Day in the Life
Journal Entry
October 26, 1868 ~ Monday
26. I was quite weak this morning but sat up & wrote some in my Journal In looking over my papers I found President Heber
C Kimball remarks at the funeral of his wife Vilate Kimball He spoke 38 minutes
Heber C. Kimballs Remarks
He said Vilate & I have lived together 46 years and I have left
Oct 26, 1868 To day was quite a serious day I was quite
Feble in health and about noon my Indian Boy
Sarokeets came up from the field & had quit his work &
had left the Cane Mill with No one to Feed it & they
were Boiling Molasses & had not help Enough so they set
my little son Asahel ownly 5 years old to feed the mill
so while feeding he got his right hand caught in the rollers
He hallowed & the Mule was instantly stoped & the Mill
rolled back but still it smashed about one half of his hand his
Mother Emma & Wilford took him into the waggon & came to
the city as soon as they could, they came to Dr Olmsby, & while
I was talking to Keets Wilford drove up & informed me of the accident
that had happened to Asahel I immediately went to the
docters & there found the Boy with his hand in a dredful
condition we gave him cloraform & it took about one hour
to dress his hand it took off his Thumb & two fingers But
most of his two last fingers I took him home to my house
& we had to watch him closely all night He suffered a great
deal through the night
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Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1863
3 Feb 1863 - 2 Jul 1939
708 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
1031 mentions
Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1457 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Saroquetes
abt. 1852-1901
29 mentions
Family, Native American
Kimball, Vilate Murray
1 Jun 1806 - 22 Oct 1867
50 mentions
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
721 mentions
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