Martisha Smoot Smith
Martisha (Martisia) Smoot Smith (1812-1886) was born 28 Oct. 1812 in Henry Co., Kentucky. She was the daughter of George Washington Smoot and Nancy Ann Rowlett. She married Samuel Smith on 25 Jan. 1835 and they had six children, including Emma Smith, who was sealed to Wilford Woodruff; widowed in 1850. She and Samuel were taught by Wilford Woodruff in 1835. She was sealed to Silas Richards on 2 Dec. 1855; annulled 15 Jun. 1858. She died 3 Nov. 1883 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory.
Footnotes
Martisha Smoot (KWJ6-ZL3), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 11 Feb. 2021). Martisha Smoot Smith, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/martisha-smoot-smith, accessed 10 Feb. 2022). “Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848,” database, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com, accessed 11 Feb. 2021), Samuel Smith; Black, Susan Easton, compiler. Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830–1848. 50 vols. (Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center, 1989). “Utah Death Registers, 1847–1966,” p. 338 (1886) Martichia Smith; citing series 21866, from Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Utah State Archives and Records Service, Salt Lake City, UT. “Emma Smith Woodruff,” Biographical Record of Salt Lake City and Vicinity (Chicago: National Historical Record, Co., 1902), p. 199. “Martisha Smith,” Pioneer Database, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravel/, accessed 11 Feb. 2021). “Martisha Smoot Smith,” Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT.; Find A Grave, 1 Sep. 2010, memorial no. 58068457 (https://findagrave.com, accessed 11 Feb. 2021).
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Part of Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)
Excerpt:Emma Smith was Born at Diahman Davis County Missouri. March 1st 1838 Emma Smith Daughter of Samuel & Martecia Smith Married to Wilford Woodruff sen March 13 1853 Names Born Married Died Age Hiram Smith at 4 oclock pm Oct 4 1857 Nov 24 1858 1 year. 1.M ... -
Part of Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)
Excerpt:June 2nd 1867 Sunday I met with the Presidency & Twelve in the Evening for Prayer. I visited Brother Smoot in the Evening & Preached in the 20 ward after Brother Smoot I spoke 45 Minutes June 3, 1867 ~ Monday 3rd June I met at the Prayer Room at 8 oclok & we gave Jesse N Smith his seconed Anointing G A Smith officiated I visited the Printing office with my Daughter Bulah June 4, 1867 ~ ...Dates:June 3, 1867 June 4, 1867 June 5, 1867 June 6, 1867 June 7, 1867 June 8, 1867 -
Part of Mission - 1835 Southern States Mission Membership Record
Excerpt:Blood River ^BR.19^ Branch A Owen Smoot ^Elder^ Levi Taylor } Samuel Smith Nancy Taylor Mary Chumley ^Died^ Malinda Chumley Sidney Chumley Nancy Oldhaven Nancy B Freeman Marticia Smith Jemimah Smoot Eliza Nicksan ^Expeled^ Wm B McCollock Expeled ... -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)
Excerpt:April 7, 1858 ~ Wednesday April 7th I spent the day in loading my waggons I took one load of 4 secretaries in the historians office onto my waggons April 8, 1858 ~ Thursday 8th I started this morning with 3 loads for provo two loads of secretaries and one of Goods it soon began to snow and I rode 12 miles on a slow walk in the worst snow storm we have had this winter I came near freezing my hands ...Dates:April 7, 1858 April 8, 1858 April 9, 1858 April 10, 1858 April 11, 1858 April 12, 1858 April 13, 1858 April 17, 1858 April 18, 1858 -
Part of Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)
Excerpt:December 30, 1884 ~ Tuesday Dec 30, 1884 I came up from the field. Azmon came with me & paid $50 for his son Henry on Orssborn's Note, & $47 for to pay L W. Snow, & $25 on Martitsia Smith' Note I wrote 12 Letter [FIGURE] to Henry Woodruff & Asahel December 31, 1884 ~ Wednesday 31. I took cars Rode to Smithfield & spent the night 105 ...Dates:December 30, 1884 December 31, 1884 -
Part of Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)
Excerpt:October 28, 1886 ~ Thursday Oct 28th 1886 we rode to spanish Fork & spent the night with Joseph Beck ^25 M[iles]^ October 29, 1886 ~ Friday 29. We rode to Nephi and spent the night at Brother James Pictons I wrote in Matilda Teasdale Album 30 M[iles] October 30, 1886 ~ Saturday 30 We drove to warm creek and spent the night at Brother Bartholomews 40 Miles ...Dates:October 28, 1886 October 29, 1886 October 30, 1886 October 31, 1886 November 1, 1886 November 2, 1886 November 3, 1886 November 4, 1886 November 5, 1886 -
Part of Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)
Excerpt:November 6, 1886 ~ Saturday Nov 6, 1886 [FIGURES] we did not get to bed untill 3 oclok this Morning got up at 8 oclk took breakfast I looked over my Mail and I had awaiting me 31 Letters as follows 2 from E Snow, 2 from Teasdale 2 from Lot Smith 1 from C J Kemp, J. F. Smith Wm H Palmer H J Grant 3 fromDates:November 6, 1886 November 7, 1886 November 8, 1886 November 9, 1886 November 10, 1886 November 11, 1886 November 12, 1886 -
Part of Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)
Excerpt:November 13, 1886 ~ Saturday Nov 13, 1886 [FIGURE] I wrote 3 Letters to Jaques Asahel and Clara and told [FIGURE] her to write to her Mother I receivd 3 Letters to[day] from E Tullidg Baull & Jaques I sent word to Jaques to Pay the Printer $50 for Tullide [Tullidge] November 14, 1886 ~ Sunday 14 Sunday I wrote 2 letter to H L Hall & ...Dates:November 13, 1886 November 14, 1886 November 15, 1886 November 16, 1886 November 17, 1886 November 18, 1886 November 18, 1886 November 19, 1886 November 20, 1886 -
Part of Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)
Excerpt:December 17, 1886 ~ Friday Dec 17, 1886 [FIGURES] I wrote Letters to Jaques, Asahel, Owen Blanch and Phebe A Snow. We received Letters from Jaques Clara and Blanch I received a [letter] from Oliver Shelby Covington Fountain Co Ind [and] containing a present of a splendid crimson silk Hankerchief A telegram informed us that Marshal Thompson shot Edward Dalton at Parawan Dead while sitting upon ...Dates:December 17, 1886 December 18, 1886 December 19, 1886 December 20, 1886 -
Part of Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)
Excerpt:Dec 20, 1886 On the night of the 17 Dec Emma & myself went into the Temple & was sealed for 34 couple of our dead friends among the Number Martishia Smith Emmas Mother was [FIGURE] sealed to David W. Patten the Martered Apostle Emma Smith Woodruff received her second Anointing for her Mother at the Temple in the Evening of Dec 20, 1886 December 21, 1886 ~ Tuesday 21. I spent the day reading December 22, 1886 ...Dates:December 20, 1886 December 21, 1886 December 22, 1886 December 23, 1886 December 24, 1886 December 25, 1886