Ray County, Missouri Biographies - Robert H. Woodroof (b. 1825) Source: History of Ray County, Missouri 1881; p. 620 ROBERT H. WOODROOF Robert H. Woodroof was born in Buckingham county, Virginia, on the 9th day of January, 1825. In the same year his father, Wyatt T. Woodroof, moved to St. Louis county, and after staying three one year, to St. Charles county, Missouri. After living there for five years his father died, and the family moved to Warren county, Missouri, where our subject received his education and grew to manhood. He began farming on his own account, in the year 1852, and has always followed that calling. He came to Ray county in 1869, and buying a farm from Dr. Brashear, (section 20, township 52, range 28), settled upon it and has continued living there to the present time, (April, 1881). Mr. Woodroof was married on the 22d day of May, 1872, to Miss Sarah, daughter of Mr. George Lillard. They became the parents of two sons, one of whom, Robert L., is now living. Mr. Woodroof owns a valuable farm of three hundred and three acres of excellent land, well improved, with a good comfortable residence, out houses and barn and a fine orchard. He is a leading farmer and valuable citizen of Camden township. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ronald D. Scott mailto:rscott120@hotmail.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------