Who was William Woodruff?

William Woodruff (1912–1995) was born in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, USA and died in Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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William Lloyd Woodruff 1912–1995

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Last updated: July 22, 2026 · Reliability: C — verified across 2 independent trees

Born 20 DEC 1912 · Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, USA

Died 1 JAN 1995 · Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA

Father Charles David Woodruff

Mother Nellie Zipporah Pottenger

Spouse Olive Irene Hoogenboom

Siblings Charles Earle Woodruff, Maxine Marguerite Woodruff

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Immediate Family

Parents

Charles David Woodruff

Nellie Zipporah Pottenger

Spouse(s)

Olive Irene Hoogenboom

Children

No children recorded

Biography

In 1912, William Lloyd Woodruff entered the world in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, USA, born to charles david woodruff and nellie zipporah pottenger. William Lloyd Woodruff married olive irene hoogenboom. William Lloyd Woodruff passed away in 1995 in Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA.

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1912

Birth of William Lloyd Woodruff in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, USA

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1995

Death of William Lloyd Woodruff in Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from William Woodruff

This ancestor line traces from Eure, Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France (1000) to Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, USA (1912) across 32 generations.

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: William Woodruff (1912–1995) was born in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, USA and died in Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (C) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have William in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 32 generations of this lineage geographically.
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