Descendants of Mathew Woodruff
Compiled and Researched by Vance Bailey
Generation No. 1
1. M
ATHEW1 WOODRUFF was born 1612, and died 06 September 1682 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT. He married HANNAH LAMBERT. She was born 1620.Notes for M
ATHEW WOODRUFF: Delbert Woodruff suspects but has not confirmed that Mathew's parents were David and Lettice Duncombe Woodruff. Vance A. Bailey, 6 Nov 1999Notes for H
ANNAH LAMBERT: Ref: Broughton/Storie GenealogyChildren of M
ATHEW WOODRUFF and HANNAH LAMBERT are:2.
3. ii. M
ATHEW WOODRUFF, b. abt 1642, Farmington, Hartford Co., CT; d. 18 November 1691, Farmington, Hartford Co., CT.iii. H
ANNAH WOODRUFF, b. 06 September 1649, Farmington, Hartford Co., CT.iv. E
LIZABETH WOODRUFF, b. 1651, Farmington, Hartford Co., CT.v. M
ARY WOODRUFF, b. 05 November 1654, Farmington, Hartford Co., CT.vi. S
AMUEL WOODRUFF, b. 26 August 1661, Farmington, Hartford Co., CT; d. 04 August 1737, Farmington, Hartford Co., CT.Generation No. 2
2.
JOHN2 WOODRUFF (MATHEW1) was born abt 1639 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT, and died May 1692 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT. He married MARY WINCHELL.Notes for J
OHN WOODRUFF: Family names taken from will of John Woodroffe dated 23 May 1692 at Farmington, Conn.Children of J
OHN WOODRUFF and MARY WINCHELL are:i. J
ii. J
OSEPH WOODRUFF.iii. M
ARY WOODRUFF.iv. H
ANNAH WOODRUFF.v. P
HEBE WOODRUFF.vi. M
ARGARET WOODRUFF.vii. A
BIGAIL WOODRUFF.3. M
ATHEW2 WOODRUFF (MATHEW1) was born abt 1642 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT, and died 18 November 1691 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT. He married SARAH NORTH 1686 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT, daughter of JOHN NORTH. She was born 23 December 1653, and died 02 February 1692 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT.Notes for M
ATHEW WOODRUFF: Family members names, date of birth, and spelling of the name, Woodroffe, taken from page 526 of the probate records of Hartford Co., Conn. - Vance Bailey. 9 Aug 1999Children of M
ATHEW WOODRUFF and SARAH NORTH are:4. i. M
ii. M
ARY WOODRUFF, b. 1670.5. iii. J
OHN WOODRUFF, b. 1672; d. 1692, Farmington, Hartford Co., CT.iv. S
ARAH WOODRUFF, b. 1674.v. S
AMUEL WOODRUFF, b. 1677.vi. E
LIZABETH WOODRUFF, b. 1679.vii. H
ANNAH WOODRUFF, b. 1681; m. _______ SEAMORE.viii. N
ATHANIEL WOODRUFF, b. 1685.6. ix. N
ATHANIAL WOODRUFF, b. 16 May 1687, Farmington, Hartford Co., CT; d. 13 November 1758, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.x. J
OSEPH WOODRUFF, b. 18 May 1689, Farmington, Hartford Co., CT; d. February 1766, Southington, Hartford Co., CT.Generation No. 3
4.
MATTHEW3 WOODRUFF (MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 1668. He married ELIZABETH BELDEN.Children of M
ATTHEW WOODRUFF and ELIZABETH BELDEN are:i. M
ii. S
YLVANUS WOODRUFF, m. ELIZABETH HART; b. 28 September 1701.iii. S
ARAH WOODRUFF.iv. T
IMOTHY WOODRUFF.v. A
BRAHAM WOODRUFF, m. SARAH NORTH.vi. E
LIZABETH WOODRUFF, m. WILLIAM HART.vii. A
ARON WOODRUFF, m. MARY MILLS.viii. J
OSHUA WOODRUFF, b. 07 November 1708; m. REBECCA WOODFORD.5. J
OHN3 WOODRUFF (MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 1672, and died 1692 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT. He married ELIZABETH THOMSON.Notes for J
OHN WOODRUFF: From "FAMILIES OF EARLY HARTFORD, CONN." 974.63 D2b - Vance Bailey 9 Aug 1999Children of J
OHN WOODRUFF and ELIZABETH THOMSON are:i. E
ii. M
ARY WOODRUFF, b. 19 November 1704.6. N
ATHANIAL3 WOODRUFF (MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 16 May 1687 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT, and died 13 November 1758 in Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. He married THANKFUL WRIGHT 16 July 1709 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT. She was born 23 May 1687 in Northampton, Hampton Co., Mass., and died 31 January 1774 in Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.
Children of N
ATHANIAL WOODRUFF and THANKFUL WRIGHT are:i. E
ii. D
INAH WOODRUFF, b. 20 January 1712, Farmington, Hartford Co., CT; d. 13 September 1796.iii. T
HANKFUL WOODRUFF, b. 22 January 1714, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; d. 1714, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.7. iv. B
ENJAMIN WOODRUFF, b. 24 November 1715, Farmington, Hartford Co., CT; d. 09 March 1782, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.v. J
ACOB WOODRUFF, b. 13 August 1717, Farmington, Hartford Co., CT; d. 21 December 1790, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.vi. T
HANKFUL WOODRUFF, b. 14 April 1722, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.vii. S
ARAH WOODRUFF, b. 06 June 1725, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; d. 17 January 1799, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.viii. N
ATHANIEL WOODRUFF, b. 03 May 1728, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; d. July 1807, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.Generation No. 4
7.
