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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Excerpt:January 19, 1869 ~ Tuesday Jan 19, 1869 [FIGURES] I called at Brother Mussers at 10 oclok & met with Doctors Bernhisel & Anderson & others also Elder Orson Hyde who had met to have his toe next to the great toe taken off on his right foot He took some Brandy & cloriform his toe was taken off at the 2nd Joint I then went to the Legislature & spent the forenoon January 20, 1869 ~ Wednesday ...Dates:January 19, 1869 January 20, 1869 January 21, 1869 January 22, 1869 January 23, 1869 January 24, 1869 January 25, 1869 -
Excerpt:January 1, 1850 ~ Tuesday Jan 1st 1850 [FIGURE] I recieved A letter from O Hyde containing power of Attorney to collect $580.08 of Mr Oliver Carter No 4 Garland street Boston I spent [part] of the Day Journal writing January 2, 1850 ~ Wednesday 2nd I went into Boston called upon Mr Carter bought some things January 3, 1850 ~ Thursday 3rd In company with my son Wilford ...Dates:January 5, 1849 January 7, 1849 January 1, 1850 January 2, 1850 January 3, 1850 January 4, 1850 January 6, 1850 -
Excerpt:then learn to be contented and you will be happy dont complain because you are not God, Jesus Christ, an Angel, Joseph, Brigham a man, a woman a Father a Mother, a son a daughter or any thing els but be contented with the lot in which God has placed you then you will be happy & blessed. The Blacks cannot take the curse off themselves untill God takes it off make all men saints & they will treat each other well. So the Laman- ites are ...Dates:July 7, 1851 July 12, 1851 July 13, 1851 July 14, 1851 July 15, 1851 July 16, 1851 July 19, 1851 July 20, 1851 -
Excerpt:January 24, 1848 ~ Monday 24th I met in council withe the Twelve & High Council & herd a charge prefered by the Policee against E. D Wolley for making use of sedicious language against the Authorities of the Church the letter of the accusation was sustained against Br Wolley but it was not supposed by any that the spirit of sedition was in his heart. It proved to be an interesting meeting as muc[h] teaching & instruction was drawn out of the Presidency High Council, Twelve &c. Br Wooley in his plea ...Dates:January 24, 1848 January 25, 1848 January 26, 1848 January 27, 1848 January 28, 1848 January 29, 1848 -
Excerpt:And now Dear Sir permit me by way of conclusion to say that since you have been at Washigton If I have not written much to you, I have gone before the Lord & bowed my knees in earnest prayer day by day and prayed for your success & prosperity in the glorious cause ^in which^ your are engaged in, also for Dr. Bernhisel believing that you both [was] doing your best to exhert an influence if not with the same individuals that it was all lending ... -
Excerpt:instead of finding rest I fo[u]nd a vary large nuber of lying before me some 25 ^[many]^ letters from vari[ou]s parts of the world among them was one from Dr Bernhisel & one from yourself. I also had rec[eiv]ed among othr thgs an Epistle from the valley & Letters from the presidency ^in the valley^ requiring certain things [of] ^me^ my hads which required me to correspod with the Ch[ur]ches which I have to do by lettr writing as I have No other way of ... -
Excerpt:would not suffer materially if they did not get a Territorial Government immediately or something to that Effect. I am of his opinion I think so to [&] think it would be a good plan to take his adv[i]se & withdraw the petition! If we want a Territorial Gove[rnmen]t we can call for it another session If we want a State Govern[men]t we will be in also be in a situation to apply for it if we are not confined under a Territorial. Thus you have my views & I pray God ... -
Excerpt:As to Brother Brigham Young I have to say that He is just as good a man as ever was on Earth. Now wake up Brethren & see that you purify yourselves before you try to purify others then go forth & lift up your voice like a trumpet & call upon all men to repent get full of the Holy Ghost & there is not a man that will do it but what will be filled with Prophesyings as were the ancient Nephites, and little Boys 4 years old will prophesiey. I do ...Dates:December 9, 1856 -
Excerpt:January 1, 1857 ~ Thursday JAN 1st 1857 This new Years day come in with a tremendious snow storm I spent a good deal of the day with President Young & F. D. Richards President Young gave us good council & wished us to become saviors upon mount Zion & told us in what way that we might [FIGURES] have a crown of Glory in the Eternal world I attended a meeting in the 8th word I went in company with S. M. Blair ...Dates:January 1, 1857 January 2, 1857 January 3, 1857 January 4, 1857 -
Excerpt:in his office for the Historians office {He gave me permission to marry Lydia Maxline} H. C. Kimball D. H. Wells & F D Richards was with the President I also had an interview with Bishop Blackburn it has now been thawing for several days. I met with the Twelve & Bishop Benjamin Brown & B. L. Clapp & George B Wallace & BishopDates:January 24, 1857 January 25, 1857 January 26, 1857 January 27, 1857 January 28, 1857 January 29, 1857 January 30, 1857 January 31, 1857