Edward Lennox Sloan
Footnotes
Edward Lennox Sloan Sr. (L648-K1J), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 11 Mar. 2023). Edward Lennox Sloan, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/edward-lennox-sloan, accessed 11 Mar. 2023). Edward Lennox Sloan, The First Fifty Years of Relief Society (https://www.churchhistorianspress.org/the-first-fifty-years-of-relief-society/people/edward-lennox-sloan?letter=S&lang=eng, accessed 11 Mar. 2023). “Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1847-1974,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 11 Mar. 2023); Edward Lenox Sloan, 2 Aug. 1874, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, p. 2; Salt Lake City Cemetery, Sexton, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah; DGS 7420258. Orson F. Whitney, History of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah : G. Q. Cannon & Sons Co., 1892), p. 622; digital images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org, accessed 15 Mar. 2023). Salt Lake Herald-Republican, “Died - Sloan” (Salt Lake City, Utah), 15 Sep. 1885, p. 1; database with images, Utah Digital Newspapers (https://digitalnewspapers.org/, accessed 11 Mar. 2023). 1861 England and Wales Census, West Derby, Lancashire, p. 109 (back), Edward Lennox Sloan; Find My Past (https://search.findmypast.co.uk, accessed 11 Mar. 2023). “Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 11 Mar. 2023); Robert Wallace Sloan, 26 Dec. 1926, Salt Lake Co., Utah, no. W-2061; Salt Lake County Management and Archives, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah; DGS 4139761. Salt Lake Herald-Republican, “Death of E. L. Sloan” (Salt Lake City, Utah), 4 Aug. 1874, p. 2; database with images, Utah Digital Newspapers (https://digitalnewspapers.org/, accessed 11 Mar. 2023).
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Excerpt:Oct 22nd 1865 Continued from 1st volume of red covered Book of W Woodruff Journal October 22, 1865 ~ Sunday Oct 22nd 1865 Sunday Afternoon at the Tabernacle W Woodruff spoke one hour & 15 Minuts Elder Sloan reported the same which is recorded in this Journal under date of [blank] I met with D. H. Wells & several of the Twelve for prayer & attended a meeting in the Evening at the 14th ward school house I spoke to the ... -
Excerpt:Dec 1st 1865 & started in the face of the storm for the summit of the mountain which was 4 miles I walked all the way to the top by the side of my team with the snow blowing in my face. I sent my team back & drew up a brother Packs team who was stuck fast in the snow. we then started down the canyon got about half a mile & met a Government train heavily loaded stuck fast on a dug way & we could not pass them & the ... -
Excerpt:January 26, 1870 ~ Wednesday Jan 26, 1870 I spent most of the day in the Legislature. ^went to the Theater in the Evening [illegible]^ January 27, 1870 ~ Thursday 27. [FIGURE] I spent the fore part of the day in the Legislature I received 2 letters from Uncle Ozem Woodruff giving me a Geneology & of his family He informed me that his Brother Samuel Woodruff S. W. [FIGURE] Died Dec 1869 Aged 92 years old He was born in ... -
Excerpt:March 27, 1870 A sorrel mare colt. I did not attend meeting in the fore noon I Attended in the Afternoon A visitor Layman spoke in the Afternoon 66 minutes his whole subject was to Believe in Jesus He was followed By S. W. Richards who gave an account of his mission East I went to President Youngs office & conversed with D. H. Wells G Q. Cannon & Joseph A Young upon the signs of the times then ... -
Excerpt:March 26, 1866 ~ Monday March 26 I sat for my portrait it was a rainy day March 27, 1866 ~ Tuesday to March 28, 1866 ~ Wednesday 27 & 28 I spent the time at home March 29, 1866 ~ Thursday 29. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowment to 33 persons W Woodruff sealed 7 couple March 30, 1866 ~ Friday 30 I sat for my portrait I had a small party of a few friends at my ... -
Excerpt:March 16, 1867 ~ Saturday March 16, 1867 16. Wilford & myself came down to the farm last Evening & we borrowed a grain sive & we sifted 16 bushels of seed wheat some barley and oats I opened a carrott pit & & loaded up 10 bushels carrotts & returned home to the city I spent several hours in the Endowment House we gave Endow- ment to 31 persons H. C. Kimball sealed 3 couple G. Q. C ... -
Excerpt:November 11, 1867 ~ Monday Nov 11. 1867 ^[FIGURE]^Wilford & myself went to the field to get his waggon Box & returned to the city I Anointed Wilford Woodruff Jr & wife November 12, 1867 ~ Tuesday 12 I spent the day in assisting Wilford to get ready for his Journey November 13, 1867 ~ Wednesday to November 15, 1867 ~ Friday 13, 14, & 15 I spent this time in Assisting Wilford to ... -
Excerpt:Dec 11, 1867 down with his Boat while going down he shot 3 geese we rowed our Boats in to the rushes whare we could hide ourselves & as the ducks would fly over or among us we would shot them on the wing we staid till dark then rowed Back to our waggon drew our Boats up on to dry land made up a fire cooked a duck pot pie eat our supper made our Beds in the Boat & slept all night the wind Blew vary hard we got up Before day light on the ... -
Excerpt:April 12, 1868 ~ Sunday April 12, Sunday 1868 I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended Meeting in the Tabernacle Eleazer Miller Prayed and Peter Nebeker spoke 10 Minutes Lucius J Pack 20 & Albert Brown 32 minutes In the afternoon G Q Cannon pr[a]y[ed] Erastus Snow spoke one hour & 10 minutes G A Smith spoke 25 Minutes I attended the Prayer circle with the ... -
Excerpt:August 1, 1874 ~ Saturday Aug 1, 1874 I spent the day at the farm we had several Hard showers of rain I returned to the City in the Evening 6 [miles] August 2, 1874 ~ Sunday 2nd Sunday [FIGURE] I received 3 letters wrote one to David I attended Meeting in the Tabernacle in the Afternoon E D Woolly prayed W Woodruff spoke upon the 5first five verses of the 2nd chapter of Isaiah 45 M[inutes], ...