36. Eldon Joshua⁶ Woodruff (Mary Jane⁵ Spicer, Joshua⁴, Hardin G.³, Joseph², William¹) was born Piney Grove, North Carolina 16 October 1912. Eldon died 9 March 1990 Statesville, North Carolina, at 77 years of age. His body was interred 12 March 1990 Hays, North Carolina, Mt. View Baptist Church Cemetery.

He married Hazel Izola Griffin Hays, North Carolina, 20 November 1953 at the home of Reverend Blevins. The following individual is also linked to this event: Mintor Blevins (minister). They met at work at Key City Furniture. They dated for two years before they were married.

Izola was born Wilkes County, North Carolina 29 March 1930. Izola is the daughter of Nathanial Griffin and Letha Ann Cecelia Church. At the age of 18 years, Izola started her many years of work in Wilkesboro in the furniture business that is so prominent in this part of the country. She started at Key City Furniture and worked there for 5 years until the birth of her first child, Michael. After he started school she went to work for Green Brothers Furniture and worked there for 31 years until her retirement. She worked as a seamstress. He used to raise sheep and make wool blankets. Eldon was the son of a Baptist Minister and during his youger days they lived in several different places. They lived in Austin until they moved to Mountain View where he lived until his death. The old house they lived in had been used as a school. Behind the school stood a post office. He lived in the house with his mother and cared for her until her death. After her death the property became his and he raised his family in this house. On 1 March 1988 the house burned. It is believed the fire was started by ash that contained smoldering coals that had been removed from the fireplace and placed around their rose bushes for fertilizer. The coals caught some leaves on fire and the leaves blew into an open basement window. Eldon was home with his grandson Anthony when the fire alarms went off. They looked into the basement and saw the fire and fled the house. They house was raised and a new house was built in it's place. LOCATION OF THIS PROPERTY!!! As a young man he boxed in high school. When he was in his 20's he would drive younger boys to Winston/Salem to watch wrestling and boxing matches. Eldon had numerous jobs throughout his life. He worked for Fuller Hair Care Products and sold hair brushes and the like in Winston/Salem. He worked in an airplane factory in Baltimore during WWII. He, his brother Len and Len's wife, and their mother Mary had all moved there to find work during the war. He and his brother were self taught carpenters who worked wood with their hands. Eldon did carpentry work on the side while he worked as an upholsterer at Key City Furniture. In September of 1967 he had a heart attach. His doctors told him he couldn't work any more. So he stayed home, took care of his family, and did carpentry jobs as his health permitted.

Eldon Joshua Woodruff and Hazel Izola Griffin had the following children:

45 i. Michael Eldon⁷ Woodruff was born North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 18 February 1955. He married twice. He married Elizabeth Denise Bell Wilkesboro, North Carolina, 26 April 1974. He married Debra Eller Roaring River, North Carolina, 21 May 1994. Debra was born North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 23 June 1954. Debra is the daughter of Blake Eller and Esther Norene Hayes.

Michael was divorced from Elizabeth Denise Bell Wilkesboro, North Carolina, 1992.

46 ii. Letha Jane Woodruff was born North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 12 January 1964. She married Rex Dean Nufer Wilkesboro, North Carolina, 4 May 1991. Rex was born Dodge City, Kansas 1 March 1962.

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