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Sarah Elizabeth Woodruff

Sarah Elizabeth Woodruff

Female 1829 - 1919  (89 years)


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  • Name Sarah Elizabeth Woodruff
    Birth 16 Dec 1829  KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1830  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age < 5(1) 
    Census 1850  District 1, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    age 19, spouse John-age 24, 3 children 
    Census 1860  Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 30, spouse John N-age 33, 4 children, f-law Rutherford-age 78 
    Census 1870  Seminary Precinct, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 40, spouse John N-age 43, 4 children 
    Census 1880  Earlington, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    age 51, spouse John-age 53, son William-age 13 
    Census 1900  Earlington, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    age 70, widowed, 5 grandsons 
    Census 1910  Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    age 80, widowed, had 6 children-3 still living, living with son W D Laffoon & family 
    Death 17 Jan 1919  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Findagrave.com 08 Dec 2018 
    See Notes 
    Burial Earlington, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Suthards Cemetery
    Person ID I670  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 John Nash Laffoon-xx,   b. 09 Sep 1826, Hopewell, Hopewell City, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1899, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Marriage 08 Sep 1845  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Notes 

    • Children:

      son Thomas Nash Laffoon 1847 KY
      - ** See his findagrave.com page later
      - married Sarah A Wormelsduff 1852-1915
      dau Sarah Laffoon 1879-1896
      son Floyd Laffoon 1885-1953
      son James Howard Laffoon 5/14/1848 KY - 12/2/1931 Hopkins Co, KY
      -- ** See death certificate
      son Allen W Laffoon 1850 - 1928 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See his findagrave.com page later
      - on 12/16/1872 in Hopkins Co, KY married Louisa Clark 1848 KY
      - dau of Isaiah Clark 1815 - 1882 and Jane Page 1814 - 1902
      - Jane had a sister Martha 1809 - 1894 - married Robert Woodruff 1809 - 1885
      - son of George W Clark and Eunice Franklin
      Louisa's siblings:
      bro James D Clark 1840 KY
      sis Nancy Jane Clark 1842 KY,
      - on 11/6/1862 in Hopkins Co, KY married Joseph S Summers
      bro Aaron J Clark 1846 KY,
      - on 9/2/1866 in Hopkins Co, KY married Dicy E Clark 1849 KY
      - dau of Matthew M Clark 1823 KY and Rebecca Shannon Mason 1824 TN
      - son of George W Clark and Eunice Franklin
      KY Hopkins Co marriages:
      Name Spouse Date Book Page
      Laffoon, Allen W. Clark, Louisa 12/16/1872 TT35 137
      - on 7/20/1879 Hop Co KY mar. Mahala Catherine Laffoon 7/17/1861 - 11/8/1924 both Hop Co KY
      - dau of Wilkerson Bostick Laffoon 8/26/1820 Earlington, Hop Co KY - 9/2/1904 Hop Co KY
      and Parthenia Woodruff 8/26/1824 - 4/23/1891 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      - son of Rutherford Laffoon 6/11/1782 Surry Co, NC - 2/26/1876
      and Sarah Hill 6/1/1792 SC - 10/7/1852 Earlington, Hopkins Co, KY
      - dau of Samuel Nathaniel Woodruff 1766 Hopkins Co, KY - 1845
      and Mary Dinsmore 1774 Hopkins Co, KY
      KY Hopkins Co marriages:
      Name Spouse Date Book Page
      Laffoon, A W Laffoon, M C 07/20/1879 TT124 324

      KY Hopkins Co deaths:
      Name Date Age Cert
      Laffoon, Catherine 11/08/1924 063 27493
      dau Manthus Elizabeth Laffoon 7/20/1857 Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See birth record later **
      son William Demescus 'Dixon' Laffoon 7/25/1866 Hopkins Co, KY - 6/10/1945 Compton, Los Angeles Co, CA
      -- ** See death certificate
      - on 11/14/1928 in Orange Co, CA married Sarah Ross

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      KY marriage index:
      Marriage Record for John LAFFOON
      Spouse: Sarah E Woodruff
      Date: 8 Sep 1845
      B/G: Groom
      County and State: Hopkins Co. KY
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      found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJ4-Y3L

      Name: Manthus E. Laffoon ****
      Gender: Male
      Christening Date:
      Christening Place:
      Birth Date: 20 Jul 1857 ****
      Birthplace: Hopkins, Kentucky
      Death Date:
      Name Note:
      Race:
      Father's Name: John N. Laffoon ****
      Father's Birthplace:
      Father's Age:
      Mother's Name: Sarah E. Woodruff ****
      Mother's Birthplace:
      Mother's Age:
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51751-1
      System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
      GS Film number: 216827
      Reference ID: 2:TXT7W0

