When Woodruff Lynn Hansen was born on 18 May 1901, in Preston, Oneida, Idaho, United States, his father, Neils Peter Johannes Hansen, was 35 and his mother, Ane Marie Jocobine Pedersen, was 34. He had at least 1 daughter with Loretta Mary Clancy. He lived in Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. He died on 29 October 1999, in Escondido, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 98.