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Genetic Genealogy for the Woodruff Surname
Genetic Genealogy for the Woodruff Surname
Lineage I: Matthew Woodruff (1612 ENG – 1682 CT)
Generation 1
1.Matthew Woodruff (Matthew[1]1)
b.1612/1616 in ENG – d.Sep 1682 in Farmington, CT
m.ca 1640 in CT to Hannah
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2.
John Woodruff - b.1642/1643 in Waterbury, CT
Matthew Woodruff - b.16 May 1658 in Farmington, CT
Samuel Woodruff - b.26 Aug 1661 in Farmington, CT
Generation 2
2.John Woodruff (Matthew[1]1, John[2]2)
b.1642/1643 in Waterbury, CT – d.16 May 1692 in Farmington, CT
m.1665 in Farmington, CT to Mary Winchell
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John Woodruff - b.1668/1669 in Farmington, CT
3.
Joseph Woodruff - b.1678/1679 in Farmington, CT
Thomas Woodruff - b.1686 in Farmington, CT
Generation 3
3.Joseph Woodruff (Matthew[1]1, John[2]2, Joseph[3]3)
b.1678/1679 in Farmington, CT – d.1732
m.17 Dec 1702 in Farmington, CT to Hannah Clark
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Jonah Josiah Woodruff - b.16 Aug 1706 in Farmington, CT
m.15 Apr 1708 in Farmington, CT to Elizabeth Curtis
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Jonathon Woodruff - b.14 Jun 1714 in Farmington, CT
Joseph Woodruff - b.7 Jul 1716 in Farmington, CT
Zebulon Woodruff - b.11 Mar 1718 in Farmington, CT
Judah Woodruff - b.30 Sep 1722 in Farmington, CT
Generation 4
4.Jonah Josiah Woodruff (Matthew[1]1, John[2]2, Joseph[3]3, Jonah[4]4)
b.16 Aug 1706 in Farmington, CT – d.8 May 1789 in Avon, CT
m.19 Dec 1733 in Farmington, CT to Sarah Woodford
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Appleton Woodruff - b.28 Mar 1736 in Northington, CT
Josiah Woodruff - b.ca 1743 in Northington, CT
Elisha Woodruff - b.14 Mar 1746 in Farmington, CT
5.
Eldad Woodruff - b.1749 in Farmington, CT
Joseph Woodruff - b.10 Feb 1752 in Farmington, CT
Generation 5
5.Eldad Woodruff (Matthew[1]1, John[2]2, Joseph[3]3, Jonah[4]4, Eldad[5]5)
b.1749 in Farmington, CT – d.28 Dec 1806 in Northington, CT
m.18 Feb 1773 in Northington, CT to Dinah Woodford
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Eldad Woodruff - b.14 Sep 1773 in Farmington, CT
Samuel Gridley Woodruff - b.3 Dec 1777 in Farmington, CT
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Aphek Woodruff - b.11 Nov 1778 in Farmington, CT
Titus Woodruff - b.30 Apr 1782 in Farmington, CT
Ozem Woodruff - b.3 Nov 1787 in Northington, CT
Generation 6
6.Aphek Woodruff (Matthew[1]1, John[2]2, Joseph[3]3, Jonah[4]4, Eldad[5]5, Aphek[6]6)
b.11 Nov 1778 in Farmington, CT – d.28 May 1861 in Salt Lake City, UT
m.25 Nov 1801 in Farmington, CT to Beulah Thompson
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Azmon Woodruff - b.29 Nov 1802 in Farmington, CT
Ozem Thompson Woodruff - b.22 Dec 1804 in Farmington, CT
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Wilford Woodruff - b.1 Mar 1807 in Farmington, CT
m.9 Nov 1809 in Farmington, CT to Azuba Hart
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Philo Woodruff - b.29 Nov 1811 in Farmington, CT - d.25 Nov 1827
