Born 17 January 1820 in Stoddard, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.[1] Daughter of Josiah Cram and Deidamia Dutton.[2] Baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 10 January 1843, in New Hampshire.[3] Married Millen Atwood, 20 April 1848, in Winter Quarters, unorganized United States territory (later in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska).[4] Migrated to the Salt Lake Valley with the Brigham Young pioneer company, arriving 19 September 1848.[5] Served as treasurer of the Salt Lake City Thirteenth Ward Relief Society, 1874–1890.[6] Assisted Emmeline B. Wells and several others in putting down carpet in the ward assembly rooms, 30 October 1874.[7] Visited socially with Emmeline B. Wells.[8] First president of the Thirteenth Ward Primary Association, 1879–1882.[9] Died 4 October 1909 in Salt Lake City.[10]
[1] Relief Cram Atwood entry, North Thirteenth Ward, Salt Lake Stake, 1–2, in North Thirteenth Ward, part 1, segment 1, Record of Members Collection, 1836–1970, Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City (Church History Library hereafter cited as CHL); R. C. Atwood, “Biographical Sketch: Relief Cram Atwood,” Woman’s Exponent (Salt Lake City), Mar. 1905, 65.
[2] Relief Cram Atwood entry, North Thirteenth Ward, Salt Lake Stake, 1–2, in North Thirteenth Ward, part 1, segment 1, Record of Members Collection, CHL; Atwood, “Biographical Sketch: Relief Cram Atwood,” 65.
[3] Relief Cram Atwood entry, North Thirteenth Ward, Salt Lake Stake, 1–2, in North Thirteenth Ward, part 1, segment 1, Record of Members Collection, CHL; Atwood, “Biographical Sketch: Relief Cram Atwood,” 65.
[4] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and Adoptions of the Living, 1846–1857, microfilm 183374, vol. A, p. 691, 20 Apr. 1848, FamilySearch Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City; “Death of Bishop Atwood,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 17 Dec. 1890, [2].
[5] Atwood, “Biographical Sketch: Relief Cram Atwood,” 65.
[6] Atwood, “Biographical Sketch: Relief Cram Atwood,” 66; “Relief Society,” in Thirteenth Ward, Ensign Stake, Manuscript History and Historical Reports, 1849–1960, CHL.
[7] Emmeline B. Wells, Diary, 30 Oct. 1874, Diaries of Emmeline B. Wells, Church Historian’s Press, churchhistorianspress.org/emmeline-b-wells.
[8] Wells, Diary, 15 Mar. 1876; 20 Feb. 1889; 17 Jan. 1905; 2 Mar. 1908.
[9] “Primary Association,” in Thirteenth Ward, Manuscript History and Historical Reports, CHL; Wells, Diary, 21 Apr. 1882.
[10] “Atwood, Relief Cram,” 4 Oct. 1909, file no. 1478, Utah State Archives Name Indexes, Utah Department of Health, Office of Vital Records and Statistics Death Certificates, 1904–present, series 81448, Utah Division of Archives and Records Service, archives.utah.gov.