Horace Sunderlin Eldredge
Horace Sunderlin Eldredge (1816-1888) was born 6 Feb. 1816 in Brutus, Cayuga Co., New York. He was the son of Alanson Eldredge and Esther Sunderlin. He was baptized in 1836. He married Betsy Ann Chase on 20 Jul. 1836 in Buffalo, Erie Co., New York. He served alongside Wilford Woodruff from 1838 to 1888. He died 6 Sep. 1888 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory.
Footnotes
Horace Sunderlin Eldredge (KWJZ-WJ8), "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 6 Feb. 2022). Horace Sunderlin Eldredge, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/horace-sunderlin-eldredge, accessed 8 Feb. 2022). Horace Sunderlin Eldredge, The Joseph Smith Papers (https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/horace-sunderlin-eldredge, accessed 14 Jan. 2022).
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Excerpt:some letters directed by Asahel to him distance of the day 20 miles August 25, 1839 ~ Sunday 25th Sunday I was exeeding feeble & weak & the weather was hot & it had an effect upon me the Thermoneter stood 90 in the shade 112 in the sun. I walked to the grave Yard to visit Br Asahels grave it exhausted me much. I spent the day at the doctors. I wrote 2 letters one to sister Sarah B Foss & the [FIGURE] other to sister Eunice ...Dates:August 25, 1839 August 26, 1839 August 27, 1839 August 28, 1839 August 29, 1839 August 30, 1839 August 31, 1839 -
Excerpt:ELDER TAYLOR STRICKEN. I had the chills and fever nearly every other day, which made riding in a lumber wagon very distressing to me, especially when I shook with the ague. On the 24th of August, we rode to Terre Haute, and spent the night with Dr. Modisett. I suffered much with the chills and fever. Elder John Taylor up to this time had appeared to enjoy excellent health, but the destroyer did not intend to make him an ...Dates:August 24, 1839 August 28, 1839 August 30, 1839 September 1, 1839 -
Excerpt:September 2, 1856 ~ Tuesday 2nd I spent the day in the office preparing History I called upon President Young Brother Kimball & Grant was there reading the Calaforn[ia] News President Young called upon me at the office & conversed upon the subject of his history & Journal R. L. Campbell T Bullock & Myself walked with him to see the Font which is building in the public or temple Block. I ...Dates:August 4, 1856 August 5, 1856 August 6, 1856 September 2, 1856 September 3, 1856 -
Excerpt:Elder Elsworth came in President Kimball came to him & told him to pick him out a family to go & stop with him through the winter wanted a handy man. He said I have not a handy man in my company but I will pick you out as good one as I can. Mr Dones came in & gave president Young some Notes against Capt James Brown of some $3000. Had paid some $1400 in county orders asked president Young what He should ...Dates:September 28, 1856 -
Excerpt:the people to sleep & to Hell you are guilty of some great sins either of commission or omission have committed Adultery or some great sins & you ought to be droped. Brother Harriman might preach a month then you might put it all in the Eye of a Cambrick Needle & there would be as much room in it as there would be for a bulfrog in the Atlantic ocean. Albert P Rockwood if you would preach the people to sleep then to Hell you are asleep ... -
Excerpt:November 9, 1855 ~ Friday 9th In company with H. S. Eldridge Joseph Young & Henry Harriman I rode to Toeele & spent the night at E. T. at Brother Moss. Brother Thomas Grover stoped with me distance 25 mls November 10, 1855 ~ Saturday 10th Saturday we rode to Tooele City to attend the Quarte- rly conference the people Assembled at 11 oclok meeting opened by singing & Prayer ...Dates:November 9, 1855 November 10, 1855 November 11, 1855 -
Excerpt:the spirit of God rested upon us & we had a good time November 12, 1855 ~ Monday 12th we returned home to day distance 35 mils November 13, 1855 ~ Tuesday to November 16, 1855 ~ Friday 13 to 16 I spent the time at home hunting an ox & butchering him & working on the high way November 17, 1855 ~ Saturday 17th In company with Orson & Parley Pratt &[CBI| wife I rode to the cityDates:November 12, 1855 November 13, 1855 November 16, 1855 November 17, 1855 November 18, 1855 -
Excerpt:April 21 be doing the will of God. It is the will of God that we should keep the word of wisdom. When you want to do Evil it is the will of the devil, & not the will of God. President Young told a dream on chewing tobaco. We spent the night with Robinson April 22, 1869 ~ Thursday 22 [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to Phebe & I F Carter. It was snowing Hard & we ...Dates:April 22, 1869 April 23, 1869 April 24, 1869 -
Excerpt:April 24, 1869 them so they would not roll. we held a Meeting at Bever B Young jr Prayed Joseph Young spoke 27 Minutes D. H. Wells 40 W Woodruff 17 Minutes April 25, 1869 ~ Sunday 25 Sunday D. H. Wells H. S. Eldridge & myself left Bever & drove to Parawan. ^35 M[iles]^ we held a Meeting at 2 oclok W Woodruff spoke 35 Minutes H. S. Eldridge 20 D ...Dates:April 25, 1869 April 26, 1869 -
Excerpt:April 26, 1869 religion, to keep the word of wisdom & do our duty, to say those who sin are justified in the Church they are not, some think they are going straight into the kingdom of God & partake of all the Glory of God they are not they are mistakened we must not live for ourselves alone, if you will not live to the light of the Lord you will fail. The subject of each man being Equal in voting in the cooperation has been brought up Now ...Dates:April 27, 1869 April 28, 1869