David Woodruff

1790 - 1841

• Name	David Woodruff
  Birth	Between 1789 and 1790	Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co, SC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1830	Hopkins Co, KY   [2]
  	age 40-49(40),spouse age 30-39(37), 3 children & 1 other
  Census	1840	Hopkins Co, KY   [3]
  	age 50-59(50),spouse age 40-49(47), 2 children & 3 others
  Will	15 May 1841	Hopkins Co, KY   [4]
  	Recorded 10/1841 in Will Records, 1836-1843, Vol. 4, p. 325
  Probate	Jan 1842	Hopkins Co, KY   [4]
  	Inventory & Appraisal
  Probate	Jan 1842	Hopkins Co, KY   [4]
  	Sale Bill
  Findagrave.com	09 Oct 2024
  	See Notes
  Death	Between 15 May and Oct 1841	Hopkins Co, KY   [1, 5]
  Burial	St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY   [1]
  	Christian Privilege Cemetery
  Person ID	I667	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel Nathaniel Woodruff,   b. 1770, Spartanburg Co, SC d. Bef 01 Nov 1846, Hopkins Co, KY (Age < 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Dinsmore,   b. 1770, SC d. Between 01 Nov 1846 and 26 Feb 1856 (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1790	Spartanburg Co, SC
  Family ID	F211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Jones-xx,   b. 11 Sep 1793, SC d. Aft Oct 1841 (Age > 48 years)
  Marriage	06 Aug 1814	Hopkins Co, KY   [6]
  Notes	Children: son Dinsmore Woodruff 8/18/1815 - 3/14/1904 - married Mary J Woodruff 1832 - 1908 - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** son William Pinkney Woodruff 1818 - 1852 - on 5/10/1840 in Hopkins Co, KY married Rosannah Davis dau Dicey Woodruff 1/26/1820 - 9/17/1908 both in Hopkins Co, KY - on 11/16/1836 in Hopkins Co, KY married Israel Davis 3/16/1814 KY - 4/3/1880 - ** See marriage records ** - son of Benjamin Davis - d. bef 1850 and Nancy ??? 1786 KY - 1850 census she is listed as age 64,living with son Isreal - ** See her findagrave.com page ** - ** See her tombstone ** - 1840 census in Hopkins Co, KY son David Dinsmore Davis 8/1/1838 - 8/9/1925 both in Hopkins Co, KY - ** See death certificate ** - on 11/24/1859 in Hopkins Co, KY married Mary Elizabeth Rash 1838 KY - dau of John Warren Rash 1804 - 1873 and Sardenia Todd - d. aft 1840 - son of Stephen Rash and Martha Berry Mary Elizabeth's siblings: bro John Ray Rash 1834 KY - on 12/21/1854 in Hopkins Co, KY married Sarah J Hooker 1836 KY - dau of Robert Hooker and Lavincey Harmon - on 12/16/1873 in Hopkins Co, KY married Susan Louisa Webb 1833 KY - dau of Walker T Webb 1/13/1803 VA - 11/24/1884 and Harriet Malin 10/24/1810 KY - 6/22/1897 - they married 12/13/1827 in Hopkins Co, KY - dau of John G Malin, Sr. 1788 Surry Co, NC - d. in Hopkins Co, KY and Mary Polly Laffoon b. abt 1788 Surry Co, NC - d. aft 1850 Hopkins Co, KY - dau of William Laffoon 1754 - 1821 and Sarah Mary Harden 1755 - bet 1823-1824 KY Hopkins Co marriages: Name Spouse Date Book Page Rush, John R. Webb, Susan 12/16/1873 TT35 445 Susan Louisa's siblings: bro Samuel W Webb 1828 KY sis Mary Margaret Webb 1830 KY, - on 4/30/1850 in Hopkins Co, KY married Alexander Logan Vannou sis Sarah Jane Webb 1834 KY, - on 10/30/1859 in Hopkins Co, KY married Thomas G Hampton 1834 - son of William P Hampton and Nancy L Young Thomas's siblings: bro William E Hampton sis Judith D Hampton 11/29/1826 KY - 2/28/1912 Hopkins Co, KY - on 1/8/1845 in Hopkins Co, KY married Thadius Hewlett 11/25/1823 KY - 