BENJAMIN4 WOODRUFF (NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 24 November 1715 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT, and died 09 March 1782 in Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. He married (1) EUNICE MARTIN 20 November 1739 in Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. She died 30 October 1758 in Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. He married (2) HANNAH BALDWIN 02 July 1759 in Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.Notes for B
ENJAMIN WOODRUFF: Jonah Woodruff served in Captain David Wheelock's Company, General Wooster's Regiment, 1775. Jonah and his family are buried in Brookside Cem. at Watertown, NY . Ref Childs Gazetteer of Jefferson County, p.108 DAR Cem . Records. Benjamin Woodruff, son of Jonah, was born in Connecticut. He with two brothers came to Jefferson County in 1800, and located on adjoining farms three miles east of Watertown city. Jonah Woodruff reared three sons and three daughters, namely: Simeon, Benjamin , Fred, Eunice, Ursula and Polly. He died in Jefferson County. Benjamin Woodruff married Sarah Cleveland and they had two sons, Orlin S. and Clark S., and four daughters, all of whom are dead and rest in Brookside Cemetery. Clark S. Woodruff was born in 1814, on a farm three miles east of Watertown city, where he resided until his death. He married Julia Drummond and they reared four children, namely: Benjamin B., Ellen E., Julia D., and Carrie W. He died in August 1880. Mrs. Woodruff was a daughter of Bernard and Dolly (Graves) Drummond. Mr. Drummond built the first gallows ever made in Jefferson County. He was the son of Moses Drummond. Benjamin B. Woodruff was born March 21,1850, on the farm settled by his grandfather. In 1875 he married Sarah, daughter of John and Amelia (Octhout) Scidmore, and they have two children, Walter C. and George B. In 1886 Mr. Woodruff removed to his present location, where he has 100 acres in a high state of cultivation. - Also from Child's Gazetteer, V.A. Bailey
Children of B
ENJAMIN WOODRUFF and EUNICE MARTIN are:i. E
ii. S
IMON WOODRUFF, b. 09 September 1740, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; d. 12 October 1740, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.iii. R
HODA WOODRUFF, b. 26 May 1742, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.iv. S
IMEON WOODRUFF, b. 30 January 1743, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; d. 1805, Steuben, Oneida Co., NY.v. P
ATIENCE WOODRUFF, b. 03 November 1745, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.8. vi. J
ONAH WOODRUFF, SGT., b. 08 February 1747, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; d. 29 March 1823, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY.vii. T
HANKFUL WOODRUFF, b. 31 May 1748, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.viii. R
ACHEL WOODRUFF, b. 31 August 1750, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.9. ix. B
ENJAMIN WOODRUFF, b. 01 November 1752, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.
Children of B
ENJAMIN WOODRUFF and HANNAH BALDWIN are:x. H
xi. N
ATHANIAL BALDWIN WOODRUFF, b. 17 January 1762, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; d. 07 May 1788, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.xii. E
LIZABETH WOODRUFF, b. 29 March 1764, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.xiii. C
HAUNCY WOODRUFF, b. 27 August 1766, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; d. 10 May 1810, Herkimer Co., NY.Generation No. 5
8.
JONAH5 WOODRUFF, SGT. (BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 08 February 1747 in Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, and died 29 March 1823 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY. He married MARY ANN OLMSTEAD 27 March 1769 in Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. She was born 20 April 1749 in Fairfield Co., CT, and died 1801.Notes for J
ONAH WOODRUFF, SGT.: Jonah Woodruff served as a Sergeant in Captain David Wheelock's Company, General Wooster's Regiment, 1775. Jonah and his family are buried in Brookside Cem. at Watertown, NY . Ref Childs Gazetteer of Jefferson County, p.108 DAR Cem . Records.
Children of J
ONAH WOODRUFF and MARY OLMSTEAD are:10. i. U
11. ii. S
IMEON WOODRUFF, b. 08 June 1773, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., CT; d. 05 September 1853, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY.iii. E
UNICE WOODRUFF, b. 06 May 1775, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.12. iv. B
ENJAMIN WOODRUFF, b. 12 May 1778, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; d. 03 April 1860, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY.13. v. F
REDRICK WOODRUFF, b. 24 January 1787, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; d. 12 August 1855, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY Brookside Cem..vi. M
ARY POLLY WOODRUFF, b. 26 July 1788, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; d. 02 August 1859, Rutland, Jefferson Co. NY Maple View Cem..vii. R
HODA WOODRUFF, b. 18 April 1789, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.viii. A
LMEDA WOODRUFF, b. 13 April 1790, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; d. 1790, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.ix. P
ERMILIA WOODRUFF, b. 13 April 1790, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; d. 1790, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.9. B
ENJAMIN5 WOODRUFF (BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 01 November 1752 in Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.
Child of BENJAMIN WOODRUFF is:
i. LUTHER6 WOODRUFF.
