Dates

• Existence: 1846 - 1920

Biography

Edwin Dilworth Woolley Jr. (1846-1920) was an early member and leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who helped settle southern Utah.

Edwin Dilworth Woolley Jr. was born April 30, 1846, in Nauvoo, Illinois. His parents, Edwin D. Woolley Sr. and Mary Wickersham, were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who traveled to the Salt Lake valley, arriving September 27, 1848.

At 15, Edwin was sent as a teamster to the Missouri River to aid Latter-day Saint emigrants. Later, he participated in numerous expeditions against Indians, including the Black-Hawk War. At the age of 20, he was sent to help establish St. George.

On March 9, 1867, Woolley married Emma Bentley in Salt Lake City. They settled in St. George where Edwin worked in various community positions, such as police work. On April 12, 1877, Edwin married his second wife, Florence Snow, daughter of Apostle Erastus Snow and Elizabeth Ashby. On the day after his wedding he left for a mission in England, which lasted six months.

In 1882, Woolley moved to Upper Kanab, Utah, to manage a Church-owned cattle ranch. In 1884, he was called by Erastus Snow to be the president of the Kanab Stake. In Kanab he was also involved in organizing a businesses and encouraging tourism. Edwin died on July 20, 1920.

Citation:

WCHSUTAH.org, via WWW, August 19, 2020 (Edwin Dilworth Woolley Jr. (1846-1920) was born in Nauvoo, Illinois. His parents, Edwin D. Woolley Sr. and Mary Wickersham, were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who traveled to the Salt Lake valley, arriving September 27, 1848. At 15, Edwin was sent as a teamster to the Missouri River to aid Latter-day Saint emigrants. Later, he participated in numerous expeditions against Indians, including the Black-Hawk War. At the age of 20, he was sent to help establish St. George. On March 9, 1867, Woolley married Emma Bentley in Salt Lake City. They settled in St. George where Edwin worked in various positions, such as police work. On April 12, 1877, Edwin married Florence Snow, then left for England the next day for a mission only lasting six months. In 1882, Woolley moved to Upper Kanab, Utah, to manage a Church-owned cattle ranch. In 1884, he was called by Erastus Snow to be the president of the Kanab Stake. In Kanab he was also involved in organizing a businesses and encouraging tourism)

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