Mrs. Roy Woodruff, a Native of Tennessee, 'Still Going Strong' On Her 80th Birthday.
"I'm 80 years old and still going strong," said Mrs. Roy C. "Elmina" Woodruff yesterday.
She enjoys sewing for others, something she has done all her life, and "of course, I live to work with my flowers."
Mrs. Wood will gather much of her family about her today at her home at 212 5th St. for an informal reminder of the passing of her years.
Those years began on Feb. 19. 1888 in Knoxville, Tenn., where she was born to Mr. and Mrs. Booker Dyer.
About 1899 she, along with her parents, two brothers, and two sisters came to Moscow, Ida., by passenger train. Her father first worked at a sawmill, but shortly afterward purchased a homestead about seven miles north of Troy, Ida.
He built himself a small sawmill and for a while sawed lumber. Mrs. Woodruff during those first years attended a one-room schoolhouse -- "everybody had to have classes together" - at Randall Flat, a community just North of Troy.
She recalls walking 2 1/2 miles each day to school, "something they don't do today."
George Woodruff had a homestead near the Dyer spread, and a son named Roy who was 6 years older than Elmina Dryer.
Ray and Emma met and were friends for six years before they were married at her father's homestead on Jan. 2, 1905.
Three miles southwest of Troy, George Woodruff had a small farm near a community called Howell. Mrs. Woodruff described Howell as having a platform for a passenger train to stop at and two country stores.
The Woodruffs moved to the farm, but four years later moved to Chester, Mont. Six months later, however, they were headed back West. "couldn't take the wind storms," Mrs. Woodruff said.
They came back to the Moscow-Troy area, but several years later moved about to different areas until they finally came to Lewiston about 30 years ago.
Here Woodruff worked at various jobs before purchasing a newsstand adjacent to the site now occupied by the J. J. Newberry Co. He ran his stand for six years before retiring for reasons of health in 1960.
The Woodruffs had seven children, six of whom are living. They are Mrs.George "Glatha" Giese; Mrs. J. D. "Bernice" Perry; and Mrs. Wally "Darlene" Lane, all of Lewiston; and three sons, Paul Woodruff of Moses Lake, Wash; John Woodruff of Coeur d'Alene, Ida.; and Patrick Woodruff of Lewiston. They have 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Lewiston Tribune Feb. 1968
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Children with Roy:
Pearl Woodruff 1905–
Glatha Woodruff 1907–
Paul Earl Woodruff 1908–2002
John Lewis Woodruff 1915–2001
Arthur Daniel Woodruff 1919–1951
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"I'm 80 years old and still going strong," said Mrs. Roy C. "Elmina" Woodruff yesterday.
She enjoys sewing for others, something she has done all her life, and "of course, I live to work with my flowers."
Mrs. Wood will gather much of her family about her today at her home at 212 5th St. for an informal reminder of the passing of her years.
Those years began on Feb. 19. 1888 in Knoxville, Tenn., where she was born to Mr. and Mrs. Booker Dyer.
About 1899 she, along with her parents, two brothers, and two sisters came to Moscow, Ida., by passenger train. Her father first worked at a sawmill, but shortly afterward purchased a homestead about seven miles north of Troy, Ida.
He built himself a small sawmill and for a while sawed lumber. Mrs. Woodruff during those first years attended a one-room schoolhouse -- "everybody had to have classes together" - at Randall Flat, a community just North of Troy.
She recalls walking 2 1/2 miles each day to school, "something they don't do today."
George Woodruff had a homestead near the Dyer spread, and a son named Roy who was 6 years older than Elmina Dryer.
Ray and Emma met and were friends for six years before they were married at her father's homestead on Jan. 2, 1905.
Three miles southwest of Troy, George Woodruff had a small farm near a community called Howell. Mrs. Woodruff described Howell as having a platform for a passenger train to stop at and two country stores.
The Woodruffs moved to the farm, but four years later moved to Chester, Mont. Six months later, however, they were headed back West. "couldn't take the wind storms," Mrs. Woodruff said.
They came back to the Moscow-Troy area, but several years later moved about to different areas until they finally came to Lewiston about 30 years ago.
Here Woodruff worked at various jobs before purchasing a newsstand adjacent to the site now occupied by the J. J. Newberry Co. He ran his stand for six years before retiring for reasons of health in 1960.
The Woodruffs had seven children, six of whom are living. They are Mrs.George "Glatha" Giese; Mrs. J. D. "Bernice" Perry; and Mrs. Wally "Darlene" Lane, all of Lewiston; and three sons, Paul Woodruff of Moses Lake, Wash; John Woodruff of Coeur d'Alene, Ida.; and Patrick Woodruff of Lewiston. They have 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Lewiston Tribune Feb. 1968
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Children with Roy:
Pearl Woodruff 1905–
Glatha Woodruff 1907–
Paul Earl Woodruff 1908–2002
John Lewis Woodruff 1915–2001
Arthur Daniel Woodruff 1919–1951
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Mrs. Roy Woodruff, a Native of Tennessee, 'Still Going Strong' On Her 80th Birthday.
