Delilah Elizabeth Johnston (Wooddell)

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Delilah Elizabeth Johnston (Wooddell)

Also Known As: "Delilah"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Pocahontas Co., (W)VA
Death: May 19, 1920 (66)
Knoxville, Knox Co., TN
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Preston William Hank Wooddell and Harriet Rhodes Wooddell (Adkinson)
Wife of George Strunk Riffle, Jr., Civil War veteran and Perry Hanson Johnston
Mother of Anna Penelope Chambers; Pinella Riffle; Benoni Preston Riffle; Matilda Rhodes Riffle; Mary Belle Heiser and 2 others
Sister of Madora Frances Lowe/Hefner (Wooddell); Albert Smith Wooddell, twin; Joseph Reese Wooddell, twin; Oscar Brison Wooddell and George Preston Davis Wooddell

Managed by: John William Grimm
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Historical records matching Delilah Elizabeth Johnston (Wooddell)

Delilah Elizabeth Woodall in MyHeritage family trees (Knight Web Site)
Delila Elizabeth Riffle (born Wooddell) in MyHeritage family trees (Merk Web Site)
Delilah Elizabeth Riffle (born Woodall) in MyHeritage family trees (Weaver Web Site)
Delila E Riffle (born Wooddell) in MyHeritage family trees (Digging Roots - Paternal and Maternal)
Deliah Elizabeth Riffle/Johnston (born Wooddell) in MyHeritage family trees (Pannozo Web Site)
Delila Elizabeth Riffle (born Wooddell) in MyHeritage family trees (Martin Web Site)
Delilah Elizabeth Wooddell in MyHeritage family trees (Lowe Family Tree Web Site)
Delilah Elizabeth Wooddell in MyHeritage family trees (Wooddell Web Site)
Delilah Elizabeth Riffle (born Woodell) in MyHeritage family trees (Lycan Web Site)
Delilah Elizabeth Riffle (born Woodell) in MyHeritage family trees (Gaunt Web Site)
Delila E Wooddell in 1860 United States Federal Census
Deliah Elizabeth Riffle/Johnston (born Wooddell) in MyHeritage family trees (Thomas Web Site)
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About Delilah Elizabeth Johnston (Wooddell)

Delilah Elizabeth Wooddell Johnston
BIRTH 6 Jan 1854
Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH 19 May 1920 (aged 66)
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
BURIAL Burial Details Unknown

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116671035/delilah-elizabeth-joh...

Children
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Anna Penelope Riffle Burkley Chambers
1873–1949

Benoni Preston Riffle
1875–1876

Matilda Rhodes Riffle
1877–1878

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Mary Belle Riffle Heiser
1879–1942

Albert Strunk Riffle
1882–1907

George James Blain Riffle
1884–1970

Delilah Elizabeth's father, Preston, died as a soldier during the Civil War. As an orphan, she lived with her grandmother Delilah (Pugh) until her death in 1870. Delilah Elizabeth was then placed under the guardianship of William J Wooddell, but soon migrated to Upshur Co to live with her aunt, Mary Blake Knapp.

William J was a son of John Wooddell, and a first cousin to Preston.

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Delilah Elizabeth Johnston (Wooddell)'s Timeline

1854
January 6, 1854
Birth of Delilah Elizabeth Johnston (Wooddell)
Pocahontas Co., (W)VA
1873
March 31, 1873
Birth of Anna Penelope Chambers
1874
1874
Birth of Pinella Riffle
1875
April 8, 1875
Birth of Benoni Preston Riffle
1877
April 11, 1877
Birth of Matilda Rhodes Riffle
Upshur Co., WV
1879
June 16, 1879
Birth of Mary Belle Heiser
1882
July 17, 1882
Birth of Albert Strunk Riffle
1884
November 21, 1884
Birth of George James Blane Riffle
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