Winnifred Blanche Woodruff
Born 9 Apr. 1876 in Salt Lake City.[1] Daughter of Wilford Woodruff and Emma Smith Smoot.[2] Baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Wilford Woodruff, 29 June 1884.[3] Attended a party with her family and EBW, 29 May 1894.[4] Founding member of the Amity Club, 12 May 1895.[5] Married Joseph J. Daynes Jr., 18 Dec. 1895; nine children.[6] Served a mission with her husband to Great Britain, 1899–1901.[7] Visited EBW, 29 Oct. 1903.[8] Served as an aid on the Granite Stake Relief Society board, 1906–1922, in Salt Lake City; as first counselor in the stake Relief Society presidency, 1925–1926; and as stake Relief Society president, 1927–1933.[9] Joined the women’s suffrage movement and attended a suffrage meeting with EBW, 12 May 1916.[10] Attended a Daughters of Utah Pioneers ball with EBW, 22 Feb. 1919.[11] Served as an officer in the Daughters of the American Revolution, Utah chapter, beginning 17 Feb. 1929.[12] Served with her husband while he served as mission president of the Western States mission, 1933–1937.[13] Died 8 Apr. 1954 in Salt Lake City.[14]
[1] Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898, MS 1352, box 4, folder 1, image 170/500, CHL. Record of Members Collection, 1836–1970, McKinley Ward, Part 1, early–1914, p. 12, line 148, Winnifred Blanch Woodruff, CR 375 8, box 1, folder 1, image 32/342 (limited access), CHL. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 16 Nov. 2020), Winnifred Blanche Woodruff (KWCN-LGP).
[2] Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898, MS 1352, box 4, folder 1, image 170/500, CHL. Record of Members Collection, 1836–1970, McKinley Ward, Part 1, early–1914, p. 12, line 148, Winnifred Blanch Woodruff, CR 375 8, box 1, folder 1, image 32/342 (limited access), CHL.
[3] Record of Members Collection, 1836–1970, McKinley Ward, Part 1, early–1914, p. 12, line 148, Winnifred Blanch Woodruff, CR 375 8, box 1, folder 1, image 32/342 (limited access), CHL.
[4] EBW, Diary, 29 May 1894.
[5] “Society Notes,” Salt Lake Herald, 12 May 1895, 6.
[6] Salt Lake Co., UT, Clerk, Marriage Records, 1887–1965, Marriage Licenses, vols. E–G, 1893–1897, p. 5423, Joseph J. Daynes Jr. and Winnifred Blanche Woodruff, microfilm 429056, DGS 4624216, image 465/782, FHL. “The City,” Salt Lake Herald, 13 Dec. 1895, 8. “Woodruff-Daynes,” Salt Lake Herald, 19 Dec. 1895, 8. 1920 U.S. Census, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT, ED 89, p. 3A, Winnifred B. Daynes. 1930 U.S. Census, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT, ED 2, p. 15A and B, Winnifred B. Daynes.
[7] Missionary Department, Missionary Registers, 1860–1959, vol. C, 27 Apr. 1894–16 Oct. 1906, p. 107, CR 301 22, box 2, folder 1, image 108/252, CHL. “Aideu to Mr. and Mrs. Daynes,” Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Sept. 1899, 5. “Farewell Entertainment,” Salt Lake Herald, 30 Sept. 1899, 5. “Death Claims Last Daughter of Fourth LDS President,” Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Apr. 1954, 28.
[8] EBW, Diary, 29 Oct. 1903.
[9] Record of Members Collection, 1836–1970, Granite Stake, Officers and Historical and Statistical Reports, Part 1, Segment 1, 1904–1933, pp. 255, 257, Winnifred B. Daynes, CR 375 8, box 2590, folder 1, images 16–17, 254–256/400 (restricted access), CHL. Record of Members Collection, 1836–1970, Grant Stake, Officers and Statistical Reports, 1924–1955, pp. 87, 89, 218, 220, 298, 300, 1272, 1274, Winnifred B. Daynes, CR 375 8, box 2596, folder 1, images 5–6, 18–19, 26–27, 87–88/579 (limited access), CHL. “Honors Await Daynes on Golden Fete,” Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Dec. 1945, 24.
[10] “Warm Greeting for Visitors,” Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 12 May 1916, 3. “Aid Pledged at Mass Meeting,” Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 12 May 1916, 3.
[11] “Realms of Red Cross and Clubs,” Salt Lake Telegram, 22 Feb. 1919, 12. “Elaborate Dance for Service Men Planned,” Salt Lake Herald, 22 Feb. 1919, 2.
[12] “Diversions of Society,” Salt Lake Telegram, 17 Feb. 1929, 14.
[13] Colorado Denver South Mission, Manuscript History and Historical Reports, 1896–1972, vol. 5, 1931–1935, LR 10111 2, box 2, folder 4, image 129/219 (restricted access), CHL. Colorado Denver South Mission, Manuscript History and Historical Reports, 1896–1972, vol. 6, 1936–1941, LR 10111 2, box 3, folder 2, image 64/280, CHL. “Death Claims Last Daughter of Fourth LDS President,” Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Apr. 1954, 28.
[14] “Utah State Archives Indexes,” database and images, Utah State Archives (https://archives.utah.gov, accessed 16 Nov. 2020); Utah Department of Health Office of Vital Records and Statistics Death Certificates, series 81448, file no. 791/797 (1954), Winnifred Blanche Woodruff Daynes.