was married to Hester Jones; was a minister; and lived at 517 South Lodge Street.
Wilson Daily Times, 4 April 1945.
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In the 1880 census of Black Creek township, Wilson County: farmer Jack Woodard, 35; wife Fannie, 32; and children John, 10, Julia, 7, Cynthia, 6, Albert, 5, and Aaron, 2.
On 7 February 1900, Albert Woodard, 25, of Wilson County, N.C., son of J. and F. Woodard, married Alice Bonney, of Norfolk County, Virginia, daughter of C. and R. Bonney.
In the 1910 census of Norfolk, Virginia: H.W.R. Holland, 31, clothes cleaner, and lodger Albert Woodard, 34, railroad laborer.
Roderick Albert Woodard was born 11 March 1914 in New York, New York, to Albert Woodard and Henrietta Hux.
In the 1920 census of Black Creek township, Wilson County: farmer Jack Woodard, 74; wife Caroline, 51; son Albert, 50; daughter-in-law Henrietta, 38; and grandchildren Roderick, 6, Viola, 3, and Carrie, 2.
In the 1940 census of Pittsgrove township, New Salem County, New Jersey: Albert Woodard, 65; wife Henrietta, 50; and lodgers Herbert Edwards, 30, poultry farm laborer, and wife Margaret, 27. All were born in North Carolina.
The Standard Star (New Rochelle, New York), 14 November 1958.
Wilson Daily Times, 4 March 1949.
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