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William Rodgers Woodruff

William Rodgers Woodruff

Male 1864 - 1924  (60 years)


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  • Name William Rodgers Woodruff
    Birth 08 Feb 1864  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1870  Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    age 7 
    Census 1880  St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age 15,single, son 
    Census 1900  Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 36,spouse Annie R-age 36, 4 children, married 14 yrs, had 4 children-4 still living 
    Census 1910  District 6, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 45,widowed, 4 children 
    Census 1920  District 6, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    age 55,wife Ida M-age 41, 2 children 
    Death 04 Jul 1924  Ilsley, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Census 1930  Curtail, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Ida Mae (O'Roark) listed as age 51,widowed, 3 children 
    Census 1940  District 6, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Ida Mae listed as age 61,widowed, living with son Charles N Woodruff-age 25,single 
    Findagrave.com 16 Aug 2015 
    See Notes 
    Obituary See Documents 
    Burial St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10] 
    • Christian Privilege Cemetery
    Person ID I172  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father Charles Davis Woodruff,   b. 17 Sep 1821, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1904, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother Cynthia Caroline Davis,   b. 03 Apr 1830, St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Nov 1908, St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Relationship natural
    Marriage 23 Mar 1846  Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13] 
    Photos
    Woodruff-Charles-Davis-(Cynthia-Caroline-(Daivs))    		Woodruff-Charles-Davis-(Cynthia-Caroline-(Daivs))
    Family ID F18  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Annie R Nisbet-xx,   b. 22 Jul 1861   d. 03 Mar 1906 (Age 44 years)
    Marriage 17 Feb 1886  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Notes 

    • Children:

      dau Mamie Katherine Woodruff 1/10/1887 KY - 1/18/1962 Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY
      - ** See Death Certificate **
      - 1900 census - age 13
      - 1910 census - age 25
      - on 4/10/1912 married Estill Guy/Godbey Mann 1881 KY - 1948
      - ** See Marriage Record **
      - ** See their findagrave.com page **
      son Ernest Boyd Woodruff 10/21/1889 St Charles, KY - 6/2/1972 Hopkins Co, KY
      - see obituary
      - on 7/1/1914 in Hopkins Co, KY married Mary Susan Swinney
      KY Hopkins Co marriages:
      Name Spouse Date Book Page
      Woodruff, Ernest B. Swiney, Mary Susan 7/1/1914 TT67 7
      - 1900 census - age 10
      - 1910 census - age 20
      dau Mildred C Woodruff 1/23/1922 KY
      KY Hopkins Co births:
      Name Mother Date Cert
      Woodruff, Mildred C Swinney, Mary 01 23 1922 02471
      dau Thelma M Woodruff 9/13/1925 KY
      KY Hopkins Co births:
      Name Mother Date Cert
      Woodruff, Thelma M Swinney, Mary 09 13 1925 46384
      dau Lucy Dixie Woodruff 11/1891 KY
      - 1900 census - age 8
      - 1910 census - age 18
      son Clarence D Woodruff 2/1895 KY
      - 1900 census - age 5
      - 1910 census - age 14
      - 1920 census - age 24, wife May-age 21, no children, living with his parents

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      KY Hopkins Co marriages:
      Name Spouse Date Book Page
      Woodruff, W.R. Nisbet, Annie 2/17/1886 TT174 343
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    Family ID F1914  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Family 2 Ida Mae O'Roark-xx,   b. 16 Oct 1878, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1954, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Marriage 06 Dec 1912  Henderson Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Notes 

    • Children:

      son William Woodruff 7/7/1913 St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY - 7/7/1913 Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See birth record later **
      - ** See death certificate **
      son Charles Noble Woodruff 1916 KY
      - 1920 census - age 4 9/12
      - 1930 census - age 15
      - 1940 census lists him as age 25, single, with mother, brother, & sister
      son John Nicholas Woodruff 9/20/1917 KY
      - ** See birth record later **
      - 1920 census - age 2 3/12 KY
      - 1930 census - age 12
      - 1940 census - age 22, single, with mother, brother, & sister
      dau Jeanette Woodruff 1920 KY
      - ** See birth record later **
      - 1930 census - age 10
      - 1940 census - age 20, single, with mother & brothers

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      KY Hopkins Co births:
      Name Mother Date Cert
      Woodruff, William 2 Roark, Ida 7 7 1913 36202
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      KY Hopkins Co deaths:
      Name Date Age Cert
      Woodruff, W 07/07/1913 U/1 18811
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      KY Hopkins Co births:
      Name Mother Date Cert
      Woodruff, John N Roark, Ida 9 20 1917 45541
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      KY Hopkins Co births:
      Name Mother Date Cert
      Woodruff, Jeannell H Oroarse, Ida 3 5 1920 13871
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    Family ID F1915  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 08 Feb 1864 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 7 - 1870 - Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 15,single, son - 1880 - St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Feb 1886 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 36,spouse Annie R-age 36, 4 children, married 14 yrs, had 4 children-4 still living - 1900 - Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 45,widowed, 4 children - 1910 - District 6, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 06 Dec 1912 - Henderson Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 55,wife Ida M-age 41, 2 children - 1920 - District 6, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 04 Jul 1924 - Ilsley, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Ida Mae (O'Roark) listed as age 51,widowed, 3 children - 1930 - Curtail, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Ida Mae listed as age 61,widowed, living with son Charles N Woodruff-age 25,single - 1940 - District 6, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Woodruff-William-Rodgers-(Ida-Mae-(O'Roark))-TS-1    		Woodruff-William-Rodgers-(Ida-Mae-(O'Roark))-TS-1
    Woodruff-Annie-R-(Nisbet)--(William-Rodgers-Woodruff)    		Woodruff-Annie-R-(Nisbet)--(William-Rodgers-Woodruff)

