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:Dec 1, 1879 [FIGURE] I wrote a letter of 16 pages to George Q Cannon and gave him an account of the history of the 7 Indian villiages we visited I finished the Letter on the 2nd December 2, 1879 ~ Tuesday 2 I forwarded the Conference minutes to O Pratt wrote to J. J. December 3, 1879 ~ Wednesday 3 [FIGURE] I wrote 4 Letters to J. D. T. McAllister J G BleakDates:December 2, 1879 December 3, 1879 December 4, 1879 December 5, 1879 December 6, 1879 December 7, 1879 December 8, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:Dec 110, 1879 I also drank a surrup made of Hops and Onions. I received [FIGURE] 4 letters to day from Bulah, Leslie, Nellie, & A M Tenney concerning the Purchase of St John I got an interesting letter from Bulah. Brother Wakefield arived as a Messenger from Br Tenney with the Letters December 11, 1879 ~ Thursday 11 I received Letters from G Teasdale & J. C. Owens ...Dates:December 11, 1879 December 12, 1879 December 13, 1879 December 14, 1879 December 15, 1879 December 16, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:Dec 16, 1879 I wrote a letter of 10 pages to A M Musser and gave him an account of my visit to the 7 Indian villages and sent him a copy of the two Letters on the timber question [FIGURES] I dreamed at night that President Taylor was sealing all in the Church Plural marriages to them that wished it. we met in the council of the 12 I thought the glory of God rested upon us and we done all our work openly and the government had ...Dates:December 17, 1879 December 18, 1879 December 19, 1879 December 20, 1879 December 21, 1879 December 22, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:Dec 22, 1879 The NavaJoe Chief head man Garnomanche with some 20 others Lamanites spent the Evening with me & I preached the Gospel to them. J W Young left us this Evening My Daughter Sylvia was Married to Br Heber Thompson on [blank] Nov 1879 Br Hancock spent the night with me December 23, 1879 ~ Tuesday Dec 23. We are having the coldest Blowing snow storm of the season so far Father Edwards is vary ...Dates:December 23, 1879 December 24, 1879 December 25, 1879 December 26, 1879 December 27, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:Dec 26, 1879 was represented in a bad state held no meetings. Br Lake then spoke 24 M[inutes], and we dined with Br Mann. Afternoon Br Lake Prayed. The Statistics of the Stake was then read By Br Fish. The authorities of the Church was then Presented and sustained Lot Smith then spoke 40 M[inutes]. W Woodruff then spoke 40 M[inutes] Lorenzo Hatch 5 M[inutes]. We had a hard wind & rain all night December 28, 1879 ~ Sunday 28. Sunday we met ...Dates:December 28, 1879 December 29, 1879 December 30, 1879 December 31, 1879 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:January 1, 1880 ~ Thursday Jan 1, 1880 Jan 1, 1880 How these figures look to me I was born March 1, 1807 if I was to live untill 18087 I should be 80 years of age but how long I shall live & remain in the flesh God ownly Knows. This year opens with a prospect of Great hostility of our government against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints and the Kingdom of God Esstablished in Utah and adjoining Territories in the rocky Moun- ...Dates:January 1, 1880 January 2, 1880 January 3, 1880 January 4, 1880 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:January 5, 1880 ~ Monday Jan 5, 1880 [FIGURES] we rode to Perkins Camp I ordained John H Perkins to the office of a seventy and set him apart to his mission to the lamanites we then rode to Hatches Camp I there set apart a man as a missionary. We then drove to Br Domaciano Garabe house and camped for the night, this is the main camp for the brethren who are going to take possession of the Land we had purchased from ...Dates:January 5, 1880 January 6, 1880 January 7, 1880 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:Jan 7, 1880 we drove to Woodruff and held a meeting Lot Smith spoke 40 M[inutes] L Hatch 20, W Woodruff 15 M[inutes]. I spent the night with Br Hatch 30 Miles January 8, 1880 ~ Thursday Jan 8. [FIGURE] Mrs Richards we drove to St Joseph arived at 1 oclok we were informed that Martha Jane Richards gave birth to a pair of Twin daughter one was born 24 hours after the other but thought she was doing well after ...Dates:January 8, 1880 January 9, 1880 January 10, 1880 January 11, 1880 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:Jan 11, 1880 But I am not the father of any of them, but am what may be called the God Father of some of them if blessing them would make me so And to day I was called upon to Bless a son ^[FIGURES]^ of Lot and Allice Ann Richards Smith and He was named Wilford Woodruff Smith. we held a meeting in the Evening I requested the Brethren to occupy the time in speaking and of bearing their testimony several spoke and ...Dates:January 12, 1880 January 13, 1880 January 14, 1880 January 15, 1880 January 16, 1880 January 17, 1880 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
Excerpt:Jan 17, 1880 Milo B Webster is my Nephew Sister Eunice son. I wrote I wrote him a letter of 9 pages gave short sketch of my Life and travels I wrote a letter to A M Musser of 8 Pages and gave my views of the State of the Nation I told him if Grant was the next President I thought he would be the last President and the Nation would go down on his hands of course ...Dates:January 18, 1880 January 19, 1880 January 20, 1880 January 20, 1880 January 21, 1880