Friday's Photo: Wayne Wimberly Martin (1922–1954)

Wayne Wimberly Martin was born in Ringgold in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, on July 10, 1922. The son of Thomas Jefferson Martin, Jr., and Willie Bessie Murph Woodard, he was affectionately known as “Preacher” for his deep knowledge of the Bible. Wayne passed away on October 16, 1954, in a car accident. He is buried at Wimberly Cemetery in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

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Photos of Wayne Wimberly Martin, photograph, n.d.; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of Mary V. Smith, Alaska, 2004; original images photographed between 1973 and 1993.

Vera Meeks Wimberly, Wimberly Family History, Ancestors, Relatives, and Descendants of William Wimberly, Pioneer from Georgia to Louisiana 1837 (Houston Texas: D. Anderson, 1979), page 320.

Friday's Photo: Carrie Lou Murph Woodard of Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Mary Virginia Smith took this photo in 1943. Carrie Lou Murph Woodard was the fifth child of Edwin Britton and Alice Martha Wimberly Murph (daughter of Charles Perry Wimberly). Carrie was born 15 Sept 1887 and married John Marshall Woodard in 1905. They had five children; Vance, Bess, Emile, Guy, and Mary Stella. 

Carrie Lou and John Marshall are buried in Providence Cemetery, Ringgold, Bienville Parish.

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Carrie Lou Murph Woodard, photograph, 1943; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of Mary V. Smith, Alaska, 2004; original images photographed between 1973 and 1993.

Vera Meeks Wimberly, Wimberly Family History, Ancestors, Relatives, and Descendants of William Wimberly, Pioneer from Georgia to Louisiana 1837 (Houston Texas: D. Anderson, 1979), 372-373.

From the Files of Marguerite Cook Clark: Sawyer Robert Wimberly - Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Sawyer Robert Wimberly was the second child of John Lawson Wimberly and Julia Frances "Fannie" Murph. He was born on 16 January 1888 in Ringgold, Bienville Parish, Louisiana. He married Minnie Lee Pate. Sawyer was a farmer and a lifelong resident of Bienville Parish. He and his wife had nine children and are buried in the Wimberly Cemetery.

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    "Sawyer Wimberly [obituary]," newspaper clipping, 1965, unidentified newspaper, from the privately-held collection of Marguerite Cook Clark (1913-1989), Waynesville, North Carolina, 2021. Obituaries were accessed and scanned at the home of Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter in Alpine, Texas on April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016. 

    Sawyer Wimberly, photograph, n.d.; digital images, from the privately held photo collection of Marguerite Cook Clark (1913-1989), Waynesville, North Carolina, 2021. Photos were accessed and scanned at the home of Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter in Alpine, Texas on April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016.

    Vera Meeks Wimberly, Wimberly Family History, Ancestors, Relatives, and Descendants of William Wimberly, Pioneer from Georgia to Louisiana 1837 (Houston Texas: D. Anderson, 1979), 292.

Friday's Photo: Marshall and Allen Woodard of Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Marshall and Allen Woodard [1]

Joseph Allen Woodard was the oldest of six brothers, born in 1883  to Joseph E. Woodard and Emma V. Morgan. [2] John Marshall was born next followed by 

Whitcomb Burr, Alfred Ernest, James Neal, and Don Corles. [3]

Mary McMullen, a descendant of John Marshall, wrote that the two young men, Allen and Marshall, married sisters. Allen married Willie Bessie Murph and Marshall married Carrie Lou Murph, daughters of Ed Murph and Alice Wimberly Murph. [4]

These photos were from the Marguerite Cook Clark collection and found in an album and labeled by Marguerite's mother, Maggie Martin Cook. Maggie's identification of so many photos has been spot on. It helps that she knew so many of those seen in the photos. 

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Sources 

    1. Marshall and Allen Woodard photographs, n.d.; digital images, from the privately held photo collection of Marguerite Cook Clark (1913-1989), Waynesville, North Carolina, 2021. Photos were accessed and scanned at the home of Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter in Alpine, Texas on April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016

    2.  Mary P. McMullan, "Ark-La-Tex Genealogical Association Shreveport, LA," FACEBOOK (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ALTGA : posted 12 September 2021), posted in album September Birthdays.

    3. Mary McMullen, "Pate-McMullen Family Tree," public tree, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/273921/family/familyview?cfpid=-2101500118&dtid=100  : accessed 21 October 2021).

    4. Mary P. McMullan, "Ark-La-Tex Genealogical Association Shreveport, LA," FACEBOOK (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ALTGA : posted 12 September 2021), posted in album September Birthdays.

 

From the Files of Marguerite Cook Clark: Dr. Henry Olen Wimberly

Dr. Henry Olen Wimberly, born on February 9, 1884 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, was a dentist. He was the son of Ezekiel Wimberly and grandson of William Wimberly and Mary Angelina Pitman. His mother was Emma L. Golson Murph. 

Henry married Mary Belle "Mollie" Blackman on April 11, 1909 and graduated from Atlanta Southern Dental College in 1916. The family moved to Campti in Natchitoches Parish after his graduation where Henry established his dental practice. He was a mason, belonged to the Baptist church and, at one time, was the mayor of Campti. 

Henry died on April 13, 1941 and Mollie died on October 27, 1957. They are buried in the Wimberly Cemetery in Bienville Parish. 

Mollie's obituary was found in the Marguerite Cook Clark collection. Henry's obituary can be found at this link. 

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Sources

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Marguerite Cook Clark. Accessed April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016. Used with permission.

Wimberly, H. O. Obituary. The Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. 14 Apr 1941.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55918934/obituary-for-h-o-wimberly-aged-57/ 

Wimberly, Vera. Wimberly Family History: Ancestors, Relatives, and Descendants of William Wimberly, Pioneer from Georgia to Louisiana, 1837. Houston, Tex.: D. Armstrong, 1979. Print.