BY Academy High School Class of 1883. Edward Snow of St. George, Utah. Graduated Friday, June 15, 1883, with a Bookkeeping certificate. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 15, 1883. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1884. Edward H. Snow. Graduated Friday, June 13, 1884, with a Normal diploma. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 13, 1884. ~ ~ ~ ~ In 1884, he also received a "collegiate" diploma, one of only 3 awarded up to that time. It included proficiency in: General History, Political Science, Physical Geography, Higher Arithmetic, and Bookkeeping. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 13, 1884. ~ ~ ~ ~ Edward Hunter Snow was born on June 23, 1865 in St. George, Utah. His parents were Erastus Fairbanks Snow and Julia Josephine Spencer. He married Sarah Hannah Nelson on September 24, 1885 in St. George, Utah. He died on July 18, 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Interment, St. George, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ Edward Hunter Snow, son of Apostle Erastus Snow, graduated from Brigham Young Academy in 1884. His biographer, noted Utah Historian Thomas G Alexander, writes that in.... Completing his comprehensive examinations to graduate, he earned 100 percent in General History, Political Science, Physical Geography, and Higher Arithmetic, and 99 percent in Bookkeeping. Edward rated Karl G. Maeser as his most inspiring teacher, and also took classes from Joseph M. Tanner and James E. Talmage. After graduating in 1884, he taught at BYA for the 1884-85 academic year, replacing Benjamin Cluff who had contracted typhoid fever. ~ ~ ~ ~ Edward Hunter Snow: Second Generation Pioneer - By Elder Jeffrey R Holland. One who reads this compelling biography of Southern Utah’s most influential leader in “the second generation” will come away with at least two overarching impressions. First, that turning the little St. George settlement (which began as the heart of the LDS Church’s less-than-successful “Cotton Mission”) into a thriving community that would become the spiritual and civic anchor to the southernmost part of the state required a brand of vision, courage, talent and faith not often recognized by those looking back from the comfort of the 21st century. Second, that without knowing the singular life and truly remarkable contribution of Edward H. Snow, son of the city’s apostolic founding father, one could never recognize the full significance of what has come to be known as “Utah’s Dixie.” Regarding Dixie country, one of Edward’s cousins once wrote: “Of all the God-for-saken [sic] lands than any human beings were ever asked to carve a town out of, Dixie country was it. It was a hole bounded on the north by red sandstone cliffs, on the east and west by hills of black lava rock, and on the south by the muddiest, dirtiest river imaginable . . . The floor of the valley was red sand and alkali over which hot, dusty winds blew. The only plant life was cactus, mesquite, and sage brush. The animal life was rattlesnakes, lizards, gila monsters, and the coyote.” It was into such a harsh and unforgiving land that Elder Erastus Snow led early pioneers in 1861 and it was in that pioneer settlement that his son Edward was born just four years later. Such a setting could have repelled almost anyone, and some of the early settlers did leave. But not the Snows nor a courageous band of other first families. The very ruggedness of the land spoke to their souls and engendered a kind of love and loyalty that is still evident in their posterity nearly a century and a half later. Men like Edward H. Snow, who could have prospered and excelled anywhere he chose to live, chose to live in Dixie. As a result of the grit, talent and tenacity of this second generation of pioneers, St. George slowly “blossomed as the rose.” In that generation Edward H. Snow is by all reckoning the principal leader of those who stayed and soldiered on to bring educational, commercial, cultural and religious maturity to a setting that had seemed so hostile to all such hopes. Born in 1865 in the earliest years of Dixie’s settling, Edward died in 