Woody C BIGGS

1884–1974

Woody C. Biggs
Place of photo: Tennessee
Photo uploaded by his great-granddaughter, Tammy Stafford-Bellflower

Woody C. Biggs Biography

I was, along with my brother Timmy, raised by Woody's daughter Ethel and her husband Van Stafford. Woody (whom we called "Pappy") moved into our home to be cared for until his death while we were living at 612 Lemon Street in Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky.

Parents

Daniel L. Biggs Sr. (1849–1906) and Sara Jane (Denson) Biggs (1850–1926), buried at Denson Cemetery, Gainesboro, Jackson County, Tennessee.

Siblings

Mary Ann (Biggs) Deweese (1873–1961), Good Springs FWB Church Cemetery, Pleasant View, TN
Margaret Ann (Biggs) Jones Hamlett (1874–1965), Dorris Cemetery #2, Millersville, TN
James Biggs (1879–1912), burial unknown; wife: Louisa (Rush) Biggs (1879–1944), Pharris Cemetery, Gainesboro, TN
Evie Jane (Biggs) Hensley (1881–1966), Denson Cemetery; husband: Benjamin R. Hensley (1865–1936)
Ellie (Biggs) Hensley (1886–1962), Denson Cemetery; husband: Marlen Burton Hensley (1890–1953)
Thomas H. Biggs (1888–1970), Beech Cemetery, Hendersonville, TN
Canzada (Biggs) Pryor (1889–1919), Pharris Cemetery, Gainesboro, TN
Daniel L. Biggs Jr. (1894–1929), Denson Cemetery, Gainesboro, TN

Spouses and Children

First wife: Cora Liza Rush (1891–1964), Denson Cemetery, Gainesboro, TN
(Note: Cora later married Lorenzo Dow Stafford Sr., then remarried Woody.)

Children with Cora:

Ethel Biggs Stafford (1909–1983), Pharris Cemetery, Gainesboro, TN
Charles Biggs (1911), unknown burial
Willie Flossie (Biggs) Stafford (1912–2003), Tuttle Cemetery, Sumner County, TN
Hallie (Biggs) Stafford DeWeese (1915–1996), Pharris Cemetery, Gainesboro, TN

With Mary (Byrge):

Luther Edward Biggs (1918–1977), Denson Cemetery
Ruby Marie (Biggs) Wade (1920–2002), Harpeth Hills, Nashville

With Sallie Isadora (Bruce):

Thomas H. Biggs (1921–1999), Maplewood Cemetery, IL
Glenn Biggs (1923–2001), Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville
Molly Corrina Biggs (1925–1926), unknown burial
Eugene Biggs (1927–2003), Church of Christ Cemetery, FL
Mary Helen (Biggs) McCallister (1929–1970), Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, TN
Margaret Elizabeth (Biggs) Wilson (1930–2003), Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, TN

With Mallie Jones:

Willie Lee (Biggs) Adams (1920–2004), Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Nashville

Family News

Obituary for Woody and Cora's great-granddaughter: Beverly (Stafford) Laursen 1963–2022

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