- April 1952 to December 1954 Woodrow Edward Blann was born December 17, 1918, in Hampton to Frank Earl Blann, a farmer, and Ollie Stratton Blann. His siblings were Maxine Eva Blann Rose; James L. Blann, Jr.; and Rev Bobby Laron “B.L.” Blann; his half siblings were Opal Vivian Blann James; Earl Silas Blann; and Gary Wayne “Butch” Blann. On January 25, 1941, he married Laura Mae Toney from Woodberry in Calhoun County. They had one child, Woodrow Edward “Woody” Blann, Jr. (1952-1993).
Woodrow enlisted into the Army on June 18, 1942. He was working for A.B. Garrett at Hampton Garage at the time. He was discharged on October 28, 1945.
Woodrow owned a variety store and cleaning business in Hampton. He attended the Hampton First Baptist Church where he was a deacon and Sunday School Superintendent. He died September 10, 1969, in Hampton and was buried in New Hope Cemetery.
Sources: City of Hampton;
County marriage records,
Book K, pg. 119; Obituary,
Marshall News Messenger, Marshall, Texas, Sep 14, 1969, pg. 2; ancestry, findagrave; Army Enlistment Records; Draft Card one of the sources for info was Silas Blann and Descendants: A Family History, by Mollie W. Grant, published 1984; Calhoun County A Pictorial Glimpse Into the Past
