Caroline Mary Woodruff

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 M. (1878-1977).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Event	Date	Details	Source	Multimedia	Notes
Birth	1839	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
Census	1840	Place: Monroe County, Mississippi Address: page 28 Dennis Woodruff, 1male 20-30, 2 female under 2, 1 female 15-20
Census	9 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
Census	17 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	See Note 2

Multimedia

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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

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