William Jasper Woodruff

1840 - 1915  (75 years)

• Name	William Jasper Woodruff
  Birth	04 Feb 1840	Hopkins Co, KY   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	District 2, Hopkins Co, KY   [1]
  	age 10
  Census-State	1850	District 2, Hopkins Co, KY   [3]
  	age 10
  Census	1860	Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY   [4]
  	age 19
  Census-State	1860	Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY   [5]
  	age 19
  Census	1870	Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY   [6]
  	age 30
  Occupation	1870	Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY   [6]
  	Laborer
  Census	1880	St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY   [7]
  	age 38,wife Vidora A-age 28, 3 children, living with Medora's sister Martha & William Steward
  Census	1900	St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY   [8]
  	age 60,widowed, 2 children & 1 grandchild
  Death	04 Nov 1915	Earlington, Hopkins Co, KY   [2, 9, 10, 11]
  Burial	St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY   [2]
  Person ID	I966	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Woodruff,   b. 28 Aug 1809, SC d. 06 May 1885, St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Davis,   b. 06 Feb 1808, KY d. 20 Sep 1852, St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	16 Jul 1829	Hopkins Co, KY   [12]
  Family ID	F360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Medora A Davis-xx
  Marriage	22 Mar 1871	Hopkins Co, KY   [11, 13, 14]
  Notes	Children: dau Lelia Woodruff 1872 KY son Omar Woodruff 1877 KY gson Rupert Woodruff 1898 KY (parents??) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ KY Hopkins Co marriages: Name Spouse Date Book Page Woodruff, Wm. J. Davis, Dora 22 Mar 1871 TT34 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 04 Feb 1840 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 10 - 1850 - District 2, Hopkins Co, KY Census-State - age 10 - 1850 - District 2, Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 19 - 1860 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Census-State - age 19 - 1860 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 30 - 1870 - Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY Occupation - Laborer - 1870 - Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY Marriage - 22 Mar 1871 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 38,wife Vidora A-age 28, 3 children, living with Medora's sister Martha & William Steward - 1880 - St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 60,widowed, 2 children & 1 grandchild - 1900 - St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY Death - 04 Nov 1915 - Earlington, Hopkins Co, KY Burial - - St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSSG-9YC William Jasper Woodruff, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955" Name: William Jasper Woodruff **** Titles and Terms: Event Type: Death Event Date: 1915 **** Event Place: Earlington, Hopkins, Kentucky **** Residence Place: Address: Gender: Male Age: Marital Status: Race: Occupation: Birth Year (Estimated): Burial Date: Burial Place: Cemetery: Father's Name: Robin Woodruff **** ? Robin - not Robert? Father's Titles and Terms: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Sallie Davis **** Mother's Titles and Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Additional Relatives: Spouse's Name: Spouse's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 27090 GS Film number: 1942668 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-WNTF Name: William J Woodruff Event Type: Death Event Date: 04 Nov 1915 Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Age: 75 Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1840 Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-WNTF : 1 July 2015), William J Woodruff, 04 Nov 1915; citing Death, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S22] Death Certificate. [S30] KY,Hopkins Co,1850 Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S31] KY,Hopkins Co,1860 Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S34] KY,Hopkins Co,Deaths. Name Date Age Cert Woodruff, William B 11/04/1915 075 27090 [S28] RootsWeb.com, KY Death Index. Name Age Place Resid. Date Vol Cert Year WOODRUFF WILLIAM J 075 HOPKINS 11-04-1915 055 27090 1915 [S48] See Notes. [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S41] Marriage License. [S35] KY,Hopkins Co,Marriages.