1932 having seen his home city develop in a way that was as remarkable as it was unexpected. Any student of history interested in Utah’s transition from its primitive condition in the mid-19th century to the developing, increasingly dynamic movement of the early-20th century could do no better than read the life of Edward H. Snow. His life not only spanned that period but significantly shaped it for good. Edward’s accomplishments are almost too numerous to mention, certainly too numerous to mention in an introduction. But I invite the reader to think upon so many contributions in so many fields of endeavor, all made when life in Dixie was still new and still challenging. As an educator, Edward taught school, became the superintendent of county schools, then chaired the county school board later on. He helped found both of what are now Dixie State College in St. George and Southern Utah University in Cedar City. In the world of business and commerce, Edward brought in the first telephone service to the area, founded a bank and a savings and loan association, started an ice business, established water companies with their bridges, canals and reclamation projects, and owned agricultural farms, mills and storage facilities. As a public servant he served in the Utah State Senate, chaired the State Tax Commission, and played a key role in modernizing Utah government as it made its transition into fully developed statehood. Most important to Edward and his posterity was his lifelong devotion to and service in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As the spiritual leader of the community he loved so much, he served as a youth leader, missionary (with interim service as mission president), stake president and temple president. President Heber J. Grant, personal friend and confidant, spoke at Edward’s funeral service held in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. As was fitting and proper, however, Edward’s body was returned for burial in his beloved St. George. One of Dixie’s most distinguished sons would not have been peaceful being laid to rest anywhere else on earth. Jeffrey R. Holland, Salt Lake City, Utah ~ ~ ~ ~ Submitted by grandson Karl N. Snow, Jr. (BYH Class of 1949) 3638 N 100 East, Provo, Utah 84604-6504 - 801-805-6686 - 801-400-4710 - snow.karl@comcast.net @July2013 ~ ~ ~ ~ The Life of Edward Hunter Snow (1865–1932), a leader in second-generation Mormon Utah, closely paralleled the early-twentieth-century development of the West. Born in St. George, Utah, to Julia Spencer and Mormon apostle Erastus Snow, Edward Hunter Snow was instrumental both in the development of southern Utah and in the growth of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during a period of rapid change. In Edward Hunter Snow, the first biography of the man, noted western and Mormon historian Thomas G. Alexander presents Snow as a servant of family, church, state, and nation. Offering insights into the LDS Church around the turn of the twentieth century, Alexander narrates the events of Snow’s missions to the American South, including encounters with the Ku Klux Klan in the 1880s, and to New York. As president of the St. George Stake and church leader, Snow sought to reshape the LDS Church’s place in Utah—confining its influence to religious and cultural practices and avoiding politics. Although he was involved in numerous causes throughout his life, Snow was especially dedicated to education. A graduate of what is now Brigham Young University, he worked to ensure that the state’s children would have access to quality education. Snow founded what is now Dixie State College and, as a state senator, introduced legislation to establish what is now Southern Utah University. As the nineteenth century gave way to the twentieth, Snow helped St. George grow from an isolated cotton colony to an important stop on the main automobile route from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles. Alexander shows that rugged, southwestern Utah’s flowering into cultural and commercial maturity was due to the foresight and dedication of second-generation pioneers like Edward Hunter Snow. Source.