8/3/1892 dau Annie R Hewlett 1846, - on 1/21/1864 Hopkins Co, KY married Franklin C Orton 1841 KY - son of Elijah Orton 1806 - 1862 and Elenor Dumville sis Laura M Hampton 11/29/1830 KY - 6/23/1909 - bef 1849 married Edward W Ashby 10/20/1826 KY - 2/26/1898 - son of John B Ashby 1800-1874 and Rebecca Orton 1801 son Thadius Lilburn Ashby 1849 KY dau Nancy L Ashby - on 2/5/1873 in Hopkins Co, KY married William M Howell 1846 KY - son of Perrin P Howell 1815 - 1883 and Nancy Slaton 1816 - 1886 - dau of Arthur P Slaton and Catherine Fugate bro John M Webb 1836 KY - on 2/1/1860 in Hopkins Co, KY married Mary E Brown bro William M Webb 9/9/1838 KY - 3/24/1862 bro James T Webb 1840 KY bro Benjamin Webb 1842 KY bro Orleans P Webb 1844 KY bro Thomas D Webb 1846 KY sis Matilda Webb 1850 KY - on 12/10/1867 in Hopkins Co, KY married V S Masoncup sis Martha G Rash 1835 KY bro Charles W Rash 1840 KY - David Dinsmore later on 2/23/1870 in Hopkins Co, KY married Hannah S Clift 1845 KY - dau of Moses Clift 1817 - 1850 and Zereldah Graham d. bef 1850 - dau of Richard S Graham b. in Ireland - d. 1838 and Hannah Gill 1785 SC - 1862 Hopkins Co son William McGary Davis 1840 KY - 1918 - on 1/5/1865 in Hopkins Co, KY married Helen J Graddy 9/10/1842 KY - 4/19/1915 Hopkins Co - dau of Henry Greek Graddy 9/30/1804 KY - 10/20/1878 and Hester Whitfield 4/14/1797 NC - 5/18/1883 - son of Lewis Graddy and Tracey Bailey son James Knox Polk Davis 1844 KY son George M Davis 2/5/1847 - 12/9/1911 both in Hopkins Co, KY - ** See death certificate ** - on 10/29/1867 in Hopkins Co, KY married Mary J Davis 2/26/1848 Hopkins Co, KY - 6/1/1936 Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY - dau of Robert R Davis 3/29/1822 KY - 3/6/1907 and Cassandra Ann Hooker 2/4/1818 KY - 8/22/1888 - they were married 1/17/1842 in Hopkins Co, KY Mary's siblings: sis Sarah F Davis 1844 KY dau Malissa Davis 1848 KY - on 11/5/1872 in Hopkins Co, KY married David R Pickins KY Hopkins Co marriages: Name Spouse Date Book Page Dickins, David R. Davis, Melisa 11/4/1872 TT35 77 dau Katherine G Davis 1851 KY - on 10/13/1867 in Hopkins Co, KY married Hugh Dixon Almon 1848 KY - son of Thomas Jefferson Almon 1809 KY and Nancy Kirkwood 1815 KY - dau of Hugh Kirkwood Sr. and Catherine Cole son Richard W. L. Davis 10/18/1852 son Benjamin Davis 8/6/1854 dau Cyrena J Davis 12/23/1856 - 1930 both in Hopkins Co, KY - married Alonzo Jagar/Jagoe dau Cordelia J Davis 1861 KY dau Nancy Jane Woodruff 1833 KY - 5/9/1881 - on 11/25/1851 in Hopkins Co, Ky married William W Cardwell 5/13/1822 Hopkins Co, KY - son of Thomas Cardwell abt 1780 VA - 3/11/1867 and Catherine McGary 7/15/1788 KY - 7/17/1851 - son of John Cardwell and Celler Rice - dau of Hugh McGary and Caty Yokum Thomas's siblings: bro James R Cardwell 12/6/1792 VA - 2/20/1866 bro Perrin Cardwell 1795 VA sis Ann Cardwell 9/15/1797 VA - 8/22/1850 William's siblings: sis Amanda Cardwell 1826 KY sis Mary Angeline Cardwell 12/31/1831 KY - 11/30/1917 - on 4/4/1843 in Hopkins Co, KY married Ellis Hearin 1815 SC - 1853 son Adolphus M Hearin 1843 KY - on 3/1/1866 in Hopkins Co, KY mar Felecia Ann Stodgill 2/7/1846 - 3/28/1926 both in Hopkins Co - dau of Thomas S Stodghill 1803 KY and Nancy Gossett 5/6/1810 VA - 6/19/1897 - they married on 1/13/1831 Felecia's siblings: bro John Joseph Stodghill 11/11/1831 - 4/19/1912 both in Hopkins Co, KY - on 11/8/1855 in Hopkins Co, KY