Phebe's fifth child Joseph dies at age 16 months in Winter Quarters, Nebraska.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
January 03, 1847 ~ Sunday
3rd Sunday I preached At Br Vancotts House to that ward
I laid hands upon one sick person and blessed one child
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Van Cott, John
7 Sep 1814 - 18 Feb 1883
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Wilford recovers enough to resume work on cabin for his family.
Of 483 people living in Winter Quarters, 334 are sick, 53 are wives of Mormon Battalion soldiers, and 75 are widows.
Church membership is 34,694.
Wilford organizes "adopted" family (40 heads of households) under covenant to abide rules.