This is from The History of Mapleton, by Ralph K. Harmer and Wendell B. Johnson, on page 170-171.
Edwin Marion
Snow was born November 21, 1859, at Manti, Utah. He was the son of Warren Stone
Snow and Sarah Elizabeth Whiting Snow. He lived at Manti until he was twelve
years old and then his parents moved to Springville, Utah. During his early
life he helped build roads to the Schofield coal camp, worked at a saw mill in
Hobble Creek Canyon, and by 1881 he had acquired 3 yoke of oxen and was
chopping railroad ties at White River in Spanish Fork Canyon.
Edwin
married Frances Evaline Perry on April 9, 1883 in the Endowment House in Salt
Lake City. During that summer he worked in Park City and hauled card wood to
his home site in Mapleton. He later worked at the saw mills in the nearby
canyons to get the lumber for his home and he hauled the brick from Provo with
his ox team and wagon. In the Spring of 1884 Edwin and his wife moved onto
their eight acre farm and began to build their house. They lived in a tent on
the north end of the farm until the house was nearly completed, and then in
November they moved in. It had four large rooms and two nice porches and was
the first brick home built in Mapleton. It was in this home that four children
were born to Edwin and Frances. Ruby was born November 29, 1884. Edwin Marion,
Jr., was born February 23, 1887, and a daughter, Luella, was born September 10,
1890. A fourth child, Perry, was born on April 6, 1896, but he died a short
time later.
It was in
1895 that Edwin and his wife decided to build a large brick home nearer to the
center of town. They bought a five acre tract from her brother, Lewis R. Perry,
and completed the home in the fall of 1896. Most of the work was done by them
and their family. They hauled the sand and gravel that they needed. They
slacked their own lime and cut much of their own wood. Before the house was
ready to move in to, however, Frances came down with typhoid fever and the
doctor suggested that she not move in until the Spring of 1896. During the
winter Frances and the family saved enough carpet rags to make a carpet for
three rooms in the new house. The home had six rooms and a bathroom, and
although there was not running water in the house, it was a very elaborate home
for the time, and the neighbors referred to it as Eddy’s mansion.
The family
worked hard, as most Mapleton families had to at this time, to make a living,
but there was still time for parties and family outings. The Snow home was
large so it became one of the enjoyable gathering places for the young people
of the town. In 1900 an organ was purchased and the young folks gathered more
than ever.
Edwin served
his community in many ways. He was a class instructor in the first organized Sunday
school on the bench. He was then chosen as first counselor in the teacher’s
quorum, and later served as its president. When Bishop William T. Tew was
called Edwin became his first counselor and served at that position for
twenty-one years. In 1919 he was the parent’s class teacher, and in 1924 he was
chosen as second counselor to G. Ray Maycock in the new Kolob Stake presidency.
In 1890 Edwin became Mapleton’s first road supervisor. He served two terms as a
town board member and was president of the board for six years. He actively
worked to get Strawberry water for Mapleton and was on the Mapleton Irrigation
Board for many years.
During the
many years Edwin served in his church jobs his wife helped in many ways. She
fed the countless visiting authorities and made them feel welcome. Brother John
A. Widtsoe of the Council of Twelve Apostles and George Albert Smith, who later
became President of the L.D.S. Church were visitors at the Snow home. Frances
also served at several jobs in the Relief Society.
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