Emma Manella Woodruff
Emma Manella (Nellie) Woodruff (1860-1905) was born 4 Jul. 1860 in Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory. She was the second child of Wilford Woodruff and Emma Smith. She married Henry Azmon Woodruff on 15 Jan. 1880, and they had seven children. She died 30 Nov. 1905 in Vernal, Uintah Co., Utah.
Footnotes
Emma Manella Woodruff (KWVS-D1S), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 12 Feb. 2021). Emma Manella Woodruff, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/emma-manella-woodruff, accessed 9 Feb. 2022). “Utah State Archives Indexes,” database with images, Utah State Archives (https://archives.utah.gov, accessed 12 Feb. 2021); Utah Department of Health Office of Vital Records and Statistics Death certificates, series 81448, file no.56/361 (1905) Emma Minella Woodruff. Archibald F. Bennett, “Lineage of Wilford Woodruff,” Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, vol. 27, no. 2 (Apr. 1931), p. 61. 1860 US Census, Great Salt Lake City Ward 14, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, p. 60, Emma M. Woodruff. 870 US Census, Sugar House Ward, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, p. 12, Emma Woodruff. “Emma Smith Woodruff,” Biographical Record of Salt Lake City and Vicinity (Chicago; National Historical Record Co., 1902), p. 199. 1880 US Census, Farmers Ward, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, ED 54, p.31, Emma M. Woodruff. “Mrs. Woodruff’s Demise,” Deseret News, 1 Dec. 1905, p. 1. “Emma Minilla Woodruff Woodruff,” Maeser Fairview Cemetery, Vernal, Uintah County, Utah; Find A Grave, 27 Aug. 2012, memorial no. 96077509 (https://findagrave.com, accessed 12 Feb. 2021).
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Excerpt:February 6, 1887 ~ Sunday February 6, 1887 {Sunday} [FIGURE] The water wheel of Brother Thompson Mill was ready to tumble to pieces it was a 20 foot breast wheel it had been lying still 3 weeks the people wanted their flower flour & we wanted to get it fixed before we returned, one third of the Bushels were filled with ice which would weigh about 2000 lbs we cut out about 1000 lbs & had to roll the wheel with the 1000 lb in which was Excedingly labrious we labored hard ...Dates:February 6, 1887 February 7, 1887 February 8, 1887 February 9, 1887 February 10, 1887 -
Excerpt:February 11, 1887 ~ Friday Feb. 11, 1887 [FIGURE] I receive 87 Letters from Emma, Asahel, Clara Blanch, Emeline Marion & Jaques I spent the forenoon conversing with Brother Croft, And finished my letter to Brother Teasdale I got Letter from Sarah February 12, 1887 ~ Saturday 12 [FIGURE] I wrote ^8^ Letters to Bulah, Wilford,Dates:February 11, 1887 February 12, 1887 February 13, 1887 February 14, 1887 February 15, 1887 February 16, 1887 February 17, 1887 February 18, 1887 February 19, 1887 February 20, 1887 February 21, 1887 -
Excerpt:January 17, 1888 ~ Tuesday Jan 17, 1888 [FIGURES] I signed 16 Recommends I receivd 18 Letter. I wrote ^37 pub Letters^ 2 Letters to Malinda Hatch & Mary wrote 8 public Letter January 18, 1888 ~ Wednesday 18 [FIGURES] I signed 44 Recommends I received 27 Letters 25 Pub & 2 Private I wrote 20 Public Letters I wrote January 19, 1888 ~ Thursday 19 [FIGURES] I signed 20 Recommends I received 18 Letters I wrote 15 Letters to Delight ...Dates:January 17, 1888 January 18, 1888 January 19, 1888 January 20, 1888 January 21, 1888 January 22, 1888 January 23, 1888 January 24, 1888 -
