Mary Ann (Patterson) Woodruff (abt. 1818 - abt. 1908)

Born about Dec 1818 in Maryland, United States

Wife of William Woodruff — married 23 Nov 1836 in Butler County, Ohio, United States

Died about 16 Nov 1908 at about age 89 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA [uncertain]

Biography

Mary Ann Patterson was born about 1818 in Maryland.^[1][2] She was the daughter of Robert Patterson and Elizabeth Wheeler.^[1]

Mary Ann married William Woodruff on November 23, 1836 in Butler County, Ohio.^[3] The children attached to Mary Ann are not listed with her in the 1850 census where she is found in her father's household^[1] but they are with her husband and his parents.^[4]

Mary Ann is possibly found at St. Francis Hospital in 1900 as a patient.^[5] Her gravestone indicates her date of birth as 1818 and date of death as 1908.^[2] She is buried in New London Cemetery, Shandon (Butler County), Ohio.^[2]

Census Notes

1850 Census: Morgan Township, Butler County, Ohio^[1]

Robert Patterson Male 58 Maryland Blacksmith, $200

Elizabeth Patterson Female 56 Maryland

Nathan W Patterson Male 22 Maryland Blacksmith

David L Patterson Male 16 Maryland Laborer

George M Patterson Male 14 Ohio

Mary Ann Woodruff Female 32 Maryland

Possible: 1900 Census: Precinct E (St. Francis Hospital), Cincinnati, Ward 30, Hamilton County, Ohio^[5]

Mary A Woodruff Female 81 Maryland, Widowed. Parents both born in Maryland, Dec. 1818. Patient

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch 1850 Census, Mary Ann Woodruff in Robert Patterson family, Morgan, Butler, Ohio, United States; citing family 1636, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 18 August 2019), memorial page for Mary Ann Woodruff (1818–16 Nov 1908), Find A Grave: Memorial #166618932, citing New London Cemetery, Shandon, Butler County, Ohio, USA.
3. ↑ Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, database with images, FamilySearch Ohio Marriage, William Woodruff and Mary Ann Patterson, 23 Nov 1836; citing Butler, Ohio, United States, reference v 2 p 37; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 355,779.
4. ↑ United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch 1850 Census, William Woodruff in household of David Woodruff, Liberty, Butler, Ohio, United States; citing family 72, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Indexing discrepancies: William and Malissa were both born in Ohio on image.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Possible: United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch 1900 Census, Mary A Woodruff, Precinct E (incl. St. Francis Hospital) Cincinnati City Ward 30, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 332, sheet 3B, family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,281.