James E Woody

Brief Life History of James E

When James E Woody was born on 4 September 1916, in Pittsburg, Laurel, Kentucky, United States, his father, William Emory Woody, was 28 and his mother, Myrtle Mae Miller, was 24. He married Emma Brenda about 1940, in Kentucky, United States. He lived in Laurel, Kentucky, United States in 1930 and Magisterial District 3, Laurel, Kentucky, United States in 1940. His occupation is listed as schoolteacher, manger of production credit assoc in Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, United States. He died on 24 October 2007, in Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in District of Columbia, United States.

Photos and Memories (0)

Photos and Memories

Do you know James E? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

James E Woody
1916–2007
Emma Brenda
1919–1998
Marriage: about 1940

Sources (12)

  • James Woodie in household of William Woodie, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James E Woody - Published information: Census record: birth-name: James E Woody
  • James Woody, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

Spouse and Children

World Events (8)

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

1926 · Mammoth Cave is Discovered

In 1926, in central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave was discovered. It dates back to Mississippian times and consists of over four hundred miles of passageway. On July 1, 1941, the cave was made a National Park.

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English:

from Middle English wode ‘wood’ + heie ‘enclosure’ (Old English wudu + (ge)hæg). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived by an enclosure in a wood, or habitational, for a person from a place so named, such as Woodhey Green in Faddiley (Cheshire). Also possibly from East Woodhay (Hampshire) and West Woodhay (Berkshire), apparently named with Old English wīd ‘wide, broad’ as the initial element, confused with early Old English widu ‘wood’, and so too with Old English wudu.

nickname from Middle English wodi or some other derivative of Middle English wode ‘frenzied, wild’ (Old English wōd), perhaps formed on the analogy of, for example, Middle English mody (see Moody ). Compare Wood 2.

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

Possible Related Names

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.