Excerpt:August 30, 1888 ~ Thursday Aug 30th 1888 I signed 36 Recommends. I received 28 Letters [FIGURE] I wrote 18 Public Letters & 2 to F. D. Richards & M Thatcher My Public Letters were dictated by G Q Cannon By My direction to Br Winters our reporters and He copies them and I signe them August 31, 1888 ~ Friday 31 [FIGURE] I signed 33 Recommends. I received 25 letters I wrote 4 Letters 2 Pub, & toDates:August 30, 1888 August 31, 1888 September 1, 1888 September 2, 1888 September 3, 1888 September 4, 1888 September 5, 1888 -
Excerpt:Oct 15th 1887 informed me that Marshal Dyer wanted to subpoeny me to attend the court to testify about Church property I said No I immediately left went to the field & spent the night 3 M[iles] October 16, 1887 ~ Sunday 16 [FIGURES] I received 2 Letters from John Murdock & Davis I wrote 34 Letters to Clara Blanch, Nellie & Henry. I went to Brother Eckles & spent the night 3 Miles ...Dates:October 15, 1887 October 16, 1887 October 17, 1887 October 18, 1887 October 19, 1887 October 20, 1887 October 21, 1887 -
Excerpt:June 22, 1887 ~ Wednesday June 22, 1887 [FIGURE] I wrote 9 Letters to Jaques, Emma, Clara, Ovando, Leslie Sarah, Bell, Mary, & Jesse Moses I received 7 Letters 2 from ^[FIGURE]^ Jaques 2 from Hall, Lucy W, David P. W, & Wm Paxman. I Learned that A. M. Musser was doing all He could to ...Dates:June 22, 1887 June 23, 1887 June 24, 1887 June 25, 1887 June 26, 1887 June 27, 1887 June 28, 1887 June 29, 1887 June 30, 1887 July 1, 1887 -
Excerpt:January 1, 1897 ~ Friday Jan 1, 1897 I spent the day at home with my Family I had a large Number of my family to gether January 2, 1897 ~ Saturday 2 I spent the day at home at work on my Journal January 3, 1897 ~ Sunday 3 ^[FIGURE]^ Sunday I spent the day at home I wrote to Asahel January 4, 1897 ~ Monday 4. I spent the day in the office [FIGURE] I wrote toDates:January 1, 1897 January 2, 1897 January 3, 1897 January 4, 1897 January 5, 1897 January 6, 1897 January 7, 1897 January 8, 1897 January 9, 1897 January 10, 1897 January 11, 1897 -
Excerpt:July 2, 1887 ~ Saturday July 2, 1887 [FIGURES] I received 23 letters from Jaques H J Grant & Jesse Moses I wrote 1 Letter to Jaques I wrode with Thompson to Wm Atkins & back Ther 102 it was hot. I received 23 Letters from Leslie, Mary & Bell she was quite sick 16 Miles July 3, 1887 ~ Sunday 3 [FIGURE] Sunday I wrote 6 ...Dates:July 2, 1887 July 3, 1887 July 4, 1887 July 5, 1887 July 6, 1887 July 7, 1887 -
Excerpt:May 25, 1888 ~ Friday [FIGURES] May 25, 1888 I signed 12 recommends. I received 26 Letters I wrote 12 Letters 10 public & 2 private [FIGURE] I held a Meeting with 5 of the Twelve Erastus Snow is dangerously sick nigh unto Death I went to the farm & spent the night 3 M[iles] May 26, 1888 ~ Saturday 26 I signed 12 Recommends I received 10 Letters I spent most of the day reading I spent the night at the farm ...Dates:May 25, 1888 May 26, 1888 May 27, 1888 -
Excerpt:July 19 1896 [FIGURE] Abram Hoagland Cannon was born March 12 1859 Died 15 Minutes past 5 oclock July 19, 1896 Aged 37 years, 4 Month And 7 days Abram Hoagland Cannon Died this Morning 15 Minutes past 6 oclock He was a Member of the quorum of the Twelv Apostles Having been Ordained an Apostle on the 7 day of Oct 1889 By President Joseph F Smith Brother Cannons Death is a great Loss not ownly to his family but the Church Esspecially to the Presidency ...Dates:July 19, 1896 July 20, 1896