Day in the Life

Jul 23, 1848

Journal Entry

July 23, 1848 ~ Sunday

July Sunday 23rd We attended to the burial of our child, Shuah. She
was buried in the garden of Br Luther Scammons A few rods
South East of his dwelling. She was buried in A good black walnut
coffin set inside of An Ash box. I put up a lime stone slab at
the grave with the following words well carve upon it which
I done with my own hand.

S. C. Woodruff
Died July 22nd 1848 Aged 9 Months

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Sarah Emma Born July 14th 1838 Died July 17th 1840. Aged 2 years 3 days
Wilford Jr Born March 22nd 1840.
Phebe Amelia Born March 4th 1842
Susan Cornelia Born July 25th 1843
Joseph Born in Liverpool, Eng. July [blank] 1845 Died Nov 11th 1846 Aged 1 year 4 m
Ezra Carter Born Dec 9th 1846 Died Dec 11th 1846 aged 2 days
Shuah Carter born Oct 28 1847 Died July 22nd 1848 aged 8 Mont[h]s & 25 days

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Woodruff, Ezra
8 Dec 1846 - 10 Dec 1846
9 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Joseph
28 Jul 1845 - 12 Nov 1846
34 mentions
Family
Scammans, Luther
7 Dec 1808 - 10 Jul 1878
73 mentions
Family
Snow, Phebe Amelia Woodruff
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
341 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Emma
14 Jul 1838 - 17 Jul 1840
165 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Shuah Carter
28 Oct 1847 - 22 Jul 1848
13 mentions
Family
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
360 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
718 mentions
Family

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Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
On Sunday the we buried her in the garden of ^our^ brother^-in law^ Luther Scamman's a few rods south of his dwelling. She was buried in a good black wallnut coffin set inside of an Ash box. I put up a lime stone slab at the grave with the following

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Jul 23, 1848