JOT WOODALL OLDEST VETERAN
AT REUNION
Courier
July 28, 1921
Is 89 Years Old—Native of Alabama—In Texas Half Century.
Perhaps the
oldest attendant of this year's big picnic and reunion is Col. Jot Woodall
of Verona, who was born August 2nd, 1832, at Birmingham, Alabama. However,
there was no Birmingham at the time of his birth. His father owned a tract
of land which is now a part of the site of that present big manufacturing
city. A blacksmith shop was about the only nucleus then to be seen of the
modern Birmingham as now known. Col. Woodall was married to Miss Martha Jane
Womble February 10, 1859. When the war broke out he left his young wife and
one baby at home to enter the conflict in May 1861 and served until April
1865. He saw much strenuous service. Fifty-one years ago he removed to
Texas, bought land, and settle in the Verona community about fourteen miles
northeast of McKinney. His wife died in July, 1894. He still owns his old
homestead at Verona but makes his home with a granddaughter, Mrs. O. F.
Hays, at Mt. Pleasant. He is now visiting his son, City Marshal Wade W.
Woodall, in Farmersville. Although 89 years old, "Uncle Jot," as he is known
to his hosts of old Collin friends, looks to be in his usual good health and
gets about quite well. In the course of three or four weeks, he expects to
go to Goree, Knox county, West Texas, to visit his son, Dr. O. L. Woodall
and family, before returning to his granddaughter's home at Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Hays, his granddaughter, was formerly Miss Ida Little, whose mother, a
daughter of Col. Woodall, died when Mrs. Hays was an infant and the latter
was reared by her grandfather. Now in his old age and feebleness, this
loving granddaughter is bestowing every kindness and affection upon the dear
old grandfather, who so tenderly cared for her from her infancy to the
estate of young womanhood. She and her husband are making his life very
happy. Col Woodall still takes our weekly paper and finds it very
interesting reading every week. He loves his old home county friends, many
of whom he had the pleasure of meeting during the present big picnic. He was
brought over to McKinney in the auto of his son, City Marshal Wade W.
Woodall. Former County Commissioner J. T. Howard also came along over with
them.
Surname Index
Recommended
Citation:
"Jot Woodall,
EARLY SETTLERS OF COLLIN COUNTY." Collin County, Texas History
and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
[Accessed Fri February 13, 2004 ].
