Day in the Life

Jan 28, 1887

Journal Entry

January 28, 1887 ~ Friday

28 Keys crossed A crown I parted this Morning with my wife Emma &
last born child Alice They have been 3 Months with me
And this Morning they leave for Salt Lake City to again return
to our family. They both felt vary bad in Leaving But we
both felt that it was wisdom for her to return to her family
Brother Wm H Thompson felt took them in his waggon to Milford
& they there take the cars for home so I am left alone one more
Brother J. D T. McAllister called upon me in the Evening
Also Brother Croft spent an hour with me At 10 oclok
I had my Prayers and went to my silent Bed alone & had
a good nig[h]ts rest

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Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
993 mentions
Family
4 mentions
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
648 mentions
Missionary
Woodruff, Mary Alice McEwan
2 Jan 1879 - 14 Jan 1916
208 mentions
Family
Thompson, William Henry
1 May 1838 - 3 Apr 1922
263 mentions
Missionary

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Edmunds-Tucker Act passed by Congress: disincorporated the Church and Perpetual Emigration Fund; authorized confiscation of Church property.

Jan 28, 1887