Joseph Woodruff

1791 - Aft 1860  (> 70 years)

• Name	Joseph Woodruff
  Birth	1791	Spartanburg Co, SC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1820	Hopkins Co, KY   [2]
  	age 26-44(29),spouse age 26-44(28), 2 children & 3 others
  Census	1830	Hopkins Co, KY   [3]
  	age 30-39(39),spouse age 30-39(38), 3 children & 5 others
  Census	1840	Hopkins Co, KY   [4]
  	age 40-49(49),spouse age 40-49(48), 2 children, 3 grandchildren, & 4 others
  Census	1850	District 1, Hopkins Co, KY   [1]
  	age 59,spouse Mary-age 58, 3 g-children(Rhoda Herrin's) & 1 other
  Marriage Record	20 Apr 1852	Hopkins Co, KY   [5, 6]
  	- married Lucinda (???) Duncan 1802 Bedford Co, TN
  Census	1860	Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY   [7]
  	age 69, wife Lucinda-age 58, step-dau Martha V Duncan-age 20
  Census-State	1860	Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY   [8]
  	age 69,wife Lucinda
  Death	Aft 1860
  Person ID	I955	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary K Polly Woodruff,   b. Between 1782 and 1792, SC d. 02 Nov 1852, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Bef 31 Mar 1815
  Notes	dau Emily W Woodruff 3/31/1815 NC - 9/7/1874 - ** See her findagrave.com page later - on 8/22/1833 in Hopkins Co, KY married Simpson T Galloway 2/17/1806 TN - 10/7/1875 KY marriage index: Marriage Record for Emily W Woodruff Spouse: Simpson T Galloway Date: 22 Aug 1833 B/G: Bride County and State: Hopkins Co. KY son Samuel J Galloway 1836 KY son Milton M Galloway 1837 KY son Joseph W Galloway 1840 KY dau Missaniah J Galloway 12/7/1842 - 5/2/1922 both in Hopkins Co, KY - on 1/22/1867 Hop Co KY mar. Charles Hampton Woodruff 4/15/1838 Hop Co KY - 8/16/1903 - son of Robert Woodruff 8/28/1809 SC - 5/6/1885 and Sallie Davis 2/6/1807 - 9/20/1852 - son of Samuel Nathaniel Woodruff 1766 Hopkins Co, KY - 1845 and Mary Dinsmore 1774 Hopkins Co, KY - dau of Harrison Davis 1769 and Patsy Crockett b. abt 1783 - 1900 census lists MIssaniah as age 57,spouse Charles,had 2 children-2 still living - 1910 census lists Missaniah as age 68,widowed,had 2 children-2 still living - living with dau Anna and James Garnett KY marriage index: Marriage Record for C H Woodruff Spouse: Missenia J Galloway Date: 22 Jan 1867 B/G: Groom County and State: Hopkins Co. KY KY Hopkins Co deaths: Name Date Age Cert Woodruff, Mrs M J 05/02/1922 079 11244 son Dimmett O Woodruff 2/4/1872 Caldwell Co, KY - 2/25/1915 Hopkins Co, KY - on 2/22/1893 Hop Co KY mar. Emma P Wright 7/30/1874 - 7/16/1941 Hop Co KY - dau of Dixon G Wright 1/18/1825 - 2/22/1903 and Milly E Robinson 1843 - they married on 2/6/1858 in Hopkins Co, KY son Harry L Woodruff 1/16/1910 - 11/1/1991 both in Hopkins Co, KY KY Hopkins Co deaths: Name Date Age Cert Woodruff, Demmett 1 02/25/1915 044 04125 dau Anna E Woodruff 1/1875 KY - on 11/17/1897 Hop Co KY mar. James B Garnett 4/1874 KY - 1900 census lists her as age 25,spouse James,had no children - 1910 census lists her as age 35,spouse J B,no children son Male Baby Galloway 1846 KY son Pinckney Woodruff 4/10/1819 KY - 7/3/1855 Hopkins Co, KY - ** See death record journal ** - ** See findagrave.com page ** - ** See tombstone ** - bef 12/1841 married Mary Campbell 1821 KY Mary's siblings: bro William Campbell 1843 KY - 1860 census lists him as age 17,living with Mary and Pinckney Woodruff son George W Woodruff 12/1841 KY - 3/2/1927 Hopkins Co, KY - ** See death certificate - on 2/24/1868 in Hopkins Co, KY married Mary C Lee 1848 TN - bet 1880-1883 KY marriage index: Marriage Record for George W Woodruff Spouse: Mary C Lee Date: 24 Feb 1868 B/G: Groom County and State: Hopkins Co. KY son Joseph Woodruff 1863 KY - 4/2/1947 Hopkins Co, KY - ** Joseph's mother possibly a different Mary than listed on 1870 census - they married 1868 & Joseph born 1864 ** - on 4/14/1886 in Hopkins Co, KY married Sarah J Ridley 1859 - 1893 KY,Hopkins Co,Marriages Name Spouse Date Book Page Woodruff, Joseph Ridley, Sarah J. 4/14/1886 TT174 357 - dau of Thomas Jefferson Ridley 1831 - 12/14/1925 Hopkins Co, KY and Sarah Elizabeth ??? 1837 - 8/30/1920 Hopkins Co, KY son John E Woodruff 1869 KY son William P Woodruff 1873 KY - on 3/6/1894 in Hopkins Co, KY married Ollie M Dunn 1876 KY - dau of Benjamin P Dunn 4/2/1838 KY - 4/24/1924 Hop Co KY and Lucinda A Haithcoat 1843 - they married 7/10/1860 in Hopkins Co, KY - son of David Dunn 1807 TN and Jemima Kellibrew - they married on 12/8/1834 in Hopkins Co, KY - son of ??? Dunn and Nancy ??? 1790 NC - 1850 census listed her as living with son David - dau of William Haithcoat 1811 and Charlotte ??? 1819 - they married bef 1843 - David Dunn later married on 4/2/1845 in Hopkins Co, KY Minerva Yandell 1820 KY dau Mary A Dunn 1848 KY dau Cynthia E Dunn 1850 KY - on 4/2/1876 in Hopkins Co, KY married John F Haithcoat - son of William Haithcoat 1811 and Charlotte ??? 1819 - they married bef 1843 John's siblings: sis Lucinda Haithcoat 1843, - on 7/10/1860 in Hopkins Co, KY mar. Benjamin P Dunn 4/2/1838 - 4/24/1924 Hopkins Co - son of David Dunn 1807 and Jemima Kellibrew dau Ollie M Dunn 1876 KY - on 3/6/1894 in Hopkins Co, KY married William P Woodruff 1873 KY - son of George W Woodruff 1841 - 1927 and Mary C Lee 1848 - bet 1880-1883 son William Woodruff 1896 KY sis Elizabeth Haithcoat 1862 - 1920, - on 1/27/1890 in Hopkins Co, KY mar. David Milton Utley 1852 KY - 12/10/1930 Hopkins Co - son of John Utley 1812 - 1857 and Sara M Herron 1816 - 1864 Elizabeth also married ??? McGregor KY Hopkins Co marriages: Name Spouse Date Book Page Heathcoat, J.F. Dunn, Cynthia E. 4/2/1876 TT37 258 Benjamin's siblings: sis Nancy C Dunn 1836 KY - on 4/13/1858 in Hopkins Co, KY married John D Preston Fox 1838 KY - son of William Preston Fox 1807 KY - 8/3/1878 and Mary Polly McGregor 1809 KY - 8/7/1865 John D Preston's siblings: bro Addison Fox 6/28/1828 KY - 4/2/1906 sis Mary C Fox 1833 KY - on 3/26/1852 in Hopkins Co, KY married John H Wadlington sis Martha A Fox 1836 KY - on 8/30/1853 in Hopkins Co, KY married Wiley McGregor 1829 KY - son of James McGregor 3/13/1804 SC - 8/26/1865 and Elizabeth Chappel 11/2/1808 KY - 10/13/1861 bro William P Fox 1840 KY - on 