Henry J. Woodard Family - 1940
Henry J. Woodard and family in Elmwood, Tn. in 1940, from left to right are
Jimmy (J.C.) Woodard, Henry Jeff Woodard holding Frances Woodard, in front of Henry is
James Kenneth Woodard, in front of Frances is Tennie Louise Woodard, to Frances' left is
Henrys wife Nellie Mae (Overstreet) Woodard, to her left is my father John Lee Woodard.
Henry Jeff Woodard is the son of William Alfred Woodard and Emiline(Emmy)Sircy, and
grandson of Henry Douglas Woodard and Everline B. (Kent) Woodard.
Nellie Mae (Overstreet) Woodard is the Daughter of Francis Fleming Overstreet and Tennie
Alice (Grisham) Overstreet who were share croppers on the Gore family farm during the
great depression and are laid to rest in the Ridgewood cemetery very near the Gore plots.
Henry J. Woodard Family - abt 1946
Henry J. Woodard and family in Elmwood, Tn. abt 1946, from L-R are
James Kenneth Woodard, John Lee Woodard, in front of John is Tennie Louise Woodard, to
Johns left is Henry Jeff Woodard, in front of Henry is Frances Woodard, to the left of Henry is
Nellie Mae (Overstreet) Woodard, standing in front of Nellie Mae is Bobby Glendon (Fuzzy) Woodard.
The family moved from Smith Co. in 1953 to Akron Ohio where the rubber business was booming,
also going with them was Nellie Mae's father Fleming Francis Overstreet, sadly due to his age and
failing health Fleming passed away in Akron shortly after arriving, my father (John Lee Woodard)
then took him by train back to Smith Co. where he was layed to rest next to his wife Emmy.
The Fleming Francis Overstreet family are also pictured on this website: