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Thomas N Woodruff

Thomas N Woodruff

Male 1847 - 1879  (32 years)


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  • Name Thomas N Woodruff
    Birth 09 Apr 1847  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male
    Census 1850  District 2, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    age 3 
    Census-State 1850  District 2, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    age 3 
    Census 1860  Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    age 13 
    Census-State 1860  Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    age 13 
    Census 1870  Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    age 22, living with parents 
    Occupation 1870  Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Laborer 
    Death 27 Aug 1879  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Findagrave.com 01 Jul 2023 
    See Notes 
    Burial St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Christian Privilege Cemetery
    Person ID I965  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father Robert Woodruff,   b. 28 Aug 1809, SC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 May 1885, St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother Sarah Davis,   b. 06 Feb 1808, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1852, St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
    Relationship natural
    Marriage 16 Jul 1829  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F360  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minnie Stewart-xx,   b. 1853, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1879 (Age 26 years)
    Marriage 06 Mar 1872  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9
    Notes 

    • Children:

      son Augustus Guy W Woodruff 5/25/1874 Hopkins Co, KY - 10/14/1915 Ilsley, Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See birth record later **
      - ** See death certificate **
      - ** See death record later **
      - in 1905 married Mamie Emma Gilliland 9/28/1885 KY - 3/16/1964 Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See death certificate **
      - ** See death record later **
      - ** See Obit **
      - 1900 census - age 14, living with her father & 3 brothers
      - 1920 census - age 32,widowed, 2 children, father & 2 brothers
      - in District 6, Hopkins Co, KY
      - 1930 census - age 42,widowed, 2 children, father & brother
      - in District 6, Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY
      - 1940 census - age 54, widowed, 2 children, father & brother
      - in District 6, Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY
      - dau of Joseph Lynn Gilliland 12/1856 KY - 1942 and Emma Belle Malin 1858 KY - 1890
      - 1880 census - age 23, wife Emma B-age 22, no children
      - living with his parents in Morganfield, Union Co, KY
      - 1900 census - age 43, widowed, 4 children, living in Morganfield, Union Co, KY
      - 1920 census - age 63, living with dau Mamie E (Gilliland) Woodruff
      - 1930 census - age 73, living with dau Mamie E (Gilliland) Woodruff
      - 1940 census - age 83, living with dau Mamie E (Gilliland) Woodruff
      bro Claud Gilliland 4/1884 KY
      - 1920 census - age 34, living with sister Mamie E (Gilliland) Woodruff
      bro Joel Allen Gilliland 5/1888 KY - 1/22/1958 Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See death record later **
      bro Ural E Gilliland 1/1890 KY
      - 1920 census - age 24, living with sister Mamie E (Gilliland) Woodruff
      - 1930 census - age 37, living with sister Mamie E (Gilliland) Woodruff
      - 1940 census - age 49, living with sister Mamie E (Gilliland) Woodruff
      - 1880 census lists him as Augustus G-age 5, living with g-father Robert-age 70 & step g-mother Martha-age 70
      - in St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY
      - 1900 census lists him as age 26, single, living with aunt Nancy C (Woodruff) Fox
      - in St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY
      - 1910 census lists him as age 32,wife Mamie E-age 22, 2 children, married 5 yrs, had 2 children-2 still living
      - in District 6, Hopkins Co, KY
      - 1920 census lists her as age 32, widowed, 2 children, father & 2 brothers
      - in District 6, Hopkins Co, KY
      - 1930 census lists her as age 42, widowed, 2 children, father & 1 brother
      - in District 6, Hopkins Co, KY
      - 1940 census lists her as age 54, widowed, 2 children, father & 1 brother
      - in District 6, Hopkins Co, KY
      dau Lillian H Woodruff 8/3/1906 - 7/26/1994 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See death record later **
      - ** See Obit **
      - ** See Soc Sec death record later **
      son Joseph A Woodruff 11/30/1908 - 5/6/1983 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See death record later **
      - ** See Obit **
      - ** See Soc Sec death record later **

      - See their tombstone - Joseph A Woodruff 1908-1983 & Lillian H Woodruff 1906-1994 -- brother & sister
      - burial - Christian Privilege Cemetery, St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY

      dau Sallie Ann Woodruff 1877 - 1923
      - married John Blades/Balder?
      son Joseph Blades/Balder? 11/30/1906 Williamson Co, IL

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      KY Hopkins Co marriages:
      Name Spouse Date Book Page
      Woodruff, T.N. Stuart, Wa? 6 Mar 1872 TT34 389
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      KY, Hopkins Co, deaths:
      Name Date Age Place Cert
      Woodruff, Lillian 26 Jul 1994 87 Hopkins 19281
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      KY, Hopkins Co, deaths:
      Name Age Date Place Cert
      Woodruff, Joseph A 074 06 May 1983 Hopkins 11326
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      https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWKM-PYW

      Name: G. A. Woodruff ** Augustus G?

