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Zelma Grace Woodruff 1906–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jul 1906

Birth Location: Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 23 Feb 1958

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

Father: Charles Woodruff

Mother: Mary Shubert

Spouse(s): Moody Sr

Children(s): Margaret Kennedy, Moody Jr

In 1906, Zelma Grace Woodruff entered the world in Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA, born to Charles Malachi Woodruff And Mary Elizabeth Shubert. In 1910, Zelma Grace Woodruff resided in Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA. In 1920, Zelma Grace Woodruff resided in Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA. Zelma Grace Woodruff married Moody Dwight Kennedy Sr, and had children including Margaret Jane Kennedy, Moody Dwight Kennedy Jr. Zelma Grace Woodruff passed away in 1958 in Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1906, Zelma Grace Woodruff entered the world in Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA, born to Charles Malachi Woodruff And Mary Elizabeth Shubert.
  • In 1910, Zelma Grace Woodruff resided in Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1920, Zelma Grace Woodruff resided in Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA.
  • Zelma Grace Woodruff married Moody Dwight Kennedy Sr, and had children including Margaret Jane Kennedy, Moody Dwight Kennedy Jr.
  • Zelma Grace Woodruff passed away in 1958 in Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Woodruff
1871–1964
Birth Location: Prentiss Co, Mississippi, USA
CW
Mary Shubert
1878–1972
Birth Location: Franklin County, Alabama, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Moody Sr
1900–1964
Birth Location: Mississippi
MS

Children(s)

Margaret Kennedy
1926–1978
Birth Location: Boyle, Bolivar, Mississippi
MK
Moody Jr
1928–2013
Birth Location: Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
MJ

Zelma Woodruff's Ancestors

Self
Zelma Woodruff
1906–1958
Birth Place: Bolivar County, Mississippi, 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

Zelma Woodruff's Descendants

1.
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Zelma (Grace) Woodruff (6 Jul 1906–23 Feb 1958) m. Moody (Dwight Kennedy) Sr (19 Aug 1900–2 Jan 1964)
  1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Kennedy 1926–1978 m. Sidney (Everett Mayo) Sr 1923–2008
  2. 2. Moody (Dwight Kennedy) Jr 1928–2013 m. Peggy (Virginia) Faulkner 1931–2022

Zelma Woodruff's Timeline

8 Records

1906
6 Jul 1906
Birth of Zelma Grace Woodruff in Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Zelma Grace Woodruff resided here in Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Zelma Grace Woodruff resided here in Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Zelma Grace Woodruff resided here in Cleveland, Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Cleveland, Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Zelma Grace Woodruff resided here in Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi
Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 34
Zelma Grace Woodruff resided here in , Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
, Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 44
Zelma Grace Woodruff resided here in Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1958
23 Feb 1958
Age 52
Death of Zelma Grace Woodruff in Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1906
    Event Place: Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2340875

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02010; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 6-42

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02010; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 6-42

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cleveland, 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: Cleveland, Bolivar

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1958
    Event Place: Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    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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