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Theodore (1) Woodhurst was born in Ohio around 1848 to parents John (6) Woodhurst and his wife Ann Susan Russell. His precise birth details are uncertain - unattributed internet records give the date as February 10th 1848 and the State as Ohio but disagree on the township, variously citing Walnut Hills or Hamilton in Butler County. The 1900 Census assigns to him a middle initial "R", but is the only source found so far which does so.
The US 1840 Census finds him living with his parents in Connecticut in Windsor township, Hartford County.
The US 1850 Census finds him living with his parents in Oxford township, Butler County. The record gives his age as 2 and his birthplace as Ohio.
The US 1860 Census finds him living with his parents in Wayne township, Butler County aged "12".
He married Mary V. Alexander in November 1870 at Richmond, Wayne County in Indiana. Relatives report the date variously as November 15th or 16th.
The US 1880 Census finds him living in Richmond with his wife, a servant and children Alice, Charles and Carrie. The record gives his age as 32, his birthplace as Ohio and his parents' birthplace as England, but not his occupation. It further indicates that Mary V. was born around 1849-50 in Ohio of parents who were both born in Pennsylvania.
The US 1900 Census finds him - named "Theadore R. Woodhurst" - at age 52 living with Mary V. and his two youngest daughters in Richmond. They are stated to have been married for "35" years, almost certainly a mistaken substitute for 30. His occupation is entered but illegible. The record further states that Mary V. was born in November 1849 in Ohio, but now gives her parents' birthplace as Ohio. Ten years had elapsed between the births of their daughters Carrie May and Mary L., but apparently no other children were born during that interval as the census record states that by 1900 they had produced just four children.
A relative's report states that Theodore (1) died in Richmond on April 29th 1909, although a gedcom file submitted to www.gendex.com gives the date as April 1919.
The US 1920 Census finds his widow Mary V. at age 70 living in Richmond City. It confirms the birthplace of her parents as Ohio. Living with her was her unmarried daughter Mary L.
A relative's report states that Mary V. died in Richmond in 1936.