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Wilford Woodruf

Wilford Woodruf

Male 1807 - 1898  (91 years)   Has 22 ancestors and 89 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Wilford Woodruf 
    Birth 1 Mar 1807  Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 7 Mar 1807  Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Initiatory (LDS) 20 Feb 1851  EHOUS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID KWNT-8NB 
    Death 2 Sep 1898  San Francisco, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 8 Sep 1898  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I86871  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Father Aphek Woodruff,   b. 11 Nov 1778, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1861, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Beulah Thompson,   b. 1782, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1808, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years) 
    Marriage 25 Nov 1801  Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F29460  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Phoebe Whittemore Carter,   b. 8 Mar 1807, Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1885, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 13 Apr 1837  Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Emma Woodruff,   b. 14 Jul 1838, Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1840, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
    +2. Phoebe Amelia Woodruff,   b. 4 Mar 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1919, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     3. Susan Cornelia Woodruff,   b. 25 Jul 1843, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1897 (Age 54 years)
     4. Joseph Carter Woodruff,   b. 18 Jul 1845, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1846, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     5. Ezra Carter Woodruff,   b. 8 Dec 1846, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1846, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     6. Sarah Carter Woodruff,   b. 28 Oct 1847, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1848, Louisville, Clay, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     7. Beulah Augusta Woodruff,   b. 19 Jul 1851, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1905, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     8. Aphek Woodruff,   b. 25 Jan 1853, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1853 (Age 0 years)
    +9. Wilford Woodruff, Jr,   b. 22 Mar 1840, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 May 1921, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F29451  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2025 

    Family 2 Mary Ann Jackson,   b. 18 Feb 1818, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1894 (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 2 Aug 1846  Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorce Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. James Jackson Woodruff,   b. 25 May 1847, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1927, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F29452  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2025 

    Family 3 Sarah Elinor Brown,   b. 22 Aug 1827, Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1915, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 2 Aug 1846 
    Family ID F29453  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2025 

    Family 4 Mary Caroline Barton,   b. 12 Jan 1829, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1910, Barton, Custer, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 2 Aug 1846 
    Family ID F29454  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2025 

    Family 5 Mary Meek Webster,   b. 6 Sep 1806, Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1852 (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage 28 Mar 1852 
    Family ID F29455  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2025 

    Family 6 Emma Smith,   b. 1 Mar 1838, Adam-ondi-Ahman Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1912, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 13 Mar 1853  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hyrum Smith Woodruff,   b. 4 Oct 1857, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1858, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     2. Emma Manella Woodruff,   b. 4 Jul 1860, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1905, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
     3. Asahel Hart Woodruff,   b. 3 Feb 1863, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1939, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. Ann Thompson Woodruff,   b. 10 Apr 1867, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1867, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     5. Clara Martina Woodruff,   b. 23 Jul 1868, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1927, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    +6. Abraham Owen Woodruff,   b. 23 Nov 1872, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1904, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
     7. Winnifred Blanche Woodruff,   b. 9 Apr 1876, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1954, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     8. Mary Alice Woodruff,   b. 2 Jan 1879, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 19 Jan 1916, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 37 years)
    Family ID F29456  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2025 

    Family 7 Sarah Brown,   b. 1 Jan 1834, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1909, Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 13 Mar 1853  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. David Patten Woodruff,   b. 4 Apr 1854, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1937, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     2. Brigham Young Woodruff,   b. 18 Jan 1857, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1877, Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
     3. Phoebe Arabell Woodruff,   b. 30 May 1859, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1939 (Age 80 years)
     4. Sylvia Melvina Woodruff,   b. 14 Jan 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Aug 1940, American Falls, Power, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     5. Newton Woodruff,   b. 3 Nov 1863, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1960, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
     6. Mary Woodruff,   b. 26 Oct 1867, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1903, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     7. Charles Henry Woodruff,   b. 5 Dec 1870, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1871, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     8. Edward Randolph Woodruff,   b. 2 Feb 1873, Randolph, Rich, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1873, Randolph, Rich, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F29457  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2025 

