John James Woodside, Sr. (b. 1864-d. 1925) was born in Louisville, Kentucky on 2 August 1864. He moved to Atlanta in 1881, where he established himself in real estate and rental properties and later founded the John J. Woodside Storage Company. During his years in Atlanta, he was active in a variety of civic and political activities. He served on the city water board and the police board. He also campaigned, unsuccessfully, for a seat on the Fulton County Commission in 1910. He was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church and thirty-second degree Mason, as well as a member of the Georgia National Guard. He served fifteen years in the National Guard and retired with the rank of colonel. Woodside died on 26 June 1925. John J. Woodside married Margaret E. Roberts (b. 1866-d. 1951) on 26 June 1882. Margaret Roberts came from one of the pioneer families of Atlanta. She was born on 29 April 1866 to Ezekiel Mason and Mary McAfee Roberts. E. M. Roberts served as a Captain in the Confederate Army. Margaret Roberts Woodside’s civic activities included membership in the Atlanta Women’s Club, the Habersham Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Florence Crittendon Home, and Home for the Friendless. She died on 30 August 1951. John and Margaret Woodside had one child, John James Woodside, Jr. Although there is very little biographical information regarding John J. Woodside, Jr. scrapbook pages within the manuscript collection indicate he was active in the auto racing community in Georgia.