Full name: Thomas DeWitt Woodlief
*Records discrepancies:
DeWitt's birth date is listed as Oct 1, 1886 in the VA cemetery database, however his World War I draft registration card lists the date as Oct 1, 1890, and the 1900 census (Livingston Parish, LA) enumerates him as age 9, born September, 1890.
*No dates are visible in photo of gravestone.
He was a son of Peter William Woodlief (b ca 1855) & Abbie Scott; he married Julia Courtney on 21 Feb 1918 in Livingston Co, LA.
Co B, 815 Pioneer Infantry, WORLD WAR I∼A humble, friendly, but reserved man, Thomas was the husband of Julia Woodlief. He was the son of Peter Woodlief, a mixed-race creole who was the first black certified instructor from Livingston Parish (his specialty being Agriculture). Thomas was a member of the Pioneer Infantry during World War I, and a carpenter in later years. He was a dedicated husband/father to his wife Julia, their thirteen children: Cherrie Woodlief Seales; Gloria Woodlief; Gladys Woodlief Ball; Eunice Woodlief Bruce Spears; Mattie Woodlief Winters; Jessie "Dee" Woodlief Wright; fraternal twins: Morris Woodlief, and Joyce Woodlief Lacewell; Donald Woodlief; Thomas Woodlief, Jr.; Peter Woodlief; Clyde Woodlief; and Leroy Woodlief.
Upon Thomas's death, many people felt that his wife Julia died from a broken her due to her passing on several months later.
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*Records discrepancies:
DeWitt's birth date is listed as Oct 1, 1886 in the VA cemetery database, however his World War I draft registration card lists the date as Oct 1, 1890, and the 1900 census (Livingston Parish, LA) enumerates him as age 9, born September, 1890.
*No dates are visible in photo of gravestone.
He was a son of Peter William Woodlief (b ca 1855) & Abbie Scott; he married Julia Courtney on 21 Feb 1918 in Livingston Co, LA.
Co B, 815 Pioneer Infantry, WORLD WAR I∼A humble, friendly, but reserved man, Thomas was the husband of Julia Woodlief. He was the son of Peter Woodlief, a mixed-race creole who was the first black certified instructor from Livingston Parish (his specialty being Agriculture). Thomas was a member of the Pioneer Infantry during World War I, and a carpenter in later years. He was a dedicated husband/father to his wife Julia, their thirteen children: Cherrie Woodlief Seales; Gloria Woodlief; Gladys Woodlief Ball; Eunice Woodlief Bruce Spears; Mattie Woodlief Winters; Jessie "Dee" Woodlief Wright; fraternal twins: Morris Woodlief, and Joyce Woodlief Lacewell; Donald Woodlief; Thomas Woodlief, Jr.; Peter Woodlief; Clyde Woodlief; and Leroy Woodlief.
Upon Thomas's death, many people felt that his wife Julia died from a broken her due to her passing on several months later.
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Full name: Thomas DeWitt Woodlief
*Records discrepancies:
DeWitt's birth date is listed as Oct 1, 1886 in the VA cemetery database, however his World War I draft registration card lists the date as Oct 1, 1890, and the 1900 census (Livingston Parish, LA) enumerates him as age 9, born September, 1890.
*No dates are visible in photo of gravestone.
He was a son of Peter William Woodlief (b ca 1855) & Abbie Scott; he married Julia Courtney on 21 Feb 1918 in Livingston Co, LA.
Co B, 815 Pioneer Infantry, WORLD WAR I∼A humble, friendly, but reserved man, Thomas was the husband of Julia Woodlief. He was the son of Peter Woodlief, a mixed-race creole who was the first black certified instructor from Livingston Parish (his specialty being Agriculture). Thomas was a member of the Pioneer Infantry during World War I, and a carpenter in later years. He was a dedicated husband/father to his wife Julia, their thirteen children: Cherrie Woodlief Seales; Gloria Woodlief; Gladys Woodlief Ball; Eunice Woodlief Bruce Spears; Mattie Woodlief Winters; Jessie "Dee" Woodlief Wright; fraternal twins: Morris Woodlief, and Joyce Woodlief Lacewell; Donald Woodlief; Thomas Woodlief, Jr.; Peter Woodlief; Clyde Woodlief; and Leroy Woodlief.
Upon Thomas's death, many people felt that his wife Julia died from a broken her due to her passing on several months later.
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*Records discrepancies:
DeWitt's birth date is listed as Oct 1, 1886 in the VA cemetery database, however his World War I draft registration card lists the date as Oct 1, 1890, and the 1900 census (Livingston Parish, LA) enumerates him as age 9, born September, 1890.
*No dates are visible in photo of gravestone.
He was a son of Peter William Woodlief (b ca 1855) & Abbie Scott; he married Julia Courtney on 21 Feb 1918 in Livingston Co, LA.
Co B, 815 Pioneer Infantry, WORLD WAR I∼A humble, friendly, but reserved man, Thomas was the husband of Julia Woodlief. He was the son of Peter Woodlief, a mixed-race creole who was the first black certified instructor from Livingston Parish (his specialty being Agriculture). Thomas was a member of the Pioneer Infantry during World War I, and a carpenter in later years. He was a dedicated husband/father to his wife Julia, their thirteen children: Cherrie Woodlief Seales; Gloria Woodlief; Gladys Woodlief Ball; Eunice Woodlief Bruce Spears; Mattie Woodlief Winters; Jessie "Dee" Woodlief Wright; fraternal twins: Morris Woodlief, and Joyce Woodlief Lacewell; Donald Woodlief; Thomas Woodlief, Jr.; Peter Woodlief; Clyde Woodlief; and Leroy Woodlief.
Upon Thomas's death, many people felt that his wife Julia died from a broken her due to her passing on several months later.
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