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Emily Jane <I>Smith</I> Woodruff

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Emily Jane Smith Woodruff

Birth
Davis County, Iowa, USA
Death
8 May 1878 (aged 27)
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Burial
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Add to Map
Plot
A-5-1-4E
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Daughter of Elias Smith and Lucy Brown

Married Wilford Woodruff, 12 Oct 1867, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Children - Lucy Emily Woodruff, Wilford Smith Woodruff, Elias Smith Woodruff, Asahel Smith Woodruff

History - Emma was of revolutionary ancestry, being the daughter of Elias and Lucy Brown Smith, born on the Pioneer Trail en route to Salt Lake City, arriving with her parents in September, 1851. She was married to Wilford Woodruff, Jr., October 12, 1867. Her's was a short, but busy life. Married at the age of seventeen, she accompanied her husband on a mission to St. Thomas, Nevada (the Muddy), returning to Salt Lake in 1871. They were called to Randolph, Morgan County, Utah, where they remained until 1876, when they again came to Salt Lake City. She was the mother of four children to whom she was fondly devoted. She was always an active officer in Relief Society work, and an expert in domestic art. Her early death was directly due to the many hardships and privations endured on those early colonization missions.
Daughter of Elias Smith and Lucy Brown

Married Wilford Woodruff, 12 Oct 1867, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Children - Lucy Emily Woodruff, Wilford Smith Woodruff, Elias Smith Woodruff, Asahel Smith Woodruff

History - Emma was of revolutionary ancestry, being the daughter of Elias and Lucy Brown Smith, born on the Pioneer Trail en route to Salt Lake City, arriving with her parents in September, 1851. She was married to Wilford Woodruff, Jr., October 12, 1867. Her's was a short, but busy life. Married at the age of seventeen, she accompanied her husband on a mission to St. Thomas, Nevada (the Muddy), returning to Salt Lake in 1871. They were called to Randolph, Morgan County, Utah, where they remained until 1876, when they again came to Salt Lake City. She was the mother of four children to whom she was fondly devoted. She was always an active officer in Relief Society work, and an expert in domestic art. Her early death was directly due to the many hardships and privations endured on those early colonization missions.


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