Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-22

great pleasure of attending the Wood
lief Family Reunion at the home OF
A. l.. Woodlicf, the oldest son of the
late Emmitt E. and Lucinda Dean
Woodlief, at his home in Vance
county.
A year ago, on that same Sunday.
Daddy Jones and myself met with
the ten Woodlief Brothers and their
one sister, Mrs. Roy Boyd, for an
other reunion, this time at the hon.
of Nat F. Woodlief, on Oxford Route
After I had already accepted an in
vitation to be at the Puckett Reunion,
l was reminded by at least eight OF
THE Woodliefs or mem. ers of the
family, that the same Sunday was the
day for their reunion. Not being twins
so that a part of myself could attend
each reunion l went out to Lonnie
Puckett's first. | got my brother o.
X. to come after me. When he got
there the dinner was being placed on
the table, and the operator himself
will know that l cou3l not leave
Just then.
After that good dinner, we asked
to be allowed to depart, which re-
quest was granted. When we had
travelled those eighteen miles across
the county and reached the home OF
Joel G. Woodlief near Mountain
Creek church, it was in the middle of
the afternoon, and, of course, they
had eaten. The young fellows who
had been invited to make music and
had just arrived and they were eat
ing, so nothing would do but that
we Join them, which we did in a
small way, as we had really eaten at
the first place.
It turned out to be a very rainy
afternoon, but the Currin brothers
and Creighton Seat made music which
the crowd enjoyed, as they all had to
gather on the porch and inside the
house out of the rain.
Andrew l.. Woodlief married Miss
Martha Brooks. They have five chill
dren and live on Oxford, Route 3, but
over in Vance county. Their oldest
son married during the past twelve
months, and that addition, plus the
arrival of three new babies, make
total of four being added into the
Woodlief clan since the last reunion.
The one death icing that of Aunt
Bry, who was the widow of the Civil
War veteran, the late Nat H. Wood
lief. Aunt Bry did not marry Mr.
Woodlief until after the close of the
war. He was a great-uncle of the
Woodlief boys. She was very active
up until her last sickness, at which
time she died. She had from twenty
five to fifty Cor more) homes she
could walk into with her little travel
ing satchel, and really be welcomed
and feel at home. She made herself
one of the family wherever she was
visiting, and always helped with the
house work or with nursing at the re-
union was the one sad part of the
occasion.
Nat F. Woodlief married Miss Rim
thy Dixon. They also have five chill
dren Nat was almost a bachelor be-
fore he married, but after the very
last one of the others was married, he
soon fell in line.
Daniel l. Woodlief lives in Vance
not far from Andrew. He married
Miss Pauline Dean. They are the par
ents of two daughters.
Arch H. Woodlief married Miss
Susie Fuller. They have seven chill
dren 1t was at j. L. CARROTS store
about fifteen years ago that met
Mr. Woodlief and his ten sons, as
they were customers there when I
started work. One day Arch came in
with his oldest son, now grown, but
then a little boy. 1 pretended to hit
Arch, and he told his little son, Ray
mond, Hop on him, son." And that
little fellow almost got the best of
me before 1 could draw a deep breath
3. P. Woodlief is the one called
"Dee," He married Miss Sudie Evans.
They live near Kittrell- and have
four children.
Miss lizzie Woodlief, the only sister
of the brothers, married Roy Boyd.
They live on Oxford, Route f. So
you see the ten brothers each has a
sister.
Elijah E. Woodlief married Miss
Bessie Dean. They live near Row
land, N. c.. They have four children.
He was named for his father but
called Elijah of Emmitt, Jr. Their
oldest son, Alvin or Alvis) will be
ten years old next month, and al
ready weighs one hundred and TWEEN
ty-three pounds. He is the same size
in the waist and his daddy is n
in the waist as his daddy and his
daddy is no small man. Elijah was
planning to begin curing tobacco this
week.
E. d. Woodlief married Miss Hattie
Boyd. Their one child Marshall Foch,
is the one who sent me that invita-
ton by his Daddy to attend his grad
uation at the Berea high school which
was described in this column at COM
mencement time. But, being the one
and only child did not spoil Marshall.
for he is very quiet and smart young
man.
Joel G.. Woodlief married Miss Myr-
tie Hendrick. was at their home
that we all met for the reunion. They
are parents of six children. Joel ana
myself were frolicking with each other
one day in Mr.. CARROTS store and
Joel thumpcd me on the head. He
was just playing, but didn't realize