The Children of James & Dorothy Woodburn

Jim and Dorothy Woodburn married 28 June 1942, in Carlisle, Sullivan, Indiana, just months before he enlisted in the Army during WWII (September). Two weeks shy of one year later, They had a son, Dennis Charles. 19 months later, a second son was born, James William. It is likely the boys were named after their father and and their maternal grandfather, Dennis William Rembe.

Charles Dennis Woodburn was born 9 September 1943, in Cleveland, Ohio, where his father was stationed during World War II. The family lived there for less than a year after his birth before moving back home. He graduated from Princeton High School in 1961. He married his high school sweetheart, Diane Patrick, in December 1961. He enlisted in the Marines the same year. A daughter was born in 1964, Elizabeth Jane, however, the couple divorced in 1966. Dennis married four more times before selecting his final bride, Theresa Brown, whom he married in 1981 and lived with until his death 28 January 2005.

James William Woodburn was born 28 April 1945, in Princeton, Indiana. He graduated from Princeton High School in 1963. He attended Oakland City College for a short time, majoring in poker. He married Mary Lee Gray in 1969 and had a son, James William Jr., the following year. They divorced the same year and and Jim Jr. died in 1972 from a birth defect. Jim married again in 1971, to Rebecca Lu McKenzie. Jim adopted Becky's son, David, from her first marriage before they had their own children, Janelle Elizabeth and Jason Kyle Woodburn.

After Jim and Dorothy divorced in 1952, the two boys endured years of constant housing arrangements, military schools and living with relatives. They were always in the same town, but frequently lived with different relatives.