Day in the Life

Dec 25, 1886

Journal Entry

December 25, 1886 ~ Saturday

25 Christmass Morning warm & plesant. Emma had knit
13 pair of Mittens in which she put money & candy for
for the children in their stocking and there was a
great Row among the children this morning Grand Pa
& Grand Ma got $2.50 each in their stocking with other
things There is a great time in the street this Morning
A Band of Music representing Negrows are serinading
before the House and a regular Chiristmas Hollowday
We had our dinner at 3 oclok Brother Thomas Cottom
had all of his children together and 23 grand children
There was 20 grown persons & 24 children at the table the
Evening was spent in music & singing

A folded letter/box A hand pointing to the right I received 8 Letters from Jaques, Wilford, Elias W
& James, Sarah, Sylvia, Wm Freeman & Jacobson
I wrote Letters to Jaques & Wilford I had an interview with McA

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Woodruff, Elias Smith
15 Dec 1873 - 16 Nov 1941
23 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
993 mentions
Family
Woodruff, James Jackson
25 May 1847 - 8 Dec 1927
88 mentions
Family
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
648 mentions
Missionary
Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
68 mentions
Missionary
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
702 mentions
Family
Thompson, Sylvia Melvina Woodruff
14 Jan 1862 - 7 Aug 1940
135 mentions
Family
Cottam, Thomas
20 Oct 1820 - 10 Nov 1896
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
716 mentions
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Edmunds-Tucker Act passed by Congress: disincorporated the Church and Perpetual Emigration Fund; authorized confiscation of Church property.

Dec 25, 1886