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Charles Benjamin Woodruff 1901–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1901

Birth Location: Grandview, Johnson, Texas, USA

Death Date: 28 Nov 1983

Death Location: Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Charles Woodruff

Mother: Mary Shubert

Spouse(s): Eva Shelton

Children(s): Gene Woodruff, Billy Woodruff, Charles Sr, Bobby Woodruff

In 1901, Charles Benjamin Woodruff entered the world in Grandview, Johnson, Texas, USA, born to Charles Malachi Woodruff And Mary Elizabeth Shubert. In 1910, Charles Benjamin Woodruff resided in Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA. In 1920, Charles Benjamin Woodruff resided in Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA. Charles Benjamin Woodruff married Eva Mae Shelton, and had children including Billy Clayton Woodruff, Bobby Lee Woodruff, Charles Shelton Woodruff Sr, Gene Shubert Woodruff, Walter R Woodruff. Charles Benjamin Woodruff passed away in 1983 in Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1901, Charles Benjamin Woodruff entered the world in Grandview, Johnson, Texas, USA, born to Charles Malachi Woodruff And Mary Elizabeth Shubert.
  • In 1910, Charles Benjamin Woodruff resided in Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1920, Charles Benjamin Woodruff resided in Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA.
  • Charles Benjamin Woodruff married Eva Mae Shelton, and had children including Billy Clayton Woodruff, Bobby Lee Woodruff, Charles Shelton Woodruff Sr, Gene Shubert Woodruff, Walter R Woodruff.
  • Charles Benjamin Woodruff passed away in 1983 in Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Woodruff
1871–1964
Birth Location: Prentiss Co, Mississippi, USA
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Mary Shubert
1878–1972
Birth Location: Franklin County, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eva Shelton
1905–1979
Birth Location: Boyle, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Gene Woodruff
1928–2008
Birth Location: Boyle, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
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Billy Woodruff
1930–2001
Birth Location: Boyle, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
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Charles Sr
1925–2016
Birth Location: Skene, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Bobby Woodruff
1932–2014
Birth Location: Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
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Charles Woodruff's Ancestors

Self
Charles Woodruff
1901–1983
Birth Place: Grandview, Johnson, Texas, USA
Parents
Charles Malachi Woodruff
1871–1964
Prentiss Co, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Shubert
1878–1972
Franklin County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (A) Shubert
1856–1896
Alabama or Mississippi
Minerva (A) Harris
1857–1923
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
James Harris
1814–1894
Mary Williams
1831–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Williams
1807–1880
Serena Blackwell
1800–1870

Charles Woodruff's Descendants

1.
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Charles (Benjamin) Woodruff (23 Aug 1901–28 Nov 1983) m. Eva (Mae) Shelton (5 May 1905–16 Aug 1979)
  1. 1. Gene (Shubert) Woodruff 1928–2008 m. Esther (Marie) Kreiger 1935–1998
  2. 2. Billy (Clayton) Woodruff 1930–2001 m. Bernice (Annette) Raney 1927–2014
  3. 3. Charles (Shelton Woodruff) Sr 1925–2016 m. Emma (Jo) Yeager 1927–2009
  4. 4. Bobby (Lee) Woodruff 1932–2014 m. Dorothy (Jean) Merriman 1941–2006

Charles Woodruff's Timeline

10 Records

1901
23 Aug 1901
Birth of Charles Benjamin Woodruff in Grandview, Johnson, Texas, USA
Grandview, Johnson, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 9
Charles Benjamin Woodruff resided here in Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 19
Charles Benjamin Woodruff resided here in Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1924
1924
Age 23
Charles Benjamin Woodruff was married in Boyle
Boyle
1930
1930
Age 29
Charles Benjamin Woodruff resided here in Beat 2, Beat 2, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Beat 2, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 34
Charles Benjamin Woodruff resided here in Bolivar, Mississippi
Bolivar, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 39
Charles Benjamin Woodruff resided here in Beat 2, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 49
Charles Benjamin Woodruff resided here in , Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 50
Charles Benjamin Woodruff resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
1983
28 Nov 1983
Age 82
Death of Charles Benjamin Woodruff in Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1901
    Event Place: Grandview, Johnson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Boyle
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Clarion-Ledger; Publication Date: 29 Nov 1983; Publication Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA; ,0.570624,0.27775612,0.64853257&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 2, Beat 2, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Bolivar, Mississippi; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2340874

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bolivar, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02009; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 6-15

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 2, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02009; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 6-15

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bolivar, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1983
    Event Place: Jackson, Mississippi
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Clarion-Ledger - 29 Nov 1983 - Page 12, 29 Nov 1983

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Skene
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Clarion-Ledger; Publication Date: 29 Nov 1983; Publication Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA; ,0.570624,0.27775612,0.64853257&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Skene, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Mississippi, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 19

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1983
    Event Place: Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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