Generation No. 6
10.
URSULA6 WOODRUFF (JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 08 May 1771 in Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, and died 30 May 1808 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY Old Cem . Gotham. She married DAVID MILLS December 1789 in Barkhamstead, Litchfield Co., CT, son of DAVID MILLS and HULDA EDGECOMB. He was born 17 November 1769 in Canton, Hartford Co., CT, and died 26 June 1858 in Elyria, Lorain Co., Ohio.Notes for D
AVID MILLS: The David Mills data came from chart published by N. Currier, 2 Spruce St, NY. owned by Harvey A. Mills , Little Falls, Herkimer Co., NY.From Harlow Dunton . Vance A. Bailey
Children of U
RSULA WOODRUFF and DAVID MILLS are:14. i. A
ii. H
ULDAH MILLS, b. 19 June 1792, Paris, Oneida Co., NY; d. 10 May 1871; m. ABRAHAM FOX RIPLEY, Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY; b. 1794; d. 1871.iii. S
AMUEL MILLS, b. 06 March 1794, Paris, Oneida Co., NY; d. 09 June 1893, Ridgeville, Warren Co., Ohio.15. iv. J
ONAS W. MILLS, b. 15 November 1795, Paris, Onida Co., NY; d. 02 September 1835, Elyria, Lorain Co. Ohio.v. H
IRAM MILLS, DR., b. 25 July 1797, Remsen, Oneida Co., NY; d. 03 August 1881, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; m. HEPSIBAH HAVEN, 06 September 1825.vi. D
AVID W. MILLS, b. 31 March 1800, Floyd, Oneida Co., NY; m. ANN ---------, 22 September 1822, Pamelia, Jefferson Co., NY.vii. P
AMELIA MILLS, b. 11 August 1804, Watertown, Jefferson Co., New York; d. August 1886, Watertown, Jefferson Co., New York.viii. D
ANIEL W. MILLS, b. 05 October 1806, Watertown, Jefferson Co., New York; d. 1880, Beloit, Rock Co., WI; m. HANNAH ---------, 04 September 1841.11. S
IMEON6 WOODRUFF (JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 08 June 1773 in Litchfield, Litchfield Co., CT, and died 05 September 1853 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY. He married ROSANNA ADAMS 1797 in Onandaga Co., NY. She was born 09 May 1777 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT, and died 15 June 1876 in Vineland, Cumberland Co., NJ.
Children of S
IMEON WOODRUFF and ROSANNA ADAMS are:i. M
ii. C
HLOE WOODRUFF, b. 14 December 1799, Steuben, Oneida Co., NY; d. 1853.16. iii. F
ELIX WOODRUFF, b. 18 November 1801, Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY; d. 03 August 1848, Shabbona Grove, DeKalb Co,. IL.iv. L
UTHER WOODRUFF, b. 18 November 1803, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY; d. 07 March 1891, Joliet, Will Co., IL Oakwood Cem..17. v. B
ALDWIN WOODRUFF, b. 20 February 1805, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY; d. 25 July 1870, Shabbona Grove, DeKalb Co,. IL.vi. L
AURA WOODRUFF, b. 29 May 1807, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY; d. 02 September 1884, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY Rural Cem..vii. M
ARY WOODRUFF, b. 1809, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY; d. 22 August 1891, Vineland, Cumberland Co., NJ Oak Hill Cem..viii. J
ONAH WOODRUFF, b. 1809, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY; d. 10 February 1876, Bermuda Is. Buried Oak Hill Cem, Vineland, NJ.ix. T
HEODORE TUTTLE WOODRUFF, b. 08 April 1811, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY; d. 03 May 1892, Gloucester, Gloucester Co., NJ Buried Brookside Cem. Watertown, NY.x. C
HAUNCY D. WOODRUFF, b. 1813, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY; d. 05 February 1884, Toledo, Lucas Co., OH.xi. C
HARLES TAYLOR WOODRUFF, b. 25 December 1814, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY; d. 30 November 1894, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY.xii. P
AMELIA WOODRUFF, b. 1820, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY.12. B
ENJAMIN6 WOODRUFF (JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 12 May 1778 in Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, and died 03 April 1860 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY. He married SARAH CLEVELAND. She was born 09 September 1784 in NY, and died 16 June 1864 in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY.
Children of B
ENJAMIN WOODRUFF and SARAH CLEVELAND are:i. A
ii. O
RLIN S. WOODRUFF, b. 30 December 1805, Jefferson Co., NY.iii. F
ANNY WOODRUFF, b. 20 November 1806, Jefferson Co., NY; d. 14 March 1847; m. JOSIAH HUCKINS; b. 20 November 1806, Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY; d. 10 December 1878.iv. S
OPHIA WOODRUFF, b. 24 December 1809, Jefferson Co., NY; d. 11 April 1872; m. JOSIAH HUCKINS; b. 20 November 1806, Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY; d. 10 December 1878.v. E
MMELINE WOODRUFF, b. 04 January 1812, Jefferson Co., NY; m. CYRUS B. MORGAN.18. vi. C
LARK S. WOODRUFF, b. 14 January 1814, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY; d. August 1880, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY.13. F
REDRICK6 WOODRUFF (JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 24 January 1787 in Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, and died 12 August 1855 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY Brookside Cem.. He married LODIMA ANDREWS 15 June 1809 in Rutland, Jefferson Co., NY. She was born 1788 in NY.Notes for F
REDRICK WOODRUFF: The names of his wife and children are taken from the 1850 census for Jefferson Co., Watertown Twp. NY. The roll # is 17,090, page 327.Vance Bailey 7Aug 1999
Children of F
REDRICK WOODRUFF and LODIMA ANDREWS are:i. H
ii. B
ETSEY E. WOODRUFF, b. 1828.iii. O
RLIN WOODRUFF, b. 1835.Generation No. 7
14.
