Charles William WOODROFFE

  General Notes:

1887 BIRTH of Charles William Woodroffe

1895 CENSUS, Iowa State Census, Henry County, Canaan Township (no date) ("Chas. W.," age 7, born in "Henry County, Iowa")

1900 CENSUS, Iowa, Henry County, Canaan Township (June 1) ("Charles Wm.," age 13, "Farm hand," with parents, William Woodroffe, age 46, born July 1853 in England, and Rebecca, age 40, born December 1859 in Iowa) (Rebecca is documented as the mother of 7 children, 7 children living in the year 1900; she and husband William had been married 20 years)

1909 MARRIAGE of Charles William Woodroffe and Fay Benbow on December 8

1910 CENSUS, Iowa, Lee County, Washington Township (April 16) ("Charles W.," age 23, "Farmer, General farm") (wife "Fayette H.," age 22) (Charles and Fay had been married "0" years and, of course, had "0" children)

1917 REGISTRATION, World War I Draft, Iowa, Lee County (June 5) ("Charles Woodroffe," age 30, born "April 12, 1887 in Winfield, Iowa," occupation "Farmer" in Lee County, Iowa)

1920 CENSUS, Iowa, Lee County, Washington Township, village of Sawyer (January 7) ("Charles W.," age 32, "Farmer") (wife "Fay B.," age 32)

1925 CENSUS, Iowa State Census, Lee County, Washington Township (January 1) ("C. W.," age 37) (wife "Fay," age 37)

1930 CENSUS, Iowa, Lee County, Denmark Township (April 14) ("Charles W.," age 43, "Farmer, General farming") (wife "Fay B.," age 42)

1956 DEATH of wife, Fay (Benbow) Woodroffe, at a 69 years 2 months 2 days

1974 DEATH, Charles William Woodroffe, at 87 years 7 months 15 days




DESCRIPTION (Charles): "Tall, slender build, light blue eyes, black hair" (World War I Draft Registration)

Charles married Fay BENBOW on December 8, 1909. (Fay BENBOW was born on May 3, 1887 in Washington Township, Lee County, Iowa, died on July 5, 1956 and was buried in Denmark Cemetery, Lee County, Iowa.)