William Armond "Willie" Woodward (1896 - 1957)

Willie's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Woodward family tree.

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Willie's Parents

Emily (Durusau) Woodward

William George Woodward

John Woodward William Armond "Willie" Woodward

Edna (Woodward) Greene

Parents:

Emily (Durusau) Woodward

1872 - 1934

William George Woodward

Sep 11, 1867 - May 14, 1944

Siblings:

Edna (Woodward) Greene

Unknown - Unknown

John Woodward

Unknown - Unknown

Relationships:

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William Armond "Willie" Woodward & Vivian (Goodson) Woodward

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Cause of Separation: Death

William Armond "Willie" Woodward

Vivian (Goodson) Woodward

Ruby Merle (Woodward) Salvail Doris "Teny" (Woodward) Todd Ella Marie Woodward Edna Maxine "Mackie" (Woodward) Hester William Woodward

Betty Jo (Woodward) Gay Ellen Frances (Woodward) Barr James Edward Woodward Ashley Thomas "Woody" Woodward

Spouse:

Vivian (Goodson) Woodward

May 12, 1900 - Jun 25, 1980

Children:

Ruby Merle (Woodward) Salvail

Dec 6, 1924 - Aug 6, 2007

Betty Jo (Woodward) Gay

May 27, 1923 - Unknown

Doris "Teny" (Woodward) Todd

Sep 18, 1927 - Apr 3, 2013

Ellen Frances (Woodward) Barr

Dec 1, 1932 - Unknown

Ella Marie Woodward

Unknown - Unknown

James Edward Woodward

May 9, 1929 - Jun 28, 2012

Edna Maxine "Mackie" (Woodward) Hester

Oct 29, 1936 - Unknown

Ashley Thomas "Woody" Woodward

Apr 3, 1931 - Jun 21, 2005

William Woodward

Nov 16, 1921 - Dec 2, 1999

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Willie A. Woodward

Added: Nov 14, 2014

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As posted by Ashley Thomas Woodward about his father Willie Armond "Papa" Woodward.
BEE HIVES

DADDY HAD SEVERAL BEE HIVES WHEN HE WAS AT WORK AND THE BEES WOULD SWARM WE HAD TO GET BUCKETS OR WASH TUBS AND BEAT ON THEM WITH A STICK AND THAT WOULD MAKE THEM LIGHT IN A NEAR BY TREE AND WHEN HE CAME HOME HE WOULD CUT THE LIMB AND PUT THEM IN A HIVE. MOST OF THE TIME HE USED THE HAT WITH THE MESH BUT ONE TIME I GUESS HE GOT BRAVE AND DIDN'T USE THE HAT AND WAS STUNG SO MANY TIMES HE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN ALEXANDER HIS FACE WAS SWOLLEN SO BAD I THINK HE HAD TO STAY A FEW DAYS.

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In 1896, in the year that William Armond "Willie" Woodward was born, in April, the first study on global warming due to CO2 - carbon dioxide - in the atmosphere was published by Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius. Arrhenius concluded that human activity due to the Industrial Revolution would amplify CO2 in the atmosphere, causing a greenhouse effect. His conclusions have been extensively tested in the ensuing 100+ years and are still seen to hold true.

In 1904, at the age of only 8 years old, Willie was alive when the World's Fair, officially known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, was held in St. Louis, Missouri. Attended by nearly 19.7 million people (and later the subject of a Judy Garland film), the Fair was funded by federal, state and local sources to the tune of $15 million. As the name suggests, the Fair was suggested as a way to celebrate the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. In the past, World's Fairs were a way of bringing new technology to the attention of the masses and this fair was no exception - the use of electricity (the public feared it at the time), personal cars, airplanes, and the electric streetcar were all highlighted.

In 1923, he was 27 years old when on September 1, an earthquake - the Great Kanto earthquake - destroyed one-third of Tokyo. Measuring 7.9 and with a reported duration of between 4 and 10 minutes, casualties totaled about 142,800 deaths, including about 40,000 who went missing and were presumed dead.

In 1941, at the age of 45 years old, Willie was alive when in his State of the Union address on January 6th, President Roosevelt detailed the "four freedoms" that everyone in the world should have: Freedom of speech, Freedom of worship, Freedom from want, and Freedom from fear. In the same speech, he outlined the benefits of democracy which he said were economic opportunity, employment, social security, and the promise of "adequate health care".

In 1957, in the year of William Armond "Willie" Woodward's passing, on September 24th, the "Little Rock Nine" (nine African-American students) entered Little Rock High School. Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus had previously prevented the students from entering the school at the beginning of the term with the Arkansas National Guard - they blocked the door. President Eisenhower ordered federal troops - the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army - to guard the students and allow them entry.