  • Notes 

    • - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

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      found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N98N-QQ1

      William Rogers Woodruff, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955"
      Name: William Rogers Woodruff
      Titles and Terms:
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 1924 ****
      Event Place: Ilsley, Hopkins, Kentucky
      Residence Place:
      Address:
      Gender: Male
      Age:
      Marital Status:
      Race:
      Occupation:
      Birth Year (Estimated):
      Burial Date:
      Burial Place:
      Cemetery:
      Father's Name: Charley D. Woodruff ****
      Father's Titles and Terms:
      Father's Birthplace:
      Mother's Name: Cyarcta C. Davis ****
      Mother's Titles and Terms:
      Mother's Birthplace:
      Additional Relatives:
      Spouse's Name:
      Spouse's Titles and Terms:
      Reference ID: 16015
      GS Film number: 1912789
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      found at findagrave.com on 8/16/2015

      William Rogers Woodruff

      Birth: Feb. 8, 1864
      Hopkins County
      Kentucky, USA
      Death: Jul. 4, 1924
      Hopkins County
      Kentucky, USA

      Kentucky Death Certificate #16015.
      Occupation: Farmer.
      Died from Organic Heart Disease.
      Husband of:
      (1) Annie R. _____, married 1886
      (2) Ida M. O'Roark.
      Son of Charles Davis Woodruff and Cynthia Caroline Davis-Woodruff.

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Charles Davis Woodruff (1821 - 1904)
      Cynthia Caroline Davis Woodruff (1830 - 1909)

      Spouse:
      Ida M. O'Roark Woodruff (1879 - 1954)

      Children:
      Infant Daughter Woodruff (1913 - 1913)*
      Charles Noble Woodruff (1915 - 1992)*

      Siblings:
      Theadore Patillia Woodruff (1849 - 1925)*
      David Dixon Woodruff (1857 - 1931)*
      Rufus D. Woodruff (1859 - 1916)*
      William Rogers Woodruff (1864 - 1924)
      Melissa Woodruff Hibbs (1866 - 1922)*
      Louise Wallen Woodruff (1868 - 1882)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Christian Privilege Cemetery
      Saint Charles
      Hopkins County
      Kentucky, USA

      Created by: ICD
      Record added: Mar 22, 2013
      Find A Grave Memorial# 107097911
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      found at findagrave.com bef 8/16/2015

      William Rogers Woodruff

      Birth: Feb. 8, 1864
      Hopkins County
      Kentucky, USA
      Death: Jul. 4, 1924
      Hopkins County
      Kentucky, USA

      Kentucky Death Certificate #16015.

      Occupation: Farmer.
      Died from Organic Heart Disease.
      Husband of (1) Annie R. _____, married 1886 (2) Ida M. O'Roark.
      Son of Charles Davis Woodruff and Cynthia Caroline Davis-Woodruff.

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Charles Davis Woodruff (1821 - 1904)
      Cynthia Caroline Davis Woodruff (1830 - 1909)

      Spouse:
      Ida M. O'Roark Woodruff (1879 - 1954)

      Burial:
      Christian Privilege Cemetery
      Saint Charles
      Hopkins County
      Kentucky, USA

      Created by: ICD
      Record added: Mar 22, 2013
      Find A Grave Memorial# 107097911
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  • Sources 
    1. [S22] Death Certificate.

    2. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census.

    3. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census.

    6. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S34] KY,Hopkins Co,Deaths.
      Name Date Age Cert
      Woodruff, William W 07/04/1924 060 16015


    8. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census.

    9. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census.

    10. [S33] KY,Hopkins Co,Cemeteries.
      Photo Woodruff William R 8 Feb 1854 4 Jul 1924
      Photo Woodruff Ida M 16 Oct 1879 14 Jul 1954


    11. [S29] KY Marriage Index.
      Marriage Record for Charles Woodruff
      Spouse: Cynthia W Davis
      Date: 23 Mar 1846
      B/G: Groom
      County and State: Hopkins Co. KY
      User-Added Notes (click here to add a note):
      Catherine Monticue [email protected] 2002-10-27 14:06:35
      Smith, Ratcliff and Allied Lines
      This is my family, if interested in more, see my website.

    12. [S41] Marriage License.

    13. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.

    14. [S35] KY,Hopkins Co,Marriages.

    15. [S48] See Notes.


 

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