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David Woodruff

Male 1790 - 1841


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  • Name David Woodruff
    Birth Between 1789 and 1790  Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1830  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    age 40-49(40),spouse age 30-39(37), 3 children & 1 other 
    Census 1840  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age 50-59(50),spouse age 40-49(47), 2 children & 3 others 
    Will 15 May 1841  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Recorded 10/1841 in Will Records, 1836-1843, Vol. 4, p. 325 
    Probate Jan 1842  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Inventory & Appraisal 
    Probate Jan 1842  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Sale Bill 
    Findagrave.com 09 Oct 2024 
    See Notes 
    Death Between 15 May and Oct 1841  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Burial St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Christian Privilege Cemetery
    Person ID I667  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father Samuel Nathaniel Woodruff,   b. 1770, Spartanburg Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 01 Nov 1846, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 76 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother Mary Dinsmore,   b. 1770, SC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 01 Nov 1846 and 26 Feb 1856 (Age 76 years)
    Relationship natural
    Marriage 1790  Spartanburg Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Jones-xx,   b. 11 Sep 1793, SC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Oct 1841 (Age > 48 years)
    Marriage 06 Aug 1814  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 

    • Children:

      son Dinsmore Woodruff 8/18/1815 - 3/14/1904
      - married Mary J Woodruff 1832 - 1908
      - ** See their findagrave.com pages **
      son William Pinkney Woodruff 1818 - 1852
      - on 5/10/1840 in Hopkins Co, KY married Rosannah Davis
      dau Dicey Woodruff 1/26/1820 - 9/17/1908 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      - on 11/16/1836 in Hopkins Co, KY married Israel Davis 3/16/1814 KY - 4/3/1880
      - ** See marriage records **
      - son of Benjamin Davis - d. bef 1850 and Nancy ??? 1786 KY
      - 1850 census she is listed as age 64,living with son Isreal
      - ** See her findagrave.com page **
      - ** See her tombstone **
      - 1840 census in Hopkins Co, KY
      son David Dinsmore Davis 8/1/1838 - 8/9/1925 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See death certificate **
      - on 11/24/1859 in Hopkins Co, KY married Mary Elizabeth Rash 1838 KY
      - dau of John Warren Rash 1804 - 1873 and Sardenia Todd - d. aft 1840
      - son of Stephen Rash and Martha Berry
      Mary Elizabeth's siblings:
      bro John Ray Rash 1834 KY
      - on 12/21/1854 in Hopkins Co, KY married Sarah J Hooker 1836 KY
      - dau of Robert Hooker and Lavincey Harmon
      - on 12/16/1873 in Hopkins Co, KY married Susan Louisa Webb 1833 KY
      - dau of Walker T Webb 1/13/1803 VA - 11/24/1884
      and Harriet Malin 10/24/1810 KY - 6/22/1897
      - they married 12/13/1827 in Hopkins Co, KY
      - dau of John G Malin, Sr. 1788 Surry Co, NC - d. in Hopkins Co, KY
      and Mary Polly Laffoon b. abt 1788 Surry Co, NC - d. aft 1850 Hopkins Co, KY