12/6/1860 in Hopkins Co, KY married Maranda Wilson 1843 KY - dau of Mitchell Wilson 9/25/1814 KY - 8/29/1877 and Matilda Wyatt 11/1816 KY - 8/15/1898 - son of John Wilson Sr. 1/28/1772 SC - 1/6/1829 KY and Isabel Matthews 10/28/1777 SC - 12/5/1850 KY - dau of George Wyatt Sr. 1764 SC - 10/29/1855 and Delilah Nations 1767 NC sis Sarah J Fox 1842 KY sis Rosa Lenora Fox 1849 KY - on 5/5/1867 Hop Co KY mar. George Washington Mullins 7/2/1841 - 6/23/1880 bro David N Dunn 1842 KY bro James D Dunn 1843 KY - on 5/3/1870 in Hopkins Co, KY married Missaniah Menser 1850 KY - dau of Daniel Menser 1814 KY and Malinda Ashmore 1818 KY KY Hopkins Co marriages: Name Spouse Date Book Page Dunn, J.D. Menser, M.C. 3 May 1870 TT33 333 Lucinda's siblings: sis Elizabeth Haithcoat 1862 - 1920, - on 1/27/1890 Hop Co KY mar. David Milton Utley 1852 KY - 12/10/1930 Hop Co KY - son of John Utley 1812 - 1857 and Sara M Herron 1816 - 1864 Elizabeth also married ??? McGregor bro John F Haithcoat - on 4/2/1876 in Hopkins Co, KY married Cynthia E Dunn 1850 KY - dau of David Dunn 1807 and Minerva Yandell 1820 KY Hopkins Co marriages: Name Spouse Date Book Page Woodruff, W P Dunn, Ollie M 03/06/1894 TT47 268 son William Woodruff 1896 KY son Robert Woodruff 1876 KY dau Mary Woodruff 1880 KY George later on 2/18/1883 Hop Co KY mar. Mary E Caugill 3/1842 TN - 3/22/1923 Hop Co KY KY Hopkins Co marriages: Name Spouse Date Book Page Woodruff, G.W. Caugle, M.E. 2/18/1883 TT174 109 dau Josephine Woodruff b. bet 1880-1885 - married ??? Hall - dau Vera C Hall 5/16/1913 Hopkins Co, KY dau Lucy J Woodruff 8/1884 KY dau Josephine Woodruff 8/2/1844 KY - 11/23/1854 dau Helen C Woodruff 2/1850 son Samuel Nathaniel Woodruff b. abt 1825 KY - aft 1880 - bef 1848 married Elizabeth ??? 1829 KY - bef 1880 dau Sarah E Woodruff 1848 KY son Soloman Woodruff 3/1851 KY - 5/24/1942 Hopkins Co, KY - on 2/20/1878 in Hopkins Co, KY married Lucy A Poe 11/1856 KY - 12/4/1942 Hopkins Co, KY - dau of John W Poe 1828 NC - 1908 and Nancy W ??? 1833 KY - 1891 KY Hopkins Co marriages: Name Spouse Date Book Page Woodruff, Soloman Poe, Lucy A 02/20/1878 TT124 74 KY Death Index: Name Age Place Residence Date Vol Cert Year WOODRUFF SOLOWALL 091 HOPKINS HOPKINS 05-24-1942 032 15896 1942 KY Death Index: Name Age Place Residence Date Vol Cert Year WOODRUFF LUCY A 086 HOPKINS HOPKINS 12-04-1942 054 26589 1942 son Hubert W Woodruff 11/18/1878 KY - 7/27/1927 Hopkins Co, KY - on 12/4/1901 in Hopkins Co, KY married Nellie Emmett 8/9/1883 - 1/22/1967 Hopkins Co, KY Ky Hopkins Co marriages: Name Spouse Date Book Page Woodruff, Hubert Emmett, Nellie 12/4/1901 TT53 24 KY Hopkins Co deaths: Name Date Age Cert Woodruff, Hubert W 07/27/1927 048 25307 son Carlos H Woodruff 12/10/1906 Hopkins Co, KY dau Mamie Woodruff 6/1884 KY - on 11/12/1902 in Hopkins Co, KY married Frank Oldham, KY Hopkins Co marriages: Name Spouse Date Book Page Oldham, Frank Woodruff, Mamie 11/12/1902 TT54 99 son Ralph D Oldham 1916 KY, - 1930 census lists him as age 14,listed grandson,living with Solomon Woodruff son Chester Woodruff 10/8/1888 KY - 