Emerson Henry Woodall (1891 - 1969)

Born 22 Feb 1891 in Nicholas County, Kentucky

Ancestors

Son of James Solomon Woodall and Emily D. (Anderson) Woodall

Husband of Ella Gertrude (Highland) Woodall — married 12 Feb 1919 in Nicholas County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died 7 Jul 1969 at age 78 in Nicholas County, Kentucky

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Biography

Pvt Emerson Woodall served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 14 July 1918
Unit(s): 147th Engineers
Service ended: 8 December 1918

Kentucky Council of Defense Nicholas County WAR RECORD (World War I) Name and Rank Emerson Woodall, Pvt Home Address Carlisle, KY Nearest relative E. H. Woodall, Carlisle, KY Father's name and address James S. Woodall, Carlisle, KY Mother's maiden name Emma Anderson Age at entrance into service 26 years Married Date of entrance into service July 14, 1918 Camp where first training received Fort Thomas, KY Branch of service ARMY Name and number of company and regiment 147th Engineers Transferred to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana Date of Discharge December 8, 1918 ^[1]

Honorable Discharge from the United States Army has a physical description of Emerson: "When enlisted was 26 years of age and by occupation a Farmer. He had Gray eyes, Dark Brown Hair, Ruddy complexion, and was 5 feet 10 inches in height."

Marriage: Feb 12, 1918 Emerson H. Woodall to Gertrude Highland by Rev P.M. Jones at St. Patrick's Mason Co., KY. Witness: Jno. P. Gaulty, Mrs. Spenser Bishop ^[2]

Clipping from the scrapbook of Opal Mann Woodall --1929 -- birth of Margaret Ann Woodall "CARLISLE NEWS" [Special to the Herald] CARLISLE, Ky., July 7 -- Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Woodall, of Nicholas County, are announcing the birth of an 8 3/4 pound daughter on Saturday night, July 6, at the Johnson Memorial Hospital. This is the third child in the home and the first daughter. This little one will receive two five dollar prizes offered by the First National Bank to the first baby girl born in the local hospital and Sam T. Howe for the first and second baby born in our new hospital. This is the second birth in the hospital, Mr. Howe having presented Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Bowen $5, the first baby born, and Dr. Reynolds $5 also to the Bowen baby, for the first boy baby born in the hospital. Liberal prizes have also been offered by citizens for twin and triplets born there.

Emerson died 7 July 1969, Nicholas County, Kentucky. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Rice, Elizabeth; Kentucky. Council of Defense; and Fred P Caldwell. History of Nicholas County, Ky. in the World War, 1917-1919. (King, South Carolina: W.S. Phelps Co., 1991).
2. ↑ Nicholas Co., KY Marriage Register 3
3. ↑ Death Record, Social Security Death Index, #406-07-7116. KY Death Certificate, Vol 36, #17764, Death Vol 1969.

• Paternal DNA confirmed on GEDmatch with a match between second cousins FB4076958 Margaret (Woodall) Tylutki and T402351 Connie (Daniels) Graves for 351 cM on 14 shared segments who both match their second cousin twice removed A841827 Isaacs-1015. FB4076958 Margaret (Woodall) Tylutki for 41.5 cM and T402351 Connie (Daniels) Graves for 56.1 cM. MRCA James Woodall and Emma Anderson.

• Maternal DNA confirmed on GEDmatch with a match between second cousins FB4076958 Margaret (Woodall) Tylutki and T402351 Connie (Daniels) Graves for 351 cM on 14 shared segments. MRCA James Woodall and Emma Anderson.