John Willis Woodruff

1793 - 1864  (71 years)

• Name	John Willis Woodruff
  Birth	04 Aug 1793	SC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	killed in Civil War
  Census	1820	Hopkins Co, KY   [2]
  	age 16-25(27), wife age 16-25(21), 1 male 45&>, 1 fem 10-15, 1 fem < 10
  Census	1830	Hopkins Co, KY   [3]
  	age 30-39(37),spouse age 20-29(31?), 6 children
  Census	1840	Hopkins Co, KY   [4]
  	age 40-49(47),spouse age 40-49(41), 7 children & 1 other
  Census	1850	Hopkins Co, KY   [5]
  	age 56, wife Frances-age 52, 5 children
  Census-State	1850	Hopkins Co, KY   [6]
  	age 56,wife Frances Elvira
  Census	1860	Hopkins Co, KY   [7]
  	age 65,wife Francis-age 61, 2 children & 2 others
  Census-State	1860	Hopkins Co, KY   [8]
  	age 65,wife Frances Elvira
  Will	15 Sep 1864	Hopkins Co, KY   [9]
  	Recorded 1/23/1865 in Will Book 11 p. 373 & 3/20/1865 in Will Book 12 p. 123-126
  Death	15 Sep 1864	Hopkins Co, KY   [1]
  Burial	St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY
  	W. Woodruff Farm Cemetery
  Person ID	I543	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel Nathaniel Woodruff,   b. 1770, Spartanburg Co, SC d. Bef 01 Nov 1846, Hopkins Co, KY (Age < 76 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Mother	Mary Dinsmore,   b. 1770, SC d. Between 01 Nov 1846 and 26 Feb 1856 (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Marriage	1790	Spartanburg Co, SC
  Family ID	F211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Joel Woodruff,   b. 1776   d. 1830 (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	related
  Marriage	Bef 04 Aug 1793
  Family ID	F212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Elvira Davis,   b. 31 Oct 1799, Hopkins Co, KY d. 21 Jul 1870, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1818	Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY   [10]
  Notes	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2089&h=134830&ssrc=pt&tid=65112918&pid=46133831893&usePUB=true John Woodruff in the Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850 No Image Text-only collection Report issue Name: John Woodruff **** Marriage Date: 22 Jan 1818 **** Marriage Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, USA **** Spouse: Fanny Davis **** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Children	1. Nancy Elizabeth Tolbert Woodruff,   b. 1820, KY d. Aft 1880 (Age > 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Charles Davis Woodruff,   b. 17 Sep 1821, Hopkins Co, KY d. 14 Dec 1904, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Israel D Woodruff,   b. 21 Sep 1823, KY d. 29 Jan 1906, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Hiram Patwiller Woodruff,   b. 10 Dec 1825, KY d. 12 Apr 1861, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Benjamin Bayless Woodruff,   b. 04 Jul 1826, Hopkins Co, KY d. 15 Mar 1920, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. David Dickson Woodruff,   b. 23 Jun 1830, KY d. 03 Sep 1857, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Dr. Willis Wills Woodruff,   b. 1834, KY d. Aft 1880 (Age > 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 22 Jan 1818 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 16-25(27), wife age 16-25(21), 1 male 45&>, 1 fem 10-15, 1 fem < 10 - 1820 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 30-39(37),spouse age 20-29(31?), 6 children - 1830 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 40-49(47),spouse age 40-49(41), 7 children & 1 other - 1840 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 56, wife Frances-age 52, 5 children - 1850 - Hopkins Co, KY Census-State - age 56,wife Frances Elvira - 1850 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 65,wife Francis-age 61, 2 children & 2 others - 1860 - Hopkins Co, KY Census-State - age 65,wife Frances Elvira - 1860 - Hopkins Co, KY Will - Recorded 1/23/1865 in Will Book 11 p. 373 & 3/20/1865 in Will Book 12 p. 123-126 - 15 Sep 1864 - Hopkins Co, KY Death - 15 Sep 1864 - Hopkins Co, KY Burial - - St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Woodruff-John-Willis
  		Woodruff-(Grandfather-Murdered)-From the writings of John Isaiah David Woodruff

  
  

• Notes

  - 1850 census - slave schedule - he was listed with 1 black female age 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at http://kykinfolk.com/hopkins/hcgs/woodruff.html Yesterday's Tuckaways Vol. 1 Issue 2, 1969 John Woodruff Ancestry Copied from a book written by John Woodruff in Liverpool, Texas 1915. He wrote it to send to all his old friends. It was found in an old trunk recently by a cousin of Mrs. Geather Fox. Mrs. Fox sent this information to Mrs. Cheri L Davis Milliron, who sent it to us. John Woodruff wrote: My father, Hiram Patwiller Woodruff, b Dec. 10, 1825 - d April 12, 1861. My grandfather, John Woodruff, b August 4, 1793 - d September 15, 1864. My great grandfather, Joel Woodruff, b 1776 - d 1830. ???? My great great grandfather, Nathaniel Woodruff, b 1740 - d 1822. My grandmother Woodruff was Francis Davis, b Oct 31, 1799 - d July 21, 1870. Her brothers and sisters were: John Davis, b July 16, 1796 Elizabeth Tolbert Davis, b January 19, 1798 Benjamin Davis, b April 10, 1801 Thomas Davis, b January 13, 1803 Thanie Davis, b December 22, 1804 Nancy Davis, b June 6, 1805 (?) Sallie Davis, b February 6, 1807 Lewis Davis, b September 30, 1809 Pricilla Davis, b July 14, 1811 Susie Davis, b June 24, 1814 My father's brothers and sisters were: Nancy Elizabeth Tolbert Woodruff, Charles D., Sarah D., Benjamin B., Dixie D., and Willis W Woodruff. My father Hiram P Woodruff and my mother, Lunicy Crabtree were married February 22, 1851. My brothers: James B and L. Y. Our step-mother was Mary Wright. Our half-sisters were Elizabeth Wills, Lenora Ann and Francis Patiller, all dead. My mother's brothers and sisters were: Jinice, York, Thomas, James, Webber, Peggy and Polly. Their father was Isaiah Crabtree. Mrs. Milliron writes that Benjamin Davis m Rachie Ligon, Thomas Davis m Elviria Fox, John Davis m/1 Sarah Metcalf, m/2 Sarah Hardwick o File comparison failed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] See Notes. [S4] 1820 United States Federal Census. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S30] KY,Hopkins Co,1850 Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S31] KY,Hopkins Co,1860 Census. [S43] Military documents. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.