Elias Smith Woodruff
He was the grandson of Wilford Woodruff, fourth President of the Church.
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Clear AllBorn in Randolph, Rich, Utah Territory, United States
1873 December 15
Date Details
Occurred On 1873 December 15
Birth
Relationships
Father
Mother
Baptized
1881 December 15 (Age 8)
Set Apart as Missionary
Southern States Mission
1895 November 8 – 1898 August 31 (Age 21)
1895 November 8 – 1898 August 31 (Age 21)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1898 August 31
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
West Virginia and East Kentucky Conferences
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Abraham Hoagland Cannon
Media
Portrait of Elder Woodruff
Southern States Mission, East Kentucky Conference, 31 July 1896
Southern States Mission - East Kentucky Conference, 25 Sept 1897
Missionary Companions Southern States
Henry Bartholomew Mission, 1897
New Elders Arriving to the Southern States Mission, 1895 November 8
Married Nellie Maria Davis
1901 June 20 (Age 27)
Set Apart as Mission President
Western States Mission
1928 March 6 – 1933 December 1 (Age 54)
1928 March 6 – 1933 December 1 (Age 54)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1933 December 1
Departed from the Field
Additional Dates
Occurred On 1933 October 4
Transferred To Central States Mission
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Heber J. Grant
Additional Notes
He and his wife were transferred to oversee the Central States Mission.
Mission Companionship
Media
Elias Smith Woodruff (1873 - 1941), Western States (1928 - 1933)
Mission Photo
Elias Smith Woodruff (1873 - 1941), Western States (1928 - 1933)
Western States Mission-Denver, Colorado
Arrived in the Field as Mission President
Central States Mission
1934 January 15 – 1939 July 1 (Age 60)
1934 January 15 – 1939 July 1 (Age 60)
Start Date Details
Arrived in the Field
End Date Details
Ended On 1939 July 1
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Western States Mission
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Anthony W. Ivins
Mission Companionship
Media
Central States Missionaries, Joplin, Missouri
Missionaries Central States Mission, 1937 April 17
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1941 November 16 (Age 67)
Date Details
Occurred On 1941 November 16
Died
Media
Elias Smith Woodruff (1873 - 1941) Profile
Portrait of Elder Woodruff
Southern States Mission, East Kentucky Conference, 31 July 1896
Southern States Mission - East Kentucky Conference, 25 Sept 1897
Missionary Companions Southern States
Henry Bartholomew Mission, 1897
New Elders Arriving to the Southern States Mission, 1895 November 8
Elias Smith Woodruff (1873 - 1941), Western States (1928 - 1933)
Mission Photo
Elias Smith Woodruff (1873 - 1941), Western States (1928 - 1933)
Western States Mission-Denver, Colorado
Central States Missionaries, Joplin, Missouri
Missionaries Central States Mission, 1937 April 17