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As a young man, James was of medium height and build, with black eyes and black hair. He resided in Stewart where he was a "farmer and worked in the timber industry," said the Athens Messenger. He was a member of the Bethany Ridge Methodist Conference Church. He married Arlie Mae Walker ( ? - ? ) and they had seven children -- Paul Parker Woody, Hazel Willette, Dorothy Norman, Patty Mayle, William Riley Woody, Donald Eugene Woody and Genevieve Gillard. As a 22-year-old single man, James registered for the military draft during World War I. At the time, he told the registration agent that he worked in farming for "Wm. Coen ... near Stewart" and that his "Mother and cripled Bro" depended upon him for support. He also said he had "No use of left arm" and signed his name with an "X" indicating he could not read or write.
James passed away at age 92 on Sept. 17, 1987, and is buried at Stewart Cemetery. In his obituary in an Athens newspaper, his mother's maiden name was spelled "Mineard." Copyright © 2004-2006, 2009, 2011 Mark A. Miner |