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Lilly Mary Halbert

• Father: Halkert Alford Halbert¹ b. 1849, d. Nov 1926
• Mother: Mary Pauline ('Molly') Cravens² b. 1854, d. 1924

• Birth*: She was born in 1888.³
• Marriage*: She married W. Wellington Gober in Coleman, Coleman County, Texas.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was.³
• Death*: She died in 1976.³

• Last Edited: 26 Aug 2006

W. Wellington Gober

• Birth*: He was born in 1880.¹
• Marriage*: He married Lilly Mary Halbert, daughter of Halkert Alford Halbert and Mary Pauline ('Molly') Cravens, in Coleman, Coleman County, Texas.²
• Burial*: Interment was in Coleman City Cemetery, 1600 East Ninth Street, Coleman, Coleman County, Texas.¹
• Death*: He died in 1961.¹

• Last Edited: 26 Aug 2006

Helen Rebecca Halbert

• Father: Halkert Alford Halbert¹ b. 1849, d. Nov 1926
• Mother: Mary Pauline ('Molly') Cravens² b. 1854, d. 1924

• Birth*: She was born on 20 May 1894.³
• Marriage*: She married Garland Woodward, son of Judge Jesse Owen Woodward and Frances Elizabeth ('Fannie') Dillard.⁴
• Death*: She died on 27 April 1979 at age 84.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Coleman City Cemetery, 1600 East Ninth Street, Coleman, Coleman County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 26 Aug 2006

Garland Woodward

• Father: Judge Jesse Owen Woodward¹ b. 24 Sep 1855, d. 12 Dec 1934
• Mother: Frances Elizabeth ('Fannie') Dillard b. 1859, d. 1935

• Birth*: He was born on 6 August 1891 in Coleman, Coleman County, Texas.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: He married Helen Rebecca Halbert, daughter of Halkert Alford Halbert and Mary Pauline ('Molly') Cravens.⁵
• Death*: He died on 10 March 1949 in Temple, Bell County, Texas, at age 57.^2,3,4
• Burial*: Interment was in Coleman City Cemetery, Coleman, Coleman County, Texas.^2,4

• Note*: He was an attorney in Big Spring, Texas for several years and an attorney for the Federal Land Bank in Houston for five years before returning to Coleman, Texas in 1944, where he practiced law in the Critz & Woodward firm. He was survived by his wife, a daughter, two sons, and four sisters.²

• Last Edited: 11 Feb 2013

Anna Smart

• Father: James Smart¹ b. c 1836, d. b 1880
• Mother: Julia Ann Catherine Fortson² b. 1848

• Birth*: She was born circa 1869.³
• Marriage*: She married A. C. Williams on 31 July 1889 in Navarro County, Texas.^3,4

• Last Edited: 7 Jul 2006

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

James J. Smart

• Father: James Smart¹ b. c 1836, d. b 1880
• Mother: Julia Ann Catherine Fortson² b. 1848

• Birth*: He was born circa 1867.³

• Last Edited: 6 Jul 2006

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

A. C. Williams

• Marriage*: He married Anna Smart, daughter of James Smart and Julia Ann Catherine Fortson, on 31 July 1889 in Navarro County, Texas.^1,2

• Last Edited: 6 Jul 2006

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

George A. Smart

• Father: James Smart¹ b. c 1836, d. b 1880
• Mother: Julia Ann Catherine Fortson² b. 1848

• Birth*: He was born in 1872.³
• Death*: He died in 1927.³

• Last Edited: 7 Jul 2006

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Mary Smart

• Father: James Smart¹ b. c 1836, d. b 1880
• Mother: Julia Ann Catherine Fortson² b. 1848

• Birth*: She was born circa 1875.³

• Last Edited: 6 Jul 2006

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Lucius Joshua Halbert Jr.

• Father: Lucius Joshua Halbert¹ b. 1885, d. 1945
• Mother: Jonnie Bell Belcher b. c 1887

• Birth*: He was born circa 1911 in Texas.²
• Death*: He died before 1945.

