George Burdette Woodard

Male3 January 1901–6 February 1981

Brief Life History of George Burdette

When George Burdette Woodard was born on 3 January 1901, in Yolo, California, United States, his father, Roy Wellington Woodard, was 26 and his mother, Mamie Inez Williams, was 22. He married Olivia Julia Barner on 15 October 1923, in Yolo, California, United States. He lived in Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States in 1930 and Capay Judicial Township, Yolo, California, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 6 February 1981, in Yolo, California, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Marys Cemetery, Yolo, Yolo, California, United States.

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George Burdette Woodard
1901–1981
Olivia Julia Barner
1898–1993
Marriage: 15 October 1923

Sources (15)

  • George B. Woodard, "United States 1950 Census"
  • George Bendette Woodard in the California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980
  • George Burdette Woodard, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 October 1923Yolo, California, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1902 · So Much Farm Land

    Age 1

    A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

    1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

    Age 5

    A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

    1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

    Age 22

    Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

    Name Meaning

    from the Norman Old French personal name Odard, Udard, Middle English Wodard, Wudard. It derives from the ancient Germanic name Authard, Othard, Odard, composed of the elements aud- ‘riches' + hard- ‘hard, bold’.

    occupational name from Middle English wode ‘wood’ + herde ‘herd’ (Old English wudu + hierde), for a person who tended animals pastured in woodland.

    post-medieval pronunciation of Woodward .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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