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William Edward Woodruff, ^^{[1, 2]}
1835 - 1880

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  Birth	16 Apr 1835	NY   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3]
  Occupation	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3]
  	farmer
  Residence	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3]
  	in his parents household
  Census	1860	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  	[While not proved that this is the same William Woodruff who appeared in the 1850 census as a son of Jehiel and Amelia Woodruff, it seems likely.]
  Namesake	Little Rock, Pulaski, AR   [5]
  	his uncle, William Edward, who immigrated to Arkansas and established the Arkansas Gazette in Nov 18
  Occupation	1860	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  	boatman
  Possessions	1860	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  	real estate valued at $400
  Died	1880	Florida   [6]
  	Advance, 29 May 1880: "News has lately been received of the death of William E. Woodruff son of Jehiel Woodruff of this place [Bellport]. He died in Florida where he had gone for relief from consumption. Mr. Woodruff was well known in this vicinity, and many regret his death. He was a natural artist and some of the homes of this place contain pictures from his brush which are no mean testimonials of genius. He was about 45 years of age."
  Person ID	I1080	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2009

  
  

  Father	Jehiel Hildreth Woodruff, ^,   b. 9 Dec 1806, Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 1891
  Mother	Amelia Ett Smith, "Rock" ^,   b. 12 Aug 1811,   d. 11 Oct 1843, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}
  Married	5 Dec 1833	{Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}
  Family ID	F343	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sarah A. [Woodruff], ^,   b. 28 Aug 1839, NY ,   d. 12 Sep 1863
  Married	Y  [4, 7]
  Children	1. Francis H. Woodruff, ^,   b. Abt 1859, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F357	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S176] Leming: Rock Smith. [S177] Smith Monument: Cedar Grove Cemetery. [S3] 1850 Census, p. 121. [S61] 1860 Census, p. 208. [S327] Biography: W.E. Woodruff. Attempt to contact Meredith Gibson at listed email address calmeg47@aol.com failed. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 29 May 1880. [S196] Oaklawn Cemetery.