Wikipedia Biographical Summary:

"...Wilford Woodruff, Sr. (March 1, 1807 – September 2, 1898) was the fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1889 until his death. Woodruff's large collection of diaries provide an important record of Latter Day Saint history.

"...Woodruff was one of nine children born to Aphek Woodruff, a miller working in Farmington, Connecticut. Wilford's mother Beulah died of "spotted fever" in 1808 at the age of 26, when Wilford was just fifteen months old. As a young man, Wilford worked at a sawmill and a flour mill owned by his father..."

"...Woodruff issued the 1890 Manifesto which ended the church's official support of plural marriage in the territory of the United States and directed Latter-day Saints to only enter into marriages that are recognized by the laws in the areas in which they reside..."

"...Like many early Latter Day Saints, Woodruff practiced plural marriage. He was married to five (possibly six) women; however, not all of these marriages were concurrent. His wives were:

• Phoebe Whittemore Carter, m. 13 April 1837
• Mary Ann Jackson, m. 15 April 1846 (later divorced)
• Emma Smoot Smith (1838-1911), m. 13 March 1853
• Sarah Brown (1834-1909), m. 13 March 1853
• Sarah Delight Stocking (1838-1907), m. 1857[2]

Woodruff's wives bore him a total of thirty-three children, with thirteen preceding him in death..."

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilford_Woodruff