Edwin Dilworth Woolley

Edwin Dilworth Woolley (1807-1881) was born 27 Jun. 1807 in East Bradford Twp., Chester Co., Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Woolley and Rachel Dilworth. He married Mary Wickersham on 24 Mar. 1831. He was baptized 24 Dec. 1837. He and Wilford Woodruff were members of the Nauvoo Masonic Lodge and the Utah Territorial Legislature. He died 14 Oct. 1881 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory.

Footnotes

Edwin Dilworth Woolley (KWN2-GPW), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb. 2022). Edwin Dilsorth Woolley, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/edwin-dilworth-woolley, accessed 7 Feb. 2022). Edwin Woolley, The Joseph Smith Papers (https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/edwin-woolley, accessed 10 Jan. 2022).

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  • Page 150

    Part of Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)

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    September 29, 1856 ~ Monday 29th I Entered many articles for the state Fair I met with the Nauvoo Legion on Parade Lieut General Wells Addressed the Legion & reproved them sharply for not being more interested in the interest of the Legion He was followed by col Little A Rockwood & W Woodruff & E D Woolley September 30, 1856 ~ Tuesday 30th [FIGURES] The Calafornia Mail came in & brought me 1 Letter ...
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    September 29, 1856 September 30, 1856 October 1, 1856 October 2, 1856

  • Page 63

    Part of Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)

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    May 5, 1855 ~ Saturday May 5th I met with the Presidency & 12 in the House of the Lord built upon the Temple Block & we dedicated it before the Lord Broth E. T. Benson opened by prayer & after the usual cerimonies H C Kimball proceded to dedicate the House by prayer He named in his prayer evry room from top to bottom evry wall & material Adobies sand clay stone Lime from the fo[u]ndation to the top prayed ...
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    May 5, 1855 May 6, 1855

  • Page 59

    Part of Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)

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    February 24, 1855 ~ Saturday 24th [FIGURE] I settled with the tithing office this day & paid them cash to balance Books $52.50 I have paid some $250 for tithing since my last settlement. I wrote 4 letters to day to [FIGURE] L. N. Scovil, Elisha Wilcox, Jonathan Campbell, & Crandle Dunn February 25, 1855 ~ Sunday 25 Sunday I Preached in the Tabernacle in the morning & was folowed H. C. Kimball we both ...
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    February 24, 1855 February 25, 1855 February 26, 1855 February 27, 1855 February 28, 1855 March 1, 1855 March 2, 1855 March 3, 1855 March 4, 1855 March 5, 1855 March 6, 1855 March 7, 1855 March 8, 1855

  • Page 16

    Part of Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)

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    February 15, 1854 ~ Wednesday Feb 15th I spent the time in school at attended the children meeting in the evening near one hundred were present & prayed & spoke & sung February 16, 1854 ~ Thursday 16th I spent the time at home during the day in school & the evening with the children of the 19th ward February 17, 1854 ~ Friday to February 18, 1854 ~ Saturday 17th & 18 I spent the time trying to settle accounts February 19, 1854 ~ ...
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    February 15, 1854 February 16, 1854 February 17, 1854 February 18, 1854 February 19, 1854 February 20, 1854 February 21, 1854 February 22, 1854 February 23, 1854 February 24, 1854 February 25, 1854 February 26, 1854 February 27, 1854

  • Page 201

    Part of Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)

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    July 17, 1869 of which their Father has laid Their Mother Emma Smith has Taught them lies concerning the work of their Father July 18, 1869 ~ Sunday 18. Sunday I attended Meeting in the Tabernacle D. H. Wells & A. O. Smoot spoke in the Forenoon & A Mr Tiffiny a Methodist Minister spoke in the Afternoon about one Hour followed by President Young 33 Minutes July 19, 1869 ~ Monday to ...
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    July 18, 1869 July 19, 1869 July 23, 1869 July 24, 1869 July 25, 1869 July 26, 1869 July 30, 1869 July 31, 1869 August 1, 1869

  • Page 307

    Part of Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)

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    Aug 13, 1871 Afternoon A. M. Musser Prayed G. A. Smith spoke 50 M[inutes] & President Young 53 Minutes I met with the Presidency & 12 for Prayer & took supper with President Young August 14, 1871 ~ Monday to August 15, 1871 ~ Tuesday 14 & 15 I spent the time on the farm diging Potatoes I worote [FIGURES] A Letter to Azmon Woodruff I received 3 Letters August 16, 1871 ~ ...
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    August 13, 1871 August 14, 1871 August 15, 1871 August 16, 1871 August 17, 1871 August 18, 1871 August 19, 1871 August 20, 1871 August 20, 1871 August 25, 1871 August 26, 1871 August 27, 1871 August 28, 1871 August 29, 1871 August 30, 1871 September 1, 1871 September 2, 1871 September 3, 1871

  • Page 321

    Part of Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)

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    Dec 13, 1871 Brigham Youngs coming home to stand his trial before the unjust judges now holding court in Salt Lake City out of 15 Men all thought it wisdom & good policy for him to come to the City & stand his trial (although He could not have a fair impartial trial) Except 4 of us were of the oposite opinion viz J Taylor W. Woodruff A Carrington & Wm C. Stanes, yet all agreed to ...
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    December 13, 1871 December 14, 1871 December 15, 1871 December 16, 1871 December 17, 1871 December 18, 1871 December 22, 1871 December 23, 1871 December 24, 1871 December 25, 1871 December 26, 1871 December 27, 1871 December 28, 1871 December 29, 1871 December 30, 1871 December 31, 1871

  • Page 355

    Part of Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)

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    Oct 9, 1872 At noon I preached a funeral sermon of a child Afternoon J Vancott Prayed Joseph Young spok 30 M[inutes] G. A. Smith 33 M[inutes] & said He was going to Jerrusalem with a company of about a dozen Men it would cost about $3000 in gold could not raise the Money & wished the conference to help him President Young spoke one hour upon the order of Enoch & the way the people should live should ke[e]p the
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    October 9, 1872 October 10, 1872 October 11, 1872 October 12, 1872 October 13, 1872 October 14, 1872 October 15, 1872 October 16, 1872 October 17, 1872 October 18, 1872 October 19, 1872 October 20, 1872

  • Page 71

    Part of Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)

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    April 5, 1867 ~ Friday April 5th 1867 I [FIGURE] met at the Prayer room & gave John Stocking & wife their second Anointing. April 6, 1867 ~ Saturday 6 [FIGURE] I met at the Prayer room at 8 oclok & G. A. Smith Anointed Thomas Williams & wife. I Attended the Annual Conference of the Church which met at the Tabernacle at 10 oclok Conference opened by Prayer By
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    April 5, 1867 April 6, 1867 April 7, 1867 April 8, 1867

  • Page 81

    Part of Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)

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    May 21, 1867 ~ Tuesday May 21, 1867 I spent the day diging in my garden May 22, 1867 ~ Wednesday 22 I finished diging in my garden & sowing clover seed May 23, 1867 ~ Thursday 23rd I went to the field & mended my fence May 24, 1867 ~ Friday 24. My cattle shed post began to sink in the ground & shed to fall down I flung all my straw off into the Barn yard & pried up the top timbers & dug the ...
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    May 21, 1867 May 22, 1867 May 23, 1867 May 24, 1867 May 25, 1867 May 26, 1867 May 27, 1867 May 28, 1867 May 29, 1867 May 30, 1867 May 31, 1867 June 1, 1867 June 2, 1867