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
W/D

Occupation

POB

Father
POB

Mother
POB

Attend
School

 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
or Trade

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
or Trade

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
W/D

POB

Fa.
POB

Mo.
POB

Occupation

In Sch

 WOODRUFF, Abraham

 Head

M

73

W

NY

MA

MA

 Farmer

    

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