Descendants of Lieutenant Benjamin Woodruff of New Jersey

Notes

434. Estell Woodruff

CENSUS:  1910 Lawrence County Ohio; (from Soundex - original census record is illegible; ED 106; Family 43; Family History Library; MF.
Information from 1910 Census:  Estel WOODRUFF is the daughter of Rosco WOODRUFF, who is listed as head of household.  Estel is 5 years old and born in Ohio.

CENSUS:  1920 Lawrence County Ohio; Washington Township; SD 10; ED 120; Sheet 1a; Folio 272a; Dwelling 8, Family 8; Lines 44-50; conducted on January 3, 1920; Family History Library; MF  .
Information from 1920 Census:  Estell WOODRUFF is the son of Ross WOODRUFF, who is listed as head of household.  Estell is male, white, age 15, single and born in Ohio.  Both of his parents were born in Ohio.  Estell can read and write.
He is not attending school.

FIND:  Birth Lawrence

BURIAL:  Mary J. Hixon and Frances Welch Hixon, compilers, "Cemetery Inscriptions of Jackson County, Ohio," Volume 2, (Baltimore, MD:  Gateway Press, Inc., 1982); Family History Library; 977.185 V3h v.2.
Information from Burial Record:  Estel WOODRUFF, 1905-1937, Moriah Cemetery.

BIOGRAPHY:  Jackson County Genealogical Society, comp., "Jackson County, Ohio History and Families, 1816-1991," (Paducah, KY:  Turner Publishers, 1991); Ohio Historical Society Archives; R977.185 J132 1991.
Information from Biography:  (see Dora Anne LEONARD WOODRUFF biography)

Dora Anne Leonard

BURIAL:  Mary J. Hixon and Frances Welch Hixon, compilers, "Cemetery Inscriptions of Jackson County, Ohio," Volume 1, (Baltimore, MD:  Gateway Press, Inc., 1982); Family History Library; 977.185 V3h v.1.
Information from Burial Record:  Dora WOODRUFF, 1908-?, Moriah Cemetery

DEATH:  Ancestry.com, "Ohio Department of Health. Ohio Deaths, 1993-98," (Online: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002) [Original electronic data from: Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1993-98. Columbus, OH: Ohio Department of Health. State Vital Statistics Unit, 19xx-].
Information from Death Record:
Woodruff, Dora A
  Volume: 31712 Certificate: 081232
  Autopsy: No Gender: Female
  Date of Death: 19 October 1998 SSN: 276220408
  Birth Date: 08 July 1908 Father's Surname: Leonard
  Time of Death: 2:00 AM Age: 90
  Birth Place: Jackson County, Ohio Marital Status: Widowed
  Residence: Ohio Hispanic Origin: Non Hispanic
  Years of Schooling: 08 Certifier: Physician
  Referred to Coroner: No Branch of Service:   
  Method of Disposition: Burial  
  Mother's Surname:  Williams
  Place of Death:  Nursing Home
  Race:  White

BIOGRAPHY:  Jackson County Genealogical Society, comp., "Jackson County, Ohio History and Families, 1816-1991," (Paducah, KY:  Turner Publishers, 1991); Ohio Historical Society Archives; R977.185 J132 1991.
Information from Biography:
   "I, Dora Anne (LEONARD) WOODRUFF, was born July 8, 1908, at Monroe Furnace, Jefferson Twp., in Jackson County, Ohio.  My parents were David Harrison LEONARD, born July 29, 1871 and died Sept. 8, 1950; and Annie E. (WILLIAMS) LEONARD, born June 22, 1879 and died Aug. 21, 1975.  They are buried in Moriah Cemetery, Madison Twp., Jackson County, Ohio. . . .
    I was married to Estel WOODRUFF (1905-1937), a son of Ross WOODRUFF (1876-1933) and Anna (BENSON) WOODRUFF (1887-1959).  My husband died with cancer.  We were the parents of one son, Dale, born Aug. 2, 1935.
    Dale was married to Jean WILSON (1937-1987) and they had two daughters: Diana, born Nov. 12, 1957, who is married to Al EISNAUGLE and they have a daughter, Jill, born Nov. 12, 1980, and Debbie, born Oct. 21, 1960 who is married to Daniel EVANS and they have two sons, Mark born June 2, 1983 and Matthew born Dec. 18, 1984.
    My schooling was from the one-room school at Monroe Furnace.  I did house work for several people, worked at Alban's Grocery Store, and retired as a clerk from Spears Health Aids.
    I reside in Oak Hill where I enjoy reading, working puzzles, and raising a small garden.  Submitted by Dora WOODRUFF."

458. Ethel Cozy Woolum

DEATH:  Ancestry.com Online Social Security Death Index.
Information from Death Record:  ETHEL SILVEY, b. 4 Aug 1895, d. Aug 1978. Residence: 45656 (Oak Hill, Jackson, OH). SS#: 275-62-2330. Issued: Ohio (1973).

470. Paula Woodruff

OBITUARY:  "The The Times-Journal" Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio, published Wednesday, 5 Jun 2002.
Information from Obituary Record:
Information from Obituary:
"Pauline DeLong, age 88 of Columbus, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2002 at Winchester Place, Canal Winchester, Ohio. She was born August 12, 1913 in Waverly, Ohio to the late James and Corda (Tripp) Woodruff. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church of Jackson. Survivors include a daughter, Carol (John) Callahan of Ashville, Ohio; grandsons, Blake and Brad Callahan of Cincinnati and granddaughter Michele Callahan of Columbus; sister, Helen Whitaker of Jackson; Brother Floyd Richard Woodruff of Ft. Wayne, Ind. She is preceded in death by her husband Hershel DeLong in 1996, five sisters and two brothers and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m., Friday, June 7, 2002, at the Eisnaugle-Lewis Funeral Home with the Rev. Walter Whitaker officiating. Calling hours will be one hour prior to the funeral service, Friday, June 7, 2002. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery."