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William Wirt Woodruff 1874–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 AUG 1874

Birth Location: Blacklick, Jefferson Township, Franklin County, Ohio

Death Date: 17 JAN 1943

Death Location: Silent Home Cemetery, Reynoldsburg, Franklin, Ohio, United States

Father: Hiram Woodruff

Mother: Adeline Robinson

Spouse(s): Nellie Hoover, Nellie Hughes

Children(s):

William Wirt Woodruff was born in 1874 in Blacklick, Jefferson Township, Franklin County, Ohio, the child of Hiram Woodruff And Adeline Robinson. In 1874, William Wirt Woodruff resided in Franklin, Ohio, United States. In 1880, William Wirt Woodruff resided in Center, Wood, Ohio, United States. William Wirt Woodruff married Nellie B Hoover, Nellie B Hughes. William Wirt Woodruff passed away in 1943 in Silent Home Cemetery, Reynoldsburg, Franklin, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • William Wirt Woodruff was born in 1874 in Blacklick, Jefferson Township, Franklin County, Ohio, the child of Hiram Woodruff And Adeline Robinson.
  • In 1874, William Wirt Woodruff resided in Franklin, Ohio, United States.
  • In 1880, William Wirt Woodruff resided in Center, Wood, Ohio, United States.
  • William Wirt Woodruff married Nellie B Hoover, Nellie B Hughes.
  • William Wirt Woodruff passed away in 1943 in Silent Home Cemetery, Reynoldsburg, Franklin, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Woodruff's Ancestors

Self
William Woodruff
1874–1943
Birth Place: Blacklick, Jefferson Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Parents
Hiram Woodruff
1837–1918
Jefferson Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Adeline Robinson
1841–1908
Pickerton, Fairfield County, Ohio
Grandparents
Brace Woodruff
1804–1881
Burlington, Vermont
Eliza Cooper
1807–1889
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Wiard Woodruff
1764–1828
Ruth Brace
1764–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Woodruff
1738–1806
Hannah Brace
1745–1781

