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Lavern Benjamin Woodward (1915 - 1993)

Lavern Benjamin Woodward
Born in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United Statesmap
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Son of and
Husband of — married 28 Oct 1939 (to 28 Jun 1940) in Addison, Lenawee, Michigan, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 26 Jun 1942 (to 1965) in Ann Arbor, Michiganmap
Husband of — married 1966 in Michigan, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 77 in Clinton, Lenawee, Michigan, United Statesmap
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Biography

The son of Willard Woodard and Charlotte (Buchinger) Woodward, Lavern was born in Rochester in 1915. His parents returned to his father's family home in Clinton by 1920.[1] The Great Depression took hold of the country and his parents moved to Detroit where his father found work as a leather inspector in an automobile factory.[2]

Lavern married Florence (Sanders) Terpeney, the daughter of Lewis M. Sanford and Susie H. Marshall, in Addison Township, Michigan on October 28, 1939. He was 24 and worked as a spinner at the woolen mill and she was 26, and not working.[3] They divorced the next year, the divorce being final on June 28, 1940.[4] By 1940, he was living with family, back in Clinton, and everyone was working at the local woolen mill.[5]

He married again, marrying Angie (Baker) Woodward, the daughter of Benjamin Baker and Miadh Grant, in Ann Arbor, Michigan on June 26, 1942.[6] Later that year, Lavern enlisted in the United State Army, enlisting on November 23, 1942 for the duration of the war.[7] Lavern and Angie had three sons together, Willard "Bud" Woodard, Donald Woodard, and Stanley Woodard. Willard worked as an inspector at Tecumseh Products Company in Tecumseh, Michigan.[8]

Angie passed away in 1965 and Willard remarried, marrying Ruby (Towns) Woodward, the daughter of Victor Towns and Libbie C. Elmer. She had been married previously to Alfred G. Parrish (1915-1966). Ruby passed away in 1975.[8] Willard passed away at the age of 78[9][10] and is buried at Riverside Cemetery in Clinton.[11]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZQQ-Y1L : accessed 22 October 2020), Lavern B Woodward in household of William C Woodward, Clinton, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing ED 65, sheet 9A, line 46, family 255, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 780; FHL microfilm 1,820,780.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X79W-4DG : accessed 22 October 2020), Laverne B Woodard in household of Willard C Woodard, Detroit (Districts 0001-0250), Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 216, sheet 12A, line 22, family 76, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1039; FHL microfilm 2,340,774.
  3. ↑ Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; State Office No. 46 3934, License No. 197; Film: 131; Film Title: 46 Lenawee 3100-6379; Film Description: Lenawee (1936-1946). Ancestry.com. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 9093 #1360336 with attached Image
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan. Divorce records: State Office No. 46 1374, Docket No. 12448. Ancestry.com. Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Ancestry Record 9092 #261289 with attached Image
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4G7-WRW : 6 December 2019), Lavern B Woodard in household of Wilard C Woodard, Clinton Village, Clinton Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 46-20, sheet 4B, line 62, family 93, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1778.
  6. ↑ Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 225; Film Title: 81 Washtenaw 07440-10699; Film Description: Washtenaw (1938-1942). Ancestry.com. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 9093 #1422320 with attached Image
  7. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8GC-MP9 : 5 December 2014), Lavern B Woodard, enlisted 23 Nov 1942, Detroit, Michigan, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP2-88PT : 1 April 2020), Charlotte Bokinger Woodard in entry for Mr Lavern B Woodard, 1993; citing Michigan, United States, Obituary, Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan; FHL microfilm 7,616,275.
  9. ↑ "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZR1-94Z : 4 December 2014), Lavern B. Woodard, 01 Mar 1993; from "Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1998); citing Clinton, Lenawee, Michigan, death certificate number 016097, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing.
  10. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYNS-ZML : 22 August 2020), Lavern B Woodard, 01 Mar 1993; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  11. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2G-JW1Y : 5 August 2020), Lavern B. Woodard, ; Burial, Clinton, Lenawee, Michigan, United States of America, Riverside Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #79282725




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