Caroline Mary Woodruff

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Personal and Family Information

Caroline was born in 1839 in Alabama, the daughter of Dennis Woodruff and Francis Banks.

Her husband was Mordecai Maud Baldwin, who she married on 27 JUN 1855 in Monroe County, Mississippi. Their eight known children were Margia (1855-?), Frannie (1859-1939), William D. (1863-1927), Marion Francis (1864-1937), Henry (1867-?), Jessie (1868-?), Mandie (1876-?) and Ellie (1878-1977).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Caroline Mary Woodruff
(1839-?)

  

Dennis Woodruff
(1813-?)

    
 		   
 		 
     
 		 
     
 		   
 		 
     
 		 
   

Francis Banks
(1817-?)

    
 		   
 		 
     
 		 
     
 		   
 		 
     
 		 

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EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth1839
Place: Alabama
Address: for 1855 marriage, assume born no later than 1840 1880 census has her age 30, meaning something wrong with at least one of the dates
Census1840
Place: Monroe County, Mississippi
Address: page 28 Dennis Woodruff, 1male 20-30, 2 female under 2, 1 female 15-20
Census9 SEP 1850
Place: Monroe County, Mississippi
Address: dwelling 129 family 136, Eastern Division Dennis Woodruff 37 m farmer b S Carolina, Francis Woodruff 33 f b Alabama, Mary A Woodruff 12 f ditto, Elizabeth Woodruff 10 f Miss, Penelope Woodruff 8 f ditto, Thos J Woodruff 3 ditto, Margt A Woodruff 2/12 f born Mississippi
 See Note 1
Census17 JUN 1880
Place: Panola Cty, Mississippi
Address: dwelling 4, family 4 M Baldwin 68 born GA with wife and 7 children suspect errors in Caroline’s age.
 Census 1880, Mississippi, Panola County
Source: Census 1880, Mississippi, Panola County
Authors: US Federal Census
Date: 17 JUN 1880
Publisher: ancestry.com

 Census 1880 Miss, Panola Cty
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See Note 3

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Notes

Note 1

I have assumed that listing in 1880 census for Caroline errors in age and uses nickname or middle name. Every reference found in family indicates Caroline was mother of the seven children with her in that census. 1855 marriage seems right for birth of children with first same 1855. If Caroline was about age 16 when first child born, then assume Caroline born about 1839.

Also consider evidence that Baldwin brothers married Woodruff sisters, Morg & Caroline 1855, then William R and Jenetta/Nettie/Penelope in 1858.

1850 Census of Lawrence County Alabama has Dennis and Francis Woodruff with 4 daughters and 1 son. Jenetta is 2nd youngest born 1842, Only the oldest daughter, Mary A was born Alabama and age is as I’ve assumed for Caroline. Therefore, for working purpose I’ll assume at Caroline and Mary A are the SAME PERSON, and I will use name Carolina Mary Woodruff until confilct is found.

Note 1840 census Dennis Woodruff has two daughters under age 5; supposely Caroline/Mary and Elizabeth.

As of Dec 2020, I have DNA matches with 3 descendants of Thomas J Woodruff, son of Dennis and Francis. jdiano1 15cM in 3 segs, unweighted 24cM, longest 11cM. Cathy Shellenberger, 40 cM in 5 segmetns, unweighted 50cM, longest 18 cM and cy2u71 has 21cM in 2 segments, unweighted 24cM, longest 16 cM.

Note 2

Ancestry Thrulines for Caroline Woodruff Baldwin via daughter Fannie Baldwin White 1859-1939 show 13 matches to AFB

1 via Sarah Francis White 1879-1928, 38cM

3 via Dave White 1881-1959- 17, 18 and 12 cM

2 via Amanda White 1885-1925 - 25cM and 8 -C.R.

5 via Jesse Jenkins White 1894-1977, Jeremy Orosco at 13cM, Robert Orosco at 103cM, Pratt 49 and 36cM, Smith 71cM

1 via Jimme White, dlCook52 136 cM

1 via Maggie C White 1899-1983 - 23cM Teresa Morgan Gregg

Note 3

Baldwin M WM 68, married farmer b GA, FB GA, MB GA

Baldwin, Caroline WF 30, wife, married, keeping house, b Ala, F&M b Ala

-Margia WF 20, daughter, widowed, at home b Miss

- William WM 16, son, single, laborer, b Miss, FB GA, MB Ala

- Marion WM 15, son, single, laborer, b Miss, FB GA, MB Ala

- Henry WM 13, son, single, laborer, b Miss, FB GA, MB Ala

-Jesse WM 12, son, single, laborer, b Miss, FB GA, MB Ala

- Fandia? WM, 4, son, single, laborer, b Miss, FB GA, MB Ala

- Ellie WM 6/12, son, single, laborer, b Miss, FB GA, MB Ala

Carolina (30?) is only 5 years older than Margia.(25?) per 1880 census?? Error?? Marriage 1855, so assume first child at age 16, then assume her birth 1839

Sources

  1. Census 1880, Mississippi, Panola County
    Source: Census 1880, Mississippi, Panola County
    Authors: US Federal Census
    Date: 17 JUN 1880
    Publisher: ancestry.com