Welcome to the WOODRUFF Books & Lookups page. Below you will find a listing of Woodruff books and other resources.
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Many of the books listed on this page were found via online library catalogs using subject heading searches for "Woodruff" or "Woodruff family."
The books with "LC:" call numbers were found in the Library of Congress catalog. Here are some of the online catalogs used:
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New England & Canada Woodruff Family Histories
Woodruff Genealogy: Descendants of Mathew Woodruff of Farmington, Connecticut BySusan Emma Woodruff Abbott (1903-1994). Publ.Milford, CT. 1963. (New Haven, CT: Harty Press) Formatviii, 785 p. illus., ports., map. 24 cm. LC:CS71.W887 1963 Short lookups: Donna Davidson (dlgc@frontiernet.net)
Woodruff Genealogy; Matthew Woodruff of Farmington, Conn., 1640-1, and Ten Generations of His Descendants, Together with Genealogies of Families Connected Through Marriage ByFrederick Orr Woodruff (1856-) ed., George Norbury Mackenzie (1851-1919), and George Sawin Stewart (1870-1922). Publ.Boston, MA: The Everett Print. 1925. Format2 p.l., [3]-29 p. 24 cm. LC:CS71.W887 1925
Woodruffs, From Matthew to Morgan and Franklin: A Genealogy ByFranklin Kenneth Woodruff (1887-) and Morgan Lewis Woodruff (1889-). Publ.[No publisher listed.] 1960. Format1 v. 30 cm. LC:CS71.W887 1960
Woodruffs, From Matthew, 1640, to Morgan and Franklin, 1961: A Genealogy ByFranklin Kenneth Woodruff (1887-) and Morgan Lewis Woodruff (1889-). Publ.[No publisher listed.] 1961 or 2. Format1 v. 29 cm. LC:CS71.W887 1961
A Woodruff Genealogy: Twelve Generations From the Colony of Connecticut in New England and the Province of Upper Canada, 1636-1959 ByNorris Counsell Woodruff (1901-1993). Publ.Hamilton, Canada. 1959. Format101 p. facsims., geneal. tables. 23 cm. LC:CS90 .W65 1959 Short lookups: Laurie Woodruff (jldwoodruff@hotmail.com)
Genealogy of the Matrau (Metras) family of France, Canada, and America: With Allied Families, Byers, Miller, Woodruff with Mayflower Lineage ByBernice Matrau Rudel (1928-) and Catheryn Bishop De Hert (1921-). Publ.[No publisher listed.] 1964?. Formatxii, 71, xii, 72-121, 4 p. ill. 29 cm. Dewey:929.2/0973 LC:CS71.M4376 1964
A Short History of the King and Woodruff Family, and a Autobiography ByRaymond William Woodruff (1915-). Publ.Springfield, IL. 1977. Format61 p. 28 cm.
Woodruff 1612-2009: A Genealogy of 13 Generations ByJames R. Rudi.
