Show BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Of tbe Late 11t1 ncr Snow MAnn CITY Nov 21 I 1559 Correspondence l of the Drsniun XcwsI send herewith a short account of the life of my late father Gardner Snow Ho was born in Jheslerficld Cheshire CountyState1 of New Hampshire on February 151703 married in ito year 1614 and in ISIS removed to St Johns bury Caledonia County State of Vermont In June 1S3S he was baj tired confirmed and ordained a Priest tlio Church of Jesus Clirit of Latterdn Saints In the winter win-ter of 1634 ho was appointed to preside pre-side over branch of tbo Church in St John 1Jur In 1S3 he ic moved with his family to Kirtlaml Ohio and In the winter of 1S37 was ordained Into the quorum of Seventies Seven-ties In Ii33 he moved to Adam ondiAhmauand in Ihe winter of Ihe following year proceeded with the Saints to Illinois In order to caloj the wrath of an angry mob On October 23d 1840 the deceased was ordained a lllslion at the hand of Hyruni Smith In the fall of 1S45 he and others wcro again driven by mob violence Into Nauvco enduring endur-ing great hardships In Iho spring of ISIS he left Nauvoo with all the Saints and moved to Couucll Uluffs The year ISoO found him located in the valleys of the Rocky Mountains and he arrived in ManU City November Clh of tins same year When Saupeto County was organized heaves chosen as a county commissioner and served in that capacity ca-pacity until elected probate Judgo on the 9th July 1S74 He was ordained or-dained a Patriarch by the late Brig ham Young which oflicc he held Until his decease which occurred onNovemberl71SS9 he having attained at-tained the age of 75 years 9 months and 2 days He died as he had lived a faithful latterday Saint He leaves a wide clrce of relative and friends to mourn his loss WARKEN S Ssov |