Asahel Hart Woodruff - b.11 Apr 1815 in Farmington, CT
Franklin Woodruff - b.12 Mar 1816 in Farmington, CT - d.1 Jun 1816
Julius Woodruff - b.22 Apr 1821 in Farmington, CT - d.1823
Newton Woodruff - b.19 Jun 1818 in Farmington, CT - d.Sep 1820
Generation 7
7.Wilford Woodruff (Matthew[1]1, John[2]2, Joseph[3]3, Jonah[4]4, Eldad[5]5, Aphek[6]6, Wilford[7]7)
b.1 Mar 1807 in Farmington, CT – d.2 Sep 1898 in San Francisco, CA
m.13 Apr 1837 in Geauga Co, OH to Phoebe Whittemore Carter
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Wilford Woodruff - b.22 Mar 1840 in Lee Co, IA
Joseph Carter Woodruff - b.18 Jul 1845 in Liverpool, ENG - d.12 Nov 1846
Ezra Carter Woodruff - b.8 Dec 1846 in Douglas Co, NE - d.10 Dec 1846
Aphek Woodruff - b.25 Jan 1853 in Salt Lake City, UT - d.25 Jan 1853
m.15 Apr 1846 in Douglas Co, NE to Mary Ann Jackson
m.13 Mar 1853 in Salt Lake City, UT to Sarah Brown
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David Patten Woodruff - b.4 Apr 1854 in Salt Lake City, UT
Brigham Young Woodruff - b.18 Jan 1857 in Salt Lake City, UT
Newton Woodruff - b.3 Nov 1863 in Salt Lake City, UT
Charles Hy Woodruff - b.5 Dec 1870 in Salt Lake Co, UT - d.2 Feb 1871
Edward Randolph Woodruff - b.2 Feb 1873 in Rich Co, UT - d.8 Feb 1873
m.13 Mar 1853 in Salt Lake City, UT to Emma Smith
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Hyrum Smith Woodruff - b.4 Oct 1857 in Salt Lake City, UT - d.24 Nov 1858
Asahel Hart Woodruff - b.3 Feb 1863 in Salt Lake City, UT
Abraham Owen Woodruff - b.28 Nov 1872 in Salt Lake City, UT
m.31 Jul 1857 in Salt Lake City, UT to Sarah Delight Stocking
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Marion Woodruff - b.1 Jun 1861 in Salt Lake City, UT
Ensign Woodruff - b.23 Dec 1865 in Salt Lake City, UT
Jeremiah Woodruff - b.29 Aug 1868 in Salt Lake Co, UT - d.16 Dec 1869
John Jay Woodruff - b.14 Aug 1873 in Salt Lake Co, UT
Generation 8
8.Wilford Woodruff (Matthew[1]1, John[2]2, Joseph[3]3, Jonah[4]4, Eldad[5]5, Aphek[6]6, Wilford[7]7, Wilford[8]8)
b.22 Mar 1840 in Lee Co, IA – d.6 May 1921 in Salt Lake City, UT
m.12 Oct 1867 in Salt Lake City, UT to Emily Jane Smith
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Wilford Smith Woodruff - b.25 Sep 1871 in Salt Lake City, UT
Elias Smith Woodruff - b.15 Dec 1873 in Rich Co, UT
Asahel Smith Woodruff - b.30 Mar 1876 in Rich Co, UT - d.7 Oct 1887
m.25 May 1879 in Washington Co, UT to Julia Spencer
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George Wilford Woodruff - b.1 Mar 1880 in Salt Lake City, UT - d.22 Sep 1881
10.
Leo Edgar Woodruff - b.15 Mar 1882 in Salt Lake City, UT
Frank Carter Woodruff - b.8 Feb 1893 in Sobutte Co, MT
m.24 Apr 1896 to Marie Louise Erickson
9.Marion Woodruff (Matthew[1]1, John[2]2, Joseph[3]3, Jonah[4]4, Eldad[5]5, Aphek[6]6, Wilford[7]7, Marion[9]8)
b.1 Jun 1861 in Salt Lake City, UT – d.5 Feb 1946 in Box Elder Co, UT
m.18 Aug 1887 in Cache Co, UT to Hansina Dorthea Bertha Jensen
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Marion Earl Woodruff - b.16 Oct 1890 in Salt Lake City, UT
11.
Vernon Jensen Woodruff - b.10 Jun 1897 in Salt Lake City, UT
12.