      - dau of William Laffoon 1754 - 1821 and Sarah Mary Harden 1755 - bet 1823-1824
      KY Hopkins Co marriages:
      Name Spouse Date Book Page
      Rush, John R. Webb, Susan 12/16/1873 TT35 445
      Susan Louisa's siblings:
      bro Samuel W Webb 1828 KY
      sis Mary Margaret Webb 1830 KY,
      - on 4/30/1850 in Hopkins Co, KY married Alexander Logan Vannou
      sis Sarah Jane Webb 1834 KY,
      - on 10/30/1859 in Hopkins Co, KY married Thomas G Hampton 1834
      - son of William P Hampton and Nancy L Young
      Thomas's siblings:
      bro William E Hampton
      sis Judith D Hampton 11/29/1826 KY - 2/28/1912 Hopkins Co, KY
      - on 1/8/1845 in Hopkins Co, KY married Thadius Hewlett 11/25/1823 KY - 8/3/1892
      dau Annie R Hewlett 1846,
      - on 1/21/1864 Hopkins Co, KY married Franklin C Orton 1841 KY
      - son of Elijah Orton 1806 - 1862 and Elenor Dumville
      sis Laura M Hampton 11/29/1830 KY - 6/23/1909
      - bef 1849 married Edward W Ashby 10/20/1826 KY - 2/26/1898
      - son of John B Ashby 1800-1874 and Rebecca Orton 1801
      son Thadius Lilburn Ashby 1849 KY
      dau Nancy L Ashby
      - on 2/5/1873 in Hopkins Co, KY married William M Howell 1846 KY
      - son of Perrin P Howell 1815 - 1883 and Nancy Slaton 1816 - 1886
      - dau of Arthur P Slaton and Catherine Fugate
      bro John M Webb 1836 KY - on 2/1/1860 in Hopkins Co, KY married Mary E Brown
      bro William M Webb 9/9/1838 KY - 3/24/1862
      bro James T Webb 1840 KY
      bro Benjamin Webb 1842 KY
      bro Orleans P Webb 1844 KY
      bro Thomas D Webb 1846 KY
      sis Matilda Webb 1850 KY - on 12/10/1867 in Hopkins Co, KY married V S Masoncup
      sis Martha G Rash 1835 KY
      bro Charles W Rash 1840 KY
      - David Dinsmore later on 2/23/1870 in Hopkins Co, KY married Hannah S Clift 1845 KY
      - dau of Moses Clift 1817 - 1850 and Zereldah Graham d. bef 1850
      - dau of Richard S Graham b. in Ireland - d. 1838
      and Hannah Gill 1785 SC - 1862 Hopkins Co
      son William McGary Davis 1840 KY - 1918
      - on 1/5/1865 in Hopkins Co, KY married Helen J Graddy 9/10/1842 KY - 4/19/1915 Hopkins Co
      - dau of Henry Greek Graddy 9/30/1804 KY - 10/20/1878
      and Hester Whitfield 4/14/1797 NC - 5/18/1883
      - son of Lewis Graddy and Tracey Bailey
      son James Knox Polk Davis 1844 KY
      son George M Davis 2/5/1847 - 12/9/1911 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See death certificate **
      - on 10/29/1867 in Hopkins Co, KY married Mary J Davis 2/26/1848 Hopkins Co, KY
      - 6/1/1936 Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY
      - dau of Robert R Davis 3/29/1822 KY - 3/6/1907
      and Cassandra Ann Hooker 2/4/1818 KY - 8/22/1888
      - they were married 1/17/1842 in Hopkins Co, KY
      Mary's siblings:
      sis Sarah F Davis 1844 KY
      dau Malissa Davis 1848 KY
      - on 11/5/1872 in Hopkins Co, KY married David R Pickins
      KY Hopkins Co marriages:
      Name Spouse Date Book Page
      Dickins, David R. Davis, Melisa 11/4/1872 TT35 77
      dau Katherine G Davis 1851 KY
      - on 10/13/1867 in Hopkins Co, KY married Hugh Dixon Almon 1848 KY
      - son of Thomas Jefferson Almon 1809 KY and Nancy Kirkwood 1815 KY
      - dau of Hugh Kirkwood Sr. and Catherine Cole
      son Richard W. L. Davis 10/18/1852