Mid-Atlantic U.S. Woodruff Family Histories
Woodruff Chronicles: A Genealogy: The Long Island-New Jersey Family of John Woodruffe, the Immigrant Ancestor to America ByCeylon Newton Woodruff (1893-). Vol. 2 compiled by Ceylon Newton Woodruff and Maurine R. Herod. Publ.Glendale, CA: A.H. Clark Co. 1967-1971. Format2 v. illus., geneal. table, ports. 25 cm. Dewey:929.2/0973 LC:CS71.W887 1967
A Branch of the Woodruff Stock ByFrancis Eben Woodruff (1844-1914). Publ.Morristown, NJ: printed at "The Jerseyman" office. 1902- Format2 v. map. 24 cm. LC:CS71.W887 1902-
The Woodruffs of New Jersey Who Came From Fordwich, Kent, England, By Way of Lynn, Massachusetts, and Southampton, Long Island (revised and enlarged from A Branch of the Woodruff Stock) ByFrancis Eben Woodruff (1844-1914). Publ.New York: The Grafton Press. 1909. Formatxii, 131 p. front., plates, ports., maps, diagr. 25 cm. LC:CS71.W887 1909
A Branch of the Woodruff family, From John Woodruffe, the Younger John, Nathaniel Woodruff and Stephen Woodruff From Southampton, L. I., New York, 1640-1645 ByStephen Albert Woodruff (1876-). Publ.Chicago. 1945. Formatcover-title, 14, [1] p. 19 cm. LC:CS71.W887 1945
The Woodruffs of Westfield: The Genealogy of the Line Begining With the Migration of John the Elder from South Hampton, L. I., to Elizabeth Town, New Jersey ByWilford Baker Woodruff (1850-1917). Publ.Westfield, NJ: The Standard Publishing Concern. 19-? Format3 p.l., [11]-47 p. incl. illus., plates, ports. front. (coat of arms) 24 cm. LC:CS71.W887 19-
Woodruffs of Elizabeth Town with ... Westfield Woodruffs ByB. C. Woodruff. Publ.Balboa Heights, Canal Zone. 1945. Formattypescript
Southern U.S. Woodruff Family Histories
Tall Trees in the Forest: The Woodruff Family of Virginia, Alabama, and Missouri ByAudrey Lee Wagner (Mrs. Howard W.) Woodruff (1913-). Publ.Kansas City, MO. 1966. Format64 p. Dewey:929.273
The Woodroof - Woodrough - Woodruff family of Surry, Brunswick, Greensville counties, Virginia (1700-1825), and some branches who migrated to Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, Texas (1820-1985) (updated edition of Tall Trees in the Forest) ByAudrey Lee Wagner (Mrs. Howard W.) Woodruff (1913-). Publ.Independence, MO: A.L. Woodruff. 1985. Format97 p. ill. Book Online at:The Internet Archive (www.archive.org/details/woodroofwoodroughwoodrich) Short lookups: Rebecca Hitzman (rwhitzman@aol.com)
Sketch of Col. Joseph Woodruff, Revolutionary Soldier, of Broro Neck, McIntosh County, Georgia, with List of His Descendants ByCaldwell Woodruff (1862-). Publ.Hyattsville, MD. 1917. Format118 l. 25 cm. LC:CS71.W887 1917
Tucker Harris, M. D., (1747-1821), of Charleston, South Carolina, and His Descendants (includes Woodruff family) ByCaldwell Woodruff (1862-). Publ.Linthicum Heights, MD. 1941. Formativ, 282 (i.e. 293) numb. l. front., ports., map. 28 cm. LC:CS71.H315 1941 Short lookups: Dot Tribble (mntassoc@aol.com)
The Woodruffs of North Carolina ByLaVanche Woodruff. Publ.Valpariso, IN ?
Bickerstaff, Lindsay, Neill, and Related Families (includes Woodruff family) BySara Bussey Bickerstaff, Lindsay Neill Bickerstaff, and Sara Glenn Crawford. Publ.Columbus, GA. c1979.
Dorie (Little River Lumber Company, Blount County, TN; includes Woodruff family) ByFlorence Cope Bush. Publ.Sevierville, TN: Nandel Publishing Co. c1988.
Miscellaneous Woodruff Family Histories
Ancestral and Revolutionary History of the Smith, Partridge, Treat, Woodruff and Lowry Families ByHenry Whittemore (1833-). Publ.New York: Heroes of the Revolution Pub. Co. 189-? Format15 p. ports.
Bigod Egleston of Windsor, Connecticut, and the Eglestons of Settrington, Yorkshire, England (includes Woodruff family) ByCaldwell Woodruff (1882-). Publ.Linthicum Heights, Anne Arundel County, MD. 1935. Format1 p.l., 2 numb. l. front. (coat of arms) pl., port. 28 cm. LC:CS71.E295 1935
Cole, Van Auken, Woodruff, Grovesteen, Moulton Families ByW. Wesley Kloepfer. Publ.Azusa, CA. 1989. Format69 p. geneal. tab. 29 cm.