Son of Marion Woodruff
Son of Marion Woodruff
Generation 9
10.Leo Edgar Woodruff (Matthew[1]1, John[2]2, Joseph[3]3, Jonah[4]4, Eldad[5]5, Aphek[6]6, Wilford[7]7, Wilford[8]8, Leo[10]9)
b.15 Mar 1882 in Salt Lake City, UT – d.9 Oct 1941
m.4 Apr 1906 in Salt Lake City, UT to Ida Rohrbach
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Son of Leo Edgar Woodruff
11.Vernon Jensen Woodruff (Matthew[1]1, John[2]2, Joseph[3]3, Jonah[4]4, Eldad[5]5, Aphek[6]6, Wilford[7]7, Marion[9]8, Vernon[11]9)
b.10 Jun 1897 in Salt Lake City, UT – d.Aug 1987 in WA
m.20 Jun 1917 in Cache Co, UT to Millie Rosetta Kay
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14.
Son of Vernon Jensen Woodruff
12.Son of Marion Woodruff (Matthew[1]1, John[2]2, Joseph[3]3, Jonah[4]4, Eldad[5]5, Aphek[6]6, Wilford[7]7, Marion[9]8, Son[12]9)
m.Lundberg
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15.
Grandson of Marion Woodruff (WDRF003)
Generation 10
13.Son of Leo Edgar Woodruff (Matthew[1]1, John[2]2, Joseph[3]3, Jonah[4]4, Eldad[5]5, Aphek[6]6, Wilford[7]7, Wilford[8]8, Leo[10]9, Son[13]10)
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16.
Grandson of Leo Edgar Woodruff (WDRF002)
14.Son of Vernon Jensen Woodruff (Matthew[1]1, John[2]2, Joseph[3]3, Jonah[4]4, Eldad[5]5, Aphek[6]6, Wilford[7]7, Marion[9]8, Vernon[11]9, Son[14]10)
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Grandson of Vernon Jensen Woodruff (WDRF004)
15.Grandson of Marion Woodruff (WDRF003) (Matthew[1]1, John[2]2, Joseph[3]3, Jonah[4]4, Eldad[5]5, Aphek[6]6, Wilford[7]7, Marion[9]8, Son[12]9, Grandson[15]10)
Generation 11
16.Grandson of Leo Edgar Woodruff (WDRF002) (Matthew[1]1, John[2]2, Joseph[3]3, Jonah[4]4, Eldad[5]5, Aphek[6]6, Wilford[7]7, Wilford[8]8, Leo[10]9, Son[13]10, Grandson[16]11)
17.Grandson of Vernon Jensen Woodruff (WDRF004) (Matthew[1]1, John[2]2, Joseph[3]3, Jonah[4]4, Eldad[5]5, Aphek[6]6, Wilford[7]7, Marion[9]8, Vernon[11]9, Son[14]10, Grandson[17]11)
Lineage Ia: Matthew Woodruff (1612 ENG – 1682 CT) – Wooster B. Woodruff Branch
Generation 1
1.Wooster B. Woodruff (Wooster[1]1)
b.15 Feb 1795 in CT? – d.19 Aug 1838 in Eaton Co, MI
m.15 Jul 1819 in CT to Elizabeth Kent
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Harriett Amanda Woodruff - b.21 Nov 1820 in PA
Lillie Babe Woodruff - b.21 Aug 1822 in PA
Elizabeth Mary Woodruff - b.17 Jul 1823 in Broome Co, NY
Charlotte Rollison Woodruff - b.15 Nov 1826 in Broome Co, NY
2.
Riley Jerome Woodruff - b.5 Aug 1829 in Broome Co, NY
Addison Alpheous Woodruff - b.30 Jan 1832 in Broome Co, NY
Mary Eliza Woodruff - b.14 Jun 1834 in Broome Co, NY
Generation 2
2.Riley Jerome Woodruff (Wooster[1]1, Riley[2]2)
b.5 Aug 1829 in Broome Co, NY – d.18 Ap 1916 in Clinton Co, MI
m.9 Oct 1850 in Oakland Co, MI to Sarah Sophronia Greene
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Clarence A. Woodruff - b.1852 in MI
Elton F. Woodruff - b.27 Feb 1854 in MI - d.14 Dec 1866
Roswell Woodruff - b.5 Oct 1856 in Clinton Co, MI - d.22 Oct 1857
Charles W. Woodruff - b.28 Nov 1859 in Clinton Co, MI - d.16 Aug 1886
Ralph J. Woodruff - b.23 May 1861 in Clinton Co, MI - d.23 Mar 1862
Hattie May Woodruff - b.4 Feb 1867 in Clinton Co, MI
3.
