Brief Life History of Emma Caroline
When Emma Caroline Woodruff was born on 12 December 1867, in Huntington Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States, her father, Mansley W Woodruff, was 26 and her mother, Prudentia J Martin, was 24. She married Isaac Wood Perkins on 5 July 1887, in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1935 and Inglewood Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. She died on 19 July 1955, in Chico, Butte, California, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Emma C Perkins in household of Glenn B Ballenger, "United States Census, 1930"
- Emma Caroline Woodruff, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Emma Caroline Woodruff Perkins, "Find A Grave Index"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English woderove ‘woodruff, sweet woodruff’ (Old English wudurofe), a sweet-scented plant. The leaves of the plant have a sweet smell and the surname may also have been a nickname for one who used it as a perfume, or perhaps an ironical nickname for a malodorous person. Alternatively, perhaps a topographic name for someone who lived at or near a place where woodruff grew. There may have been some confusion with Woodrow .
History: Two English families brought the name Woodruff to the American colonies: those of Matthew Woodruff and of John and Ann Woodruffe. The latter migrated to Lynn, MA, from Kent, and moved to Southampton, Long Island, NY, before 1640. John and Ann's many descendants were established in NJ, NC, and SC by 1790. The city of Woodruff, SC, is named for this family. The name is variously spelled Woodrove, Woodroffe, Woodruffe, Woodrough, and Woodruff in colonial records.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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