Elizabeth Ann “Betty” WoodruffAge: 63 years1850–1913
- Name
- Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Woodruff
- Given names
- Elizabeth Ann
- Surname
- Woodruff
- Nickname
- Betty
- Married name
- Elizabeth Ann Gragg
 Birth | calculated 1850 22 24 |
 Census | July 29, 1850 |
 Birth of a brother | James M Woodruff calculated 1851 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Matilda M Woodruff calculated 1852 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Caroline Nicey Woodruff May 20, 1854 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Henry Woodruff April 24, 1856 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Buchanan “Buck” Gragg May 3, 1856 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Caledonia D “Callie” Woodruff June 7, 1857 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | July 20, 1860 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Dempsey Woodruff September 30, 1861 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Abraham Davis Lincoln Woodruff April 7, 1862 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 17 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 17 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 19 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | August 1, 1870 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a sister | Matilda M Woodruff after 1870 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Celia Caroline Boone October 29, 1874 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 28 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a brother | James Madison Woodruff calculated 1879 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary “Polly” Gragg calculated 1890 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a father | Joshua Woodruff calculated 1900 (Age 50 years) |
 Death | before 1913 (Age 63 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joshua Woodruff Birth: November 1827 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: calculated 1900 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Mary “Polly” Gragg Birth: calculated 1826 42 36 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: calculated 1890 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1848 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years herself |
Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Woodruff Birth: calculated 1850 22 24 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1913 |
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2 years younger brother |
James M Woodruff Birth: calculated 1851 23 25 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Matilda M Woodruff Birth: calculated 1852 24 26 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: after 1870 |
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2 years younger sister |
Caroline Nicey Woodruff Birth: May 20, 1854 26 28 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: July 18, 1918 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
William Henry Woodruff Birth: April 24, 1856 28 30 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: September 12, 1926 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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13 months younger sister |
Caledonia D “Callie” Woodruff Birth: June 7, 1857 29 31 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: December 29, 1926 — Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
John Dempsey Woodruff Birth: September 30, 1861 33 35 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: June 25, 1930 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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6 months younger brother |
Abraham Davis Lincoln Woodruff Birth: April 7, 1862 34 36 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: June 22, 1943 — North Carolina, United States |
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18 years younger brother |
James Madison Woodruff Birth: calculated 1879 51 53 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Woodruff - Household
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Woodruff - Household
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Woodruff - Household
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