[Olive Hovey Freeman [great-grandmother]] Died: 10 Mar 1893 in Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She was buried in Mar 1893 in Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. (1)
-- Sunday, Mar 12, 1893
[Apostle John Henry Smith [father] Diary] Salt Lake City
Friday night March 10th Grand Mother Olive Hovey Freeman Farr [great-grandmother] died at 8:30 p.m., aged 92 years, 8 months and 17 days. (2)
-- Tuesday, Apr 4, 1893
[Apostle John Henry Smith [father] Diary] Salt Lake City [general conference]
23 years ago today my son George Albert was born. 16 years ago today my wife Josephine was sealed. I baptized and confirmed my son Joseph Harmon a member of the Church. He was eight years old on December 17th, 1892.
7 p.m. Priesthood meeting. Brigham Young, F. M. Lyman and I spoke. We all dwelt upon the Authority of the Presidency. (2)
-- Friday, May 12, 1893
[Apostle John Henry Smith [father] Diary] Chattanooga, Tennessee
We reached here at 7:10 a.m. and found George [Albert Smith] and Lucy [Smith] well. (2)
-- Monday, July 3, 1893
[Apostle John Henry Smith [father] Diary] Salt Lake City
I got $50.00 from J. Jack. I sent ten dollars each to George and [wife] Josephine. I paid the butcher ten, the hired girl five, the blacksmith five, the Iceman four and divided among my boys $1.50 bought [not legible] with one. (2)
-- Wednesday, Aug. 9, 1893
[Apostle John Henry Smith [father] Diary] Salt Lake City
Financial matters continue to look very blue. I made trust deeds to
Grant Cannon & Co., G. A. Smith and J. G. Smith and will keep them in my own possession. I went to the Theatre in the evening. (2)
-- September 19, 1893
half brother: Glenn born Sept. 19, 1893 (3)
-- Thursday, Feb. 22, 1894
[Apostle John Henry Smith [father] Diary] Colonia Juarez
The day was spent in writing letters to all of my children and to my wives.... (2)
-- 1894 October 2
[Apostle John Henry Smith [father]] Nominated a Republican delegate to the constitutional convention. (4)
-- 1894 November 7
[Apostle John Henry Smith [father]] Elected a delegate to the constitutional convention of 1895. (4)
Footnotes:
1 - Ancestors of Tim Farr (http://dustyhills.net)
2 - White, Jean Bickmore, Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith
3 - Frank Ellwood Esshom, "Pioneers and prominent men of Utah" (1913)
4 - White, Jean Bickmore, Church, State, and Politics, p.xviii, A John Henry Smith Chronology, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith
LDS History Chronology: George Albert Smith
Mormon History Timeline: The life of George Albert Smith
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
