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Robert James Woodruff 1806–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 November 1806

Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 28 February 1890

Death Location: Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: George Esq

Mother: Jean Houstown

Spouse(s): Isabella Swift

Children(s): Mary Woodruff, Susan Woodruff, Isabella Woodruff

The story of Robert James Woodruff began in 1806 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA. In 1860, Robert James Woodruff resided in Dover, Dover, Bureau, Illinois, USA. Robert James Woodruff married Isabella Sarah Swift, and had children including Isabella Louisa Woodruff, Mary Jean Woodruff, Susan Hester Woodruff. Robert James Woodruff passed away in 1890 in Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert James Woodruff began in 1806 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1860, Robert James Woodruff resided in Dover, Dover, Bureau, Illinois, USA.
  • Robert James Woodruff married Isabella Sarah Swift, and had children including Isabella Louisa Woodruff, Mary Jean Woodruff, Susan Hester Woodruff.
  • Robert James Woodruff passed away in 1890 in Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Woodruff's Ancestors

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Robert Woodruff
1806–1890
Birth Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Parents
George Whitfield Woodruff Esq
1765–1846
Elizabethtown, Essex Co, NewJersey Colony
Jean Houstown
1772–1848
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Elias Woodruff
1734–1802
Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Mary Joline
1741–1815
Elizabethtown, Essex Co, New Jersey Colony
Sir (George Houstoun 7th) Baronet
1744–1795
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Ann (McKenzie) Moodie
1748–1821
North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Sr.
1695–1749
Eunice Ward
1696–1776
Jean Joline
1701–1767
Phebe PRICE
1714–1763
Sir Houstoun
1697–1762
PRISCILLA Dunbar
1715–1775
Thomas Berwick
1719–1790
Jean McKenzie
1732–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Cooper
1665–1727
Nathaniel Ward
1656–1732
Sarah Harrison
1678–1771
James Edinburgh
1683–1718

Robert Woodruff's Descendants

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Robert (James) Woodruff (13 November 1806–28 February 1890) m. Isabella (Sarah) Swift (11 Apr 1832–)
  1. 1. Mary (Jean) Woodruff 1854–
  2. 2. Susan (Hester) Woodruff 1858–
  3. 3. Isabella (Louisa) Woodruff 1855–1859

Robert Woodruff's Timeline

3 Records

1806
13 November 1806
Birth of Robert James Woodruff in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 54
Robert James Woodruff resided here in Dover, Dover, Bureau, Illinois, USA
Dover, Dover, Bureau, Illinois, USA
1890
28 February 1890
Age 84
Death of Robert James Woodruff in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 November 1806
    Event Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Deaths Index, 1878-1922
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Dover, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: M653_158; Page: 259; Family History Library Film:
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Dover, Dover, Bureau, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Dover, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: M653_158; Page: 259; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1890
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Deaths Index, 1878-1922
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Deaths Index, 1878-1922
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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