      Citing this Record
      "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJ4-Y3G : 9 March 2018), Sarah E. Woodruff in entry for Manthus E. Laffoon, 20 Jul 1857; citing Hopkins, Kentucky, reference 2:TXT7W0; FHL microfilm 216,827.
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      found at findagrave.com on 12/8/2018

      Thomas Nash Laffoon

      Birth: 1847 Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Death: unknown Kentucky, USA
      Burial: Suthards Cemetery, Earlington, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Memorial #: 82084959
      Family Members
      Parents
      John Nash Laffoon 1826-1899
      Sarah E. Woodruff Laffoon 1829-1919
      Spouse
      Sarah A Wormelsduff Laffoon 1852-1915
      Half Siblings
      Allen W. Laffoon 1850-1928
      Children
      Sarah Laffoon 1879-1896
      Floyd Laffoon 1885-1953
      Created by: Scott Lee (46873509)
      Added: 17 Dec 2011
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82084959/thomas-nash-laffoon
      Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 December 2018), memorial page for Thomas Nash Laffoon (1847–unknown), Find A Grave Memorial no. 82084959, citing Suthards Cemetery, Earlington, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Scott Lee (contributor 46873509) .
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      found at findagrave.com on 12/8/2018

      Allen W. Laffoon

      Birth: 1850 Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Death: 1928 (aged 77–78) Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Burial: Suthards Cemetery, Earlington, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Memorial #: 42714272
      Family Members
      Parents
      John Nash Laffoon 1826-1899
      Spouse
      Mahaly Catherine Laffoon Laffoon 1861-1924
      Siblings
      Thomas Nash Laffoon 1847-Unknown
      Created by: Wilton Golson (46944807)
      Added: 5 Oct 2009
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42714272/allen-w_-laffoon
      Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 December 2018), memorial page for Allen W. Laffoon (1850–1928), Find A Grave Memorial no. 42714272, citing Suthards Cemetery, Earlington, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Wilton Golson (contributor 46944807) .
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    Family ID F1907  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Dec 1829 - KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age < 5(1) - 1830 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 08 Sep 1845 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 19, spouse John-age 24, 3 children - 1850 - District 1, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 30, spouse John N-age 33, 4 children, f-law Rutherford-age 78 - 1860 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 40, spouse John N-age 43, 4 children - 1870 - Seminary Precinct, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 51, spouse John-age 53, son William-age 13 - 1880 - Earlington, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 70, widowed, 5 grandsons - 1900 - Earlington, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 80, widowed, had 6 children-3 still living, living with son W D Laffoon & family - 1910 - Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Jan 1919 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Earlington, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Laffoon-Sarah-E-(Woodruff)    		Laffoon-Sarah-E-(Woodruff)

  • Notes 

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

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      found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-B2R9

      Name: Sarah E Loffoon
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 31 Jan 1919
      Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
      Age: 89
      Birth Date:
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1830
      Digital Folder Number:

      Citing this Record
      "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-B2R9 : 11 February 2018), Sarah E Loffoon, 31 Jan 1919; citing Death, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
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      found at findagrave.com on 12/8/2018

      Sarah E. Woodruff Laffoon

      Birth: 16 Dec 1829 Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Death: 17 Jan 1919 (aged 89) Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Burial: Suthards Cemetery, Earlington, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Memorial #: 42714174
      Family Members
      Spouse
      John Nash Laffoon 1826-1899
      Children
      Thomas Nash Laffoon 1847-Unknown
      Created by: Wilton Golson (46944807)
      Added: 5 Oct 2009
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42714174/sarah-e_-laffoon
      Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 December 2018), memorial page for Sarah E. Woodruff Laffoon (16 Dec 1829–17 Jan 1919), Find A Grave Memorial no. 42714174, citing Suthards Cemetery, Earlington, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Wilton Golson (contributor 46944807) .
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      found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3349925&id=I669658490

      •ID: I669658490
      •Name: Sarah E WOODRUFF
      •Given Name: Sarah E
      •Surname: Woodruff
      •Sex: F
      •Birth: 1803 in , Hopkins, Kentucky, Unites States **?? possibly transposed -- 1830?
      •Change Date: 22 Sep 2008

      Father: Samuel Nathaniel WOODRUFF b: Abt 1770 in , Spartanburg, South Carolina, Unites States
      Mother: Mary DINSMORE b: Abt 1774 in , , South Carolina, Unites States
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  • Sources 
    1. [S22] Death Certificate.

    2. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census.

    3. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census.

    6. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census.

    8. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census.

    9. [S25] Findagrave.com.

    10. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.

    11. [S48] See Notes.


 

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