Residences

Below are some of the fine homes in Woodburn, several are no longer standing.

William Clark home.  

William with grandchildren – Aletha, Celesta, and Forrest Marquis.

Sol Critchfield home, east Woodburn, corner of Sherman Street.

Sol was a livestock buyer. 

Sol and wife, Martha are pictured in front of their home.

Later the home of the Ernest Woods family. 

T.V. Dailey home.  He was a real estate and insurance agent.

 Photo courtesy of Aletha (Ewoldsen) James.  The Ewoldsen family lived in this home at one time.  

Charles and Maude Davis home as it appeared in the 1930's.

Clare Keeney was raised by his grandmother Davis in this home.  

It is still standing in east Woodburn on Smith Street,
owned by Gary and Pam Kent.

Painted by David Keeney, son of Clare, photo courtesy of Clare.

Bruffey Rooming House on Vine (Main) Street.

Perhaps Sally and John Bruffey on the porch.

Later the telephone office when owned by:  J. Ed Oliver, Art Ecklund,

Ella Davenport, and Linda Lee.  The fire station is now on this property.

William and Blanche (Marquis) Dowell.  

Unknown man on porch, a lodger.

Two photos above, first house north of where the Woodburn Gym stood.

William Sherman and Cora Blanche (Marquis) Dowell lived here, later Bill Allen, Jiles McGhee,
Mac and Frances (Steele) McKinnie, and Stanley "Bud" and Gloria Steele.
Clay and Cris (Grimm) Paulsen lived here for a time and did a beautiful remodel on the home.

An interesting story about Jiles, he wanted certain flowers carved on their

tombstone and there wasn't room for the name.

So had them drop the h in McGhee and the stone reads McGee.

 Bud and Gloria Steele lived here later.   

Mary Smith home.

Mary and either her grandchildren or great-niece and nephew.

Located on Smith Street in west Woodburn.   

Short Wilson owned the property later.

courtesy of Sheila (Smith) Stepko

J.A. Voris home, across from the lumberyard.  

This was one of the finest homes in Woodburn.
It was built in 1902 by J.N. Coppock, son of Benjamin who founded Ottawa and was a prime investor in Woodburn.  J.N. owned the lumberyard, his family moved to Arkansas in 1904.  Mr. Voris was a banker at Woodburn, and bought the home sometime after the family moved there in 1907.    J.A. traveled considerably, leaving his wife and family at home. He brought many items home for the home and family that was rarely available to other Clarke County residents, such as wallpaper, window shades, silver, crystal, etc.    The Crist family later owned this home.  This fine old home burnt in the 1980's.

circa 1916

Jack Cline, Neva Jones Heston, Edna Crissman,

Art Ecklund, Dorothy Willey

Dr. Wade Willey's home, across the road east from the current post office.   He purchased the home and medical practice in 1902 from Dr. Walker.   Dr. Willey and family moved to Texas in 1921.

Postcard from Elizabeth Davenport Garrels

Sigler Street looking west.