Wilford at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa when Captain Allen arrives to recruit Mormon Battalion.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
August 18, 1846 ~ Tuesday
18th I rode out to find water for the heard of
cattle Mrs Woodruff was quite ill this morning
she walked out for her health. we had a
severe thunder shower we got wet also our
beds
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Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
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Woodruffs reach Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Mormon Battalion recruited by United States Army.
Woodruffs cross Missouri River to Cutler's Park, Nebraska.
Wilford rebaptized second time; rebaptizes Phebe, Sarah E. Brown, Mary C. Barton, Mary Ann Jackson, and Rosetta King.
Wilford expels Sarah Elinor Brown and Mary Caroline Barton from his family for misconduct.
Wilford severely injured by falling tree while cutting logs to build his family a cabin: breaks breastbone, three ribs, suffers internal injuries.