Asahel Hart Woodruff, b. 1863
Asahel Hart Woodruff (1863-1939) was born 3 Feb. 1863 in Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory. He was the third child of Wilford Woodruff and Emma Smith. He married Naomi Abbott Butterworth on 14 Dec. 1887. He was baptized by Wilford Woodruff in 1871. He died 2 Jul. 1939.
Footnotes
Asahel Hart Woodruff (KWCJ-7Z2), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 17 Feb. 2021). Asahel Hart Woodruff, b. 1863, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/asahel-hart-woodruff-b-1863, accessed 9 Feb. 2022). Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1959, Book B, 1860 Apr. 25-1894 Apr. 27, p. 76, Asahel H. Woodruff, image 77/148, CR 301 22, CHL. “Utah State Archives Indexes,” database with images, Utah State Archives (https://archives.utah.gov, accessed 17 Feb. 2021); Utah Department of Health Office of Vital Records and Statistics Death certificates, series 81448, file no. 1087/1082 (1939) Asahel Hart Woodruff. Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1959, Book C, 1894 Apr. 27-1906 Oct. 16, p. 152, Asahel H. Woodruff, image 153/252, CR 301 22, CHL. Cache County Clerk, “Marriage Records, 1887-1966: Index of marriage Certificates A-C 1887-1915 Certificates A-C 1887-1915,” p. 166, Asahel H. Woodruff and Naomi Abbott Butterworth; Cache County Court, Logan, UT; microfilm 430301, DGS 4540805, image 338/613.“Asahel Hart Woodruff,” Salt Lake Cemetery, Salt Lake County, UT; Find A Grave, 7 Nov. 2008, memorial no. 31207621 (https://findagrave.com, accessed 17 Feb. 2021).
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Excerpt:March 13, 1878 ~ Wednesday March 13. [FIGURES] I spent the day in the Temple we gave Endowments to 96. 38 Elders Ordained W Woodruff was sealed at the Altar for 141 couple of the Woodruff family and had 1 dead person Isabella Sproul sealed to him. John D T McAllister done the sealing D& David Cannon sealed 41 couple I resceved 5 letters to day from Roskelly, Phebe & Bulah,Dates:March 13, 1878 March 14, 1878 March 15, 1878 -
Excerpt:March 15 1878 since it was dedicated up to this date. We ordained 56 Elder WW 1. We sealed 16 couple W. Woodruff 1 and Adopted 2. We gave second Anointing to 6. I wrote 8 Letters to Brothers [FIGURE] Roskelley L. J. Nuttal, Phebe, Bulah, Emma Nellie & Asahel I expect this is the last days work of Endowments I shall give in this Temple for a season I do not know when I shall ...Dates:March 16, 1878 March 17, 1878 March 18, 1878 -
Excerpt:March 22, 1879 ~ Saturday March 22nd 18879 John W Young Pitched a tent this morning beside of his for me and I went into it and wrote 11 Letters [FIGURES] to J Jaques, E. Snow, Phebe, John Taylor Asahel, Emma, & all the children in one Letter, Delight Sarah James Allen, Bleak McAllister & Nuttall ...Dates:March 22, 1879 March 23, 1879 March 24, 1879 March 25, 1879 March 26, 1879 -
Excerpt:April 6, 1879 find me alive and a free man God knoweth April 7, 1879 ~ Monday 7. we had a terrible sand storm to day the wind blew so hard that it was almost impossible for a man to work out of Doors John W Young Placed his water ram in the creek to day He had 12 feet fall water rum through a 1 1/2 inch p[i]pe 100 feet rise which brought the water into the fort on top of the hill which was a vary ingennous invention April 8 ...Dates:April 7, 1879 April 8, 1879 April 9, 1879 April 10, 1879 April 11, 1879 April 12, 1879 April 13, 1879 April 14, 1879 April 15, 1879 April 16, 1879 -
Excerpt:May 19, 1879 ~ Monday May 19, 188179 [FIGURE] I wrote to day 8 Letters to McAllister ^4^ Bleak LB Phebe, Emma, Nellie, Asahel, Clara, Owen, Blanch & J Jaques May 20, 1879 ~ Tuesday 20 I wrote 4 Letters to day to McAllister LB & Bleak & Julia Spencer I sent to St ...Dates:May 19, 1879 May 20, 1879 May 21, 1879 May 22, 1879 May 23, 1879 -
Excerpt:May 29, 1879 [FIGURE] I wrote Letter to John Taylor & J Jaques I had a conversation [with] Lleweyn Harris he says what was published in the Deseret News abot his healing 406 Indians sick with the small pox was true. I read my communication to the News to the Brethren in the Evening May 30, 1879 ~ Friday 30th [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to D. H. Wells & J Jaques ...Dates:May 30, 1879 May 31, 1879 June 1, 1879 June 2, 1879 June 3, 1879 -
Excerpt:June 20, 1879 ~ Friday June 20, 1879 ^[FIGURES]^ I received 6 letters from Jaques, Emma, Nellie, Clara Owen & a long letter from Bulah & J G Bleak I wrote 4 letter to Br Bleak, McAllister, Farnsworth and L.Y.. I had a Dream in the night we were going on a Journey some where and President Brigham Young ...Dates:June 20, 1879 June 21, 1879 June 22, 1879 June 23, 1879 June 24, 1879 June 25, 1879 -
Excerpt:July 3, 1879 Joseph James 3 M[inutes], Br Wright 5 M[inutes], Lot Smith 15 M[inutes] Samuel Jones 5 Br Flake 8 M[inutes], Lot Smith 5 M[inutes], W Woodruff 40 M[inutes], and the Meeting closed. Word came to us that a child 8 years of age Belonging to Moses & Elizabeth Curtis was Drowned below the dam at the Mill. He belonged to Brigham City I received two ^[FIGURE]^ letters from Phebe ...Dates:July 4, 1879 July 5, 1879 July 6, 1879 July 7, 1879 July 8, 1879 July 9, 1879 July 10, 1879 -
Excerpt:Oct 12, 1879 The word of wisdom was spoken upon Tobaco, liquor, Coffee, tea &c was dwelt upon October 13, 1879 ~ Monday 13 I read Judge Hunters charge to the grand Jury which was a venemous spout against Mormonism I rode to Brigham City and administered to Br Orvil Bates who was vary sick Br Lake who had been vary sick also administered with me. We had a hard rain all nightDates:October 13, 1879 October 14, 1879 October 15, 1879 October 16, 1879 October 17, 1879 -
Excerpt:Saturday Midnight. St George. Nov 25 1876 My Dear Nellie It was a great pleasure to get your letter. I hope you will write to me often. It is a great Blessing to a parent to have good Children. I wish I could drop down in the Dooryard & spend an Evening with you, and the Rest of the Children, and your Mother, but I will some time. I hope you will be able to go to school, also Asahel & c^C^lary^a^ for ...Dates:November 25, 1876