*Son of John Allen Woodruff and Jane McBride
Born ca 1792

Married Candace Crouse ca 1822

Tradition is that he and wife are buried in Woodruff Church Cemetery in unmarked graves
Died ca 1850/60

NOTES FROM RL MOON
1820 Census, Ashe Co., NC, p.18: JOHN WOODRUFF

1 w/m under 10 1 w/f under 10
1 w/m 16-25 1 w/f 16-25
1 slave

1830 Census, Ashe Co., NC, p.29: JOHN WOODROUGH

1 w/m 5-9 2 w/f under 5
1 w/m 10-14 1 w/f 10-14
1 w/m 30-39 1 w/f 30-39
1 slave

Nov. 1, 1830. William WOODRUFF to John WOODRUFF, 16 acres on Little River & Brush Creek adj. John WOODRUFF, for $5. Signed: William WOODRUFF. Wit: A. WOODRUFF, Richard CHOAT. Proved Aug. 6, 1883, by A.J. WOODRUFF & Moses WOODRUFF from handwriting of William WOODRUFF. (Alleghany DB 5:289; also DB 11:71.)

Nov. 11, 1844. John WOODRUFF, Exec'r of John Allen WOODRUFF, dec'd, of Ashe Co., NC, to Lewis HARRIS of Surry Co., NC, a tract of land on Laurel Fork [no acreage stated], for $200; pursuant to a bond given by John Allen WOODRUFF. Signed: John WOODRUFF. Wits: Thomas SMITH, Absalom SMITH. Proved Aug. 19, 1869, by A.M. SMITH. (Alleghany DB 1:285.)
1850 Census, Ashe Co., NC, p.245 (HH#118):
JOHN WOODRUFF, 58, farmer, 1200, NC-- Candas, 52, NC-- Moses, 27, blacksmith, NC-- John, 20, laborer, NC-- Young, 17, laborer, NC-- Henry J., 14, NC-- Elizabeth, 12, NC-- Andrew, 10, NC
John M. Woodruff died before 1857, based on the following deed:

Aug. 1, 1857. Moses WOODRUFF & Benjamin F. JOHNSON, Adm'rs of John WOODRUFF, dec'd, to Willis C. ANDERS & Offa ANDERS, 100 acres adj. COX & the River, for $100. Conveyed according to a bond given by John WOODRUFF in his lifetime to Willis ANDERS. Signed: Moses WOODRUFF, B.F. JOHNSON. Wits: N.A. REYNOLDS, Lamde JOHNSON. (Alleghany DB 1:67.)

Further records for this family:

1860 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, p.427 (HH#658) (next door to her son Moses Woodruff):
CANDIS WOODRUFF, 65, farmer, $--, $250, NC River Notes)

Mar. 18, 1863. John W. WOODRUFF of Wilkes Co., NC, to Moses WOODRUFF of Alleghany Co., NC, all right title & interest in lands & estate of John M. WOODRUFF, dec'd, for $1,041. Signed: J.W. WOODRUFF. Wits: Wm. WOODRUFF, M.V.B. NORMAN. (Alleghany DB 1:134.)
1870 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Cherry Lane Twp. (HH#13):
CANDACE WOODRUFF, age 75, NC-- Bartlett, 19, domestic servant
1880 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Cherry Lane Twp (HH#61):
CANDIS WOODRUFF, 83, widowed, keeping house, NC NC NC

See also Alleghany County Heritage by the Alleghany Co. Hist-Gen. Soc. (1983), p.521.