    Family 8 Sarah Delight Stocking,   b. 26 Jun 1838, Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1906 (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 31 Jul 1857  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Marion Woodruff,   b. 1 Jun 1861, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 8 Feb 1946, Elwood, Box Elder, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 84 years)
     2. Emeline Woodruff,   b. 26 Jul 1863, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 30 May 1915, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 51 years)
     3. Ensign Woodruff,   b. 23 Dec 1865, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 4 May 1955, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 89 years)
     4. Jeremiah Woodruff,   b. 29 Aug 1868, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Rosannah Woodruff,   b. 17 Apr 1871, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. John Jay Woodruff,   b. 14 Aug 1873, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 4 Nov 1964, Murray City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 91 years)
     7. Julia Delight Stocking Woodruff,   b. 28 Jun 1878, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1954, Granger, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F29458  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2025 

    Family 9 Eudora Young Dunford,   b. 12 May 1852   d. 21 Oct 1921 (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 10 Mar 1877 
    Divorce Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F29459  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Mar 1807 - Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 7 Mar 1807 - Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Apr 1837 - Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Aug 1846 - Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInitiatory (LDS) - 20 Feb 1851 - EHOUS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Mar 1853 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Mar 1853 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Jul 1857 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Sep 1898 - San Francisco, California, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 8 Sep 1898 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    LDS Prophet Wilford Woodruff - 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints    		LDS Prophet Wilford Woodruff - 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    Woodruff, Wilford b1807 - Portrait    		Woodruff, Wilford b1807 - Portrait
    Woodruff, Wilford b1807 - Portrait    		Woodruff, Wilford b1807 - Portrait

  • Notes 
    • 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

      He was an American religious leader who served as the fourth presiden t o f The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1 88 9 until his death. He ended the public practice of plural marriage amo n g the members of the LDS Church in 1890.

      Woodruff joined the Latter Day Saint church after studying Restorationi s m as a young adult. He met Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Sai n t movement in Kirtland, Ohio, before joining Zion's Camp in April 1834 . H e stayed in Missouri as a missionary, preaching in Arkansas and Tenne sse e before returning to Kirtland. He married his first wife, Phebe, tha t ye ar and served a mission in New England. Smith called Woodruff to b e a mem ber of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in July 1838, and he wa s ordaine d in April 1839. Woodruff served a mission in England from Augu st 1839 un til April 1841, leading converts from England to Nauvoo. Woodr uff was awa y promoting Smith's presidential campaign at the time of Smit h's death. A fter returning to Nauvoo, he and Phebe travelled again to En gland, wher e Woodruff preached and supported local members. The Woodruff s returned t o the United States just before the Saints were driven out o f Nauvoo, an d Woodruff oversaw forty families in Winter Quarters, wher e he was seale d to his first plural wives, though two of the three plura l wives divorce d him after three weeks. He joined the advance company th at traveled to t he Salt Lake Valley without his family in 1847. After re turning to Winte r Quarters, Woodruff and Phebe left to preside over th e Eastern States Mi ssion.

      Woodruff and his family arrived in Salt Lake City on October 15, 1850, w h ere Woodruff built cabins, farmed, and raised cattle. He served in th e Ut ah territorial legislature and was heavily involved in the social an d eco nomic life of his community. He worked as an Assistant Church Histo rian a nd as Church Historian from 1856 to 1889. He was married to thre e more wi ves between 1852 and 1853. In 1877, he became president of th e St. Georg e Temple, where endowment ordinances were first performed fo r the dead a s well as the living. Woodruff helped to standardize the tem ple ceremony , and decreed that church members could act as proxy for any one they coul d identify by name. He also ended sealings of members to un related priest hood holders, stating that sealings should follow family l ines. In 1882 , Woodruff went into hiding to avoid arrest for unlawful co habitation und er the Edmunds Act. In 1889, Woodruff became the fourth pr esident of th e LDS Church. After government disenfranchisement of polyga mists and wome n in Utah Territory, and seizure of church properties whic h threatened t o extend to temples, Woodruff ended the church's officia l support of ne w polygamous marriages in the 1890 Manifesto. Woodruff di ed in 1898 and h is detailed journals provide an important record of Latt er Day Saint hist ory.



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