George Riley Woodruff - b.12 Apr 1869 in Clinton Co, MI
Harry R. Woodruff - b.22 Apr 1870 in Clinton Co, MI - d.10 Aug 1870
Ina Lou Woodruff - b.3 Feb 1873 in Clinton Co, MI - d.20 Aug 1873
Generation 3
3.George Riley Woodruff (Wooster[1]1, Riley[2]2, George[3]3)
b.12 Apr 1869 in Clinton Co, MI
m.22 Oct 1891 in Clinton Co, MI to Una Wilson
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Florence Louise Woodruff - b.21 Mar 1895 in Clinton Co, MI
Henry Willard Woodruff - b.15 Sep 1896 in Clinton Co, MI
4.
Jerome Hamilton Woodruff - b.14 Sep 1899 in Clinton Co, MI
Generation 4
4.Jerome Hamilton Woodruff (Wooster[1]1, Riley[2]2, George[3]3, Jerome[4]4)
b.14 Sep 1899 in Clinton Co, MI – d.Oct 1975 in Navajo Co, AZ
m.26 Jul 1931 in Wexford Co, MI to Ethel Mary Hobbs
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Daughter of Jerome Hamilton Woodruff
Daughter of Jerome Hamilton Woodruff
Daughter of Jerome Hamilton Woodruff
5.
Son of Jerome Hamilton Woodruff (WDRF007)
Generation 5
5.Son of Jerome Hamilton Woodruff (WDRF007) (Wooster[1]1, Riley[2]2, George[3]3, Jerome[4]4, Son[5]5)
Lineage II: Woodruff Family (1700s VA)
Generation 1
1.Woodruff (Woodruff[1]1)
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Fielding Woodruff - b.ca 1795 in VA
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George Washington Woodruff - b.ca 1800 in VA or TN
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Although there is no conclusive proof, there is strong circumstancial evidence that Fielding and George were brothers.
They were likely related to Rev. War veteran Benjamin Woodruff of Lincoln Co, TN, perhaps being his nephews.
Generation 2
2.Fielding Woodruff (Woodruff[1]1, Fielding[2]2)
b.ca 1795 in VA – d.20 Mar 1854 in Hamilton Co, IL
m.28 Feb 1819 in Robertson Co, TN to Mary Elizabeth Epley
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Benjamin Wilson Woodruff - b.1822-1823 in Logan Co, KY
4.
Daniel Webster Woodruff - b.20 Aug 1827 in Logan Co, KY
Sarah Woodruff - b.ca 1830 in Hamilton Co, IL - m.Goodwin
5.
George W. Woodruff - b.ca 1832 in Hamilton Co, IL
Margaret Woodruff - b.8 Nov 1833 in Hamilton Co, IL - m.Stephenson, Hampton
Frances Woodruff - b.23 Jul 1838 in Hamilton Co, IL - m.Lockwood
Susan A. Woodruff - b.ca 1840 in Hamilton Co, IL - m.Marshall, Wycaugh
Mary Madeline Woodruff - b.7 Feb 1842 in Hamilton Co, IL - m.Parkhurst, Whetstone
6.