"I'm 80 years old and still going strong," said Mrs. Roy C. "Elmina" Woodruff yesterday.
She enjoys sewing for others, something she has done all her life, and "of course, I live to work with my flowers."
Mrs. Wood will gather much of her family about her today at her home at 212 5th St. for an informal reminder of the passing of her years.
Those years began on Feb. 19. 1888 in Knoxville, Tenn., where she was born to Mr. and Mrs. Booker Dyer.
About 1899 she, along with her parents, two brothers, and two sisters came to Moscow, Ida., by passenger train. Her father first worked at a sawmill, but shortly afterward purchased a homestead about seven miles north of Troy, Ida.
He built himself a small sawmill and for a while sawed lumber. Mrs. Woodruff during those first years attended a one-room schoolhouse -- "everybody had to have classes together" - at Randall Flat, a community just North of Troy.
She recalls walking 2 1/2 miles each day to school, "something they don't do today."
George Woodruff had a homestead near the Dyer spread, and a son named Roy who was 6 years older than Elmina Dryer.
Ray and Emma met and were friends for six years before they were married at her father's homestead on Jan. 2, 1905.
Three miles southwest of Troy, George Woodruff had a small farm near a community called Howell. Mrs. Woodruff described Howell as having a platform for a passenger train to stop at and two country stores.
The Woodruffs moved to the farm, but four years later moved to Chester, Mont. Six months later, however, they were headed back West. "couldn't take the wind storms," Mrs. Woodruff said.
They came back to the Moscow-Troy area, but several years later moved about to different areas until they finally came to Lewiston about 30 years ago.
Here Woodruff worked at various jobs before purchasing a newsstand adjacent to the site now occupied by the J. J. Newberry Co. He ran his stand for six years before retiring for reasons of health in 1960.
The Woodruffs had seven children, six of whom are living. They are Mrs.George "Glatha" Giese; Mrs. J. D. "Bernice" Perry; and Mrs. Wally "Darlene" Lane, all of Lewiston; and three sons, Paul Woodruff of Moses Lake, Wash; John Woodruff of Coeur d'Alene, Ida.; and Patrick Woodruff of Lewiston. They have 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Lewiston Tribune Feb. 1968
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Children with Roy:
Pearl Woodruff 1905–
Glatha Woodruff 1907–
Paul Earl Woodruff 1908–2002
John Lewis Woodruff 1915–2001
Arthur Daniel Woodruff 1919–1951
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"I'm 80 years old and still going strong," said Mrs. Roy C. "Elmina" Woodruff yesterday.
She enjoys sewing for others, something she has done all her life, and "of course, I live to work with my flowers."
Mrs. Wood will gather much of her family about her today at her home at 212 5th St. for an informal reminder of the passing of her years.
Those years began on Feb. 19. 1888 in Knoxville, Tenn., where she was born to Mr. and Mrs. Booker Dyer.
About 1899 she, along with her parents, two brothers, and two sisters came to Moscow, Ida., by passenger train. Her father first worked at a sawmill, but shortly afterward purchased a homestead about seven miles north of Troy, Ida.
He built himself a small sawmill and for a while sawed lumber. Mrs. Woodruff during those first years attended a one-room schoolhouse -- "everybody had to have classes together" - at Randall Flat, a community just North of Troy.
She recalls walking 2 1/2 miles each day to school, "something they don't do today."
George Woodruff had a homestead near the Dyer spread, and a son named Roy who was 6 years older than Elmina Dryer.
Ray and Emma met and were friends for six years before they were married at her father's homestead on Jan. 2, 1905.
Three miles southwest of Troy, George Woodruff had a small farm near a community called Howell. Mrs. Woodruff described Howell as having a platform for a passenger train to stop at and two country stores.
The Woodruffs moved to the farm, but four years later moved to Chester, Mont. Six months later, however, they were headed back West. "couldn't take the wind storms," Mrs. Woodruff said.
They came back to the Moscow-Troy area, but several years later moved about to different areas until they finally came to Lewiston about 30 years ago.
Here Woodruff worked at various jobs before purchasing a newsstand adjacent to the site now occupied by the J. J. Newberry Co. He ran his stand for six years before retiring for reasons of health in 1960.
The Woodruffs had seven children, six of whom are living. They are Mrs.George "Glatha" Giese; Mrs. J. D. "Bernice" Perry; and Mrs. Wally "Darlene" Lane, all of Lewiston; and three sons, Paul Woodruff of Moses Lake, Wash; John Woodruff of Coeur d'Alene, Ida.; and Patrick Woodruff of Lewiston. They have 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Lewiston Tribune Feb. 1968
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Children with Roy:
Pearl Woodruff 1905–
Glatha Woodruff 1907–
Paul Earl Woodruff 1908–2002
John Lewis Woodruff 1915–2001
Arthur Daniel Woodruff 1919–1951
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