Day in the Life

Dec 20, 1891

Journal Entry

December 20, 1891 ~ Sunday
stenography^
Henry A. Woodruff son of Azmon and
Harriet Woodruff Born [blank]
Married Emma Manella Woodruff

She was born July 14th 1860 at S L City

Names Births Marriages Deaths Age
Wilford Azmon Jan 29 1880
Henry Eugene Aprail 6 18832 at 10:5 P.M.
Asahel R Sept 15 18854
Emma Esletta Jan 31 1887
Ethel Winefred Jan 20 1889
Elsworth Dec 20 1891

20 Sunday I spent the day at home Nearly all the family sick
^Nellie had a son born this Morning at 7 oclock Dec 20/[18]91^

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Woodruff, Asahel Roland
15 Sep 1885 - 28 Jan 1971
3 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Azmon, b. 1802
29 Nov 1802 - 14 Jan 1889
362 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Elsworth
20 Dec 1891 - 28 Jul 1913
3 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Emma Estella Murray
31 Jan 1888 - 4 Mar 1913
3 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Emma Manella
4 Jul 1860 - 30 Nov 1905
241 mentions
Family
2 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Harriet Newell Cole
7 Sep 1823 - 21 Oct 1870
8 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Henry Azmon
20 May 1855 - 2 Feb 1939
138 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Henry Eugene
6 Apr 1883 - 23 Mar 1970
18 mentions
Family
17 mentions
Family

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Letter from Jules M. Giauque, 20 December 1891
Salt Lake City, Utah, . Prest. Wilford Woodruff; Dear Brother: In accordance with my previous answer to endeavor to be ready in March or April next, if desired, in reply to your letter of the 17th inst, stating that my name had been accepted as a mis- sionary to Switzerland and Germany, to leave April 9th, 1892, my Heavenly Father permitting, I shall be ready to depart on the day mentioned, with an earnest hope that in the work assigned I may be a diligently labor and add my mite to the advancement of the Cause of Truth. Very Truly your Brother, Jules M. Giauque Jas C Watson Bishop 6 ward O.K. J. F. S.
Letter from S. J. Newman, 20 December 1891
Salt Lake City, President Wilford Woodruff and Counsel Dear Brethern I received a letter from you asing me to take a Mission, to the United states. I should have answered you before this, but I have had sickness in my family which resulted in the death of my youngest boy. for this reason I could not make my mind up to answer you before this. I hope you will not think that I wish to get out of going when I relate to you my scircumstances as I feel it a my duty so to do. Some Eighteen Months ago I went in buisness known as the Commercial Mill and Building Co. with Two other Gen- tlemen, one of these is not in the Church and the other is not capable of taking

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Wilford decides temple recommends will be signed by Bishops and Stake leaders only, not by Church president.

Dec 20, 1891