Johnie and Elsie Woolley arrived in McAdoo on November 20, 1923. With them wa a son, Billy Joe who was one year old, and an uncle of Johnnie's, Uncle Alex Woolley. Alex became a night watchman at the gin and Johnnie and Elsie lived on the George Harris farm the first year and then moved to the J.M. Brownlow place for two years. They moved to the Hunsucker farm and farmed there for fourteen years. The Hunsucker family were very dear to them. They stayed there until they bought the Brownlow farm in 1941. Four children were born in Dickens county. Frances was born February 6, 1925. She is married to Frank Donahue and ives in Austin, Texas. They became the parents of three children, one daughter and two sons. Their eldest son Mike was killed ina car wreck in 1982. Johnnie Monroe (Smokey) was born December 22, 1927. He and wife Betty live in Keller, Texas. They have three children, one daughter and two sons.
Dickey was born November 27, 1936. He married Wanda Nell Harris and they had three daughters. Dickey Ray passed away February 23, 1977.
Mary Lois was born November 24, 1938. She married Bill Young and lives at McAdoo. They have two sons.
Billy Joe was born in Hill County and came to McAdoo at the age of one year. He is married to Ima Jo Garrett and lives in Olney, Texas. They are the parents of one daughter and one son. Billy was born December 3, 1922. Johnnie passed away in 1972. As Elsie recalls the early days in McAdoo in her own words, "I have been in this country sixty-one years. Johnnie passed away in 1972. We saw lots of changes in this country. There is lots of farm land now that was just grass land then. To go to Floydada we just went across pastures as far as Lakeview and then we'd strike a dirt road. We don't have sand storms now like we did then. I've swept it up with a grain shovel and carried it out by the tub fulls. This is the best place in the world. We've seen good times and bad times, happy times and sad times, good crops and bad crops. A few times we could not plant, it was too dry, but we always managed to live on. The Lord always blesses and takes care of us. We sent children to McAdoo school for twenty-eight years. Then two of our grandchildren started and graduated at Mcadoo. Other of the grandchildren also went to school but did not graduate there."
Elsie lives in McAdoo now and is still active in church and always has a welcome smile for all.
"Top of the Cap" by Mildred Jackson Cornelius © 1985; Catclaw Printing
CROSBYTON (Special) — Johnie E. Woolley, 73, of Rt. 1, McAdoo, died about noon Wednesday in University Hospital in Lubbock following a brief illness.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church of McAdoo with the Rev. Carl Coffey of Plainview officiating, assisted by Leonard Dennis, minister of McAdoo Church of Christ.
Burial will be in McAdoo Cemetery under the direction of King Funeral Home with Masonic graveside rites administered by the Spur Lodge.
Born in Whitney, Woolley was a farmer in the McAdoo community 49 years.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Billy Joe and Dicky Ray Woolley, both of Fort Worth and Johnie M. Woolley of Keller; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Donahue of Lubbock and Mrs. Bill Young of McAdoo; three brothers, Elvin and Elmer Woolley, both of Fort Worth, and Johnie M. Woolley of Hillsboro; a sister, Mrs. Robbie Jenkins of Fort Worth; and 13 grandchildren.
©Lubbock Avalanche Journal, July 20, 1972
Record provided by Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum
transcribed by Linda Fox Hughes
McADOO (Special) — Services for Elsie Woolley, 87, of McAdoo will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church with the Revs. Glen Willis and Jimmy Neff officiating.Burial will be in McAdoo Cemetery under direction of Adams Funeral Home of Crosbyton.
She died at 9:30 p.m. Sunday at her residence.
She was born in Wise County and moved to McAdoo in 1922. She married Johnie E. Woolley Nov. 9, 1919, in Huron. He died in 1972. She was a member of the Dickens Senior Citizens, Women's Missionary Association and First Baptist Church. A son, Dickie Ray, died in 1977.
Survivors include two son, Bill of Burleson and J.M. "Smokey" of Keller; two daughters, Frances Donahue of Austin and Mary Young of McAdoo; two sisters, Lorena Peacock of Fort Worth and Emily Beal of Tecumseh, Okla.; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great grandchildren.
©Lubbock Avalanche Journal, July 24, 1990
Record provided by Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum
transcribed by Linda Fox Hughes
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