Brief Life History of Charlotte
When Charlotte Woodruff was born on 25 July 1825, in Greene, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Abiel Woodruff Jr., was 21 and her mother, Eleanor Bonar, was 21. She married Isaac Grable on 25 June 1845, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Centre, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Center Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. She died on 10 October 1890, in Wirt, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Wirt, West Virginia, United States.
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- Charlotte Grabel in household of Isaac Grabel, "United States Census, 1850"
- Charlotte Grabill, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
- Charlotte Woodruf in entry for Ashbel Grable, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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