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Woodard Family History
Woodard Genealogy & Family TreeWoodard is an English name from Essex, England, where the family was granted lands for their assistance in the Battle of Hastings. It comes from the Old English roots wode ("wood") and ward ("guardian") and referred to someone with the occupation of a forester. The earliest known ancestor--Walter Wudard--was recorded in 1221. The family motto is Virtus semper viret which means "Virtue is always flourishing."
Other spellings include "Woodward," "Woodwards," "Woodyard," and "Wadard." Notable people with the surname include American actress Alfre Woodard (Primal Fear, K-PAX, True Blood), American basketball player Lynette Woodard (Harlem Globetrotters, Cleveland Rockers, Detroit Shock), and American actress Joan Woodward (Philadelphia, The Three Faces of Eve, Sybil). The first Woodard to come to America was Joseph Woodard in Maryland in 1666.
Woodard Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Henry L Woodard -- --, 1897 May 7, 1973 Emptynul
- Tommy EMPTYNUL Woodard Emptynul
- Rebecca Woodard -- --, 1760 December 2, 1845
- Noah Woodard -- --, 1718 February 2, 1800 Connecticut
- James William Woodard -- --, 1932 August 23, 2015 Oklahoma
Woodard Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Maeola Woodard -- --, 1885 April 13, 1962
- Otto Ed Woodard -- --, 1901 November 2, 1977
- L. B. Woodard -- --, 1925 October 11, 1996
- Hampton W. Woodard -- --, 1860 November 18, 1900
- Hampton Arnette Woodard -- --, 1890 September 0, 1975 South Carolina