      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 25 May 1874
      Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
      Event Place (Original): Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
      Gender: Male
      Father's Name: Thomas N. Woodruff ****
      Mother's Name: N. E. Stuart ****

      GS Film Number: 174932
      Digital Folder Number: 007578414

      Citing this Record
      "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWKM-PYH : 14 January 2020), N. E. Stuart in entry for G. A. Woodruff, 1874.
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      https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-D7CJ

      Name: Guy Woodruff

      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 14 Oct 1915
      Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
      Age: 41
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1874

      Citing this Record
      "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-D7CJ : 11 February 2018), Guy Woodruff, 14 Oct 1915; citing Death, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCM-X8FS

      Name: Mamie E Woodruff
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 16 Mar 1964
      Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
      Age: 78
      Birth Date:
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1886
      Digital Folder Number:

      Citing this Record:
      "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCM-X8FS : accessed 24 August 2015), Mamie E Woodruff, 16 Mar 1964; citing Death, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-RKH1

      Name: Joel Allen Gilliland ****
      Name Note:
      Titles and Terms:
      Event Type: Death ****
      Event Date: 22 Jan 1958 ****
      Event Place: Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
      Event Place (Original):
      Address:
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      Gender: Male
      Age: 70
      Marital Status:
      Race:
      Race (Original): White
      Occupation: Laborer
      Birth Date:
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1888
      Birthplace: Kentucky
      Burial Date:
      Burial Place: Ilsley Kentucky
      Cemetery:
      Father's Name: Joseph Gilliland ****
      Father's Titles and Terms:
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      Mother's Name: Emma Belle Malin ****
      Mother's Titles and Terms:
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      Note:
      Reference ID:
      GS Film Number: 001709623
      Digital Folder Number: 007552649
      Image Number: 141

      Citing this Record:
      "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-RKH1 : 20 October 2016), Joseph Gilliland in entry for Joel Allen Gilliland, 1958.
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      found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JL4W-426

      Lillian H Woodruff, "United States Social Security Death Index"
      Given Name: Lillian
      Middle Name: H
      Surname: Woodruff
      Name Suffix:
      Birth Date: 3 August 1906
      Social Security Number: 406-16-1377
      State: Kentucky
      Last Place of Residence: Hopkins, Kentucky
      Previous Residence Postal Code: 42408
      Event Date: 26 July 1994
      Age: 88
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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-YLZ8

      Name: Lillian Woodruff
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 1994
      Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
      Age: 87
      Birth Date:
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1907
      Digital Folder Number:

      Citing this Record:
      "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-YLZ8 : 1 July 2015), Lillian Woodruff, 1994; citing Death, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
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      found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JPYX-R3T

      Joseph Woodruff, "United States Social Security Death Index"
      Given Name: Joseph
      Middle Name:
      Surname: Woodruff
      Name Suffix:
      Birth Date: 30 November 1908
      Social Security Number: 401-12-2278
      State: Kentucky
      Last Place of Residence: Hopkins, Kentucky
      Previous Residence Postal Code: 42408
      Event Date: May 1983
      Age: 75
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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-FJ9H

      Name: Joseph A Woodruff
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 06 May 1983
      Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
      Age: 74
      Birth Date:
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1909
      Digital Folder Number:

      Citing this Record:
      "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-FJ9H : 1 July 2015), Joseph A Woodruff, 06 May 1983; citing Death, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
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    Family ID F1911  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 09 Apr 1847 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 3 - 1850 - District 2, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus-State - age 3 - 1850 - District 2, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 13 - 1860 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus-State - age 13 - 1860 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 22, living with parents - 1870 - Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1870 - Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 06 Mar 1872 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Aug 1879 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Woodruff-Guy--(Thomas-N-Woodruff)
    Woodruff-Guy--(Thomas-N-Woodruff)
    Woodruff-Joseph-A-(Lillian-H-Woodruff)-(bro&sis)
    Woodruff-Joseph-A-(Lillian-H-Woodruff)-(bro&sis)
    Woodruff-Thomas-N-(1847-1879)-1.jpg
    Woodruff-Thomas-N-(1847-1879)-1.jpg

  • Notes 

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

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      found at findagrave.com on 7/1/2023

      Thomas N. Woodruff

      Birth: 9 Apr 1847
      Death: 27 Aug 1879 (aged 32)
      Burial: Christian Privilege Cemetery, Saint Charles, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Memorial #: 127027704
      Family Members
      Parents
      Robert Woodruff 1809-1885
      Sarah Davis Woodruff 1808-1852
      Spouse
      Minnie Stewart Woodruff 1853-1879
      Siblings
      John L. Woodruff 1830-1843
      Nancy Catherine Woodruff Fox 1831-1909
      Elvira C. Woodruff Gilliland 1834-1865
      Frances Emily Woodruff Galloway 1836-1864
      Charles Hampton Woodruff 1838-1903
      Children
      Guy Woodruff 1874-1915
      Created by: Quietly Resting (47077524)
      Added: 28 Mar 2014
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127027704/thomas-n-woodruff
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127027704/thomas-n-woodruff: accessed 01 July 2023), memorial page for Thomas N. Woodruff (9 Apr 1847-27 Aug 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127027704, citing Christian Privilege Cemetery, Saint Charles, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Quietly Resting (contributor 47077524).
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      found at findagrave.com bef 7/1/2023

      Thomas N. Woodruff

      Birth: Apr. 9, 1847
      Death: Aug. 27, 1879

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Robert Woodruff (1809 - 1885)
      Sarah Davis Woodruff (1808 - 1852)

      Spouse:
      Minnie Stewart Woodruff (1853 - 1879) ?? marriage record has Nanni Stuart ??

      Children:
      Guy Woodruff (1874 - 1915)*

      Sibling:
      John L. Woodruff (1830 - 1843)*
      Thomas N. Woodruff (1847 - 1879)

      *Calculated relationship

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

      Created by: Quietly Resting
      Record added: Mar 28, 2014
      Find A Grave Memorial# 127027704
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  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census.

    3. [S30] KY,Hopkins Co,1850 Census.

    4. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S31] KY,Hopkins Co,1860 Census.

    6. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.

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

    9. [S48] See Notes.