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Show DEATH CALLS NOTED WOMAN. rVldow of Fourth President of the Mormon Church Is Called. Salt Lake City. Mrs. Emma 8. Woodruff, the widow of Wllford Woodruff, Wood-ruff, fourth president of the Mormon church, died at 2:20 Monday momlni?. Mrs. Emma Smith Woodruff was mm at Spring Hill, Mo., March 1, 1838. Her father, Samuel Smith, a latlve of Tennessee, was one of the arliest converts to the Mormon alth, be and his wife being Jnd into he churrh by I'resldont Woodruff In rpnnessee. They moved to Missouri, vhere Mrs. Woodruff was born. From Ulssourl the family moved to Nauvoo, vhere the father assisted In the build-ng build-ng of the Nauvoo temple. Mrs. Woodruff rame to Utah in S.'iO, crossing the plains with her par-nts. par-nts. She was married to President A'oodruff at the as or 15. and they lad a family of eight children, four f whom are living. |