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Isaac Sheldon Woodruff 1816–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1816

Birth Location: New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 27 MAY 1891

Death Location: Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Woodruff

Mother: Silence Sheldon

Spouse(s): Mary Goodrich

Children(s): Ida Woodruff, Frank Woodruff, Harmon Woodruff, Harry Woodruff, Arthur Woodruff, Annie Woodruff, Jennie Woodruff, Cora Woodruff

Isaac Sheldon Woodruff was born in 1816 in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Woodruff And Silence Sheldon. In 1850, Isaac Sheldon Woodruff resided in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois. In 1860, Isaac Sheldon Woodruff resided in Savanna, Carroll, Illinois. Isaac Sheldon Woodruff married Mary Goodrich, and had children including Annie Harmon Woodruff, Arthur Pierce Woodruff, Cora Woodruff, Frank G Woodruff, Harmon P Woodruff, Harry Woodruff, Ida Woodruff, Jennie B Woodruff. Isaac Sheldon Woodruff passed away in 1891 in Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Isaac Sheldon Woodruff was born in 1816 in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Woodruff And Silence Sheldon.
  • In 1850, Isaac Sheldon Woodruff resided in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
  • In 1860, Isaac Sheldon Woodruff resided in Savanna, Carroll, Illinois.
  • Isaac Sheldon Woodruff married Mary Goodrich, and had children including Annie Harmon Woodruff, Arthur Pierce Woodruff, Cora Woodruff, Frank G Woodruff, Harmon P Woodruff, Harry Woodruff, Ida Woodruff, Jennie B Woodruff.
  • Isaac Sheldon Woodruff passed away in 1891 in Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Woodruff
1793–1848
Birth Location: New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Silence Sheldon
1795–1877
Birth Location: New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Goodrich
1834–1914
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
MG

Children(s)

Ida Woodruff
1863–1876
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Frank Woodruff
1869–
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
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Harmon Woodruff
1875–1946
Birth Location: Savannah, Illinois
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Harry Woodruff
1859–1880
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
HW
Arthur Woodruff
1858–1942
Birth Location: Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, United States
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Annie Woodruff
1854–1943
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Jennie Woodruff
1853–1892
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
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Cora Woodruff
1856–1883
Birth Location: Savanna, Carroll, Illinois
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Isaac Woodruff's Ancestors

Self
Isaac Woodruff
1816–1891
Birth Place: New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Woodruff
1793–1848
New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Silence Sheldon
1795–1877
New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Woodruff
1757–1834
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Cole
1758–1838
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Ebenezer Sheldon
1768–1858
New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Anna Harmon
1770–1847
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Woodruff
1729–1799
Hannah Lambert
1734–1813
Thomas Cole
1722–1805
Mary Williams
1719–1803
Asa Sheldon
1722–1810
Thankful Pomeroy
1728–1813
Samuel Harmon
1736–1812
Abigail Sheldon
1741–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Woodruff
1703–1768
Hannah Andrew
1704–1775
Jesse Lambert
1693–1773
Mary Gillet
1697–1776
William Cole
1696–1772
Experience Gaylord
1704–1751
James Williams
1692–1740
Sarah Judd
1693–1740
Joseph Pomeroy
1702–1787
Thankful Burbank
1704–1796

Isaac Woodruff's Descendants

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Isaac (Sheldon) Woodruff (2 Sep 1816–27 MAY 1891) m. Mary Goodrich (17 FEB 1834–31 DEC 1914)
  1. 1. Ida Woodruff 1863–1876
  2. 2. Frank (G.) Woodruff 1869–
  3. 3. Harmon (P.) Woodruff 1875–1946
  4. 4. Harry Woodruff 1859–1880
  5. 5. Arthur (Pierce) Woodruff 1858–1942 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Hay 1866–1949
    1. 1. Helen (Blanche) Woodruff 1899–1979 m. Marvin (Fisk) Burt 1905–1983
  6. 6. Annie (Harmon) Woodruff 1854–1943 m. Charles (Adelbert) Ransom 1848–1885
  7. 7. Jennie (B.) Woodruff 1853–1892
  8. 8. Cora Woodruff 1856–1883 m. Rockwell ("Rock" Northrope) Hibbard 1850–1922
    1. 1. Leta (Cora) Hibbard 1881–1971 m. William (Burt) Shepard 1884–1958
      1. 1. Alice (Virginia) Shepard 1917–
      2. 2. William (Burt Shepard) Jr 1919–1990
      3. 3. John (Othur) Shepard 1914–1975 m. Margery (Styler) Walton 1915–2002
    2. 2. Northrope (Woodruff) Hibbard 1879–1957 m. Dessie (V.) Shaw 1884– m. Mabel (A) Brown 1889–1980
      1. 1. Rockwell (N) Hibbard 1925–2021 m. Doris Baxter 1926–2017
      2. 2. Melba ("Mimi" Louise) Hibbard 1915–1992 m. Samuel (Eric) Moore 1916–1963
        1. 1. Judith (Ann) Moore 1945–1993
        2. 2. Eleanor (Janet) Moore 1939–1999 m. Joel (Bert) Rodgers 1939–1987
        3. 3. Donald (Eric) Moore 1940–2020 m. Donna (Sue) Greeney 1941–2022

Isaac Woodruff's Timeline

6 Records

1816
2 Sep 1816
Birth of Isaac Sheldon Woodruff in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
1850
1850
Age 34
Isaac Sheldon Woodruff resided here in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois
Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois
1860
1860
Age 44
Isaac Sheldon Woodruff resided here in Savanna, Carroll, Illinois
Savanna, Carroll, Illinois
1870
1870
Age 54
Isaac Sheldon Woodruff resided here in Savanna, Carroll, Illinois
Savanna, Carroll, Illinois
1880
1880
Age 64
Isaac Sheldon Woodruff resided here in Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, United States
Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, United States
1891
27 MAY 1891
Age 75
Death of Isaac Sheldon Woodruff in Savanna, Carroll, Illinois
Savanna, Carroll, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1816
    Event Place: New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Savanna, Carroll, Illinois; Roll: T9_178; Family History Film: 1254178; Page: 570.2000; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 0343.
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Savanna, Carroll, Illinois; Roll: M593_191; Page: 233; Image: 469.
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Savanna, Carroll, Illinois; Roll: M653_159; Page: 1034; Image: 343.
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: M432_111; Page: 188B; Image: 382
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Ogle County Press; Publication Date: 21 Mar 1891; Publication Place: Polo, Illinois, USA; ,0.52476496,0.49023423,0.57230765&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: M432_111; Page: 188B; Image: 382

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Savanna, Carroll, Illinois
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Savanna, Carroll, Illinois; Roll: M653_159; Page: 1034; Image: 343.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Savanna, Carroll, Illinois
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Savanna, Carroll, Illinois; Roll: M593_191; Page: 233; Image: 469.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Savanna, Carroll, Illinois; Roll: T9_178; Family History Film: 1254178; Page: 570.2000; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 0343.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Ogle County Press; Publication Date: 21 Mar 1891; Publication Place: Polo, Illinois, USA; ,0.52476496,0.49023423,0.57230765&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 MAY 1891
    Event Place: Savanna, Carroll, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Ogle County Press; Publication Date: 21 Mar 1891; Publication Place: Polo, Illinois, USA; ,0.52476496,0.49023423,0.57230765&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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