Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)
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~ Friday
March 1, 1889
Wilford Woodruff
Born March 1, 1807
Aged 82 Years
May God Preserve
me to finish my
work
Emma Smith Woodruff
Born 1838 March 1
Aged 51 Years
God Bless her to
Council my
Children
March 1, 1889 This is my Birth day I gathered
together My family At Emmas at the farm House.
I had of Emmas Children Asahel & wife Naoma and daughter
Roxey, And Clara & Husband Ovando Beebe & daughter
Vedi, And Wilford & wife Julia & Son Elias and also
Baby, and Bulah and Daughter Ellen And Emmas
son Owen & Daughters Blanch & Allice And Delight
& Son Marion wife & Child & Emeline Husband &
Child Wilford, and Ensign and John & Julia
& James & Daughter I had 67 sons and 5 daughters
Present and 68 grand children I also had G Q Cannon
Br ^C^ Wilken & John Galager Also the Salt Lake glee
club who came to serenade me and Many other friends
we staid untill 1 oclok and had a Joyous time I recd
several presents A nice Morning gown By A. C Brixon
and presents from friends
~ Friday
March 1, 1889
[FIGURE] Wilford Woodruff Born March 1, 1807 Aged 82 Years May God Preserve me to finish my work
[FIGURE] Emma Smith Woodruff Born 1838 March 1 Aged 51 Years God Bless her to Council my Children
March 1, 1889 This is my Birth day I gathered together My family At Emmas at the farm House. I had of Emmas Children Asahel & wife Naoma and daughter Roxey, And Clara & Husband Ovando Beebe & daughter Vedi, And Wilford & wife Julia & Son Elias and also Baby, and Bulah and Daughter Ellen And Emmas son Owen & Daughters Blanch & Allice And Delight & Son Marion wife & Child & Emeline Husband & Child Wilford, and Ensign and John & Julia & James & Daughter I had7 sons and 5 daughters Present and8 grand children I also had G Q Cannon Br C Wilken & John Galager Also the Salt Lake glee club who came to serenade me and Many other friends we staid untill 1 oclok and had a Joyous time I recd several presents A nice Morning gown By A. C Brixon and presents from friends