ANSELL7 MILLS (URSULA6 WOODRUFF, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 27 August 1790 in Barkhamstead, CT, and died June 1866 in Pamelia, Jefferson Co., NY. He married ELIZABETH RIPLEY September 1816 in Adams, Jefferson Co., NY. She was born 1794, and died 26 September 1876.
Children of A
NSELL MILLS and ELIZABETH RIPLEY are:19. i. H
ii. M
ARY ANN MILLS, m. LORENZO ROGERS.iii. D
AVID MILLS.iv. W
ILLIAM MILLS.15. J
ONAS W.7 MILLS (URSULA6 WOODRUFF, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 15 November 1795 in Paris, Onida Co., NY, and died 02 September 1835 in Elyria, Lorain Co. Ohio. He married REBECCA BAILEY 09 September 1824 in First Presbyterian Church, Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, daughter of SETH BAILEY and REBECCA LOOMIS. She was born in Watertown, Jefferson Co., New York.Notes for R
EBECCA BAILEY: Lived at Rockport, Coyahoga Co. Ohio in 1856Children of J
ONAS MILLS and REBECCA BAILEY are:i. A
ii. B
YSON MILLS.iii. P
AMILIA MILLS.16. F
ELIX7 WOODRUFF (SIMEON6, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 18 November 1801 in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, and died 03 August 1848 in Shabbona Grove, DeKalb Co,. IL. He married PAMILIA BAILEY 01 March 1827 in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, daughter of SETH BAILEY and REBECCA LOOMIS. She was born 20 March 1806 in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, and died 23 October 1888 in Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO.Notes for F
ELIX WOODRUFF: Removed 1845 from Jefferson Co., NY to DeKalb Co., IL by boat to Chicago. His son William Bailey Woodruff drove through with a team of horses bringing a load of goods. In 1850 Pamelia Woodruff resided Clinton, DeWitt Co., Il (Census Record). An oil portrait of Felix, done by his brother Jonah, owned (1961) by Prof. Warren Watson Yocum of Lubbock, Texas, his great - grandson, and presently in possession of Joyce Yocum Bowen, daughter of W. W. Yocum. I have a photocopy of the painting. Vance A. BaileyNotes for P
AMILIA BAILEY: Pamilia Bailey Woodruff is buried at the Johnson Cem. Chariton Co., MO
Children of F
ELIX WOODRUFF and PAMILIA BAILEY are:i. S
20. ii. W
ILLIAM BAILEY WOODRUFF, b. 10 May 1830, Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY; d. March 1910, Greeley , Weld Co., CO.21. iii. P
AMILIA ROSEANNA WOODRUFF, b. 20 July 1832, Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY; d. Johnson Cem., Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO.iv. A
MELIA CHARLOTTE WOODRUFF, b. 1837; m. (1) BROWN COLLINS; m. (2) CICERO HALL.Notes for B
ROWN COLLINS: Resided near Arrow Rock, Saline Co., MONotes for C
ICERO HALL: no childrenv. M
ARY ADELAIDE WOODRUFF, b. 15 November 1838, Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY; d. 20 November 1854, Johnson Grove Cem. DeKalb Co., IL.22. vi. A
DELIA ALTHEA WOODRUFF, b. 23 April 1841, Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY; d. 01 August 1926, Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO.23. vii. F
ELIX ISAIAH WOODRUFF, b. 28 May 1843, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY; d. 22 June 1905, Osawatamie, Miami Co., KS.24. viii. E
MMA E. WOODRUFF, b. August 1847, Shabbona Grove, DeKalb Co., IL; d. 03 November 1929, Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa.17. B
ALDWIN7 WOODRUFF (SIMEON6, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 20 February 1805 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY, and died 25 July 1870 in Shabbona Grove, DeKalb Co,. IL. He married SOPHRONA PLUMB, daughter of NATHANIEL PLUMB and ANNA LANGWORTHY. She was born 04 October 1804 in Stonington, New London Co., CT, and died 26 March 1880 in Shabbona Grove, DeKalb Co,. IL.
Children of B
ALDWIN WOODRUFF and SOPHRONA PLUMB are:i. R
ii. J
OHN J. WOODRUFF, b. 1840, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY.18. C
LARK S.7 WOODRUFF (BENJAMIN6, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 14 January 1814 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY, and died August 1880 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY. He married JULIA DRUMMOND, daughter of BERNARD DRUMMOND and DOLLY GRAVES. She was born 1829 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY.
Children of C
LARK WOODRUFF and JULIA DRUMMOND are:i. E
ii. J
ULIA D. WOODRUFF.iii. C
ARRIE W. WOODRUFF.25. iv. B
ENJAMIN B. WOODRUFF, b. 21 March 1850, Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY.Generation No. 8
19.