      son Benjamin Davis 8/6/1854
      dau Cyrena J Davis 12/23/1856 - 1930 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      - married Alonzo Jagar/Jagoe
      dau Cordelia J Davis 1861 KY
      dau Nancy Jane Woodruff 1833 KY - 5/9/1881
      - on 11/25/1851 in Hopkins Co, Ky married William W Cardwell 5/13/1822 Hopkins Co, KY
      - son of Thomas Cardwell abt 1780 VA - 3/11/1867
      and Catherine McGary 7/15/1788 KY - 7/17/1851
      - son of John Cardwell and Celler Rice
      - dau of Hugh McGary and Caty Yokum
      Thomas's siblings:
      bro James R Cardwell 12/6/1792 VA - 2/20/1866
      bro Perrin Cardwell 1795 VA
      sis Ann Cardwell 9/15/1797 VA - 8/22/1850
      William's siblings:
      sis Amanda Cardwell 1826 KY
      sis Mary Angeline Cardwell 12/31/1831 KY - 11/30/1917
      - on 4/4/1843 in Hopkins Co, KY married Ellis Hearin 1815 SC - 1853
      son Adolphus M Hearin 1843 KY
      - on 3/1/1866 in Hopkins Co, KY mar Felecia Ann Stodgill 2/7/1846
      - 3/28/1926 both in Hopkins Co
      - dau of Thomas S Stodghill 1803 KY and Nancy Gossett 5/6/1810 VA - 6/19/1897
      - they married on 1/13/1831
      Felecia's siblings:
      bro John Joseph Stodghill 11/11/1831 - 4/19/1912 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      - on 11/8/1855 in Hopkins Co, KY married Margaret Ellen Thompson 2/23/1839 - 9/15/1896
      - dau of John Preston Thompson d. 1843
      and Sarah Sallie Ellis 10/6/1797 Pine Bark, VA - 4/1/1871
      - they married in 1812
      sis Elizabeth Stodghill 1834 KY
      bro Isaac Stodghill 1836 KY
      - on 1/29/1891 in Hopkins Co, KY married Mary Jane Buntin 1844 KY
      - son of William Henderson Buntin 1817 - 1901 and Elizabeth Groves 1826 - 1890
      sis Nancy Stodghill 1838 KY
      - on 11/22/1857 in Hopkins Co, KY married Frederick Washington Livingston
      dau Ann E Livingston - on 2/7/1877 married Andrew Combs 1847 KY
      - son of William Combs 1805-1887 and Mary Ann Craig 1815-1886
      - dau of Samuel Craig and Mary Hughes
      - Andrew later married on 9/14/1880 Mary Alice Rudd
      - dau of John Henry Rudd and Nancy Elizabeth Slaton 1836
      - dau of John Porter Slaton and Nancy Emeline Adams
      bro Thomas Jefferson Stodghill 8/5/1839 KY - 7/5/1902
      - married Amy Pricilla Ashby 6/9/1844 KY - 4/15/1910
      - dau of John B Ashby 3/25/1800 KY - 8/16/1874 and Rebecca Orton 1801
      Amy's siblings:
      bro Edward W Ashby 10/20/1826 KY - 2/26/1898
      - married Laura M Hampton (William's sister)
      - dau of William P Hampton and Nancy L Young
      sis Mary Jane Ashby 1833 KY
      - on 8/21/1850 in Hopkins Co, KY married Ephrain H Timmons 1826 KY
      - son of George Timmons and Harriet West
      sis Letitia Ann Ashby 1839 KY - married William E Hampton (Laura's brother)
      sis Sarah Frances Ashby 1841 KY
      - on 5/6/1860 in Hopkins Co, KY married Allen Freeman Qualls
      - son of James Qualls and Judith P Ross
      bro James Stodghill 1842 KY
      bro Daniel David Stodghill 4/14/1844 - 7/24/1932 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      - married Mary Wilson 1851 - 1924
      - dau of Thomas P Wilson 1825 and Mary Hewlett 1826
      - they married on 2/18/1845 in Hopkins Co, KY
      son Thomas L Cardwell 1853 KY
      son David E Cardwell 1855 KY
      dau Cordelia Cardwell 1857 KY

