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Day in the Life
Journal Entry
January 09, 1860 ~ Monday
9 I returned home with Wilford Having left Sarah to teach school
it snowed most of the way home & met us in the face distance 50 miles
I spent the afternoon and evening with President Young and his family
with Mrs Woodruff & Phebe Brother & Sister Stenhouse
Judge E. Smith and Lady & N. H. Felt and Ladies we took a good
supper. in the Edge of the evening we met in the setting room
had singing and prayer Brother Stenhouse was Mouth Presidents
Youngs Family was presient a good spirit prevailed and such
order I never saw in any Numerous Family in my life
his immediate Family cannot be less than one hundred person
President Young conversed upon the subject of slavery in this
Territory and concerning cattle dying in Ruby valley. And
also pupon his mission to England to England in 1840, and some other
subjects. we tarried till 8 oclock then returned home. In speaking of
10the unhealthy state of the Missippi & other lands Peresident Young said if
man could live above the Earth they would not be so sick He said if
he was to build a House in that country to live in again He would build it
on arches so that air could have a Free circulation under it He said He
had herd of a house built in that way in New Orleans whare all were
healthy who lived in it
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, Elias, b. 1804
6 Sep 1804 - 24 Jun 1888
190 mentions
2 mentions
Felt, Nathaniel Henry
1816-1887
61 mentions
Snow, Phebe Amelia Woodruff
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
344 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1582 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
705 mentions
Family
Stenhouse, Thomas Brown Holmes
21 Feb 1824 - 7 Mar 1882
30 mentions
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
719 mentions
Family
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