• John M. Woodruff
  • Candace Crouse

John M. Woodruff
& Candace Crouse

John M. Woodruff son of John Allen WOODRUFF & Jane MCBRIDE, was born abt. 1792 in Wilkes (Ashe) Co., NC, and died bef. 1857 in Ashe (Alleghany) Co., NC. He married Candace Crouse, daughter of Jacob CROUSE & Sarah EDWARDS, abt. 1822. She was born abt. 1798 in Wilkes (Ashe) Co., NC, and died aft. 1880 in Alleghany Co., NC.

Children of John M. Woodruff & Candace Crouse:

  1. +Moses O. Woodruff, b. Oct. 17, 1823, Ashe Co., NC; d. Oct. 30, 1892, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Mary Little KENNEDY, daughter of William B. KENNEDY & Rachel THOMPSON, Oct. 15, 1850, Wilkes Co., NC (b. Feb. 21, 1823; d. Feb. 13, 1898); bur. Woodruff Primitive Baptist Church in Glade Valley, Alleghany Co., NC.
  2. John W. Woodruff, b. abt. 1830, Ashe Co., NC; d. aft. 1880, Wilkes Co., NC; m. Sarah GENTRY, daughter of Jonathan GENTRY & Jemima SPICER, Mar. 26, 1855, Wilkes Co., NC (b. 1834; d. Jan. 12, 1928). Children: Joseph G. Woodruff (c.1855), Jonathan Newton Woodruff (1857), John Bynum Woodruff (c.1860), Minna J. Woodruff (c.1864), Caroline C. Woodruff (1866).
  3. Young Woodruff, b. abt. 1833, Ashe Co., NC; d. ?
  4. Henry J. Woodruff, b. abt. 1836, Ashe Co., NC; d. ?
  5. Elizabeth Woodruff, b. abt. 1838, Ashe Co., NC; d. ?
  6. Andrew Jackson Woodruff, b. abt. 1840, Ashe Co., NC; d. ?

Notes

1820 Census, Ashe Co., NC, p.18: JOHN WOODRUFF
1 w/m under 10 1 w/f under 10
1 w/m 16-25 1 w/f 16-25
1 slave  

1830 Census, Ashe Co., NC, p.29: JOHN WOODROUGH
1 w/m 5-9 2 w/f under 5
1 w/m 10-14 1 w/f 10-14
1 w/m 30-39 1 w/f 30-39
1 slave  

Nov. 1, 1830. William WOODRUFF to John WOODRUFF, 16 acres on Little River & Brush Creek adj. John WOODRUFF, for $5. Signed: William WOODRUFF. Wit: A. WOODRUFF, Richard CHOAT. Proved Aug. 6, 1883, by A.J. WOODRUFF & Moses WOODRUFF from handwriting of William WOODRUFF. (Alleghany DB 5:289; also DB 11:71.)

1840 Census, Ashe Co., NC, p.8: JOHN WOODROFF
1 w/m under 5 1 w/f under 5
2 w/m 5-9 2 w/f 10-15
1 w/m 15-19 1 w/f 40-49
1 w/m 20-29  
1 w/m 40-49  

Nov. 11, 1844. John WOODRUFF, Exec'r of John Allen WOODRUFF, dec'd, of Ashe Co., NC, to Lewis HARRIS of Surry Co., NC, a tract of land on Laurel Fork [no acreage stated], for $200; pursuant to a bond given by John Allen WOODRUFF. Signed: John WOODRUFF. Wits: Thomas SMITH, Absalom SMITH. Proved Aug. 19, 1869, by A.M. SMITH. (Alleghany DB 1:285.)

1850 Census, Ashe Co., NC, p.245 (HH#118):
JOHN WOODRUFF, 58, farmer, 1200, NC
-- Candas, 52, NC
-- Moses, 27, blacksmith, NC
-- John, 20, laborer, NC
-- Young, 17, laborer, NC
-- Henry J., 14, NC
-- Elizabeth, 12, NC
-- Andrew, 10, NC

John M. Woodruff died before 1857, based on the following deed:

Aug. 1, 1857. Moses WOODRUFF & Benjamin F. JOHNSON, Adm'rs of John WOODRUFF, dec'd, to Willis C. ANDERS & Offa ANDERS, 100 acres adj. COX & the River, for $100. Conveyed according to a bond given by John WOODRUFF in his lifetime to Willis ANDERS. Signed: Moses WOODRUFF, B.F. JOHNSON. Wits: N.A. REYNOLDS, Lamde JOHNSON. (Alleghany DB 1:67.)

Further records for this family:

1860 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, p.427 (HH#658) (next door to her son Moses Woodruff):
CANDIS WOODRUFF, 65, farmer, $--, $250, NC

1860 Census, Agricultural Schedule, Alleghany Co., NC: CANDIS WOODROUGH, 0 acres, value of farm implements $5, 4 milch cows, 4 other cattle, 10 sheep, 14 swine, value of livestock $105. (Source: New River Notes)

Mar. 18, 1863. John W. WOODRUFF of Wilkes Co., NC, to Moses WOODRUFF of Alleghany Co., NC, all right title & interest in lands & estate of John M. WOODRUFF, dec'd, for $1,041. Signed: J.W. WOODRUFF. Wits: Wm. WOODRUFF, M.V.B. NORMAN. (Alleghany DB 1:134.)

1870 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Cherry Lane Twp. (HH#13):
CANDACE WOODRUFF, age 75, NC
-- Bartlett, 19, domestic servant

1880 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Cherry Lane Twp (HH#61):
CANDIS WOODRUFF, 83, widowed, keeping house, NC NC NC

See also Alleghany County Heritage by the Alleghany Co. Hist-Gen. Soc. (1983), p.521.

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