HIRAM8 MILLS (ANSELL7, URSULA6 WOODRUFF, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 10 September 1821, and died 03 May 1891. He married MELINDA SEEBER 29 June 1846.
Children of H
IRAM MILLS and MELINDA SEEBER are:i. C
ii. S
EWARD MILLS, b. 1851; d. 1857.iii. I
DA MILLS, b. 1853; d. 1862.iv. M
YRON MILLS, b. 1856; d. 1862.v. M
ILTON MILLS, m. JENNIE FIKES; d. 1933.vi. N
ETTIE MILLS, b. 07 August 1863; d. 03 February 1932, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA; m. CHARLES CORY.vii. C
HARLES MILLS, b. 11 December 1868; m. LUCY ALLEN; b. 1895; d. 1934.20. W
ILLIAM BAILEY8 WOODRUFF (FELIX7, SIMEON6, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 10 May 1830 in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, and died March 1910 in Greeley , Weld Co., CO. He married (1) VIRGINIA JOHNSON. She died 04 September 1869 in La Harpe, Hancock Co., IL. He married (2) NANCY L. HARTFORD October 1872 in Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. She was born 17 April 1834 in Marysville, Union Co., Ohio, and died 08 July 1913 in Greeley , Weld Co., CO.Notes for W
ILLIAM BAILEY WOODRUFF: Buried Linn Grove Cem. Greeley, CO. He resided at Virginia Dale and Alford, CO. Served in the Civil War in Co. F. 88th IL Infantry, was captured at Stone River, Tenn., imprisoned at Montgomery, Alabama and Richmond, Va. Member of I.O.O.F. A bridge contractor, he built many of the first in Weld Co., CO
Children of W
ILLIAM WOODRUFF and NANCY HARTFORD are:i. B
ii. F
ELIX WOODRUFF, d. Denver, CO.iii. F
LORENCE WOODRUFF.21. P
AMILIA ROSEANNA8 WOODRUFF (FELIX7, SIMEON6, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 20 July 1832 in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, and died in Johnson Cem., Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO. She married ORIN FISK DEWEY 05 July 1852 in Shabona Grove, DeKalb Co., IL. He was born 26 January 1825 in Jefferson Co., NY., and died 27 February 1873 in Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO.Notes for O
RIN FISK DEWEY: Resided 2 miles NE of Bynumville, MO at the time of the 1860 census. Illinois State Land records show that he purchased 140 acres in Section 16 Twp 37 N, Range 4 E.in De Kalb Co. Il. 2 May 1849. Butied at the Johnson Cem. Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO
Children of P
AMILIA WOODRUFF and ORIN DEWEY are:i. E
ii. G
ERTRUDE ADELIA DEWEY, b. 1856, IL; m. ANDREW JACKSON THOMAS, 24 December 1876.26. iii. I
DA R. DEWEY, b. 1861, Mo.; d. 1930.iv. C
HESTER F. DEWEY, b. 1863, Bee Branch Twp., Chariton Co., MO.22. A
DELIA ALTHEA8 WOODRUFF (FELIX7, SIMEON6, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 23 April 1841 in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, and died 01 August 1926 in Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO. She married CHARLES NELSON GREEN 01 January 1861 in Clinton, DeWitt Co., IL (Rev. Baldwin Woodruff), son of MARTIN GREEN and HANNAH JENKS. He was born October 1837 in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, and died 06 September 1900 in Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO.Notes for C
HARLES NELSON GREEN: "CHARLES N. GREEN, one of the neatest, tidiest, and, withal, most business-like and successful of Northern farmers who have settled in this township since the war, is Mr. Green, the subject of the present sketch. His farm is by no means a large one, containing only about 168 acres (in addition to which, his father, who resides with him, has 160 acres); yet the place is so well and thoroughly improved, so handsomely kept and so intelligently conducted, that by common consent Mr. Green is regarded as one of the model farmers of this part of the county. He is also engaged somewhat extensively in stock raising, and in this interest displays the same through-going qualities, managing his stock to the best advantage and making the most of the least expenditure of capital and labor. As a farmer and stockman he is one, the imitation of whose example by other agriculturalists of the county would redound to its benefit. He is a native of New York, and, as his name indicates, is of English extraction. Samuel Green, his ancestor of the fourth generation, came from England long prior to the Revolution, and settled in Rhode Island; and there the grandfather of Charles N., Samuel Green, Jr., was born August 15th 1764. He was married February 6th, 1794. His wife having been born December 23rd, 1772.Soon after their marriage they removed to Herkimer County, New York, and there Martin Green, the father of Charles N., was born in 1813. He, after reaching manhood was married in Jefferson County. of the same state, to Miss Hannah Jenks, of that county. She was born in 1812. Four children followed this union of whom but one is now living---- Charles N., the subject of the present sketch. He was born in Jefferson County, New York, near Watertown, in 1837. The father, Martin Green, was a carpenter and joiner by trade, and has followed these occupations, practically, all of his life. Charles N. was raised in his native state and continued to live there until 1855, when he came out to DeKalb County, Illinois, where he lived for thirteen years. While a resident of that county he was married to Miss Adelia Woodruff, originally of Jefferson County, New York, born in 1841, the sixth of a family of eight children of Felix and Pamelia (Bailey) Woodruff, both also natives of that county, the father born in 1802,and the mother in 1806. In 1868 Mr. Green removed to Missouri with his family, settling in Bee Branch Township of Chariton County, where he has since resided.