• Last Edited: 20 Jul 2006

Judge Halbert Owen ('Hal') Woodward

• Father: Garland Woodward b. 6 Aug 1891, d. 10 Mar 1949
• Mother: Helen Rebecca Halbert b. 20 May 1894, d. 27 Apr 1979

• Birth*: He was born on 8 April 1918 in Coleman, Coleman County, Texas.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: He married Lenora Dawn Blair on 28 September 1940 in First Methodist Church, Austin, Travis County, Texas.^4,5,6
• Death*: He died on 3 October 2000 in his home near Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, at age 82.^7,2
• Burial*: Interment was on 5 October 2000 in Coleman City Cemetery, Coleman, Coleman County, Texas.⁸

• Note*: • He graduated from high school in Big Spring, Texas and earned a bachelor's of business administration degree and a law degree from the University of Texas. After Navy service, he took over his father's law firm in Coleman, Texas, where he practiced until 1968. He was a member of the Texas Highway Commission from 1958 to 1968 and was chairman of the commission from 1967 to 1968. President Lyndon B. Johnson named him U.S. district judge for the Northern District of Texas in 1968. He was chief judge of the district from May 1977 until January 1987, then served on the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation. His son said, "He truly believed, and I think it was based on his faith, that all people are created equal, so he treated everyone fairly and with respect. And that combination resulted in a court operating with great dignity where everyone had an opportunity to be heard." received the Texas Tech University College of Education Friend of Education award and the Texas Bar Foundation Outstanding Jurist Award. He served on the Lubbock Methodist Hospital System Board of Trustees. A former president of the South Plains Council of the Boy Scouts of America, he was a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award and the Silver Beaver Award, a recognition given to volunteers. He was survived by his wife, two sons, a brother, and five grandchildren.
  • He received his B.B.A. degree from the University of Texas in 1940 and his LL.B. from the University of Texas School of Law the same year.
  • He was a hearing examiner with the Texas Employment Commission in 1940-1941; was employed by Humble Oil and Refining Company as a title examiner in 1941-1942 and land and title supervisor in 1945-1949; was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy in 1942-1945; practiced law in Coleman, Texas in 1949-1968; and was a member of the Texas Highway Commission in 1959-1968, including serving as chair in 1967-1968.
  • He was a federal district judge for the Northern District of Texas, nominated by President Lyndon Johnson, from 1968 to 1986 and served in senior status from late 1986 to his death in 2000. He was a member of the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation from 1989 to 1992.
  • Although most sources give 3 Oct 2000 as the date of his death, the Federal Judicial Center online biography for Judge Woodward says he died on 2 Oct 2000.^{9,10,11,12,13}

• Last Edited: 9 Feb 2019

Lenora Dawn Blair

Lenora Dawn Blair Woodward. Image provided by Ralph Terry, Coleman, Tex.

• Birth*: She was born on 13 October 1918 in Belton, Bell County, Texas.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Judge Halbert Owen ('Hal') Woodward, son of Garland Woodward and Helen Rebecca Halbert, on 28 September 1940 in First Methodist Church, Austin, Travis County, Texas.^3,1,2
• Death*: She died on 26 October 2004 in her home in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, at age 86.^1,2
• Burial*: Interment was on 28 October 2004 in Coleman City Cemetery, Coleman, Coleman County, Texas.^1,2,4

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2011

Judge Jesse Owen Woodward

Judge Jesse Owen Woodward. Image provided by Ralph Terry, Coleman, Tex.