Andrew Jackson Woodruff - b.3 May 1844 in Hamilton Co, IL
3.George Washington Woodruff (Woodruff[1]1, George[3]2)
b.ca 1800 in VA or TN – d.1835-1840 in Hamilton Co, IL
m.29 May 1830 in Hamilton Co, IL to Harriett Trammell
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Fielding Woodruff - b.14 Apr 1834 in Hamilton Co, IL
Mary Woodruff - b.ca 1835 in Hamilton Co, IL - m.Daily
Generation 3
4.Daniel Webster Woodruff (Woodruff[1]1, Fielding[2]2, Daniel[4]3)
b.20 Aug 1827 in Logan Co, KY – d.27 Feb 1908 in Hamilton Co, IL
m.25 Sep 1847 in Hamilton Co, IL to Louisa Rich
m.3 Apr 1850 in Hamilton Co, IL to Mary Ann Lee
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Fielding Woodruff - b.ca 1851 in Hamilton Co, IL
George W. Woodruff - b.ca 1854 in Hamilton Co, IL
Lucretia Alice Woodruff - b.15 Sep 1856 in Hamilton Co, IL - m.Sanders
Thomas Presley Woodruff - b.23 Jul 1859 in Hamilton Co, IL
Mary E. Woodruff - b.ca 1866 in Hamilton Co, IL
Anna C. Woodruff - b.ca 1869 in Hamilton Co, IL
m.26 Sep 1884 in Hamilton Co, IL to Martha Brown
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George W. Woodruff - b.28 Sep 1878 in Hamilton Co, IL
Charles Woodruff - b.26 Apr 1884 in Hamilton Co, IL
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Daniel W. Woodruff - b.1 Sep 1888 in Hamilton Co, IL
5.George W. Woodruff (Woodruff[1]1, Fielding[2]2, George[5]3)
b.ca 1832 in Hamilton Co, IL – d.bef 1895
m.4 Dec 1856 in Hamilton Co, IL to Lucy Biggerstaff
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Miles Milton Owen Woodruff - b.8 May 1858 in Hamilton Co, IL
6.Andrew Jackson Woodruff (Woodruff[1]1, Fielding[2]2, Andrew[6]3)
b.3 May 1844 in Hamilton Co, IL – d.22 Nov 1906 in Hamilton Co, IL
m.15 Oct 1865 in Hamilton Co, IL to Henrietta Frye
m.2 Sep 1866 in Hamilton Co, IL to Mary Margaret Woodruff
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Jennie Woodruff - b.4 Feb 1868 in Hamilton Co, IL - m.Goodwin
Addie Flo Woodruff - b.13 Sep 1869 in Hamilton Co, IL
John Fielding Woodruff - b.31 Jul 1871 in Hamilton Co, IL
Anna Ellen Woodruff - b.24 Aug 1873 in Hamilton Co, IL - m.Sneed
Clara Belle Woodruff - b.11 Jul 1877 in Hamilton Co, IL - m.Martin
7.Fielding Woodruff (Woodruff[1]1, George[3]2, Fielding[7]3)
b.14 Apr 1834 in Hamilton Co, IL – d.5 Mar 1915 in Dunklin Co, MO
m.20 Jan 1853 in Hamilton Co, IL to Sarah A. Hogan
m.1 Jul 1854 in Hamilton Co, IL to Rhoda C. Miller
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Daniel Woodruff - b.ca Jan 1860 in Hamilton Co, IL - d.bef 1870
m.6 Feb 1866 in Hamilton Co, IL to Helen Catherine Purcell
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Mary Emma Woodruff - b.14 Apr 1869 in Wayne Co, IL - m.Green
m.17 Mar 1874 in Hamilton Co, IL to Eliza Catherine Richardson
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Charles William Woodruff - b.25 Dec 1877 in Hamilton Co, IL
Grigg Winfield Hancock Woodruff - b.4 Oct 1880 in Hamilton Co, IL
Leslie Walter Seymour Woodruff - b.4 Apr 1882 in Hamilton Co, IL
Henry James Woodruff - b.11 Jan 1887 in Hamilton Co, IL
Letha A. Woodruff - b.Oct 1888 in Hamilton Co, IL
Joel Woodruff - b.Sep 1898 in MO
m.27 May 1900 in Stoddard Co, MO to Eliza Victoria Davis
Generation 4
8.Daniel W. Woodruff (Woodruff[1]1, Fielding[2]2, Daniel[4]3, Daniel[8]4)
b.1 Sep 1888 in Hamilton Co, IL – d.18 Feb 1967 in Hamilton Co, IL
m.26 Dec 1917 in Hamilton Co, IL to Sophronia Robinson
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9.
