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These short biographies identify individuals by name; birth date and location; parentage; marriage date and location (if applicable); baptism date and location (if applicable); death date and location; and a brief description of their association with Wilford Woodruff. A biographical reference is included for individuals who are mentioned in the Papers but may not have associated directly with him, such as historical and scriptural figures.

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Peter Abplanalp
2 Mar 1829 - 28 May 1900
5 mentions
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Anders Peter Anderson
8 Dec 1847 - 9 Apr 1932
6 mentions
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Henry Ballard
27 Jan 1832 - 26 Feb 1908
17 mentions
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8 mentions
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John McKinnon Baxter
3 Jun 1859 - 17 Jul 1936
3 mentions
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1 mention
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3 mentions
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Carl John Cannon
25 Aug 1841 - 10 May 1920
12 mentions
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1 mention
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2 mentions
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William Clark
1825-1910
3 mentions
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Benjamin Chamberlin Critchlow
20 Dec 1835 - 31 Aug 1924
1 mention
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6 mentions
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17 mentions
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1 mention
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John Alexander Egbert
28 Mar 1842 - 2 Oct 1915
16 mentions
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1 mention
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7 mentions
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4 mentions
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3 mentions
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Henry Kingman Giles
12 Dec 1857 - 11 Nov 1892
1 mention
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William Hyrum Griffin
8 Nov 1847 - 25 Jun 1936
11 mentions
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3 mentions
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4 mentions
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2 mentions
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42 mentions
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4 mentions
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1 mention
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Jens Hansen
28 Jul 1824 - 27 Jun 1911
8 mentions
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2 mentions
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7 mentions
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Moses David Harris
7 Apr 1864 - 5 Aug 1954
4 mentions
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Lorenzo Lafayette Hatch
25 Dec 1851 - 7 Nov 1921
40 mentions
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Ira Hogan
1854-1905
1 mention
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1 mention
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Joseph Howell
1857-1918
2 mentions
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Henry Hughes
1825-1904
10 mentions
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4 mentions
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10 mentions
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1 mention
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1 mention
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Benjamin Hymas
26 May 1846 - 15 May 1925
1 mention
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2 mentions
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Carl Jensen
1840-1899
13 mentions
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8 mentions
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2 mentions
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1 mention
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Robert Jones
1829-1906
2 mentions
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6 mentions
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Newell Whitney Kimball
19 May 1852 - 24 Jul 1931
3 mentions
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Culbert King
31 Jan 1836 - 26 Oct 1909
3 mentions
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1 mention
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5 mentions
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3 mentions
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4 mentions
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Johan August Larson
27 Aug 1848 - 29 Dec 1929
1 mention
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10 mentions
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3 mentions
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1 mention
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Orson Magleby
8 Nov 1865 - 28 Aug 1928
17 mentions
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3 mentions
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1 mention
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Jonah Mathias
1843-1928
2 mentions
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David Henry Matthews
28 Dec 1851 - 22 Dec 1919
1 mention
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Brigham Young McMullin
29 Mar 1851 - 21 Dec 1927
7 mentions
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3 mentions
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4 mentions
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2 mentions
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2 mentions
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3 mentions
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Lewis H. Mousley
9 Feb 1833 - 23 Jun 1913
4 mentions
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Andrew Ekelund Nelson
11 May 1834 - 15 Nov 1900
3 mentions
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1 mention
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5 mentions
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3 mentions
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Eli Openshaw
1835-1899
7 mentions
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5 mentions
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1 mention
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William Parsons (Jr.)
4 Dec 1849 - 12 Aug 1916
2 mentions
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1 mention
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Hans Djurröd Petterson
26 Nov 1832 - 11 Jan 1905
1 mention
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William George Petty
3 Sep 1831 - 8 Feb 1921
6 mentions
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5 mentions
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John Edmund Pincock
16 Dec 1853 - 16 Oct 1924
6 mentions
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1 mention
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18 mentions
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2 mentions
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Joseph Rich Porter
29 Mar 1844 - 1 Aug 1912
4 mentions
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David D. Rees
1828-1894
1 mention
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William Taylor Reid
21 Jul 1830 - 28 Feb 1904
16 mentions
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4 mentions
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8 mentions
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Franklin Scott
1 Dec 0851 - 7 Aug 1901
1 mention
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10 mentions
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11 mentions
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5 mentions
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Alphonzo Bert Simmons
3 Jul 1861 - 20 Apr 1938
2 mentions
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John Skinner
1822-1899
1 mention
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6 mentions
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Adam Speirs
7 Jul 1834 - 2 Jun 1908
13 mentions
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9 mentions
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1 mention
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4 mentions
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10 mentions
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Levi James Taylor (Sr.)
20 May 1851 - 28 Dec 1935
3 mentions
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4 mentions
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14 mentions
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7 mentions
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2 mentions
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William Waddoups (Sr.)
19 Aug 1840 - 14 Nov 1931
1 mention
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2 mentions
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William Wesley Willis, b. 1859
21 Mar 1859 - 5 Dec 1926
2 mentions
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Joseph E. Wilson (Sr.)
2 May 1858 - 25 Oct 1930
2 mentions
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Abraham Zundel
25 Jan 1836 - 20 Mar 1917
13 mentions
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18 mentions
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