BY Academy High School Class of 1883. Ms. Martha Snow of St. George, Utah. Graduated Friday, June 15, 1883, with a Normal diploma, a General History certificate, and a Physiology certificate. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 15, 1883.

BY Academy High School Class of 1883. Henry Steed of Farmington, Utah. Graduated Friday, June 15, 1883, with a Physical Geography certificate, and a Theology certificate. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 15, 1883.

BY Academy High School Class of 1883. Andrew J. Stewart of Benjamin, Utah. Graduated Friday, June 15, 1883, with a Normal diploma. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 15, 1883. Faculty & Staff. Andrew J. Stewart, [Jr. (sic)], Training School & Physician, 1881-1884, 1914-1915. ~ ~ ~ ~ Andrew Jackson "B" Stewart was born on February 28, 1861 in Payson, Utah. His parents were Benjamin Franklin Stewart and Elizabeth Jane Davis Stewart. He married Susanna Wall on May 23, 1884 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died on October 22, 1943 in Sandy, Utah. His interment, Benjamin, Utah.

BY Academy High School Class of 1883. John F. Talton of Beaver, Utah. Graduated Friday, June 15, 1883, with a Bookkeeping certificate. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 15, 1883.

BY Academy High School Class of 1883. Lucy Taylor of Goshen, Utah. Graduated Friday, June 15, 1883, with a Normal diploma, and a Physiology certificate. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 15, 1883.

BY Academy High School Class of 1883 and 1884. Annie Thomas of Salt Lake City, Utah. Graduated Friday, June 15, 1883, with a Physical Geography certificate. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 15, 1883. ~ ~ BY Academy High School Class of 1884. Annie Thomas. Graduated Friday, June 13, 1884, with a Normal diploma. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 13, 1884. BY Academy High School Class of 1884. Annie Thomas received certificates of proficiency in General History and Rhetoric. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 13, 1884.

BY Academy High School Classes of 1882 and 1883. Orvil Thompson. Graduated June 16, 1882 with Mercantile Bookkeeping certificate. 21 members of the Class of 1882 are mentioned. Source 1: Deseret Evening News, June 19, 1882. Source 2: Territorial Enquirer, June 21, 1882. BYA High School Class of 1883. "Arville" Thompson of Scipio, Utah. Graduated Friday, June 15, 1883, with a Surveying certificate. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 15, 1883.

BY Academy High School Class of 1883. Ella M. Williams of Springville, Utah. Graduated Friday, June 15, 1883, with a Normal diploma. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 15, 1883. ~ ~ ~ ~ Ella May Williams was born on July 31, 1864 in Round Grove, Peoria, Mahaska County, Iowa. Her parents were Charles Hall Williams and Polly Lester Ballinger Williams. She married twice: ~ ~ First, to John Cederlund on April 10, 1887 in Logan, Utah. John was born on March 14, 1861 in Hellestad, Malmohus, Sweden. His parents were Per [Nilsson] Cederlund and Anna Soderman Cederlund. He died on July 3, 1895 in Mapleton, Utah. His interment, Mapleton, Utah. ~ ~ She second married Brigham Young Johnson on April 19, 1901 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brigham Young Johnson was born on August 30, 1864 in Springville, Utah. His parents were Aaron Johnson and Sarah James. [Brigham had first married Caroline Tuckett on August 30, 1885 in Springville, Utah. Caroline was born on September 9, 1867 in Springville, Utah. Her parents were John Tuckett and Sarah Ann Gee. She died on March 4, 1899 in Springville, Utah. Her interment, Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah.] Brigham died on November 1, 1933 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His interment, Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah. Ella died on June 26, 1934 in Ogden, Utah. Her interment, Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah.

BY Academy High School Class of 1883 & 1886. Pleasant Williams of New Mexico. Graduated Friday, June 15, 1883, with a Bookkeeping certificate, and a Mathematics certificate. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 15, 1883. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy High School Class of 1886. Pleasant S. Williams. Awarded Assistant Teacher's Certificate. Source: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 25, 1886. ~ ~ ~ ~ Pleasant Samuel Williams was born on May 19, 1861 in Denton, Texas. His parents were George Calvin Williams and Martha Bearl Easterly Williams. Pleasant S. Williams married three times: ~ ~ First, Pleasant S. Williams of Juarez, Mexico to Annie Woods of Woodruff, Arizona on May 19, 1887 in St. George, Utah. She was born March 23, 1868 in Porterville, Utah. They had no children. ~ ~ He second married Anna Sariah "Minnie" Tenney Coleman in a civil marriage in Colonia Dublan on 19 May 1907, and they were sealed on June 6, 1907 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were later divorced. They had no children. She was born March 23, 1870 in Toquerville, Utah. She was previously married to Prime Thornton Coleman 1893 and divorced. ~ ~ He third married Maria Lara on June 22, 1924. She was born on December 15, 1878 in Toluca, Mexico, and died in October of 1970. They had no children. Pleasant S. Williams died on January 30, 1940 in Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico.

BY Academy High School Class of 1883. Annie J. Wride of Payson, Utah. Graduated Friday, June 15, 1883, with a Normal diploma, second level (assistant teacher), and with a Physiology certificate. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 15, 1883. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff, Annie Wride, Training School, 1881-1884.