Here as formerly in Illinois, he has engaged in farming with the degree of success noted above. Mr. Green's parents also removed from New York to DeKalb County, Illinois, where they lived for many years. The mother, however, died there in August 1878, and after her death the father came to live with his son in this county, where the former has since made his home. He is now past the allotted age of three-score and ten, but is still comparatively well preserved in mind and body.
Mr. and Mrs. Green have three children; Ella A., now the wife of J.F.Wilson, of this county; Hattie A., now the wife of A.C.Yocum, also of this county, and William M. Two besides are deceased; Effie M. and Earnest C. Mr. and Mrs. Green are highly respected members of the community in which they live." HISTORY OF HOWARD AND CHARITON COUNTIES 1883 Vance A. Bailey 14 July 2000
Children of A
DELIA WOODRUFF and CHARLES GREEN are:27. i. H
ii. E
LLA ADELIA GREEN, b. 29 July 1867, Schuyler Co., IL; d. 01 June 1917, Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO; m. JAMES F. WILSON, 15 November 1882; b. 15 October 1857; d. 16 December 1951, Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO.Notes for E
LLA ADELIA GREEN: No childrenNotes for J
AMES F. WILSON: James F. Wilson came to Bynumville from Livonia, Putnam Co., Mo. and was the first president of the Bank of Bynumville. Buried at Johnson Cem.iii. W
ILLIAM MARTIN GREEN, b. 28 November 1874, Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO; d. 12 September 1892, Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO.iv. E
FFIE MAY GREEN, b. 11 August 1878, Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO; d. 06 February 1882, Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO.v. E
RNEST CHARLES GREEN, b. 18 February 1880, Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO; d. 23 February 1880, Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO.23. F
ELIX ISAIAH8 WOODRUFF (FELIX7, SIMEON6, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 28 May 1843 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY, and died 22 June 1905 in Osawatamie, Miami Co., KS. He married (1) ELIZA ALMINA PRESCOTT 1869. She was born 19 November 1850, and died 24 July 1885. He married (2) ANNA ISABELLA HENDRICKS ZOOK 24 December 1891 in Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO. She was born 19 August 1856 in Hickory, Newton Co., Mississippi, and died 15 January 1922 in Coats, Pratt Co., KS.
Children of F
ELIX WOODRUFF and ELIZA PRESCOTT are:i. G
ii. L
IDA ESTELA WOODRUFF, b. 25 November 1871.iii. A
RTHUR BAILEY WOODRUFF, b. 10 May 1880; d. abt 1948, Oklahoma.iv. A
LICE ADELIA WOODRUFF, b. 24 February 1884.Children of F
ELIX WOODRUFF and ANNA ZOOK are:v. L
28. vi. H
ERBERT ORIN WOODRUFF, b. 13 August 1894, New Cambria, Macon Co., MO; d. 09 February 1954, Glen Haven Cem. Los Angeles, CA.vii. S
AM ZOOK, b. 1882; d. 1976.viii. W
ILLIAM ALVEY ZOOK, b. 1879; d. 1954.24. E
MMA E.8 WOODRUFF (FELIX7, SIMEON6, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born August 1847 in Shabbona Grove, DeKalb Co., IL, and died 03 November 1929 in Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa. She married WILLIAM MONTAGUE, son of ALEXANDER MONTAGUE and HANNAH WOODS. He was born 1845 in Ohio, and died 16 February 1895 in Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa.Notes for E
MMA E. WOODRUFF: Settled in a Mennonite Colony in Iowa
Children of E
MMA WOODRUFF and WILLIAM MONTAGUE are:i. B
29. ii. L
EROY WILLIAM MONTAGUE, b. 12 October 1870, Benton Co. Iowa; d. 19 June 1898, Benton Co., Iowa.30. iii. W
ALTER B. MONTAGUE, b. March 1873, Benton Co., Iowa.iv. F
LORENCE MONTAGUE, b. 1875, Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa; m. BERT WAGNER.Notes for F
LORENCE MONTAGUE: 1910 Census - Florence was single and working as a salesperson in a General Store in Norway, Benton Co., Iowa - Vance A. Bailey 12 Feb 2001v. N
ORA MONTAGUE, b. November 1878, Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa; m. CHARLES BARKER.31. vi. A
NNIE B. MONTAGUE, b. March 1881, Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa.32. vii. H
ARRY (IRA) S. MONTAGUE, b. August 1883, Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa; d. 1930, Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa.viii. A
LFRED S. MONTAGUE, b. November 1887, Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa; d. 1948.25. B
ENJAMIN B.8 WOODRUFF (CLARK S.7, BENJAMIN6, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 21 March 1850 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY. He married SARAH SCIDMORE 1875 in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, daughter of JOHN SCIDMORE and AMELIA OCTHOUT.
Children of B
ENJAMIN WOODRUFF and SARAH SCIDMORE are:i. W
ii. G
EORGE B. WOODRUFF.Generation No. 9
26.
