Brief Life History of Susan R
When Susan R Woodruff was born on 4 February 1834, her father, Jacob Woodruff, was 29 and her mother, Hannah Miller, was 25. She married Ezra Heft on 30 January 1851, in Shelby, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Spiceland, Spiceland Township, Henry, Indiana, United States in 1880 and Washington Township, Miami, Ohio, United States in 1900. She died on 14 August 1909, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 75.
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- Susan R Whitehead, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Susan R Whitehead - Published information: birth-name: Susan R. Whitehead
- Susan R Woodraft, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1837 · Chicago grows to a City
Chicago switched over from a town to a city after many people sailed into the port there or traveled by foot to the fast growing area.
1855 · Lager Beer Riot
The Lager Beer Riot came at a time in Chicago's history where large waves of Irish and German immigrants moved to the city. The Riot was started because the Mayor of the city renewed enforcement of an old liquor ordinance mandating that taverns be closed on Sundays and to raise the cost of a license to sell liquor from $50 to $300 each year. This didn't sit well with the German immigrants because they felt like it was directed towards them and their heritage. There was only one death throughout the time of the riot, though protesters claimed that it was more.
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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