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.
As President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from 1887 to 1889 and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1889-1898 Wilford Woodruff sent mission calls to men and women and received letters from those called to serve.
This is a list of the individuals who corresponded with Wilford Woodruff about their missions with a link to their letters. If one of your ancestors received a mission call between 1887 and 1898 and you have a copy of their mission call or response, or have records to help us complete their biographical information, please send a message to contact@wilfordwoodruffpapers.org.