11/10/1904 son Donald D Woodruff 5/1891 KY - 4/18/1969 Hopkins Co, KY KY Hopkins Co deaths: Name Date Age Place Cert Woodruff, Donald D 04/18/1969 078 Hopkins 08529 son John B Woodruff 9/1893 KY son Montie A Woodruff 7/1897 KY - 2/8/1950 Hopkins Co, KY KY Death Index: Name Age Place Residence Date Vol Cert Year WOODRUFF MONTIE A 052 HOPKINS HOPKINS 02-08-1950 029 14126 1950 dau Margie Olen Woodruff 10/31/1900 KY - 1/19/1995 Hopkins Co, KY - on 4/29/1915 Hop Co KY mar. Kelley Earl Hibbs 8/18/1894 Richland, Hop Co KY - 5/26/1930 Hopkins Co, KY - son of Charles Davis Hibbs 3/27/1861 Hopkins Co, KY - 7/14/1896 and Malissa L Woodruff 12/3/1866 Hopkins Co, KY - j10/8/1922 - son of Tolbert Hibbs 3/29/1809 - 2/17/1892 both in Hopkins Co, KY and Elizabeth Osburn 8/7/1819 Nelson Co, KY - 6/20/1901 Hopkins Co, KY - dau of Charles Davis Woodruff 9/17/1821 - 12/14/1904 both in Hopkins Co, KY and Cynthia Caroline Davis 4/3/1830 - 11/8/1909 both in Hopkins Co, KY KY Hopkins Co marriages: Name Spouse Date Book Page Hibbs, Kelly Earl Woodruff, Margie Olen 4/29/1915 TT67 212 KY Hopkins Co deaths: Name Date Age Place Cert Todd, Margie O 19 Jan 1995 95 Hopkins 1001 KY death index: Name Age Place Date Vol Cert Year HIBBS KELL 035 HOPKINS 05-26-1930 040 19677 1930 son Ishmael W Hibbs 3/18/1918 - 11/27/1990 both in Hopkins Co, KY - on 1/20/1940 in Hopkins Co, KY married Thelma Lee Oldham 10/17/1919 KY Hopkins Co marriages: Name Spouse Date Book Page Hibbs, Ishmael Oldham, Thelma Lee 1/20/1940 TT115 393 KY Hopkins Co births: Name Mother Date Cert Hibbs, Ischmel W Woodruff, Marjie 3 18 1918 11490 KY Hopkins Co deaths: Name Age Date Place Cert Hibbs, Ishmael W 072 27 Nov 1990 Hopkins 31803 aft 5/26/1930 Margie married ??? Todd dau Julia Woodruff 1853 KY dau Rhoda Woodruff - on 3/17/1830 in Hopkins Co, KY married James Herrin/Herring KY marriage index: Marriage Record for James Herring Spouse: Rosy Woodruff Date: 17 Mar 1830 B/G: Groom County and State: Hopkins Co. KY User-Added Notes (click here to add a note): none -- evidently both died bef 1850 census taken on 8/24/1850 -- children living with grandparents dau Mary J Herrin 1831 KY - 1850 census lists her as age 19,living with grandparents Joseph and Mary Woodruff son William R Herrin 1832 KY - 1850 census lists him as age 18,living with grandparents Joseph and Mary Woodruff dau Elizabeth Herrin 1834 KY - 1850 census lists her as age 16,living with grandparents Joseph and Mary Woodruff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com on 12/8/2018 Emily M. Woodruff Galloway Birth: 31 Mar 1815 Death: 7 Sep 1874 (aged 59) Burial: Christian Privilege Cemetery, Saint Charles, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 126787677 Bio: Emily married Simpson Galloway on 22 Aug 1833 in Hopkins County. Family Members Spouse Simpson T. Galloway 1806-1874 Children Mary E. J. Galloway 1834-1888 Joseph W. Galloway 1840-1888 Linn B. Galloway 1848-1888 Created by: Quietly Resting (47077524) Added: 23 Mar 2014 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126787677 Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 December 2018), memorial page for Emily M. Woodruff Galloway (31 Mar 1815–7 Sep 1874), Find A Grave Memorial no. 126787677, citing Christian Privilege Cemetery, Saint Charles, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Quietly Resting (contributor 47077524) . