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Isaac Newton WOOFTER

Isaac Newton WOOFTER

Male 1850 - 1935  (85 years)

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  • Name Isaac Newton WOOFTER 
    Born 2 Apr 1850  Churchville, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910, 1920  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 2, 3] 
    Died 12 Nov 1935  Troy, Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Point Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Fallen Timber, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Death record gives burial location as "Point Pleasant (Woofter Cemetery)"
    Person ID I72329  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2018 

    Father Isaac WOOFTER,   b. 2 Feb 1810,   d. 19 Jan 1890, Churchville, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Nancy Ann BUTCHER,   b. 25 Jul 1808,   d. 22 Jul 1878, Finks Creek, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F50598  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eliza Jane MCCLUSTER,   b. 29 Apr 1851, Highland Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1922, Troy, Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married CA 1875  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 21 1880:
      Newton Woofter, 30, farmer, medical condition bronchitis; wife Eliza J, 29; son Ralph, 4; dau An Rebecca, 3; son Ross, 2; son Floyd, 1.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Cove District), enumerated in June 1900:
      Newton Woofer, 50, b. Apr 1850, farmer, married 25 yrs; wife Elizzie, 49, b. Apr 1851, married 25 yrs, mother of 13 children (12 still living); son Ross, 22, b. Feb 1878, single, farm laborer; son Floyd, 21, b. Apr 1879, single, farm laborer; son Melvin, 18, b. Oct 1881, single, farm laborer; dau May, 18, b. May 1882, single, servant; son Roy, 15, b. Dec 1884; son Emerry, 13, b. Aug 1886; dau Minnie M, 13, b. May 1887; son Earnest, 10, b. Mar 1890; son Evert, 7, b. Dec 1892; son Harley, 6, b. Jan 1894; dau Rebecca, 22, b. Dec 1877, single, no children.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Cove District), enumerated on Apr 20 1910 at Cove Creek:
      Isaac N. Woofter, 60, farmer, married 36 yrs; wife Eliza J, 58, married 36 yrs, mother of 13 children (11 still living); dau May, 27, single, servant for private family; son Ernest, 20, single; son Evert, 18, single; son Harley, 16; son Raymond, 6.
      NOTE: Raymond Woofter's relationship should have been stated as grandson. He was the son of Isaac and Eliza's daughter Rebecca, who was enumerated in Clarksburg, marital status single.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Cove District), enumerated on Jan 26 1920 at Fallen Timber:
      Isaac N. Woofter, 69, farmer; wife Eliza J, 68; son Floyd, 40, single, farmer; dau Elva, 38, single.
      The next enumerated household was that of John G. Woofter, 72, married, living alone. [4, 5, 6]
    Children 
    +1. William Ralph WOOFTER,   b. 31 Aug 1875, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1904, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
    +2. Rebecca Ann WOOFTER,   b. 23 Dec 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1961, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. Ross WOOFTER,   b. 28 Feb 1878, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1933, Tulare Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     4. Floyd WOOFTER,   b. 18 Apr 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1954, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +5. Melvin Peter WOOFTER,   b. 10 Nov 1880, Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1962, Torrance, Los Angeles Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     6. Elva May WOOFTER,   b. 24 May 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1957, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +7. Roy WOOFTER,   b. 25 Dec 1883, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1977, Colusa Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     8. Emery WOOFTER,   b. 8 Aug 1886, Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1962, Los Angeles Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     9. Minnie Myrtle WOOFTER,   b. 10 May 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1950, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    +10. Ernest WOOFTER,   b. 30 Mar 1890, Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1968, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     11. Everett WOOFTER,   b. 28 Dec 1892, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1959, Oakland, Alameda Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     12. Harley WOOFTER,   b. 29 Jan 1894, Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1987, Los Angeles Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Family ID F30774  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S2045] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District).

    3. [S2091] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District).

    4. [S1604] Death record of son.

    5. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    6. [S1567] Marriage record of son.