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May 2, 1856

Journal Entry

May 02, 1856 ~ Friday

2nd I felt some better to day yet I was vary sick I was enable to
set up some. I was quite excited in the evening Wilford & Moroni
was ploughing in the big field 4 miles from home & about 4 oclk
in the afternoon one of the horses came home upon a run with a part of
the harness on we did not know but the boys were killed untill we sent
a man down into the field with the horse he found the boys not hurt
they had run away with the plough, while Jumping over the bars they
left the plough sticking in the post, & doubletrees they broke the
whippletrees & harness to peaces but I felt thankful that the boys
escaped unhurt.

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Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 3
I felt some better to day yet very sick but I was enabled to sit up a little. I was quite excited in the evening. Wilford and Moroni was ploughing in the big field four miles from home and at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon one of the horses came home upon a run with a part of the harness on. We did not know but the boys were killed until we sent a man down into the field with the horse. He found the boys not hurt. The horses had run away with the plough. In jumping over the bars they left the plough sticking into the post with the doubletrees. They broke the whippletrees and harness to peaces but I felt thankful the boys escaped unhurt. One was my own son and the other my Indian boy.

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Wilford rebaptizes family members over the age of 8 (3 wives, 3 children, and "Lamanite" boy Moroni).
Wilford appointed Assistant Church Historian (serves in Historian's Office from 1856 to 1883).
Wilford poisoned while skinning livestock; life saved through priesthood blessings.

May 2, 1856