married Margaret Ellen Thompson 2/23/1839 - 9/15/1896 - dau of John Preston Thompson d. 1843 and Sarah Sallie Ellis 10/6/1797 Pine Bark, VA - 4/1/1871 - they married in 1812 sis Elizabeth Stodghill 1834 KY bro Isaac Stodghill 1836 KY - on 1/29/1891 in Hopkins Co, KY married Mary Jane Buntin 1844 KY - son of William Henderson Buntin 1817 - 1901 and Elizabeth Groves 1826 - 1890 sis Nancy Stodghill 1838 KY - on 11/22/1857 in Hopkins Co, KY married Frederick Washington Livingston dau Ann E Livingston - on 2/7/1877 married Andrew Combs 1847 KY - son of William Combs 1805-1887 and Mary Ann Craig 1815-1886 - dau of Samuel Craig and Mary Hughes - Andrew later married on 9/14/1880 Mary Alice Rudd - dau of John Henry Rudd and Nancy Elizabeth Slaton 1836 - dau of John Porter Slaton and Nancy Emeline Adams bro Thomas Jefferson Stodghill 8/5/1839 KY - 7/5/1902 - married Amy Pricilla Ashby 6/9/1844 KY - 4/15/1910 - dau of John B Ashby 3/25/1800 KY - 8/16/1874 and Rebecca Orton 1801 Amy's siblings: bro Edward W Ashby 10/20/1826 KY - 2/26/1898 - married Laura M Hampton (William's sister) - dau of William P Hampton and Nancy L Young sis Mary Jane Ashby 1833 KY - on 8/21/1850 in Hopkins Co, KY married Ephrain H Timmons 1826 KY - son of George Timmons and Harriet West sis Letitia Ann Ashby 1839 KY - married William E Hampton (Laura's brother) sis Sarah Frances Ashby 1841 KY - on 5/6/1860 in Hopkins Co, KY married Allen Freeman Qualls - son of James Qualls and Judith P Ross bro James Stodghill 1842 KY bro Daniel David Stodghill 4/14/1844 - 7/24/1932 both in Hopkins Co, KY - married Mary Wilson 1851 - 1924 - dau of Thomas P Wilson 1825 and Mary Hewlett 1826 - they married on 2/18/1845 in Hopkins Co, KY son Thomas L Cardwell 1853 KY son David E Cardwell 1855 KY dau Cordelia Cardwell 1857 KY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - have found no record of a dau Jane Lee Woodruff b. 1834 listed later in rootsweb - possibly? dau Nancy Jane Woodruff 1833 KY - 5/9/1881 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Photos		Davis-Dicy-(Woodruff)--(David-Woodruff)--19080917-KY-Hopkins-TS
  Family ID	F1870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 1789 and 1790 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co, SC Marriage - 06 Aug 1814 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 40-49(40),spouse age 30-39(37), 3 children & 1 other - 1830 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 50-59(50),spouse age 40-49(47), 2 children & 3 others - 1840 - Hopkins Co, KY Will - Recorded 10/1841 in Will Records, 1836-1843, Vol. 4, p. 325 - 15 May 1841 - Hopkins Co, KY Probate - Inventory & Appraisal - Jan 1842 - Hopkins Co, KY Probate - Sale Bill - Jan 1842 - Hopkins Co, KY Death - Between 15 May and Oct 1841 - Hopkins Co, KY Burial - - St Charles, Hopkins Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Woodruff-David-(1790-1841)

