Welcome to our home. We are Herman & Phyllis. We have started this site in hopes of connecting with other family members. We have found our families in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee. and Germany.
Some of our surnames are Allen, Burgess, Carraway, Cummings, Ebel, Finley, Howell, Kirkland, Langner, LeGear, Lowery, Maples, Pierce, Powell, Prather, Smith, Stinnett, Wactor, Williams, Winkler, and Woods
- Who we would we really like to find info on -
John and Dollie Woods Family from McMinn and Polk Counties, Tennessee. From research
Dollie's maiden name appears to be Davis.
John and Mary Cummings from Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Leger from South Carolina
Eugene Otto Langner & Minna Caroline Ebel From Germany
John A. & Harriett Lowery from South Carolina to Mississippi
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Oh yeah, please come back often as we are hoping to continue to update.
Be sure to check out the links to our family connections and photo pages.
This page was last updated on: June 11, 2005
Items on these pages are posted for your personal use. We support the sharing of family info freely on the web. As with all families there are many branches in a family tree. We have over 6000 names in our database.
Not all the information contained has been verified. We are still working on this. Should you see we have the wrong information, please let us know. We really want to have the correct info on our families.
A NOTE OF THANKS!!!!
All of the credit goes to all of our family for their part in providing this information. Without their help and support we would not have compiled the information that we have.
Albert Lee "Red" Woods
12/12/1912 - 12/16/1987
Retired - Carpenter's Local #89
Callie Lamodie Carraway Adams Woods
3/4/1913 - 6/12/1999
Retired - Mobile County Public Schools
William Norton LeGear, Jr.
6/26/1913 - 3/28/1989
Retired - US Postal Service
Lucy Louise Smith LeGear
7/7/1915 - 6/5/2000
Retired - Housewife
We dedicate this in memory of our parents who through their wisdom and guidance has shaped our lives.
My Grandfather
George Washington Woods
Born: November 14, 1870 in McMinn County, Tenn.
Died: April 5, 1933 in Bradley County, Tenn.
Son of
Joseph "Joe" Woods and Hannah M. Prather
I have often wondered why Dad and I loved to hunt,
now I understand.
The Woods Kids
(From Left to Right)
Clarence Jacob, Albert Lee (my Dad), and Rinthey Jane. These are the children of George Washington Woods and Mary Cummings Woods.
Some of the links to pages contained here may take a minute to load. We have revamped the access to our Surnames. Check out the new SURNAME LINKS. Use your browser back button to return to our home from our family connections
Plans are being made for the 6th Woods, Cummings, Stinnett and related families gathering.
If you connect to our Cummings, Prathers, Stinnett, or Woods family, come join us to meet and share information on the family.
Where: Cleveland, Tennessee
Email me at
hlwoods@bellsouth.net for more info
Image was provided to us by a good friend and high school classmate, Polly Pierce Devery. Please visit her web page by clicking on the image.
Thanks Polly
William Norton LeGear, Sr., Adelheid Emma Langner LeGear, Elsie Lucille, and William Norton, Jr.
Picture was taken approximately 1930
William Norton, Sr. was a Lieutenant with the City of Mobile Police Department
William Norton, Jr. retired from the US Postal Service in Mobile, Al.
Phyllis' Grandparents, Aunt, and Father
And of course here we are. Bet you didn't think you would get to see us. Thanks for visiting with us. We enjoy tracing our family roots and do wish you sucess in your search. If you found a connection to our family please let us know. We are always looking for new "cousins" and we are very willing to share the limited information that we have gained thus far. Please come back, sit a spell, and visit with us again.
Paintball Buddy, Hot Rod, and of course "JT" JT was born Oct. 12, 2000.
Here is JT's school picture from 2005.
You can of course tell what Papa will be spending his time on in a couple of years. Of course this will just give me another excuse to enjoy what the great outdoors has to offer.
