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Day in the Life

May 8, 1887

Journal Entry

May 08, 1887 ~ Sunday

8 [FIGURES] Sunday I attended the family Meeting of Brother Atkins
I ordained Heber Charles Atkins a Deacon Brother Atkin
confirmed his son Hyram He baptized him the week before
[FIGURES] I received 9 Letters from Jaques, Asahel, Clara, Owen
Blanch, Alice, Henry, Roskelley, Malinda Hatch
I wrote 4 Letters to Jaques, Asahel, Emma, Clara,
[FIGURE] I wrote an order on Jaques to Pay Emma $50.00
Asahel $5, Clara $2.50, Blanch $2.75, Owen $2.50 Alice $1 total $63.75

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Woodruff, Abraham Owen
23 Nov 1872 - 20 Jul 1904
440 mentions
Apostle, Family, Missionary
Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1863
3 Feb 1863 - 2 Jul 1939
654 mentions
Family
Beebe, Clara Martisha Woodruff
23 Jul 1868 - 29 Dec 1927
382 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
877 mentions
Family
3 mentions
Woodruff, Henry Azmon
20 May 1855 - 2 Feb 1939
137 mentions
Family
Atkin, Hyrum
1879-1958
1 mention
Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
440 mentions
Woodruff, Mary Alice McEwan
2 Jan 1879 - 14 Jan 1916
181 mentions
Family
Hatch, Melinda Woodruff
15 Dec 1826 - 29 Mar 1893
62 mentions
Family
Roskelley, Samuel
1 Jan 1837 - 10 Feb 1914
136 mentions
170 mentions
Woodruff, Winnifred Blanche Daynes
9 Apr 1876 - 2 Apr 1954
238 mentions
Family

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May 8, 1887