Abram (aka Abraham) WOODRUFF
Cornelia L. REED
Husband: Abram (aka Abraham) WOODRUFF
Birth: 22 Apr 1847, Ashford, Cattaraugus Co., New York
Death: 19 Oct 1925, East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., New York
Burial: Oct 1925, East Otto Cemetery, East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., New York
Father: Appollos WOODRUFF
Mother: Caroline DYGERT
Marriage: 1875, East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., New York
Wife: Cornelia L. REED
Birth: Sep 1842, Otto, Cattaraugus Co., New York
Death: 12 Jun 1916, East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., New York
(obituary)
Burial: Jun 1916, East Otto Cemetery, East Otto, Cattaraugus Co.,
New York
Father: Isaac REED
Mother: Phebe HOLMES
Children:
1. C. Lyle WOODRUFF, b: 14 Dec 1876, East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., New York
d: 1959, East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., New York
bur: East Otto Cemetery, East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., New York
2. Isaac Max WOODRUFF, b: 2 Oct 1880, East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., New York
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Notes:
Abram served with the Union forces in the Civil War and he later received a
pension for his service. His Service Record shows:
Name: Abraham Woodruff
Residence: Norwich, NY
Enlistment Date: 20 Mar 1865
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 20 Mar 1865 at the age of 17.
Enlisted in Company E, 121st Infantry
Regiment New York on 20 Mar 1865.
Mustered out on 24 Jun 1865.
Transferred to Company E, 65th
Infantry Regiment New York on 24 Jun 1865.
Mustered Out Company E, 65th Infantry
Regiment New York on 17 Jul 1865
at Hall’s Hill, VA.
His
Pension Records shows:
Name: Abram Woodworth
Abraham Woodruff (alias)
State of Application: New York
Service: E 121 NY Inf & E 65 NY Inf
Pension Type: Invalid
Date Filed: 31 Jul 1916
Application #: 1,424,663
Certificate #: 1,178,825
1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0811, Page 142A), East Otto Twp., Cattaraugus Co.,
New York,
Enumeration Dist: 8, Enumeration Date:
28-Jun-1880, Family #279
NAME |
Age |
Sex |
Col. |
Relation |
M/S |
Occupation |
POB |
Father |
Mother |
Attend |
WOODRUFF, Abram |
34 |
M |
W |
Self |
M |
Carpenter |
NY |
NY |
NY |
|
Cornelia |
34 |
F |
W |
Wife |
M |
Keeping House |
NY |
-- |
-- |
|
Lyle |
3 |
M |
W |
Son |
S |
|
NY |
-- |
-- |
|
Albert |
23 |
M |
W |
Brother |
S |
Work at Carpenter |
NY |
-- |
-- |
|
Although Abram cannot be found
and Cornelia is noted as a widow in both the 1900 and 1910 census', he didn't
die until 1925. He is even listed as her husband in her obituary.
1900
Federal Census Data (T623_1010, Page 109B), East Otto Twp., Cattaraugus Co., New
York,
Enumeration District: 38,
Enumeration Date: 2-Jun-1900, Family #22
NAME |
Relation |
Sex |
Birth Mo. |
Birth Yr |
Age |
M/S W/D |
#Yr Mar |
# C Bn. |
# C Liv. |
POB |
Fa. POB |
Mo. POB |
Occupation |
In Sch |
WOODRUFF, Cornelia |
Head |
F |
Sep |
1846 |
53 |
W |
|
2 |
2 |
NY |
MA |
NY |
Dressmaker |
|
Lyle |
Son |
M |
Dec |
1876 |
23 |
S |
|
|
|
NY |
NY |
NY |
Day Laborer |
|
Max |
Son |
M |
Oct |
1881 |
18 |
S |
|
|
|
NY |
NY |
NY |
Day Laborer |
|
1910
Federal Census Data (T624_0926, Page 145A), East Otto Twp., Cattaraugus Co., New
York,
Enumeration District: 53, Enumeration Date:
28-Apr-1910, Family #49
NAME |
Relation |
Sex |
Age |
M/S W/D |
# Yr Mar |
# C Bn. |
# C Liv. |
POB |
Fa. POB |
Mo. POB |
Occupation |
In Sch |
WOODRUFF, Cornelia L |
Head |
F |
64 |
W |
|
2 |
2 |
NY |
NY |
NY |
Dressmaker / At Home |
|
1920 Federal Census Data
(T625_0160, Page 265A), Sonoma, Sonoma Co., California,
Enumeration District: 163, Enumeration Date: 4-Feb-1920, Family #110
NAME |
Relation |
Sex |
Age |
M/S |
POB |
Fa. |
Mo. |
Occupation |
In Sch |
WOODRUFF, Abraham |
Head |
M |
73 |
W |
NY |
MA |
MA |
Farmer |
|
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