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:November 2, 1845 ~ Sunday 2nd Oct Sunday I attended meeting in the Afternoon & communed with the Saints & spoke to them. Our child has been vary sick for several days we have lade hands upon it & anointed with oil in the name of the Lord And it is now recovering fast 6 November 3, 1845 ~ Monday 3rd [FIGURES] I recieved 3 letters from Glasgow & wrote 3. Elder Ward And myself went over the river to visit A vary sick sister with a ...Dates:November 2, 1845 November 3, 1845 November 4, 1845 November 5, 1845 November 6, 1845 -
Excerpt:Please to give my kind regard to my Wife's also to Sister Woodruff & little Susan, to Br. & Sister Clark, Br Hadlock, Ward, Wilson, Holmes, Hardy & Br. Stratton if at Lpool, & all Saints, & may their united, & ffervent prayers be heard in heaven in behalf of my brothren acording to the flesh, that they may be ho't to rejoice in the glorious liberty of ... -
Excerpt:[right side of page] Susan & Phebe Scholes Aug 13th Dear Farther We reseived your welcome letter and was glad to here from yo it seems hard to loose Brigy in the way we did but he was a good boy I wish I could change places with him my life ^is^ very hard here every one seems bent on anoying me Ms Irwin has been write to her Sister here and sayes She fears for her life in Salt Lake City I wish it was ... -
Excerpt:in a land of strangers far from your friends and home, the face of an old acquaintance is dear, and seems we are glad to behold them, several of the American brethren sailed on the first of Jan, there are not many left and a great field of laborur. I have vary little society here, my time is confined to my family, the saints in Liverpool are not so warm hearted as in America, therefore I do not enjoy the society of the saints in this place, they seem more free in other branches, but I ... -
Excerpt:mormon to the various Indians Chiefs from the Cherekees to Florida He gave Ross the Cherikee chief one he made many remarks upon that subject. He made one Error in saying that the Indians would not imbrace the work of God or be gathered by the Gospel untill they had gone through among the Gentiles & trodden them down as the Book of mormon declairs. But the book of Morm- on declairs that they shall be gathered He was followed by Lorenzo Snow &Dates:December 15, 1855 December 16, 1855 -
Excerpt:we can be made vessels of honour what can we be made vessels of honour after we have moved in the hands of the potter & ground over again yes this will be the case with man but it is far better to be passive in the hands of God & be made a vessel of honor the first time than to wait thill till we have to be ground over again this is a figure which the prophet Jeremiahah made use of. Now President Young is the Master Potter here on Earth & ...Dates:December 17, 1855 December 18, 1855 December 19, 1855 December 20, 1855 December 21, 1855 December 22, 1855 December 23, 1855 December 24, 1855 December 28, 1855 -
Excerpt:January 1, 1856 ~ Tuesday JAN. 1st, 1856 ^Tuesday^ I spent the day at home writing January 2, 1856 ~ Wednesday 2nd I spent the day in Joint session. All the officers of the Territory were Elected the Judges, & Notary Public of the co[u]nties The commissioners, Treasurers, Auditors, Marshalls, surveyors & Attorney Generals, The Chancellors & Regency of the University of Deserett. I was appointed as one of the Regency. January 3, 1856 ~ Thursday 3rd I spent the day In the council I ...Dates:January 1, 1856 January 2, 1856 January 3, 1856 January 4, 1856 January 5, 1856 January 6, 1856 -
Excerpt:Called upon to go on Missions to Europe & to go with Brother Blair West on an exploring tour. Elder Thomas Bullock our chief Clerk in the Historians office August 11, 1856 ~ Monday 11th I put in 28 Apricott buds this morning into plum & peach stocks I spent the day in the office. The First Presidency B. Young H. C. Kimball & J. M. Grant spent the afternoon with us to day in hearing ...Dates:August 11, 1856 August 12, 1856 August 13, 1856 August 14, 1856 August 15, 1856 August 16, 1856 -
Excerpt:it also killed the ^young^ grape shotts but they are putting out again if evrything is prepair for a fruitful season. We have a very beautiful country & Enjoying peace but we learn that all is Continuing last in the States against us. I know that all the world Hates us with a perfect Hatread & would annihilate us all had they the power. If we were as wicked as the world is their would not be any trouble about us but hear we are building up the Kingdom of God & are preachig truths all Hell is boiling over ... -
Excerpt:He did not approbate the procedings at the close I went to the 17th ward & preached to the people Brother Cummings spoke before me & Brother Wright & I followed them we had the spirit of God & my mind was open & I enjoyed the meeting well. I told the people to seek for happiness by doing the works of wrighteousness & not seek for happiness by doing evil for that was contrary to the principle of Salvation as taught by the Lord our God. I ...Dates:January 19, 1857 January 20, 1857 January 21, 1857 January 22, 1857 January 23, 1857