Woodville is in the western part of Chester County, but was originally in McNairy County. The elementery school building was built just after the Civil War. Colonel Fielding Hurst of this area formed a cavalry regiment for the Union army, created with the men of this area. Mr. Jim Grantham was an early settler of the communtiy, remembered as a skille dmarksman and runner. He was the father of Kirk Grantham who later became a coach at Hall-Moody College at Martin TN. Early famimlies were Armour, Grantham, Isbell, Holifield, Cox, Tull, WOods, Robinson, Rowland, Mitchell, Riley, Ingle, Arnold, Wyatt, Huddleston and many others.

Contributed by Tela Holbrook