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Hodges-Proctor
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Design By - Donald Derrick
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Woodall-Cobb House -1904-
William H. Woodall was born in 1849 and married Mary Harless in 1871. They raised their family in and around the Woodville area. Mrs. Fannie Maples was their daughter along with other siblings. W.H. was in the mercantile business. He built and operated a gin and was in the timber business. He was elected Tax Collector of Jackson County in 1896. He was an Alderman for the Town of Woodville in 1880. The records show that W.H. acquired considerable property in his lifetime. W.H.’s wife Mary died in 1905. Records indicate that W. H. built their house about 1904, but they also show he had access to this property before this date. The mantle board has an inscription “Henry” - “1904” - “Fannie.” Henry and Fannie were two of W.H.’s children. In 1910 William H. Woodall married Mattie Cobb, widow of Martin Cobb, Sr. He died in 1900, just before his son, Martin Jr. was born. This two-story house with its dormers on
the front and back, its chimney, the tin roof, and the long porch are architectural features that indicate it is a typical farmhouse.
This house has three fireplaces.
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