Wooldridge
The Brief History:
From Prussia with Love.
Disclosure
• I do not guarantee the accuracy of the
presentation. It is based on my research and
what I have read and understand to be
accurate. Believe it or not.
Name Origination
“Wulfric” meaning Wolf Like or Wolf Power
Originated in Prussia which came to be the
largest land mass contribution to the future
German Empire.
Battle of Hastings 1066
• King William, following the Battle of Hastings,
encourage immigration from Prussian areas of
Germanic artisans to revitalize the economy
after the war. The Wulfric’s landed in Lothian
Region of Scotland and migrated south into
England. Whereby the name became
“englandized” into variations to include:
Woolrich, Woolridge and Wooldridge.
Migration to the New World
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Four Distinct Immigration of Wooldridges:
1) Massachusetts/ 1630
2) Maryland / 1662
3) Pennsylvania / 1681
4) Virginia / 1690 (John Wooldridge born in
Lothian Region of Scotland in 1678)
John had Edward who had two sons
Simon and William
• Simon: Born 1750 PEC, Died 1830 PEC
• Ralph: Born 1776 PEC, Died 1824 PEC
• Josiah: Born 1788 PEC, Died 1825 Williamson
County, TN
• Henry: Born 1822 in Williamson County, Died
1899 in Mayfield, KY
John had Edward who had two sons
Simon and William
• William: B 1750, D 1824
• Simon: B 7/14/1817 Hardin County, KY – D 1896 in
California
• Hercules Hicks: B 2/23/1865 Spencer County, KY – D
2/24/1942 Shepherdsville, KY
• Roy Darrell: B 8/17/1892 Spencer County, KY – D 5/26/1965
Louisville, KY
• Darrell Lee: B 3/16/1913 Louisville, KY – D 12/4/77
Louisville, KY
• Robert Lee : B 3/16/1943 – D 2/14/1979 Lou, KY
• Chris Lee: B 5/2/1966 Louisville, KY
• Parker Robert: B 10/9/1997 Murray, KY
Henry Wooldridge
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Native Tennessean
Great Lover of hunting and horses
His one love was killed in a riding accident
He wore their engagement ring until his death
Moved to Mayfield in a drought year
Traded in fine horses
Wooldridge Monuments
• The center one is of Henry. Carved from Italian
marble in Italy and cost $1,000
• The three statues at the back were carved in
Mayfield by a tombstone maker
• The remaining statues were carved of
limestone in Paducah.
• Total cost $6,000
Monuments Pre Ice Storm
Ice Storm
Construction Begins
Take Aways
Never think you are so strong that you can’t be
knocked off your horse.
With the help of others, we can all come back
from the storms of life and get back on our
horse.
Sometimes it is better to be in the back than the
front.