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Pinckney Woodruff Birth: Apr. 10, 1819 Death: Jul. 3, 1855 Burial: Saint Charles Cemetery Hopkins County Kentucky, USA Created by: Brenda Record added: Aug 22, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 40968475 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1791 - Spartanburg Co, SC Census - age 26-44(29),spouse age 26-44(28), 2 children & 3 others - 1820 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 30-39(39),spouse age 30-39(38), 3 children & 5 others - 1830 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 40-49(49),spouse age 40-49(48), 2 children, 3 grandchildren, & 4 others - 1840 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 59,spouse Mary-age 58, 3 g-children(Rhoda Herrin's) & 1 other - 1850 - District 1, Hopkins Co, KY Marriage Record - - married Lucinda (???) Duncan 1802 Bedford Co, TN - 20 Apr 1852 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 69, wife Lucinda-age 58, step-dau Martha V Duncan-age 20 - 1860 - Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY Census-State - age 69,wife Lucinda - 1860 - Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - on 4/20/1852 in Hopkins Co, KY (before Mary's death? - 11/2/1852?) married Lucinda ??? 1802 TN - bef 1840 Lucinda married William Duncan - d. bef 1852 dau Martha V Duncan 1840 KY - where is proof of Mary's death date of 11/2/1852?? KY marriage index: Marriage Record for Joseph Woodruff Spouse: Lucinda DUNCA Date: 20 Apr 1852 B/G: Groom County and State: Hopkins Co. KY User-Added Notes (click here to add a note): none --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47M-NLD Name: Joseph Woodruff Birth Date: 1791 Birthplace: , Spartenburg Co, S. C. Age: 61 Spouse's Name: Lucinda Duncan Spouse's Birth Date: 1801 Spouse's Birthplace: , Bedford Co, Tenn. Spouse's Age: 51 Event Date: 20 Apr 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: Citing this Record: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47M-NLD : accessed 11 June 2015), Joseph Woodruff and Lucinda Duncan, 20 Apr 1852; citing , Hopkins, Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 216,827. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mad-god&id=I31923 ID: I31923 •Name: JOSEPH WOODRUFF •Sex: M •Birth: ABT 1791 Marriage 1 MARY K. WOODRUFF b: 1792 in SOUTH CAROLINA Children 1.Has No Children RHODA WOODRUFF 2.Has No Children NANCY WOODRUFF 3.Has No Children EMILY WOODRUFF 4.Has No Children MALAHA JANE WOODRUFF 5.Has No Children PICKNEY WOODRUFF 6.Has No Children LOVIINVY WOODRUFF 7.Has No Children SUSANNA WOODRUFF 8.Has No Children NATHANIEL SAMUEL WOODRUFF 9.Has No Children MARTHA WOODRUFF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

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