Susan Cornelia Woodruff Scholes
Susan Cornelia Woodruff Scholes (1843-1897) was born 25 Jul. 1843 in Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois. She was the fourth child of Wilford Woodruff and Phebe Whittemore Carter. She married Robert Scholes on 30 Jan. 1859 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah, and they had seven children. She was baptized by Wilford Woodruff on 25 Jul. 1852. She died in 1897 in Sioux, Woodbury Co., Iowa.
Footnotes
Susan Cornelia Woodruff (KWVG-XRZ), Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb. 2022). Susan Cornelia Woodruff Scholes, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/susan-cornelia-woodruff-scholes, accessed 19 Mar. 2022). Susan Woodruff, The Emmeline B. Wells Diaries (https://www.churchhistorianspress.org/search?q=%22Susan+Woodruff%22&lang=eng, accessed 10 Feb. 2022). Susan Cornelia Woodruff Scholes, The First Fifty Years of Relief Society (https://www.churchhistorianspress.org/the-first-fifty-years-of-relief-society/people/susan-cornelia-woodruff-scholes, accessed 17 Jan. 2022).
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Excerpt:August 30, 1887 ~ Tuesday Aug 30 1887 [FIGURE] I spent the day with Brother Cannon I received 4 Letters & signed 15 Recommends we rode to the office in the city whare we spent the night 3 Miles August 31, 1887 ~ Wednesday 31. [FIGURES] Received 10 Letters wrote 1 Letter to Sarah signed 20 Rec we spent the day in council & Met with H S Eldridge in the Evening upon Z.C.M ...Dates:August 30, 1887 August 31, 1887 September 1, 1887 September 2, 1887 September 3, 1887 September 4, 1887 -
Excerpt:September 23, 1887 ~ Friday Sept 23, 1887 [FIGURE] I received 13 Letters 10 Public & 3 Private I wrote 24 Letters to Sarah, Bell, Delight, & Marion we Met in council, & discused the subject of Employing Lawyers to Defend us against the suit of the United States to disorganize the Church of L. D. S. and Escheat its property to the US. We decided to Engage senator McDonald & Butler September 24, 1887 ~ Saturday ...Dates:September 23, 1887 September 24, 1887 September 25, 1887 September 26, 1887 September 27, 1887 September 28, 1887 September 29, 1887 September 30, 1887 -
Excerpt:October 1, 1887 ~ Saturday Oct 1, 1887 I feel much better this Morning I wrote up my Journal [FIGURE] I wrote 1 Letter to Azmon and gave him a History of my Dealings with him October 2, 1887 ~ Sunday 2 Sunday I spent the day at the farm I wrote 4 letter [FIGURE] to Susan, Tenney, Ray, & Sylvia October 3, 1887 ~ Monday 3 [FIGURES] I signed 70 Recommends receivd ...Dates:October 1, 1887 October 2, 1887 October 3, 1887 October 4, 1887 October 5, 1887 October 6, 1887 -
Excerpt:Oct 21st 1887 I had interviews with McCray J T. Caine ^&^ Gibb I went to the field & spent the night 3 Miles October 22, 1887 ~ Saturday 22 In company with E & Alice I rode to Provo 50 Miles in the afternoon we drove down to the Lake Brother Bateman & Ovando tryied to shoot Ducks but got none October 23, 1887 ~ Sunday ...Dates:October 21, 1887 October 22, 1887 October 23, 1887 October 24, 1887 October 25, 1887 October 26, 1887 October 27, 1887 October 28, 1887 October 29, 1887 October 30, 1887 -
Excerpt:March 6, 1888 ~ Tuesday March 6, 1888 [FIGURE] I signed 10 Recommends I received 20 Letters I wrote 16 Letters wrote to Sarah Asahel A caucus was held at the social Hall Most of the Twelve met with the Legislature I did not attend March 7, 1888 ~ Wednesday 7. [FIGURE] I signed 43 Recommends I received 45 Letters I wrote 7 Letters to Bleak, Farnsworth sent $300 T. O wrote toDates:March 6, 1888 March 7, 1888 March 8, 1888 March 9, 1888 March 10, 1888 March 11, 1888 March 12, 1888 March 13, 1888 March 14, 1888 March 15, 1888 -
Excerpt:[FIGURE] April 26, 1888 I had an interview with Mayor Armstrong I sent his wife a package from Sarah Brown I sent her my likeness I went to the farm & Back in the Evening & spent the night at Orson P Arnolds 6 Miles April 27, 1888 ~ Friday 27 [FIGURE] I signed 21 Recommends. I received 20 Letters I wrote 12 Letters, 8 Public, & 3 Private to Bleak Cottam & ...Dates:April 26, 1888 April 27, 1888 April 28, 1888 April 29, 1888 -
Excerpt:July 9, 1888 This Note which I signed had to be paid by the 1 Sept This Law of Congress to take all the Property of the Church of Jesus Churchrist of Latter Day Saints is the most Ungodly, and unconstitutional Law Ever Enacted by any Congress since the foundation of the American Government. The following is the list of the Property takeingen by the receiver Gass stock $80000 Interest on the same 1600 Street Rail Road stock and interest 51000 Constitutional Property 36241.15 Wells Lot 42925 Provo Stock Coop 22000 ...Dates:July 9, 1888 -
Excerpt:Nov 15th 1895 I met with ZCMI Board November 16, 1895 ~ Saturday 16 ^[FIGURE]^ I wrote Letters to Owen, Nagle, & to Sarah November 17, 1895 ~ Sunday 17. Sunday I spent the day at home reading & resting H J Grant spoke at the Tabernacl November 18, 1895 ~ Monday 18 I spent the day in the office alone ^[FIGURE]^ I wrote to Susan November 19 ...Dates:August 15, 1895 November 16, 1895 November 17, 1895 November 18, 1895 November 19, 1895 November 20, 1895 November 21, 1895 November 22, 1895 November 23, 1895 November 24, 1895 -
Excerpt:January 13, 1896 ~ Monday Jan 13 1896 ^[FIGURE]^ I went to the office wrote a short Letter to Owen & sent it with one from Alice to him we had to raise some Money on our Mines at Sterling which is being badly managed at present we met with several Brethren upon our Legislative business January 14, 1896 ~ Tuesday 14 ^[FIGURE]^ I received a Letter from Owen. We had a vary busy day had several Meetings & much company ...Dates:January 13, 1896 January 14, 1896 January 15, 1896 January 16, 1896 January 17, 1896 January 18, 1896 January 19, 1896 -
Excerpt:April 17, 1896 I met with the Ogden Power Company & done a good Deal of business [FIGURE] I wrote to President Lund & sent him a cablegram not to Release Owen untill his company was released & come home with him we had a great Deal of company to day President ^G Q^ Cannon is called to go East Telegram says Bell Moses is vary sick wants me to go there I have sent fo Sarah to go ...Dates:April 18, 1896 April 19, 1896 April 20, 1896 April 21, 1896 April 22, 1896