Included in biographical sketch of son Eugene E. Woodruff, M.D., Volume V, pp. 2235-2236. George J. Woodruff "was one of the early teachers of Delta and Lamar counties . . . He at one time represented Delta county in the State Legislature." Born 1/8/1837 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
A History of Texas and Texans 1914.
Confederate States Army, Private, Company I, 21st Regiment Mississippi Infantry, enlisted 7/2/1861 in Sunflower County, Mississippi, and discharged 10/25/1863. George J. Woodruff, death date 11/29/1926 in Cooper, Delta County. Pension File No. 29599, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958.
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George J. Woodruff, birth date 1/8/1837, death date 11/29/1926, burial in Oaklawn Cemetery, Cooper, Delta County.
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Obituary, George J. Woodruff, "Many Attend G.J. Woodruff's Funeral: Pioneer Citizen Laid to Rest in Oak Lawn Cemetery," Cooper Review (Cooper, Delta County, Texas), 12/3/1926, p. 1, crediting Delta County Public Library. "He always took a keen interest in public affairs and served as representative in the Twenty-First Legislature."
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Confederate States Army, 21st Mississippi Infantry in Longstreet's Division. George Jefferson Woodruff, I. No plot assigned. Biographical information provided by family.
Texas State Cemetery .