Wilford Woodruff was born 22 March 1840 in Montrose, Lee County, Iowa, United States to Wilford Woodruff (1807-1898) and Phoebe Whittemore Carter (1807-1885) and died 6 May 1921 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of unspecified causes. He married Emily Jane Smith (1850-1878) 12 October 1867 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. He married Julia Spencer (1856-1895) 25 May 1879 in St. George, Washington County, Utah. He married Marie Louisa Erickson (1859-1937) 1889 in Utah.
Biography
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Lucy Emily Woodruff (1869-1937) | 10 January 1869 St. Thomas, Pah-Ute County, Nevada, United States | 5 November 1937 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | George Albert Smith (1870-1951) |
Wilford Smith Woodruff (1871-) | |||
Elias Smith Woodruff (1873-1941) | |||
Asahel Smith Woodruff (1876-) |
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
George Wilford Woodruff (1880-1881) | |||
Leo Edgar Woodruff (1882-1941) | |||
Phoebe Carter Woodruff (1883-1885) | |||
Emily Pearl Woodruff (1885-1887) | |||
Julia Ellice Woodruff (1887-1984) | |||
Frank Carter Woodruff (1893-) |
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Marie Woodruff (1897-1971) | |||
Ezra Mozart Woodruff (1899-1968) | |||
Ruth Woodruff (1901-1903) |
Vital Records

Woodruff Family
1880 US Federal Census
Recorded at Salt Lake City 14th Ward, Utah on 03 Jun 1880. Res: #4 - West Temple Street. His first wife had died just two year earlier and he had not yet married his third wife. Most children are here except for his oldest daughter (age 11). Wilford is living on Temple St in downtown Salt Lake, but lists his occupation as farmer.
- Wilford Woodruff Jr - m/40 - b:IA - ocp: Farmer
- Julia S Woodruff - f/24 - b:UT - wife
- Louie E Woodruff - m/10 - b:UT - son
- Wilford W Woodruff - m/8 - b:UT - son
- Elias S Woodruff - m/6 - b:UT - son
- Asachel Woodruff - m/4 - b:UT - son
- George W Woodruff - m/0 - b:UT - son
- Emley B Spencer - f/40 - b:NY - Mother (Mother-in-law)
- Flavell Y Spencer - m/14 - b:UT - Brother (Brother-in-law)
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