Azmon Woodruff
Born Nov 29, 1802. Died Jan 14th 1889
Aged 986 years 1 Month & 15 days
Azmon has been in a dying condition for 4 days & nights
But Breathed his last to night at 26 Minuts Past 10 oclok
Making his Age 86 years 1 Month & 15 days I never saw
a Man as long dying in my life He seemed to have been
dying for several Days. AsahelOvando Beebe & C W
Bennett assisted in shaving, washing and laying him
out He is the first of the 3 Brothers to die Thompson
and myself will soon follow. I wrote 45 Letters to Henry, Andrew & Eunice Woodruff, Samuel
Peter Degarmo & Malinda Hatch and informed them
of the Death of Azmon I went to bed at 1 oclok in the Morning
Jan 16, 1889 I Attended the funeral of my Brother Azmon the corps was taken from Emmas Farmhouse to the school
house at 11 oclk. Br Orson Whitney spoke 45 Minuts
& I spoke about 15 Minuts My sons & sons in Law were
Pall bearers I accompanied the Body to the cemetry I buried
him in South West cornor of my New burying Ground &
A place in South East cornor for myself
[FIGURE] Azmon Woodruff
Born Nov 29, 1802. Died Jan 14th 1889
Aged86 years 1 Month & 15 days
Azmon has been in a dying condition for 4 days & nights
But Breathed his last to night at 26 Minuts Past 10 oclok
Making his Age 86 years 1 Month & 15 days I never saw
a Man as long dying in my life He seemed to have been
dying for several Days. AsahelOvando Beebe & C W
Bennett assisted in shaving, washing and laying him
out He is the first of the 3 Brothers to die Thompson
and myself will soon follow. I wrote5 Letters to
FIGURES Henry, Andrew & Eunice Woodruff, Samuel
Peter Degarmo & Malinda Hatch and informed them
of the Death of Azmon I went to bed at 1 oclok in the Morning
Jan 16, 1889 I Attended the funeral of my Brother Azmon the
FIGURES corps was taken from Emmas Farmhouse to the school
house at 11 oclk. Br Orson Whitney spoke 45 Minuts
& I spoke about 15 Minuts My sons & sons in Law were
Pall bearers I accompanied the Body to the cemetry I buried
him in South West cornor of my New burying Ground &
A place in South East cornor for myself
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," January 14, 1889 - January 16, 1889, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/EqzK