Born about in New Marlborough, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Eber Sheldon
and Anna (Harmon) Sheldon
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Woodruff
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Newton Woodruff Sr. and Silence Jennette (Woodruff) Shafer
Died
at about age 80
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jul 2016
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Biography
Sources
- The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 817.
- Find a Grave memorial page for Silence Sheldon Woodruff (unknown–28 Apr 1877), Find A Grave: Memorial #88075135, citing Fairmount Cemetery, Polo, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by ogleCounty (contributor 46623374) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silence by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Silence:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silence by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Silence:
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~0.78%
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