Brief Life History of Heywood Wade
When Heywood Wade Woodward Jr. was born on 24 December 1900, in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States, his father, Drayton Wade Woodward Sr, was 32 and his mother, Minnie Waunita Verdery, was 25. He married Elinor Gasque Trimmier in 1923. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in District 898, Cobb, Georgia, United States in 1940 and Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States in 1976. He died on 16 December 1976, in Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States.
Photos and Memories (1)
Do you know Heywood Wade? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- Wade Woodward, Jr, "United States Census, 1930"
- Wade Woodward, "Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- Heywood Wade Woodward, "Find a Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1906 · The Atlanta Race Riot
The Atlanta Race Riot of 1906 occurred on the evening of September 22 through September 24. A newspaper reported the rapes of four white women by African American men. Fueled by pre-existing racial tensions, these reports enraged white men who then arranged gangs to attack African American men. Over the next few days, several thousand white men joined in and in the end, 26 people were killed and many were injured.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a forester employed to look after the trees and game in a forest, Middle English woodward (from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + weard ‘guardian, protector’).
History: Henry Woodward emigrated from England in 1635 and settled first in Dorchester, MA, and subsequently in Northampton, MA. He had many prominent descendants. Another Henry Woodward, born c. 1646 in the British West Indies, was the first English settler in SC (1664).
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.