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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-37James Willis Woodall died on August 1, 1884. Emma married a second time toThomas Levy Mays and they had one son, Thomas Mays who was accidentlykilled while hunting. Cornelia Woodall lived less than eighteen years. JamesAugustus Woodall died as a child on November 19, 1884. Singleton FletcherWoodall never married. He was the founder of “The Woodland Bank.” SingletonWoodall died on August 3, 1934. On November 14, 1890’s, Robert Woodallmarried Mollie McFarland and they adopted a niece of his wife: - Addie Rice.Mollie (McFarland) Woodall died on May 19, 1904 and Robert Woodall died onNovember 20, 1920. On April 5, 1939, Addie Rice married William GenningsChiles.References: 1) 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Talbot County, Georgia; 2) “TheWoodall’s” by Sallie W. Mathews, twelve pages; 3) Letter, Libba (Harmon) Woodall toRobert Casey, August 5, 1981; 4) “Woodalls of Talbot,” by Margaret (Woodall) Browneand Jane (Nicholson) Grider, 1993LUCY MILDRED WOODALL (1.1.3.3.3) is the daughter of Robert BaughWoodall and Cornelia Elizabeth Eugenia (Thornton) Woodall. Lucy was bornon October 20, 1851 in Talbot County, Georgia. On October 14, 1875, LucyWoodall married Samuel Madison Mills. Samuel was born on February 10,1847 in Franklin County, Virginia and is the son of Samuel Mills and Frances(Hopson) Mills. Samuel and Lucy Mills were the parents of seven children:............Robert Samuel Mills, b. January 4, 1877, Talbot County, Georgia............Lucy Mae Mills, b. April 18, 1878............Joseph Henry Mills, b. October 15, 1879............Kate Cornelia Mills, b. October 18, 1881............Ola Estelle Mills, b. August 14, 1886............Grady Fletcher Mills, b. September 16, 1889............Alma Inez Mills, b. December 7, 1892Samuel Mills died on June 3, 1910 in Talbot County, Georgia and Lucy(Woodall) Mills died on August 31, 1926 in Talbot County, Georgia. Joseph H.Mills died as an infant on January 1, 1881. Kate Mills never married. KateMills died on January 1, 1914 and was buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery inWoodland, Georgia.References: 1) “The Woodall’s” by Sallie W. Mathews, twelve pages; 2) “Woodalls ofTalbot,” by Margaret (Woodall) Browne and Jane (Nicholson) Grider, 1993HENRY THOMAS WOODALL (1.1.3.3.6) is the son of Robert Baugh Woodalland Cornelia Elizabeth Eugenia (Thornton) Woodall. Henry was born on June 5,1857 in Talbot County, Georgia. On January 13, 1881, Henry Woodall marriedRachel Ida Pye (born July 20, 1858 in Georgia). Henry and Rachel were theparents of two children:............Sallie Cornelia Woodall, b. July 6, 1884, Georgia............John Henry Woodall, b. April 4, 1886, GeorgiaIn 1900, Henry and Rachel Woodall were living in Talbot County, Georgia.Henry Woodall was County Commissioner in Talbot County, Georgia for several