Provost Marshall
PARENTS: Samuel Henry Woodruff & Eliza Maria Root (per S.A.R. application)
MARRIAGE 1: Isis Mary Dalzell (or Daziell) Married 10 May 1848, Scott County, Iowa
CHILDREN: John D., Joel R., William Henry, Charles A., James Jr., Joseph
MARRIAGE 2: Anna
Son of Henry and Eliza M. (Rott) Woodruff.
Maternal grandfather: Joel Rott, of New Haven, Connecticut.
At age 14, learned the trade of carriage maker in New Haven, Massachusetts.
Moved to Quincy, Illinois in 1842. Worked as carriage maker then as provost during the civil war. Appointed provost marshal of the fourth congressional district by Abraham Lincoln, in 1863. Shortly after, founded a paper mill with Frederick Boyd.
Married twice: First, to Miss Mary Dalzell, 1846 in Davenport Iowa. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Dalzell. She died in 1879. They had five children.
Second, married Miss Anna Huntington October 5, 1882. She was a daughter of Owen and Eunice Huntington, of Derby, Connecticut. She survived to be the widow of James Woodruff. They had no children.
- Biography by Tree Leaf, from his obituary dated 13 January 1905 in The Quincy Daily Journal.
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The Quincy Daily Journal, Monday, January 16, 1905; page 3.
FUNERAL OF JAMES WOODRUFF.
The funeral of the late James Woodruff was held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence, Ninth and Broadway, conducted by Dr. C. W. Pearson.
Mrs. David Schontz and Miss Lillian Turner sang, and the pall-bearers were: M. K. Weems, C. H. Williamson, Dr. Reuben Woods, Paul Uhlman, Lyman McCarl, and Proctor Taylor.
The house was filled with friends of the deceased, whose remains were laid away in Woodland cemetery.
PARENTS: Samuel Henry Woodruff & Eliza Maria Root (per S.A.R. application)
MARRIAGE 1: Isis Mary Dalzell (or Daziell) Married 10 May 1848, Scott County, Iowa
CHILDREN: John D., Joel R., William Henry, Charles A., James Jr., Joseph
MARRIAGE 2: Anna
Son of Henry and Eliza M. (Rott) Woodruff.
Maternal grandfather: Joel Rott, of New Haven, Connecticut.
At age 14, learned the trade of carriage maker in New Haven, Massachusetts.
Moved to Quincy, Illinois in 1842. Worked as carriage maker then as provost during the civil war. Appointed provost marshal of the fourth congressional district by Abraham Lincoln, in 1863. Shortly after, founded a paper mill with Frederick Boyd.
Married twice: First, to Miss Mary Dalzell, 1846 in Davenport Iowa. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Dalzell. She died in 1879. They had five children.
Second, married Miss Anna Huntington October 5, 1882. She was a daughter of Owen and Eunice Huntington, of Derby, Connecticut. She survived to be the widow of James Woodruff. They had no children.
- Biography by Tree Leaf, from his obituary dated 13 January 1905 in The Quincy Daily Journal.
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The Quincy Daily Journal, Monday, January 16, 1905; page 3.
FUNERAL OF JAMES WOODRUFF.
The funeral of the late James Woodruff was held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence, Ninth and Broadway, conducted by Dr. C. W. Pearson.
Mrs. David Schontz and Miss Lillian Turner sang, and the pall-bearers were: M. K. Weems, C. H. Williamson, Dr. Reuben Woods, Paul Uhlman, Lyman McCarl, and Proctor Taylor.
The house was filled with friends of the deceased, whose remains were laid away in Woodland cemetery.
Provost Marshall
PARENTS: Samuel Henry Woodruff & Eliza Maria Root (per S.A.R. application)
MARRIAGE 1: Isis Mary Dalzell (or Daziell) Married 10 May 1848, Scott County, Iowa
CHILDREN: John D., Joel R., William Henry, Charles A., James Jr., Joseph
MARRIAGE 2: Anna
Son of Henry and Eliza M. (Rott) Woodruff.
Maternal grandfather: Joel Rott, of New Haven, Connecticut.
At age 14, learned the trade of carriage maker in New Haven, Massachusetts.
Moved to Quincy, Illinois in 1842. Worked as carriage maker then as provost during the civil war. Appointed provost marshal of the fourth congressional district by Abraham Lincoln, in 1863. Shortly after, founded a paper mill with Frederick Boyd.
Married twice: First, to Miss Mary Dalzell, 1846 in Davenport Iowa. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Dalzell. She died in 1879. They had five children.
Second, married Miss Anna Huntington October 5, 1882. She was a daughter of Owen and Eunice Huntington, of Derby, Connecticut. She survived to be the widow of James Woodruff. They had no children.
- Biography by Tree Leaf, from his obituary dated 13 January 1905 in The Quincy Daily Journal.
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The Quincy Daily Journal, Monday, January 16, 1905; page 3.
FUNERAL OF JAMES WOODRUFF.
The funeral of the late James Woodruff was held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence, Ninth and Broadway, conducted by Dr. C. W. Pearson.
Mrs. David Schontz and Miss Lillian Turner sang, and the pall-bearers were: M. K. Weems, C. H. Williamson, Dr. Reuben Woods, Paul Uhlman, Lyman McCarl, and Proctor Taylor.
The house was filled with friends of the deceased, whose remains were laid away in Woodland cemetery.
PARENTS: Samuel Henry Woodruff & Eliza Maria Root (per S.A.R. application)
MARRIAGE 1: Isis Mary Dalzell (or Daziell) Married 10 May 1848, Scott County, Iowa
CHILDREN: John D., Joel R., William Henry, Charles A., James Jr., Joseph
MARRIAGE 2: Anna
Son of Henry and Eliza M. (Rott) Woodruff.
Maternal grandfather: Joel Rott, of New Haven, Connecticut.
At age 14, learned the trade of carriage maker in New Haven, Massachusetts.
Moved to Quincy, Illinois in 1842. Worked as carriage maker then as provost during the civil war. Appointed provost marshal of the fourth congressional district by Abraham Lincoln, in 1863. Shortly after, founded a paper mill with Frederick Boyd.
Married twice: First, to Miss Mary Dalzell, 1846 in Davenport Iowa. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Dalzell. She died in 1879. They had five children.
Second, married Miss Anna Huntington October 5, 1882. She was a daughter of Owen and Eunice Huntington, of Derby, Connecticut. She survived to be the widow of James Woodruff. They had no children.
- Biography by Tree Leaf, from his obituary dated 13 January 1905 in The Quincy Daily Journal.
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The Quincy Daily Journal, Monday, January 16, 1905; page 3.
FUNERAL OF JAMES WOODRUFF.
The funeral of the late James Woodruff was held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence, Ninth and Broadway, conducted by Dr. C. W. Pearson.
Mrs. David Schontz and Miss Lillian Turner sang, and the pall-bearers were: M. K. Weems, C. H. Williamson, Dr. Reuben Woods, Paul Uhlman, Lyman McCarl, and Proctor Taylor.
The house was filled with friends of the deceased, whose remains were laid away in Woodland cemetery.
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