Martha Washington (Lucas) Woodrum (abt. 1922 - 1986)

Born about 22 Feb 1922 in Kentucky, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Alvin Madison Woodrum — married 28 Apr 1941 in Clark, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Apr 1986 at about age 64 in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri

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Biography

Martha Washington Woodrum (nee Lucas) was born on February 22, 1922.

Martha's mother, Nora Mae Lucas (nee Pruitt), died when Martha was six months old. Martha was raised by her father and had four siblings, Oka, Olive, Charles, and Wade.

Martha was unable to attend school. She had to pick cotton on her family farm instead. She never learned to read. Though, she did learn to sign her name.

She married Alvin Madison Woodrum on April 28, 1941. They had two children, Jennetta Woodrum and Alvin Eugene "Gene" Woodrum.

Martha believed education was important and made sure that her two children, Jennetta and Gene, were both able to go to school and get an education.

Martha's hobbies included fishing and honky-tonking

Sources

Marriage Record found via FamilySearch

"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXG7-74T : 21 January 2016), Rose Johnson in entry for Alvin Woodrum and Martha Lucas, 28 Apr 1941; citing Clark, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,312,586.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMDY-2LT : accessed 16 April 2017), Martha Lucas in household of Gilbert Lucas, District 6, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 6B, line 80, family 139, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 735; FHL microfilm 2,340,470.

• First-hand information as remembered by Angela Dickens.