James Franklin "Jim" Woody was born June 25, 1852, in Wayne County, Tennessee, the son of John J. Woody and Nancy Jane Stanfield.
Jim married Malissa S. "Rose" Reid on January 1, 1874, in Wayne County. Rose Reid died in 1880.
Jim married Mary Minerva Balentine on December 7, 1881. Mary Balentine was born in 1858.
Jim and Mary moved to Arkansas. Jim died August 22, 1929, in White County, Arkansas. Mary died in 1958.
Children of Jim Woody and Rose Reid
1. Arvilla Jane Woody, b. 1875, Wayne Co, TN
2. Jessie Payton Woody, b. 1877, Wayne Co, TN
Children of Jim Woody and Mary Balentine
3. Charles P. Woody, b. 1882; d. 1911; m. Laura Morrow
4. Rose Ann Woody, b. 1883; d. 1939; m. Charley Franklin Webb
5. Sarah J. Woody, b. 1884
6. Maudie Woody, b. 1885; d. 1886
7. Reney C. Woody, b. 1886; d. 1954; m. Charley Redenbah
8. Lizzie Woody, b. 1887; m. William "Bill" Gray
9. John William Woody, b. 1889; d. 1962; m. Minnie Penrod
10. Benjamin Simmons Woody, b. 1891; d. 1964; m. Edna E. Martin
11. Ollie Eva Woody, b. 1892
12. Susie Milissa Caldona Woody, b. 1895
13. James Woody, b. 1898; d. 1971; m. Callie Laforce
14. Thomas Andrew Woody, b. 1901
15. Estella Woody, b. 1903; d. 1960; m. Luther Hendrickson