Elvira C Malvina Woodruff

1834 - 1865  (31 years)

• Name	Elvira C Malvina Woodruff
  Birth	31 Jan 1834	KY   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850	District 2, Hopkins Co, KY   [1]
  	age 16
  Census-State	1850	District 2, Hopkins Co, KY   [3]
  	age 16
  Census	1860	Underwood, Hopkins Co, KY   [4]
  	age26,spouse James-age 23/33, 3 children
  Death	15 Mar 1865	Hopkins Co, KY   [2]
  Census	1870
  	taken on 9/17/1870 - James listed as age 42, no spouse listed, only 3 children & his mother
  Findagrave.com	08 Oct 2016
  	See Notes
  Burial	St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY   [2]
  	Christian Privilege Cemetery
  Person ID	I1176	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Woodruff,   b. 28 Aug 1809, SC d. 06 May 1885, St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Davis,   b. 06 Feb 1808, KY d. 20 Sep 1852, St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	16 Jul 1829	Hopkins Co, KY   [5]
  Family ID	F360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Gilliland-xx,   b. 1828, KY
  Marriage	18 Dec 1851	Hopkins Co, KY   [5, 6, 7]
  Notes	Children: son John R Gilliland 12/3/1853 KY - 2/11/1927 - ** See birth record later ** - ** See his findagrave.com page later ** - married Loucinder Francis Laffoon 1857 - 1924 dau Mattie E. Gilliland 1872 - 1880 son Thomas Gilliland 1857 KY dau Sarah Gilliland 1860 KY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F47M-N2P Elvira C. Woodruff, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979" Name: James Gilleland **** Birth Date: 1827 **** Birthplace: , Hopkins Co, Ky. **** Age: 25 **** Spouse's Name: Elvira C. Woodruff **** Spouse's Birth Date: 1835 **** Spouse's Birthplace: , Hopkins Co, Ky. **** Spouse's Age: 17 **** Event Date: Jan 1852 **** Event Place: , Hopkins, Kentucky **** Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51751-1 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 216827 Reference ID: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWJ4-584 Elvira Woodruff in entry for John R. Gilliland, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960" Name: John R. Gilliland **** Gender: Male **** Christening Date: Christening Place: Birth Date: Dec 1853 **** Birthplace: Hopkins, Kentucky **** Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: James Gilliland **** Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Elvira Woodruff **** Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51751-1 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 216827 Reference ID: 2:TXRQTH --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 10/8/2016 John R. Gilliland Birth: Dec. 3, 1853 Death: Feb. 11, 1927 John was the son of James Gilliland and Elvira Woodruff. He married Lucinda Laffoon in 1872 and they had 3 children. Family links: Parents: Elvira C. Woodruff Gilliland (1834 - 1865) Spouse: Loucinder Francis Laffoon Gilliland (1857 - 1924) Children: Mattie E. Gilliland (1872 - 1880)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Christian Privilege Cemetery Saint Charles Hopkins County Kentucky, USA GPS (lat/lon): 37.18739, -87.56037 Created by: Quietly Resting Record added: Apr 01, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 127231964 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Jan 1834 - KY Census - age 16 - 1850 - District 2, Hopkins Co, KY Census-State - age 16 - 1850 - District 2, Hopkins Co, KY Marriage - 18 Dec 1851 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age26,spouse James-age 23/33, 3 children - 1860 - Underwood, Hopkins Co, KY Death - 15 Mar 1865 - Hopkins Co, KY Burial - - St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 10/8/2016 Elvira C. Woodruff Gilliland Birth: Jan. 31, 1834 Death: Mar. 15, 1865 Elvira married James Gilleland in 1852 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Family links: Children: John R. Gilliland (1853 - 1927)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Christian Privilege Cemetery Saint Charles Hopkins County Kentucky, USA Created by: Quietly Resting Record added: Apr 01, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 127231961 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~elsinger/gilliland/p39.htm Elvira C. Woodruff1,2 F, #1184, b. circa 1834, d. before 17 September 1870 Display pedigree Elvira C. Woodruff was born circa 1834 at Kentucky.1 She married James Gilliland, son of Thomas Gilliland and Martha Patsy Armstrong, in January 1852 at Hopkins County, Kentucky.1,2 Elvira C. Woodruff and James Gilliland appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Hopkins County, Kentucky, enumerated 18 July 1860. Their children John R., Thomas H. and Sarah C. were listed as living with them.1 Elvira C. Woodruff died before 17 September 1870 at Hopkins County, Kentucky.3 Children of Elvira C. Woodruff and James Gilliland ?John R. Gilliland1 b. 1854 ?Thomas H. Gilliland+1 b. 1856, d. 1946 ?Sarah C. Gilliland1 b. Apr 1860 Citations 1.[S1477] James Gilliland household, 1860 U.S. census, Hopkins County, Kentucky, population schedule, Not Stated, PO Underwood PO, page 168, dwelling 1136, family 1136.; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com). 2.[S4904] Hopkins County (Kentucky). Clerk of the County Court. Births, 1852-1859, 1861, 1893-1894, 1907 Marriages, 1852-1859, 1861, 1893-1894, 1903 Deaths, 1852-1859, 1861, 1893-1894, microfilm, access date: December 2, 2013, Film 0216827, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. 3.[S1474] James Gilliland household, 1870 U.S. census, Hopkins County, Kentucky, population schedule, Charleston Precinct No. 5, PO Underwood, page 45, dwelling 320, family 320.; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com). John R. Gilliland1 M, #1185, b. 1854 Display pedigree This person belongs to DNA Group 2Group 2 List John R. Gilliland was born in 1854 at Kentucky.1 He was the son of James Gilliland and Elvira C. Woodruff.1 John R. Gilliland appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Hopkins County, Kentucky, in the household of his parents, James Gilliland and Elvira C. Woodruff.1 John R. Gilliland appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Charleston, Hopkins County, Kentucky, in the household of his father James Gilliland.2 Citations 1.[S1477] James Gilliland household, 1860 U.S. census, Hopkins County, Kentucky, population schedule, Not Stated, PO Underwood PO, page 168, dwelling 1136, family 1136.; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com). 2.[S1474] James Gilliland household, 1870 U.S. census, Hopkins County, Kentucky, population schedule, Charleston Precinct No. 5, PO Underwood, page 45, dwelling 320, family 320.; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S30] KY,Hopkins Co,1850 Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S41] Marriage License. [S48] See Notes.