- LDS Missionary to Southern States in 1887
- President of St George Utah Stake (1901-1925)
- President of St. George Utah Temple (1928-32)
Biography
Edward Hunter Snow, Sr. was born 23 June 1865 to Erastus Fairbanks Snow (1818-1888) and Julia Josephine Spencer (1837-1909) and died 18 July 1932 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of unspecified causes. He married Sarah Hannah Nelson (1865-1944) 24 September 1885 in St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States.
Edward H. Snow was president of the St. George Utah Temple 1928-32.
Edward H. Snow spent most of his life in Utah's Dixie area. After graduating from Brigham Young Academy in 1885, Snow opened his own small school in Santa Clara. He was sent on a mission to the Southern States in 1887. He was active in the Democratic Party and served in Utah's first state legislature (1896-1897). From 1901 to 1925 Snow was President of the St. George Stake. He was a central figure in the establishment of Dixie College. Snow served as President of the St. George Temple fom 1926 until he died on July 18, 1932.
When he was called as Stake President in St. George, he set the following goals:
- Establish a high school in St. George.
- Bring electricity to the town.
- Set up a water system for St. George.
- Get an ice plant to serve St. George.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Edward Vernon Snow (1889-1945) | |||
| Dilworth Merrill Snow (1892-1941) | |||
| Karl Nelson Snow (1894-1930) | |||
| Laura Snow (1897-1985) | |||
| Rulon Alma Snow (1902-1981) | |||
| Olive Snow (1904-1998) | |||
| Irma Snow (1909-2000) | 2 November 1909 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States | 7 February 2000 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States | Eugene Herbert Whitney (1903-1996) |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Elizabeth Ashby Snow (1854-1936) | 24 March 1854 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | 21 March 1936 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Anthony Woodward Ivins (1852-1934) |
| Florence Ashby Snow (1856-1946) | 16 June 1856 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | 18 May 1946 Logan, Utah, United States | Edwin Dilworth Woolley (1845-1920) |
| Josephine Snow (1859-1940) | 19 July 1859 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | 27 April 1940 New York City, New York, United States | Joseph Marion Tanner (1859-1927) |
| Georgina Snow (1862-1929) | 23 June 1862 St. George, Utah, United States | 8 July 1929 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Moses Thatcher (1842-1909) |
| Bryant Snow (1864-1864) | |||
| Martha Ellen Snow (1865-1949) | |||
| Ashby Snow (1867-1937) | |||
| Arthur Eugene Snow (1870-1953) | |||
| Herbert Hammond Snow (1872-1881) | |||
| Clarence Snow (1874-1938) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Sarah Lucina Snow (1841-1928) | |||
| James Snow (1842-1850) | |||
| Charles Henry Snow (1844-1846) | |||
| Mahonri Moriancumr Snow (1847-1913) | |||
| Artimesia Snow (1849-1925) | |||
| Erastus Beaman Snow (1853-1900) | 10 May 1853 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | 22 September 1900 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States | Hannah Elida Crosby (1854-1919) Ann Stafford (1867-1948) |
| Franklin Richards Snow (1854-1942) | |||
| Mary Louisa Snow (1856-1856) | |||
| Moroni Snow (1858-1935) | |||
| Orson Pratt Snow (1860-1929) | |||
| George Albert Snow (1863-1939) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Nephi Snow (1845-1845) | |||
| Mary Minerva Snow (1846-1847) | |||
| Erastus White Snow (1849-1888) | |||
| Willard Snow (1853-1936) | 16 November 1853 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | 2 November 1936 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Dora Crooks Pratt (1860-1939) |
| Susan Snow (1856-1917) | 9 July 1856 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | 23 January 1917 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States | Arta D'Christa Young (1855-1916) |
| Levi Mason White Snow (1859-1933) | |||
| Hyrum Smith Snow (1860-1860) | |||
| Louise White Snow (1863-1864) | |||
| Alden Snow (1866-1867) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Edward Hunter Snow (1865-1932) | 23 June 1865 | 18 July 1932 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | Sarah Hannah Nelson (1865-1944) |
| William Spencer Snow (1867-1892) | |||
| Amelia Snow (1871-1886) | |||
| Joseph Smith Snow (1873-1937) | |||
| Mary Brown Snow (1875-1893) | |||
| Maud Rosamund Snow (1879-1939) | |||
Residences
Vital Records
St George Gravestone
- Location : St. George City Cemetery, Washington County, Utah
- Plot : C-30-16-3
- Edward Snow at Find A Grave
See Also
- Edward Snow
- Snow in Washington County, Utah
- Edward H Snow- Washington County Historical Society]
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