Wilford performs marriage of daughter Susan to Robert Scholes (first child to marry).
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
March 20, 1859 ~ Sunday
20th
Sunday I met with my quorum at 1 oclok I prayed & Bishop
Hunter was Mouth. The Eastern Mail came in in the afternoon
I spent some time in the Presidents office looking over the
news of the day. A Land Bill passed the senate House giving
to evry American cityizen a quarter section of Land if they
ocupied it 5 years the majority was 44 if it Passes the senate
it will become a Law. I met with the Quorum of the Twelve
E. Snow Prayed J. Taylor was mouth we went to the Presid[en]t's
& spent the time till 9 oclok In speaking of the soldiers
in Provo President Young said I would like to be Govornor
awhile I would remove them soon if the captain did not
and if Governor Cummings did his duty he would do it
Judge Cradlebaugh spupenied some witnesses & when
they arived they Judge arested them upon a Bench
warrant among whom was Benjamin Kimball Bullock
the Mayor of the City for murder when they had no
accusation against him President Young said they
wanted to get up a Fuss but not Enough to cut their
own heads off G A S said it would be A fearful thing
to them if they begun it
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Cumming, Alfred
1802-1873
74 mentions
Bullock, Benjamin Kimball
27 Jan 1821 - 22 Mar 1901
3 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3441 mentions
Apostle, Family
Hunter, Edward
1793-1883
277 mentions
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
697 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1432 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Cradlebaugh, John
1819-1872
19 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1954 mentions
Apostle
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Wilford's daughter Phoebe Amelia is sealed to Lorenzo Snow as his eighth wife.