Woodruff-Hart ByMrs. Ella (Foy) O'Gorman (1862-). Publ.[No publisher listed.] 1934. Formatgeneal. tab. 33 x 70 cm. fold. to 25 x 19 cm. LC:CS71.W887 1934
Jonathan Woodruff Genealogy ByElaine Woodruff. Publ.San Diego, CA. 1989.
The Woodruff Family ByJohn FinleyWoodruff, Albert H. Rogle Woodruff, and Mary Woodruff. Publ.1934.
Sketches of the Bozeman Family (includes Woodruff family) ByJoseph W. Bozeman. Publ.Meridian, MS: Mercury Publishing Co. 1885.
The Hiram Draper Family (includes Woodruff family) ByCharles H. Draper. Publ.Helena, MT. 1962.
Randels Roots and Branches (includes Woodruff family) ByLeslie Jo Randels Gillund. Publ.Anoka, MN. 1976.
Families of Gallia County, Ohio (includes Woodruff family) ByMiriam Losh Chalfant. Publ.Dayton, OH. 1981.
The Owen Family History (includes Woodruff family) Publ.1985?.
Other Woodruff Books and Material
A Union Soldier in the Land of the Vanquished; the Diary of Sergeant Mathew Woodruff, June-December, 1865 ByMathew Woodruff (1843?-1882). Edited and annotated by F.N. Boney. Publ.University of Alabama Press. 1969. (Southern Historical Publications, No. 13) Formatviii, 103 p. facsims. 22 cm. ISBN:081735218X
With the Light Guns ByWilliam Woodruff II. (Confederate soldier)
A Sermon, Delivered at the Ordination of the Rev. Ephraim T. Woodruff, A.M.: To the Pastoral Care of the Church of Christ in North County, on the 8th of April, 1801 ByHezekiah North Woodruff (1763-1833). Publ.Hartford, CT: printed by Hudson and Goodwin. 1801. (Early American Imprints. Second Series, No. 1681) Format23 p.
Wilford Woodruff, Fourth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: History of His Life and Labors, as Recorded in His Daily Journals ByMatthias Foss Cowley (1858-) ed.. Publ.Salt Lake City: Bookcraft. 1964. Formatxviii, 702 p. ill., port. 24 cm.
Things in Heaven and Earth: The Life and Times of Wilford Woodruff, a Mormon Prophet ByThomas G. Alexander. Publ.Salt Lake City: Signature Books. 1991. Formatxviii, 484 p. ill. 24 cm. ISBN:0941214729
Waiting for World's End: The Diaries of Wilford Woodruff ByWilford Woodruff (1807-1898). Edited by Susan Staker (1947-). Publ.Salt Lake City: Signature Books. 1993. Formatxxxviii, 455 p. 23 cm. ISBN:0941214923
Commemorative Services at the Funeral of Mrs. Sarah Woodruff Davis, Bloomington, Illinois, November 15th, 1879 (Sarah Woodruff Walker Davis, 1814-1879) Publ.Bloomington?, IL. 1879. Format25 p. 21 cm.
George Waldo Woodruff : A Life of Quiet Achievement ByDella Wager Wells. Publ.Macon, GA: Mercer University. 1987. Formatx, 167 p. ill., ports. 29 cm. ISBN:0865542988
Memoir, Francesca Ambrosina Lydia Woodruff ByFrancesca Ambrosina Lydia Woodruff (1925-1991). Publ.Santa Monica, CA: Thomas Paine Associates. 1991. Formati, 206 p. port. 22 cm.
Hale Woodruff: 50 Years of His Art, April 29 thru June 24, 1979, the Studio Museum in Harlem ByHale Woodruff (1900-). Publ.New York: The Museum. 1979. Format96 p. ill. (some col.) 28 cm.
Two Connecticut Composers: The Collected Works of Asahel Benham and Merit Woodruff (Asahel Benham, 1754-1803, Merit N. Woodruff, 1780-1799) Publ.New York: Garland. 1995. (Music of the New American Nation, 8) Format1 score (xxiv, 166 p.) 29 cm.
The Woodruff Scientific Expedition Around the World. 1879-1880 Publ.Cambridge: printed at the Riverside Press. 1878. Format52 p. illus., fold. map. 24 cm.
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