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ------------------------------------------------------------------- Inv & App, and Sale Bill in Vol. 4, p. 341(?) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 10/9/2024 David Woodruff Birth: 1789 Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA Death: May 1841 (aged 51-52) Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA Burial: Christian Privilege Cemetery, Saint Charles, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 127027852 Bio: Bio: Married to Elizabeth Jones, 1793-1869, married Aug 6, 1814 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA They had at least 1 child, a daughter, Dicey, 1820-1908 Family Members Children Dicy Woodruff Davis 1820-1908 Created by: Quietly Resting (47077524) Added: 2014-03-28T10:10:51.000Z URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127027852/david-woodruff Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127027852/david-woodruff: accessed October 9, 2024), memorial page for David Woodruff (1789-May 1841), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127027852, citing Christian Privilege Cemetery, Saint Charles, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Quietly Resting (contributor 47077524). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 1/31/2022 Note left on tombstone picture: This photo was taken at least ten years ago if not longer, the stone is no longer standing and is lying on the ground (2017) David Woodruff Birth: unknown Death: 1841 Burial: Christian Privilege Cemetery, Saint Charles, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 127027852 Family Members Children Dicy Woodruff Davis 1820-1908 Created by: Quietly Resting (47077524) Added: 28 Mar 2014 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127027852/david-woodruff Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127027852/david-woodruff : accessed 31 January 2022), memorial page for David Woodruff (unknown–1841), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127027852, citing Christian Privilege Cemetery, Saint Charles, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Quietly Resting (contributor 47077524) . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 11/23/2018 David Woodruff Birth: unknown Death: 1841 Burial: Christian Privilege Cemetery, Saint Charles, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 127027852 Created by: Quietly Resting (47077524) Added: 28 Mar 2014 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127027852 Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 November 2018), memorial page for David Woodruff (unknown–1841), Find A Grave Memorial no. 127027852, citing Christian Privilege Cemetery, Saint Charles, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Quietly Resting (contributor 47077524) . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=danwoodruff&id=I13477 ID: I13477 •Name: David Woodruff •Surname: Woodruff •Given Name: David •Sex: M •Birth: 1789/1790 in , Spartanburg, South Carolina •Death: 5 Oct 1841 in , Hopkins, Kentucky •_UID: 666A73B22CB772498234C44B5F8158BA4AD0 •Change Date: 12 Oct 2006 at 15:55:02 Father: Samuel Nathaniel Woodruff b: 1766 in , Spartanburg, South Carolina Mother: Mary Dunsmore b: BEF 1781 in , Spartanburg, South Carolina Marriage 1 Elizabeth Jones b: 11 Sep 1793 in , , South Carolina •Married: 6 Aug 1814 in , Hopkins, Kentucky Children 1.Has No Children Dinsmore Woodruff b: 18 Aug 1815 in , Hopkins, Kentucky 2.Has Children William Pickney Woodruff b: ABT 1818 in , Hopkins, Kentucky 3.Has No Children Nancy Jane Woodruff b: 1820 in , Hopkins, Kentucky 4.Has No Children Dicey Woodruff b: 26 Jan 1820 in , Hopkins, Kentucky 5.Has No Children Jane Lee Woodruff b: 1834 in , Hopkins, Kentucky ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S46] See Documents. [S77] Will. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.