William Woodruff's Timeline

7 Records

1874
28 AUG 1874
Birth of William Wirt Woodruff in Blacklick, Jefferson Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Blacklick, Jefferson Township, Franklin County, Ohio
1874
1874
William Wirt Woodruff resided here in Franklin, Ohio, United States
Franklin, Ohio, United States
1880
1880
Age 6
William Wirt Woodruff resided here in Center, Wood, Ohio, United States
Center, Wood, Ohio, United States
1880
1880
Age 6
William Wirt Woodruff resided here in Jefferson, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Jefferson, Franklin, Ohio, United States
1910
1910
Age 36
William Wirt Woodruff resided here in Columbus Ward 3, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Columbus Ward 3, Franklin, Ohio, United States
1920
1920
Age 46
William Wirt Woodruff resided here in Columbus Ward 5, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Columbus Ward 5, Franklin, Ohio, United States
1943
17 JAN 1943
Age 69
Death of William Wirt Woodruff
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 AUG 1874
    Event Place: Blacklick, Jefferson Township, Franklin County, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 October 2019, 14:11), entry for William Wirt Woodruff(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L7GM-75S
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 August 2019), William Wirt Woodruff, 1917-1918.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), William West, 28 Aug 1874; citing JEFFERSON TP., FRANKLIN, OH, reference 2:25FCBC8; FHL microfilm 285,135.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 27 July 2019), William West Woodruff, 1943; Burial, Reynoldsburg, Franklin, Ohio, United States of America, Silent Home Cemetery; citing record ID 18540610, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), William West Woodruff, 28 Aug 1874; citing Jefferson Twp., Franklin, Ohio, reference v 2 p 32; FHL microfilm 285,135.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 26 August 2019), William W. Woodruff and Nellie B. Herrington, 31 Jan 1925; citing Marriage, Franklin, Ohio, United States, p 307, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), William W. Woodruff and Nellie B. Herrington, 31 Jan 1925; citing Franklin County, Ohio, reference 2:3PXP697; FHL microfilm 1,854,980.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 24 October 2019), William W Woodruff, Columbus Ward 5, Franklin, Ohio, United States; citing ED 90, sheet 5B, line 97, family 139, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1381; FHL microfilm 1,821,381.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 24 October 2019), William W Woodruff, Columbus Ward 3, Franklin, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 63, sheet 7B, family 126, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1180; FHL microfilm 1,375,193.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 August 2019), William Wirt Woodruff, 17 Jan 1943; citing Jefferson, Franklin, Ohio, reference fn 2552; FHL microfilm 2,024,043.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), William West Woodruff, 22 Aug 1874; citing Jefferson Township, Franklin, Ohio, reference p 33 no 1248; FHL microfilm 285,135.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 March 2018), William Wirt Woodruff, 17 Jan 1943; citing Death, Jefferson Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States, source ID yr 1943, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,033,094.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 March 2018), William West Woodruff, 28 Aug 1874; citing Birth, Jefferson Twp., Franklin, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 285,135.
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 September 2017), William W Woodruff in household of H Woodruff, Jefferson, Franklin, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 18, sheet 364A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,016.
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), William West Woodruff, 28 Aug 1874; citing , FRANKLIN, OHIO, reference ; FHL microfilm 285,135.
    [16] World Family Tree Vol. 79, Ed. 1, Tree #1547
    [17] 1547.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1917 AND 1918
    Event Place: Columbus City no 1, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 October 2019, 14:11), entry for William Wirt Woodruff(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L7GM-75S
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), William West Woodruff, 28 Aug 1874; citing , FRANKLIN, OHIO, reference ; FHL microfilm 285,135.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: , Franklin, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 October 2019, 14:11), entry for William Wirt Woodruff(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L7GM-75S
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), William West, 28 Aug 1874; citing JEFFERSON TP., FRANKLIN, OH, reference 2:25FCBC8; FHL microfilm 285,135.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), William West Woodruff, 28 Aug 1874; citing , FRANKLIN, OHIO, reference ; FHL microfilm 285,135.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jefferson Twp., Franklin Co., Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 October 2019, 14:11), entry for William Wirt Woodruff(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L7GM-75S
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), William West Woodruff, 28 Aug 1874; citing , FRANKLIN, OHIO, reference ; FHL microfilm 285,135.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Silent Home Cemetery, Reynoldsburg, Franklin, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 October 2019, 14:11), entry for William Wirt Woodruff(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L7GM-75S
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 27 July 2019), William West Woodruff, 1943; Burial, Reynoldsburg, Franklin, Ohio, United States of America, Silent Home Cemetery; citing record ID 18540610, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 August 2019), William Wirt Woodruff, 17 Jan 1943; citing Jefferson, Franklin, Ohio, reference fn 2552; FHL microfilm 2,024,043.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 March 2018), William Wirt Woodruff, 17 Jan 1943; citing Death, Jefferson Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States, source ID yr 1943, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,033,094.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), William West Woodruff, 28 Aug 1874; citing , FRANKLIN, OHIO, reference ; FHL microfilm 285,135.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 JAN 1943
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 October 2019, 14:11), entry for William Wirt Woodruff(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L7GM-75S
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 27 July 2019), William West Woodruff, 1943; Burial, Reynoldsburg, Franklin, Ohio, United States of America, Silent Home Cemetery; citing record ID 18540610, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 August 2019), William Wirt Woodruff, 17 Jan 1943; citing Jefferson, Franklin, Ohio, reference fn 2552; FHL microfilm 2,024,043.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 March 2018), William Wirt Woodruff, 17 Jan 1943; citing Death, Jefferson Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States, source ID yr 1943, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,033,094.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), William West Woodruff, 28 Aug 1874; citing , FRANKLIN, OHIO, reference ; FHL microfilm 285,135.
    [6] World Family Tree Vol. 79, Ed. 1, Tree #1547
    [7] 1547.FTW

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Franklin, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 October 2019, 14:11), entry for William Wirt Woodruff(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L7GM-75S
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), William West Woodruff, 28 Aug 1874; citing , FRANKLIN, OHIO, reference ; FHL microfilm 285,135.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Center, Wood, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 October 2019, 14:11), entry for William Wirt Woodruff(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L7GM-75S
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), William West Woodruff, 28 Aug 1874; citing , FRANKLIN, OHIO, reference ; FHL microfilm 285,135.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Jefferson, Franklin, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 October 2019, 14:11), entry for William Wirt Woodruff(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L7GM-75S
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), William West Woodruff, 28 Aug 1874; citing , FRANKLIN, OHIO, reference ; FHL microfilm 285,135.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Columbus Ward 3, Franklin, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 October 2019, 14:11), entry for William Wirt Woodruff(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L7GM-75S
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), William West Woodruff, 28 Aug 1874; citing , FRANKLIN, OHIO, reference ; FHL microfilm 285,135.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Columbus Ward 5, Franklin, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 October 2019, 14:11), entry for William Wirt Woodruff(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L7GM-75S
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 11 February 2018), William West Woodruff, 28 Aug 1874; citing , FRANKLIN, OHIO, reference ; FHL microfilm 285,135.

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