IDA R.9 DEWEY (PAMILIA ROSEANNA8 WOODRUFF, FELIX7, SIMEON6, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 1861 in Mo., and died 1930. She married CHARLES RUFUS BILLITER, son of PARMENEO BILLITER and NANCY YOCUM. He was born 1856 in Mound Twp., McDonough Co., Il., and died 1932 in Mo..
Children of I
DA DEWEY and CHARLES BILLITER are:i. E
Notes for E
DGAR BILLITER: Died at 17 sears of age.ii. C
HESTER WILLIAM BILLITER, b. 1879, Bynumville, Chariton Co., Mo.; m. SUSAN ELIZABETH WESCOTT; b. 25 February 1884, Bee Branch Twp., Chariton Co., Mo..Notes for C
HESTER WILLIAM BILLITER: The 1880 census records his name as William Chester.iii. C
HET KENNARD BILLITER, b. 30 August 1887, Bynumville, Bee Branch Twp., Chariton Co., Mo.; d. 11 February 1974, Chariton Co., Mo.; m. BERTHA E. SMITH; b. 10 November 1888, Bynumville, Bee Branch Twp., Chariton Co., Mo.; d. 07 August 1957, Chariton Co., Mo..iv. S
TELLA BILLITER, b. September 1893, Bynumville, Bee Branch Twp., Chariton Co., Mo.; m. RAYME KRAGER; b. Bynumville, Bee Branch Twp., Chariton Co., Mo..v. B
ERNO J. BILLITER, b. 1901, Bynumville, Bee Branch Twp, Chariton Co., Mo..27. H
ATTIE AMELIA9 GREEN (ADELIA ALTHEA8 WOODRUFF, FELIX7, SIMEON6, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 13 February 1864 in Shabona Grove, DeKalb Co., Il., and died 30 December 1944 in Bynumville, Bee Branch Twp., Chariton Co., Mo.. She married AUGUSTUS C. YOCUM 21 March 1880 in Bynumville, Chariton Co., Mo., son of HARVEY YOCUM and MALINDA WILSON. He was born 21 September 1857 in Mound Twp., McDonough Co., Il., and died 28 January 1942 in Bynumville, Bee Branch Twp., Chariton Co., Mo..Notes for A
UGUSTUS C. YOCUM: Augustus died 28 Jan 1942, and is buried: Fitzgerald Cem., Bynumville, MO. Biography on page 96 in Chariton Co., MO. Portrait and Biographical Record states he was an attorney at Salisbury, MO. It states that he was 7th child in a family of 12. He attended Bethany Academy, then to State Normal and became a schoolteacher for 15 years. Read law under the Hon. W. S. Stockwell and admitted to the bar in 1896. He was member of the Christian Church, People's Party and Knights of Equity.Trenton Register, Trenton, Nebraska 15 Oct 1897. "A.C. Yocum of Salisbury, Missouri arrived in Trenton on yesterdays freight and will spend the winter here teaching in the south part of the county. Mr. Yocum is troubled with asthma in Missouri and if this climate benefits him, which we are sure it will, he will go into the practice of his profession which is that of a lawyer and make his future home in Trenton."
He also served for a time as County Attorney of Hitchcock Co. His health recovered and he returned to Bynumville - Vance Bailey 9 July 2000
Children of H
ATTIE GREEN and AUGUSTUS YOCUM are:i. M
ii. C
HARLES WORTH YOCUM, b. 16 March 1882, Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO; d. 12 June 1883, Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO.iii. L
OTTIE AMES YOCUM, b. 04 September 1889, Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO; d. 01 April 1984, Buffalo, NY; m. (1) WALTON JASPER HULETT, 27 June 1915, Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO; b. 1891, Lagonda, Chariton Co. MO; d. 18 October 1918, Gila Bend, Maricopa Co., AZ; m. (2) FRANK E HARMAN, 08 December 1927; d. 21 May 1936, Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO.Notes for L
OTTIE AMES YOCUM: Date of death is unknown; Betty V. Diedrich states that she died at Buffalo, NY.iv. D
ELMER DALE YOCUM, b. 23 June 1891, Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO; d. June 1978, Kansas City, MO; m. OLIVE GRACE BREWER, 28 May 1916; b. 01 April 1893, KS.v. H
ARVEY HOMER YOCUM, b. 06 December 1892, Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO; d. 06 August 1976, Silver City, Grant Co., New Mexico; m. HELEN MATILDA GEHL, New Mexico; b. 20 March 1900; d. February 1973, Silver City, Grant Co., New Mexico.Notes for H
ARVEY HOMER YOCUM: Retired from RR mailman, in 1965 lived at Las Cruces, NM. Served in the US Army 1917 -1918 as company clerkvi. W
ARREN WATSON YOCUM, b. 12 April 1897, Salisbury, Chariton Co., MO; d. 26 November 1991, Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX; m. NORA MALINDA TOOMBS, 25 July 1925, Huntsville, Randolph Co., MO; b. 02 July 1897, Randolph Co., MO; d. 15 January 1985, Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX.Notes for W
ARREN WATSON YOCUM: Was in the Navy during WWI, B. of Sc., Teachers College, Kirksville, MO. Taught three years in MO, Earned his Masters at University Of MO. Taught ten years at Nebraska Ag. Col. of U. of Ne., Lincoln. Where he earned his Ph.D. From 1937 on taught at Texas Tech, Lubbock, Texas.vii. M
ARY ADALIA YOCUM, b. 13 October 1900, Trenton, Hitchcock Co., NE; m. HAROLD CRAVEN, 1923.Notes for M
ARY ADALIA YOCUM: (Nov. 1999) living in Westview Nursing Home, West Plains, MO28. H
ERBERT ORIN9 WOODRUFF (FELIX ISAIAH8, FELIX7, SIMEON6, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 13 August 1894 in New Cambria, Macon Co., MO, and died 09 February 1954 in Glen Haven Cem. Los Angeles, CA. He married (1) LUCY FRANCIS CAPLINGER. He married (2) MILDRED DORA WYANT 15 May 1921 in Lamar, Prowers Co., CO, daughter of WILLIAM WYANT and TALITHA ENGLE. She was born 01 June 1899 in Spivey, Kingman Co., KS, and died 22 November 1985 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT. Buried Glen Haven Cem. Los Angeles, CA.
