Show DEATH OF A VETERAN in Mir banners mers ward salt lake county jan 1889 azmon WOO woodruff druT brother of f president wilford woodruff died of old age and general debility deceased was born barn at avon 11 hartford artford county connecticut november and was the son of aphea A and bulah thompson woodruff i prom from early youth brother az inon was very religious and much devoted to reading the scriptures when he was twelve ye years ars old he could not be induced to engage in III any of the sports of youth but a his bis leisure moments were spent to in reading the bible from his w youth and early manhood he was a strong believer in the literal fulfilment fulfillment of the scrip tures urell ur elB and was greatly interested interest edIn an fn the ne prophecies he never joined an any V sectarian church but often testified before large congregations previous to the revelation of the falness of the gospel to joseph smith that the lord in these last days would establish his church aud King kingdom doln upon the earth as in ancient day with apostles and prophets aa and with the same gifts mm aud graces that were manifested in the days of christ and his apostles deceased moved to oswego county Y tw new york with his brother wilford and settled in richland Bich land in 1832 engaging in farming and lumbering in the fall of 1833 two mormon elders zera and elijah el ah heeney Cheeney visited that neighborhood dogged popped with the woodruff la family mily atu d held a meeting and preached in the schoolhouse re the next day azmon and his brother wilford offered hems them etves MAves for baptism they were baptized on the day of decem ber r 1833 being the first two bap b thed ed into the church of J jesus s christ of latter day saints in that nty others followed in baptism elder lder ber organized a brillh ranch of the church or of a dozen bembera nem bera and ordained azmon woodruff an elder and wilford woodruff a teacher wilford left that region in the spring follow following ng and went to kirt nd he accompanied joseph and zions camp to cl clay baty tY moy mo while azmon reined 9 in richland now daysville dansville Days ville antil 1875 at which time he emi gated grated to salt lake city he settled in garmers Par Far mers ward where he ne spent most of his time since with the ne exception of one year with his son henry at ashley and one on a visit to his children at ausville ays ville but he returned to zion having ying a desire aze to lay his body down with 0 saints 1 like his fathers before him he loved uve to a good old age he receives 0 botial aurial with the saints according to waid big desire and awaits a glorious ion it was W as rather a remarkable cir instance that though the eldest brothers azmon and ant 0 hotd iwho who were baptized together fa had been separated most of the for fifty five fi v e years from the or their baptism s m providence at last brought them together gether so that the youngest had the e privilege of administering to the wants of his eldest brother in his last days and hours even to the time of his death which was a consolation to both |