Wilford Woodfruff
Born March 1, 1807
Aged 91 years
old This Day
Emma Woodruff
Born March 1, 1838
Aged 60 years
old This day
March 1, 1898 This is the Birth Day of myself
& wife Emma I have lived 91 yeres to day and
My wife Emma 60 years I have had to acknowledg
the hand of God in the preservation of our lives untill
the present time. I did not deem it wisdom to have
a Birth Day Party to day. Last year I met many
thousands in the Tabernacle and Emma and
myself shook hands with some 7000 of the Assembly
and I did not feel like going through that operation
this season Emma has lived with me as my wife
45 years she has born me 3 sons and 5 daughters
One son died in childhood 2 sons grew to Manhood
and both are Noble Men Asahel ordaind into
the Quorum of Seventies, has presided over the sabbath school children for many years. Also over
1898
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[FIGURE] Wilford Woodruff
Born March 1, 1807
Aged 91 years
old This Day
[FIGURE] Emma Woodruff
Born March 1, 1838
Aged 60 years
old This day
March 1, 1898 This is the Birth Day of myself
& wife Emma I have lived 91 yeres to day and
My wife Emma 60 years I have had to acknowledg
the hand of God in the preservation of our lives untill
the present time. I did not deem it wisdom to have
a Birth Day Party to day. Last year I met many
thousands in the Tabernacle and Emma and
myself shook hands with some 7000 of the Assembly
and I did not feel like going through that operation
this season Emma has lived with me as my wife
45 years she has born me 3 sons and 5 daughters
One son died in childhood 2 sons grew to Manhood
and both are Noble Men Asahel ordaind into
the Quorum of Seventies, has presided over the
sabbath school children for many years. Also over
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"Journal (April 1897 – September 1898)," March 1, 1898, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 30, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/AM8P