Herman Haskel Woodard Family
Herman Haskel Woodard married Mary Lillie Sircy 27 Sept 1908 in Jackson Co. TN.
Seated on Herman's lap is their oldest son, Wesley Jordan (named after two great
grandfathers) born 1910 and in Mary's lap is second son Leslie Jefferson born 1912.
Herman Haskel Woodard was born in the Smith/Jackson Co TN area 18 Sept 1890 and
died in Lakeland, Polk County Florida on 16 Apr 1977. Mary Lillie was born 25 April
1894 Jackson Co TN and died 19 August 1976 in Lakeland, Polk County Florida. They
had 10 children of which 9 lived to be adults. Several of their boys began moving to
Florida in the late 1930's and early 1940's to seek employment in the citrus industry.
Herman and Mary moved in Oct 1941 but only got as far as Griffin, Spalding County,
Georgia. They had a car wreck and Herman lost his right arm. They moved back to the
Smith Co TN area where Herman found work as a night watchman at the Center Hill
dam and other places. They finally moved to Lakeland Florida in 1944.
Mary Lillie was the daughter of Willis M. Sircy and M. Sophronia Young.
Herman Haskel was the son of Henry Douglas Woodard and Everline Kent.
See photos on this website.
Standing left to right:
The only family member missing from the photo is son, Harse Hale Woodard who died 3 years and is burried at the family homeplace on Indian Creek.
The Herman and Mary Lilly Sircy Woodard Family
This is a photo of the Herman Woodard family before the entire family had moved to Florida.
This photo was taken in 1941 on Indian Creek in Smith Co TN.
Willie Hester Woodard, Henry Lester Woodard, Wesley Jordan Woodard,
Harvey Frazier Woodard, Herman Haskell Woodard, and Leslie Jefferson Woodard.
Seated left to right:
Floy Lilly Woodard (married Henson Bennett), Mary Holford Apple Woodard holding youngest
son, Billy Holford Woodard (Mary is the first wife of Willie Hester Woodard), Cleora
Lancaster Woodard holding daughter, Elva (Cleora is wife of Henry Lester Woodard), Cora
Mae White Woodard holding daughter Doris (wife of Wesley Jordan Woodard), Cora Dyer Woodard
holding Sue daughter of Wesley and Cora Mae (Cora Dyer is the wife of Harvey Frazier Woodard),
Mary Lillie Sircy (wife of Herman Haskel Woodard) holding youngest daughter, Mildred
(married Kenneth Martin Still) Mary Bell King Woodard holding daughter, Hallie.
Seated on the ground:
James, Joyce and Geraldine (children of Willie Hester and Mary), Opal, Reatha and Jason
(children of Wesley and Cora Mae), Curtis (son of Herman and Lillie), R.L. and Raymond
(sons of Wesley and Cora Mae), Haskel B. Woodard (son of Herman and Mary Lillie), Ruth
and Virginia (daughters of Leslie and Mary King Woodard).
earlier (1938) 
The Herman and Mary Lilly Sircy Woodard Family.
This picture was taken in Lakeland, Polk Co. FL in 1955.
This is the Herman and Mary Lilly Sircy Woodard family. Left to right:
Henry Lester Woodard, Wesley Jordan Woodard, Harvey Frazier Woodard,
Mildred Anetta Woodard (Still), Haskel B. Woodard, Herman Haskell Woodard
Curtis Hoover Woodard, Mary Lilly Sircy Woodard, Floy Lilly Woodard (Bennett)
Leslie Jefferson Woodard Willie Hester Woodard
The Herman and Mary Lilly Sircy Woodard Family.
This picture of the Herman Haskel Woodard and Mary Lilly Sircy Woodard family was taken in 1968.
The occassion was held at Adair Park in Lakeland, Polk Co, FL. It was in celebration of Herman and
Lilly's 60th wedding anniversary.Standing left to right:
Wesley Jordan Woodard, Willie Hester Woodard, Harvey Frazier Woodard,
Henry Lester Woodard Leslie Jefferson Woodard,
Seated:
Curtis Hoover Woodard, Mildred Anetta Woodard, Mary Lilly Woodard,
Herman Haskel Woodard, Floy Lilly Woodard, Haskel B. Woodard
Announcement
This announcement appeared in the Lakeland Ledger newspaper in Lakeland Florida in
the fall of 1973. There are a couple of mistakes. Their daughters name is Floy Lillie
Bennett (Mrs. Henson). There was no son named Harry. It was Harvey Woodard who
lived in Avon Park, FL. Mrs. Kenneth Still was their daughter, Mildred. Their marriage
lasted another 3 years before Mary died in 1976 and Herman died in 1977. It was not
their golden anniversary as the headline suggested. It was the 65th!
Theirs was a close family. We would go to their house many Sundays and everyone would
bring lunch and we would have a great time with our cousins. My grandparents kept me as
a small child while my parents worked. It was one of my favorite times in my lifetime.