Lot Smith
Lot Smith (1830-1892) was born 15 May 1830 in Williamstown, Oswego Co., New York. He was the son of William O. Smith and Rhoda Hough. He married Lydia Minerva McBride on 3 Jun. 1851 in Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory; participated in plural marriage. He interacted with Wilford Woodruff when serving as a major in the Mormon Battalion, and he corresponded with Wilford Woodruff regularly about the Church in Arizona Territory in the 1880s. He died 21 Jun. 1892 in Tuba City, Coconino Co., Arizona Territory.
Footnotes
Maj. Lot Smith (KWCT-LN6), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 27 Apr. 2022). Lot Smith, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/lot-smith, accessed 27 Apr. 2022). “Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959 / Book A, 1860 April 25-1894 April 27,” entry for Lot Smith, p. 12, image 18/160, CR 301 22; Church History Library (https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/, accessed 27 Apr. 2022). MaryAnnK (mary_ann_kirk@hotmail.com), “marriage record, Lydia Minerva McBride,” memories of Maj. Lot Smith (KWCT-LN6), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 27 Apr. 2022). "Maj Lot Smith” (1830-1892), memorial no. 23981985; Find A Grave (https://findagrave.com, accessed 27 Apr. 2022).
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Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:June 28, 1879 Church was then Presented and sustained Br Lot Smith then spoke 25 M[inutes]. Several Missionaries were then called Br Lake spoke 25 M[inutes], W Woodruff spoke 34 M[inutes], L Haws 17, Jesse N Smith 5 M[inutes]. June 29, 1879 ~ Sunday June 29 Sunday Met at 10 oclok, Br Mann Prayed, W Woodruff then Read 121 sec in D.C. & 130 sec 15 to 21 verses and spoke One hour & 20 M[inutes], & ...Dates:June 29, 1879 June 30, 1879 July 1, 1879 July 2, 1879 July 3, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:July 3, 1879 Joseph James 3 M[inutes], Br Wright 5 M[inutes], Lot Smith 15 M[inutes] Samuel Jones 5 Br Flake 8 M[inutes], Lot Smith 5 M[inutes], W Woodruff 40 M[inutes], and the Meeting closed. Word came to us that a child 8 years of age Belonging to Moses & Elizabeth Curtis was Drowned below the dam at the Mill. He belonged to Brigham City I received two ^[FIGURE]^ letters from Phebe ...Dates:July 4, 1879 July 5, 1879 July 6, 1879 July 7, 1879 July 8, 1879 July 9, 1879 July 10, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:July 11, 1879 ~ Friday July 11, 1879 [FIGURE] I wrote 4 Letter to D. H. Cannon, Bleak, L John Nuttall I received the D News July 1 containing John Taylor answer against the suit of Emeline Young &c against the Trustee in trust [FIGURE] I wrote 6 pages to Lorenzo Snow gave him a history of my travels & living in the United Order July 12, 1879 ~ Saturday 12 I spent ...Dates:July 11, 1879 July 12, 1879 July 13, 1879 July 14, 1879 July 15, 1879 July 16, 1879 July 17, 1879 July 18, 1879 July 19, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:July 19, 1879 agragate of 32964 miles and These Drained in the aggragate 11,028,540 square miles of Land July 20, 1879 ~ Sunday 20. Sunday [FIGURES] I received a letter from Phebe I wrote to J Jaques J. G. Bleak Samuel & Josiah Hardy Joseph Harmon I attended Meeting and spok 30 m[inutes] followed By several of the Brethren Lot Smith spok 20 M[inutes]. July 21, 1879 ~ Monday ...Dates:July 20, 1879 July 21, 1879 July 22, 1879 July 23, 1879 July 24, 1879 July 25, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:July 25 1879 had been broaken open by some person who had attempted to rob the Mail Envallopes Destroyed & mony taken out July 26, 1879 ~ Saturday 26. [FIGURE] I I wrote 2 letters to Phebe & J Jaques July 27, 1879 ~ Sunday 27 Sunday I went to Brigham City Meeting Warren R Tenney opened By Prayer W Woodruff spoke 38 minuts, Lot Smith 30 M[inutes], & Br Lake 3 M[inutes] ...Dates:July 26, 1879 July 27, 1879 July 28, 1879 July 29, 1879 July 30, 1879 July 31, 1879 August 1, 1879 August 2, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:Sept 3, 1879 who I was but the Devil was at work with him and he would not speak to me but held his head Down, he eat Bread & Butter & sugar and when He got through he got on his borough (Dunkee) and rode off slouw a dozen rods & he stoped turned around & rode back jumped off from his Donkey & run up to me & shook me hartily by the hand and we had a good talk. He said the Devil had tempted him, but the Lord had sent him ...Dates:September 4, 1879 September 5, 1879 September 6, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:Sept 16, 1879 I ordained Charles Edmund Richardson a seventy and gave him a lisence September 17, 1879 ~ Wednesday 17. [FIGURE] I wrote one letter of 12 pages to Moses Thatcher and gave him an account of my mission September 18, 1879 ~ Thursday 18 I killed 6 ducks this morning I wrote 3 letters to J D T. McAllister 4 pages Farnsworth 6 & 2 to another September 19, 1879 ~ Friday ...Dates:September 17, 1879 September 18, 1879 September 19, 1879 September 20, 1879 September 21, 1879 September 22, 1879 September 23, 1879 September 24, 1879 September 25, 1879 September 26, 1879 September 27, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:Sept 27, 1879 Lorenzo Hatch spoke 42 M[inutes], Jesse N Smith 30 M[inutes], W Woodruff spoke 10 M[inutes]. I met in the Evening with the Priesthood and we reguated the Price of Tithing in this country September 28, 1879 ~ Sunday 298 Sunday I administered to Br Greer. We met at 10 oclok John Bush Prayed Reports of the several Branches of the Stake were then given read By the Clerk John R Hewlett. The General ...Dates:September 28, 1879 September 29, 1879 September 30, 1879 October 1, 1879 October 2, 1879 October 3, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:October 4, 1879 ~ Saturday Oct 4, 1879 I went out hunting killed 6 ducks got home weary 6 M[iles] October 5, 1879 ~ Sunday 5 Sunday I attended [meeting] at Sunset in the forenoon. Br Judd Prayed W Woodruff spoke 30 M[inutes] Br Lake 15 Lot Smith 10, WW 10 Afternoon we attended meeting at Brigham City Br Foster Prayed Br Brookbank spoke 25 M[inutes], Lot Smith 40 M[inutse] & ...Dates:October 4, 1879 October 4, 1879 October 5, 1879 October 7, 1879 October 8, 1879 October 9, 1879 October 10, 1879 October 11, 1879 October 12, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:Oct 17, 1879 He did not live to Enjoy the money paid him in the suit. Br Jaques speaks of the rain and cold weather October 18, 1879 ~ Saturday 18 [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to George Teasdale of 26 pages I gave an account of my Mission and visit with Petone and with the Lamanites for 42 days I spent most of the day writing October 19, 1879 ~ Sunday 19 In company with Lot Smith and ...Dates:October 18, 1879 October 19, 1879 October 20, 1879 October 21, 1879 October 22, 1879