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James Wendell Woodward 1918–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1918

Birth Location: Auburn, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 5 Apr 1996

Death Location: Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: Mack Woodward

Mother: Cassie Hundley

Spouse(s): Helen O'Grady

Children(s): Richard Woodward

James Wendell Woodward was born in 1918 in Auburn, Kentucky, USA, the child of Mack Woodward And Cassie B Hundley. In 1930, James Wendell Woodward resided in Detroit (Districts 501-750), Detroit, Wayne, Michi. In 1935, James Wendell Woodward resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. James Wendell Woodward married Helen Ethel O Grady, and had children including Margaret Ann, Richard M Woodward. James Wendell Woodward passed away in 1996 in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • James Wendell Woodward was born in 1918 in Auburn, Kentucky, USA, the child of Mack Woodward And Cassie B Hundley.
  • In 1930, James Wendell Woodward resided in Detroit (Districts 501-750), Detroit, Wayne, Michi.
  • In 1935, James Wendell Woodward resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
  • James Wendell Woodward married Helen Ethel O Grady, and had children including Margaret Ann, Richard M Woodward.
  • James Wendell Woodward passed away in 1996 in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Woodward's Ancestors

Self
James Woodward
1918–1996
Birth Place: Auburn, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Mack Woodward
1894–1953
Kentucky, USA
Cassie (B) Hundley
1897–1985
Kentucky
Grandparents
Edward (Thomas) Woodward
1868–1901
Kentucky, USA
Martha (Ann) Hester
1866–1931
Rockfield, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Thomas (G) Hundley
1872–1947
Lewisburg, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Susan (Agnes "Susie" Gregory) (Hundley)
1864–1941
Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Woodward
1846–1923
Quintilla McMillen
1846–1922
John Gregory
1819–1900
Susan Tilford
1831–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Woodward
1821–1863
Charlotte Callis
1826–1904

James Woodward's Descendants

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James (Wendell) Woodward (11 Jul 1918–5 Apr 1996) m. Helen (Ethel) O'Grady (23 DEC 1919–10 DEC 2007)
  1. 1. Richard (M) Woodward 1940–2024

James Woodward's Timeline

6 Records

1918
11 Jul 1918
Birth of James Wendell Woodward in Auburn, Kentucky, USA
Auburn, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
James Wendell Woodward resided here in Detroit (Districts 501-750), Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit (Districts 501-750), Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
James Wendell Woodward resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 22
James Wendell Woodward resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
James Wendell Woodward resided here in Inkster, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Inkster, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1996
5 Apr 1996
Age 78
Death of James Wendell Woodward in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1918
    Event Place: Auburn, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Detroit (Districts 501-750), Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Inkster, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1996
    Event Place: Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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