• Birth*: He was born on 24 September 1855 in Cass County, Texas (near Linden).^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Frances Elizabeth ('Fannie') Dillard on 23 February 1875.^2,3
• Death*: He died on 12 December 1934 in his home, Coleman, Coleman County, Texas, at age 79.^4,5
• Burial*: Interment was in Coleman City Cemetery, Coleman, Coleman County, Texas.^6,2

• Note*: He and Fannie moved to Coleman County, Texas from East Texas in 1878. There he was elected county attorney in 1880 for a four-year term and elected district attorney in 1888 for a four-year term. He was elected district judge in 1892 and served for eight years, after which he practiced law until 1916. In 1915 he was again elected district judge and served until 1930, when the governor appointed him chair of the Texas Board of Pardons, a position he held until 1934.²

• Last Edited: 24 Sep 2011

Frances Elizabeth ('Fannie') Dillard

• Birth*: She was born in 1859.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Judge Jesse Owen Woodward on 23 February 1875.^3,4
• Death*: She died in 1935.^1,2
• Burial*: Frances Elizabeth ('Fannie') Dillard was buried in Coleman City Cemetery, Coleman, Coleman County, Texas.^1,2

• Last Edited: 17 Sep 2011

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• Last Edited: 16 Jul 2006

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• Last Edited: 16 Jul 2006

Rowena Hill

• Birth*: She was born on 10 January 1867 in La Grange, Fayette County, Texas.¹
• Marriage*: She married Justice William Franklin Ramsey on 13 October 1886.²
• Death*: She died on 15 October 1961 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 94.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in lot 48, block 10, Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 10 Aug 2017

W. H. Devault

• Marriage*: He married Angline ('Angie') Hendrix on 12 February 1890 in Gibson County, Tennessee.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jul 2006

R. A. Thomas

• Birth*: He was born in 1859.¹
• Marriage*: He married Angline ('Angie') Hendrix in 1899 in Gibson County, Tennessee.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Riverside Cemetery, Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma.^1,2
• Death*: He died in 1930 in Greer County, Oklahoma.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jul 2006

Betha Vesta Haste

• Father: Rev. William David Haste¹ b. 25 Sep 1850, d. 30 Aug 1889
• Mother: Angline ('Angie') Hendrix² b. 13 Jan 1860, d. 28 Mar 1946

• Birth*: She was born in 1883.³
• Marriage*: She married Ernest Ashley in 1901 in Gibson County, Tennessee.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Riverside Cemetery, Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma.^3,4
• Death*: She died in 1918 in Greer County, Oklahoma.³

• Last Edited: 18 Jul 2006

Ernest Ashley

• Marriage*: He married Betha Vesta Haste, daughter of Rev. William David Haste and Angline ('Angie') Hendrix, in 1901 in Gibson County, Tennessee.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jul 2006

Leonadus Loredelle Haste

• Father: Rev. William David Haste¹ b. 25 Sep 1850, d. 30 Aug 1889
• Mother: Angline ('Angie') Hendrix² b. 13 Jan 1860, d. 28 Mar 1946

• Birth*: He was born in 1884.³
• Marriage*: He married Allie E. Hinds on 18 January 1913 in Greer County, Oklahoma.³

• Last Edited: 18 Jul 2006

Allie E. Hinds

• Marriage*: She married Leonadus Loredelle Haste, son of Rev. William David Haste and Angline ('Angie') Hendrix, on 18 January 1913 in Greer County, Oklahoma.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jul 2006

William C. Ashley

• Marriage*: He married Willie Gadara Haste, daughter of Rev. William David Haste and Angline ('Angie') Hendrix, on 15 February 1908 in Greer County, Oklahoma.¹
• Divorce*: He and Willie Gadara Haste were divorced on 23 January 1912 in Greer County, Oklahoma.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jul 2006

William Roy Train

• Father: Olin Francis Train¹ b. 1890, d. 1959
• Mother: Willie Gadara Haste² b. 1889, d. 1979

• Birth*: He was born on 31 July 1914 in Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma.³
• Death*: He died on 26 June 1932 in Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma, at age 17.^3,4
• Burial*: Interment was in Riverside Cemetery, Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma.^3,5

• Note*: One source gives 1915 (without the month and day) as his birth date.⁶

• Last Edited: 18 Jul 2006