Children of H
ERBERT WOODRUFF and MILDRED WYANT are:i. R
ii. H
UGH DEXTER WOODRUFF, b. 06 April 1925, Montezuma, Gray Co., Ks; m. DARLEE JEAN O'BRIEN, 16 May 1947, Los Angeles, CA.iii. R
EX MARVIN WOODRUFF, b. 20 November 1926, Flagstaff, Coconino Co., AZ; m. SHIRLEY JEAN BUTLER, 05 June 1953, Salt Lake City, UT.iv. D
ELBERT RAY WOODRUFF, b. 07 December 1928, Borger, Hutchinson Co., TX; m. ALTA GAY HEUSSER, 17 August 1953, Salt Lake City, UT; b. 20 September 1934, Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada.v. P
ATRICIA CATHERINE WOODRUFF, b. 16 August 1931, Garden City, Finney Co., KS; d. 20 October 1985, Huntington Park, L.A. Co., CA Glen Haven Cem. Cem.; m. RAY EDWARD SEMROSKA, 29 December 1951, Ardmore, Fall River Co., SD.vi. N
ORMAN EUGENE WOODRUFF, b. 03 March 1940, Los Angeles, L.A. Co., CA; d. 02 December 1987, San Francisco, Marin Co., CA.29. L
EROY WILLIAM9 MONTAGUE (EMMA E.8 WOODRUFF, FELIX7, SIMEON6, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born 12 October 1870 in Benton Co. Iowa, and died 19 June 1898 in Benton Co., Iowa. He married ELLA KIMM.
Children of L
EROY MONTAGUE and ELLA KIMM are:i. A
ii. F
LOYD WILLIAM MONTAGUE, b. 31 July 1895, Blairstown, Benton Co., Iowa; m. HELEN LESLIE, 11 May 1915.iii. W
ILLIAM MCKINLEY MONTAGUE, b. 04 March 1897, Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa; m. EVELYN WHITNEY, 25 August 1919.iv. H
AZEL VIRGIE MONTAGUE, b. 06 November 1898, Blairstown, Benton Co., Iowa; m. NICHOLAS CANARR, 08 July 1915.30. W
ALTER B.9 MONTAGUE (EMMA E.8 WOODRUFF, FELIX7, SIMEON6, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born March 1873 in Benton Co., Iowa. He married NINA BROWN 26 August 1908, daughter of MARY (?) BROWN. She was born 21 February 1881 in Iowa.
Children of W
ALTER MONTAGUE and NINA BROWN are:i. L
ii. H
AZEL EDRIS MONTAGUE, b. 08 June 1912, Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa; m. SIDNEY WIESE, 01 March 1932.iii. E
VARD LYLE MONTAGUE, b. 17 October 1914, Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa; m. MARCELLA SCHULTE, 16 October 1947.iv. R
OBERT MERLE MONTAGUE, b. 23 November 1918, Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa; m. LAURA JEAN RING, 18 June 1943.31. A
NNIE B.9 MONTAGUE (EMMA E.8 WOODRUFF, FELIX7, SIMEON6, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born March 1881 in Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa. She married GEORGE FAHNLE.
Children of A
NNIE MONTAGUE and GEORGE FAHNLE are:i. C
ii. P
EARLE FAHNLE.iii. D
OROTHY FAHNLE.iv. F
LOYD FAHNLE.v. E
MMETT FAHNLE.vi. E
THEL FAHNLE.vii. G
EORGE FAHNLE.viii. B
ETTY FAHNLE, m. BILL MCKECKNIE.32. H
ARRY (IRA) S.9 MONTAGUE (EMMA E.8 WOODRUFF, FELIX7, SIMEON6, JONAH5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIAL3, MATHEW2, MATHEW1) was born August 1883 in Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa, and died 1930 in Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa. He married TENA ZABOKRTSKY. She was born 01 February 1890 in Barnes, Washington Co., KS, and died 27 January 1973 in Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa.
Children of H
ARRY MONTAGUE and TENA ZABOKRTSKY are:i. M
ii. V
ERNON MONTAGUE, b. 15 July 1917, Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa; d. 25 March 1978, Norway, Florence Twp., Benton Co. Iowa; m. RUTH HENNINGSON.More Information is Available from Vance Bailey