Ulysses S. Grant inaugurated as 18th President of 37 United States.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
April 16, 1869 ~ Friday
April 16 1869
I left Salt Lake City this morning for
a Journey to St Georg we had the painful
intelligence that Franklin Woolley was Murdered
By the Indian near Calafornia & they were
Bringing his body home in a Metalic coffi[n]
J. V Long was found dead in a ditch on the
14th Died a drunkard found dead with 2
Bottles of whiskey with him many smart
Men are going to the Grave with drunkeness
I laid hands upon Bulah, Susan, & Mrs
Woodruff & Blessed them Befor leaving
I left Salt Lake City in company with H S Eldridge & his
driver Brother Henry Lewis President Young & company left the
day before. We drove to American Fork & dined with Br John
Eldridge we then drove to Provo & called upon President Young
I spent the night at the family of Brother Smoot. distance 50 M[iles]
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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
584 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Woodruff, Beulah Augusta Beatie
19 Jul 1851 - 13 Jan 1905
261 mentions
Family
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Woolley, Franklin Benjamin
11 Jun 1834 - 21 Mar 1869
10 mentions
Family
Eldredge, Horace Sunderlin
6 Feb 1816 - 6 Sep 1888
142 mentions
Eldridge, John
bef. 1820-1850
4 mentions
Maine Mission
Long, John Varah
1826-1869
67 mentions
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1581 mentions
Family
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
361 mentions
Family
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Transcontinental Railroad completed at Promontory Point, Utah, effectively ending the Church's isolation in Utah.