Wilford leaves for the Salt Lake Valley with the first company of pioneers.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
April 09, 1847 ~ Friday
9th I monted my horse in the morning & started back
to winter quarters to see Br Parley the Twelve My
family &c. Mrs Woodruff was at our camp yesterday while
I was out Hunting & left a letter for me In answer to
one I wrote her the day before. Before I got to the
city I met the Twelve I was within half a mile of home
yet I turned about with them & came on to the camp
Harnessed up our Horses & drove untill dark towards
the Horn, & camped for the night distance 10 m
Br Young & Kimball camped several miles behind us
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3427 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Parley Parker
12 Apr 1807 - 13 May 1857
547 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1580 mentions
Family
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James Jackson Woodruff born (only child of Mary Ann Jackson and Wilford).