Son of Daniel W. Woodruff
Generation 5
9.Son of Daniel W. Woodruff (Woodruff[1]1, Fielding[2]2, Daniel[4]3, Daniel[8]4, Son[9]5)
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Granddaughter of Daniel W. Woodruff
Grandson of Daniel W. Woodruff
10.
Grandson of Daniel W. Woodruff (WDRF006)
11.
Grandson of Daniel W. Woodruff (WDRF001)
Generation 6
10.Grandson of Daniel W. Woodruff (WDRF006) (Woodruff[1]1, Fielding[2]2, Daniel[4]3, Daniel[8]4, Son[9]5, Grandson[10]6)
11.Grandson of Daniel W. Woodruff (WDRF001) (Woodruff[1]1, Fielding[2]2, Daniel[4]3, Daniel[8]4, Son[9]5, Grandson[11]6)
Lineage IV: Woodruff Family (1700s NJ)
Generation 1
1.Daniel Woodruff (Daniel[1]1)
b.ca 1766 in NJ – d.aft 1850 in OH
m.Sarah
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Reuben Woodruff - b.11 Sep 1804 in Butler Co, OH
Generation 2
2.Reuben Woodruff (Daniel[1]1, Reuben[2]2)
b.11 Sep 1804 in Butler Co, OH
m.2 Dec 1824 in Butler Co, OH to Elizabeth Fenton
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John Woodruff - b.6 Sep 1826 in Butler Co, OH
3.
George Woodruff - b.3 Nov 1828 in Butler Co, OH
Stacy Woodruff - b.11 Jul 1831 in Butler Co, OH
James C. Woodruff - b.3 Sep 1834 in Butler Co, OH
Daniel R. Woodruff - b.28 Oct 1837 in Butler Co, OH
Samuel Williamson Woodruff - b.26 Dec 1839 in Butler Co, OH
Ensign Woodruff - b.13 Aug 1845 in Butler Co, OH
Generation 3
3.George Woodruff (Daniel[1]1, Reuben[2]2, George[3]3)
b.3 Nov 1828 in Butler Co, OH
m.2 Dec 1824 in Butler Co, OH to Rebecca
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Mary E. Woodruff - b.ca 1854 in Butler Co, OH
William Woodruff - b.ca 1856 in Butler Co, OH
Gilbert Woodruff - b.ca 1858 in Butler Co, OH
Margaret A. Woodruff - b.ca Nov 1859 in Butler Co, OH
4.
Reuben Woodruff - b.ca 1862 in Butler Co, OH
Eliza Ellen Woodruff - b.ca 1864 in Butler Co, OH
James Woodruff - b.ca 1868 in Butler Co, OH
Sarah Woodruff - b.ca 1868 in Butler Co, OH
Generation 4
4.Reuben Woodruff (Daniel[1]1, Reuben[2]2, George[3]3, Reuben[4]4)
b.ca 1862 in Butler Co, OH – d.1890-1897
m.6 Nov 1887 in Richland Co, IL to Mary Estes
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Zelmer Woodruff - b.17 Apr 1889 in Edwards Co, IL - m.Lame
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Perry Woodruff - b.Jun 1891 in Edwards Co, IL
Generation 5
5.Perry Woodruff (Daniel[1]1, Reuben[2]2, George[3]3, Reuben[4]4, Perry[5]5)
b.Jun 1891 in Edwards Co, IL
m.Ethel Walquist
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6.
Son of Perry Woodruff
Generation 6
6.Son of Perry Woodruff (Daniel[1]1, Reuben[2]2, George[3]3, Reuben[4]4, Perry[5]5, Son[6]6)
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7.
Grandson of Perry Woodruff
Generation 7
7.Grandson of Perry Woodruff (Daniel[1]1, Reuben[2]2, George[3]3, Reuben[4]4, Perry[5]5, Son[6]6, Grandson[7]7)
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8.
Great-Grandson of Perry Woodruff (WDRF005)
Generation 8
8.Great-Grandson of Perry Woodruff (WDRF005) (Daniel[1]1, Reuben[2]2, George[3]3, Reuben[4]4, Perry[5]5, Son[6]6, Grandson[7]7, Great-Grandson[8]8)
