Brief Life History of Annie Lee
When Annie Lee Woodruff was born on 27 January 1895, in Arkansas, United States, her father, William Louis Woodruff, was 28 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Hedrick, was 27. She married Marion Clarence Womack on 3 August 1918, in Howard, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Center Point, Howard, Arkansas, United States in 1930 and Kirk Township, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States in 1940. She died on 10 October 1982, in Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Garvin, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States.
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- Annie L, "United States Census, 1940"
- Annie Woodruff in entry for Marion Womack, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Annie Womack in household of Marion Womack, "United States Census, 1920"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice
Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
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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