Explore information on thousands of people who are included in Wilford Woodruff's records. Discover their stories through his daily journal entries and their correspondence with him.
These short biographies identify individuals by name; birth date and location; parentage; marriage date and location (if applicable); baptism date and location (if applicable); death date and location; and a brief description of their association with Wilford Woodruff. A biographical reference is included for individuals who are mentioned in the Papers but may not have associated directly with him, such as historical and scriptural figures.
This list is regularly updated as new documents are transcribed and published on this site.
1835 Southern Converts
Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
David W. Patten and Warren Parish arrived in Tennessee in October 1834 and, after baptizing 31 people, organized the first branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Paris, Tennessee. The area of the original Paris Tennessee branch has since grown to 57,422 members in 114 congregations.
This list of individuals was compiled by Wilford Woodruff during his missionary service in the Southern United States between 1835 and 1837.
