Millen Atwood
Millen Atwood (1817-1890) was born 24 May 1817 in Willington, Tolland Co., Connecticut. He was the son of Dan Atwood and Polly Sawyer. He married Relief Cram on 20 Apr. 1848 in Winter Quarters (later Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska); participated in plural marriage. He was baptized 2 Aug. 1841 in the Mississippi River. He spoke at meetings that Wilford Woodruff attended from 1856 to 1890, and Wilford Woodruff spoke at his funeral. He died 17 Dec. 1890 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory.
Footnotes
Millen Atwood (KWJ4-14Y), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 17 Oct. 2022). Millen Atwood, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/millen-atwood, accessed 17 Oct. 2022). "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 17 Oct. 2022); Millen Alwood, birth, 24 May 1817, Willington, Tolland Co., Connecticut, p. 154; citing Willington, Connecticut, Town Clerk, “Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1720-1854,” image 215/231; DGS 4015999. Deseret Evening News, “Death of Bishop Atwood” (Salt Lake City, Utah Territory), 17 Dec. 1890, vol. XXIV, p. 2; database with images, Utah Digital Newspapers (https://digitalnewspapers.org/, accessed 17 Oct. 2022).
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Excerpt:November 11, 1849 ~ Sunday 11th Sunday I Preached to the saints & loaned 9 No of the star to Mrs Brown November 12, 1849 ~ Monday 12th We recieved in this mornings papers Arivals from Calafornia Also from Europe the steemer from Calafornia brought $500,000 dollars worth of gold dust from the Mines. The Ship Areatus in which Calvin Foss was in Arived in Calafornia on the 23rd sept 170 days out from Boston. I ...Dates:November 11, 1849 November 12, 1849 November 13, 1849 November 14, 1849 November 15, 1849 November 16, 1849 November 17, 1849 November 18, 1849 November 19, 1849 November 20, 1849 November 21, 1849 November 22, 1849 November 23, 1849 -
Excerpt:them & turn them back all the Companies were together 2 ox trains & the Hand cart train when the Brethren found them many of the old oxen had died but the young oxen many of them were fat & fine. Brother Tenant who had bought President Youngs place is dead He died near Scotts Bluffs the people were suffering with cold & hunger some. David Kimball & others went ahead picked out Camp grounds made up fires shoveled off snow when the ...Dates:November 14, 1856 November 15, 1856 November 16, 1856 -
Excerpt:Salt Lake City, Nov. 17th, 1887. To President Wilford Woodruff, in reply to letter of Nov. 16th, 1887, requesting me to perform missionary labor in the Southern States. Dear Brother: I am perfectly willing to assist in promulgating the principles of the everlasting Gospel, and shall be ready, per your instructions, to leave this city Tues- day, Dec. 13th, 1887. Awaiting your further orders, I remain Yours truly, A. J. Higgs Millen Atwood Bp 13 ...Dates:November 17, 1887 -
Excerpt:Atwood, Millen Salt Lake City Feb 22nd[18]88 President W. Woodruff Dear Brother I received the call to go on a mission to Great Britain from you with mingled feeling of joy & sorrow, with joy to think the Lord has called so humble a servant as me to so great a work & my prayer is that I may be true to Him & to His cause. but with sorrow to be so soon called to part with my loved ones. never the less not my will but the ...Dates:February 22, 1888 -
Excerpt:Salt Lake City Feb 22, 1888 I can say as far I know Br Barrell is a worthy Brother in good standing in the Thirteenth Ward has been faithful & obedient to evry call & I thake pleasure in recommending to go & fill this mission Millen Atwood Bishop 13 Ward [upside down text]H. C. Barrell 22 Feb. 1888[end of upside down text] ... -
Excerpt:Atwood, Millen Salt Lake City Sept 10, 1888 John. F. Shenk - has Decided Oct the 10 to leave this city on his Mission. I can recomment him as a good faithfl Brother Millen AtwoodDates:September 10, 1888 -
Excerpt:Millen Atwood 10 Sept. 1888 [sideways text] To Br Wilford Woodruf [end of sideways text] -
Excerpt:Salt Lake City Jan [22] 1889 President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother! Your verry vallueable letter of Jan 3rd have I received -- and therein I find myselv called by proper authority to fill the responsible possession of a missionary to -- Scandinavia -- and allthough I feel my weakness and imperfection to this honorable duty -- I feel it is my Heavenly Father that has called me through his servants -- and as one of his anointed servants and a minute man I know that it is my duty to respond ...Dates:January 22, 1889 -
Excerpt:July 6, 1884 ~ Sunday July 6, 1884 Sunday I met at the Tabernacle at 9:40 to attend the funeral of David O Calder his remains were brought at 9 oclok & viewed untill 10 oclok services commenced at 10 Prayer By H S Eldridge. Mellen Atwood spoke 5 M[inutes] A M Cannon 11 M[inutes], G Q Cannon 62 M[inutes]. He read the 42 chapter of the Book of Alma on the resurrection and spoke quite ...Dates:July 6, 1884 July 7, 1884 July 8, 1884 July 9, 1884 -
Excerpt:July 1, 1880 ~ Thursday July 1, 1880 [FIGURE] I spent the morning in looking up the Pioneer flags & other matters connected with the celebration of the 24 of July I wrote one letter to Thomas Bullock, & 1 to sylvia went to the farm July 2, 1880 ~ Friday 2 [FIGURE] Returned from the farm received 1 Letter from David [FIGURE] I wrote one letter to T. J. Lutz ...Dates:July 1, 1880 July 2, 1880 July 3, 1880 July 4, 1880 July 5, 1880 July 6, 1880