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      - have found no record of a dau Jane Lee Woodruff b. 1834 listed later in rootsweb
      - possibly? dau Nancy Jane Woodruff 1833 KY - 5/9/1881
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    Family ID F1870  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Between 1789 and 1790 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co, SC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 06 Aug 1814 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 40-49(40),spouse age 30-39(37), 3 children & 1 other - 1830 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 50-59(50),spouse age 40-49(47), 2 children & 3 others - 1840 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Recorded 10/1841 in Will Records, 1836-1843, Vol. 4, p. 325 - 15 May 1841 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Inventory & Appraisal - Jan 1842 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Sale Bill - Jan 1842 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Between 15 May and Oct 1841 - 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-David-(1790-1841)    		Woodruff-David-(1790-1841)
    Davis-Dicy-(Woodruff)--(David-Woodruff)-TS    		Davis-Dicy-(Woodruff)--(David-Woodruff)-TS

  • Notes 

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

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      Inv & App, and Sale Bill in Vol. 4, p. 341(?)
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      found at findagrave.com on 10/9/2024

      David Woodruff

      Birth: 1789 Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
      Death: May 1841 (aged 51-52) Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Burial: Christian Privilege Cemetery, Saint Charles, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Memorial #: 127027852

      Bio:
      Bio:
      Married to Elizabeth Jones, 1793-1869, married Aug 6, 1814 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      They had at least 1 child, a daughter, Dicey, 1820-1908
      Family Members
      Children
      Dicy Woodruff Davis 1820-1908
      Created by: Quietly Resting (47077524)
      Added: 2014-03-28T10:10:51.000Z
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127027852/david-woodruff
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127027852/david-woodruff: accessed October 9, 2024), memorial page for David Woodruff (1789-May 1841), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127027852, citing Christian Privilege Cemetery, Saint Charles, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Quietly Resting (contributor 47077524).
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      found at findagrave.com on 1/31/2022

      Note left on tombstone picture:
      This photo was taken at least ten years ago if not longer, the stone is no longer standing and is lying on the ground (2017)

      David Woodruff

      Birth: unknown
      Death: 1841
      Burial: Christian Privilege Cemetery, Saint Charles, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Memorial #: 127027852
      Family Members
      Children
      Dicy Woodruff Davis 1820-1908
      Created by: Quietly Resting (47077524)
      Added: 28 Mar 2014
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127027852/david-woodruff
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127027852/david-woodruff : accessed 31 January 2022), memorial page for David Woodruff (unknown–1841), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127027852, citing Christian Privilege Cemetery, Saint Charles, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Quietly Resting (contributor 47077524) .
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      found at findagrave.com on 11/23/2018

      David Woodruff

      Birth: unknown
      Death: 1841
      Burial: Christian Privilege Cemetery, Saint Charles, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA

      Memorial #: 127027852
      Created by: Quietly Resting (47077524)
      Added: 28 Mar 2014
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127027852
      Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 November 2018), memorial page for David Woodruff (unknown–1841), Find A Grave Memorial no. 127027852, citing Christian Privilege Cemetery, Saint Charles, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Quietly Resting (contributor 47077524) .
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      found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=danwoodruff&id=I13477

      ID: I13477
      •Name: David Woodruff
      •Surname: Woodruff
      •Given Name: David
      •Sex: M
      •Birth: 1789/1790 in , Spartanburg, South Carolina
      •Death: 5 Oct 1841 in , Hopkins, Kentucky
      •_UID: 666A73B22CB772498234C44B5F8158BA4AD0
      •Change Date: 12 Oct 2006 at 15:55:02

      Father: Samuel Nathaniel Woodruff b: 1766 in , Spartanburg, South Carolina
      Mother: Mary Dunsmore b: BEF 1781 in , Spartanburg, South Carolina

      Marriage 1
      Elizabeth Jones b: 11 Sep 1793 in , , South Carolina
      •Married: 6 Aug 1814 in , Hopkins, Kentucky
      Children
      1.Has No Children Dinsmore Woodruff b: 18 Aug 1815 in , Hopkins, Kentucky
      2.Has Children William Pickney Woodruff b: ABT 1818 in , Hopkins, Kentucky
      3.Has No Children Nancy Jane Woodruff b: 1820 in , Hopkins, Kentucky
      4.Has No Children Dicey Woodruff b: 26 Jan 1820 in , Hopkins, Kentucky
      5.Has No Children Jane Lee Woodruff b: 1834 in , Hopkins, Kentucky
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  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census.

    3. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S43] Military documents.

    5. [S46] See Documents.

    6. [S77] Will.

    7. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.


 

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