Wilford is dying; gives family final instructions on funeral and disposition of belongings.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
November 23, 1859 ~ Wednesday
23rd Robert, Wilford & Morini started with 3 teams For Fort
Harriman to get out lumber. The family packed up in Boxes
with chaff all the winter Apples we had left. I had 7 Hands
Danish Brethren shucking corn for evry 10th Bushel the
Boys and Father was diging Beets in the mud I Bought an
ox of Brother Cole paid $40 for him sent him to Fort
Harriman
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Woodruff, Aphek, b. 1779
11 Nov 1779 - 28 May 1861
579 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Moroni Bosnell
abt. 1843-aft. 1861
31 mentions
Family, Native American
Scholes, Robert
19 Nov 1835 - 14 Jul 1891
95 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
717 mentions
Family
Cole, William B.
22 Sep 1824 - 28 Jul 1907
4 mentions
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I then called upon President B Young He asked me what news I had from the spirit world I told him I had none
~ Wilford Woodruff
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