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George Leo Grow

George Leo Grow

Male 1858 - 1937  (79 years)

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  • Name George Leo Grow  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Born 09 Aug 1858  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Sep 1937  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8
    • Funeral services for Leo Grow, 79 former contractor and son of Henry Grow, architect of the l.D.S. tabernacle in Salt Lake City, will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. in the Evans & Early mortuary chapel. Former bishop Alvin Beesley of the Fournth L.D.S. ward will be in charge. Burial will be in City cemetery.
      A member of the L.D.S. church he constructed many L.D.S. church edifices and other buildings. He died Thursday following a brief illness at his home on South Main Street.
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      Leo Grow, 79, former contractor and son of the architect of the Salt Lake City L. D. S. tabernacle, died following a brief illness Thursday at his home, 34 South Main street.
      Mr. Grow was born in Salt Lake City, August 1, 1858, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grow. His father designed bridges over the Weber and Jordan rivers and was commissioned by Brigham Young to draw plans for the Salt Lake tabernacle.
      Following in his father's footsteps, the younger Mr. Grow was the contractor for many building projects in the west among which were numerous L. D. S. ward chapels. He was a member of the L. D. S. church.
      Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins Grow, Salt Lake City; a son, Herald Grow, Los Angeles; ten daughters, Mrs. George Miller, Salt Lake City; Mrs. J. M. Mason, Mrs. H. Stoddard, Mrs. C. Kayser, Mrs. M. Kemp, Mrs. Z. Hixon, Los Angs; Mrs. E. Smiles, Washington; Mrs. H. Hurlburst, Oklahoma; Mrs. N. Hyman and Mrs. J. O'Rourke, Rhode Island; 23 grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren, and a sister. Mrs. Josephine Scott, Salt Lake City.
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    Person ID I241  Grow
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2012 

    Father Henry Grow, Jr.,   b. 01 Oct 1817, Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Nov 1891, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Nancy Ann Elliott,   b. 25 Dec 1814, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1863, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Married 1 Aug 1847  Winter Quarters, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • Sealed 9 Jan 1852, TIB-Utah Records #240, Book A-1, p. 20.

      Repeat Sealing 21 Mar 1870, TIB-EH #15391, Book F, lvg p. 133.

      Sealing Cancelled 24 Feb 1892 by Wilford Woodruff, TIB-Utah Records #240, Book A-1 p. 20.

      Sealed to William Veach, 26 June 1895, GSMF #24515, pt. 4 Logan Temple Sealing 1891-96 #7743.
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Jenkins,   b. 01 Aug 1864, Lehi, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1950, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 14 Dec 1882  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • Deseret News December 20, 1882

      LOCAL AND OTHER MATTERS
      From Friday Daily, Dec. 15

      Married. - Yesterday, December 14th, Mr. Leo Grow and Miss Lizzie Jenkins, both of this city, were united in marriage. The groom is the son of our respected townsman Brother Henry Grow, and is a promising young man, while the bride is an estimable young lady. They have our best wishes.
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    Children 
     1. Leo Jesse Grow,   b. 28 Jul 1883, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1892, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah 9 yrs, 3 mos, 3 days Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 9 years)
     2. Winifred Grow,   b. 09 Apr 1885, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Nov 1968, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. Etheline Grow,   b. 10 Feb 1887, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1976, Santa Clara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     4. Harriet Hattie Grow,   b. 25 Aug 1888, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1976  (Age 88 years)
     5. Edith Emma (Evelyn) Grow,   b. 30 Aug 1890, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Ida Irene Grow,   b. 17 Sep 1893, Sugarhouse, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1983, Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     7. Harold Writer Grow,   b. 25 Oct 1895, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Dec 1964, Denver, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     8. Elizabeth Grow,   b. 14 Mar 1898, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1901, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     9. Florence Grow,   b. 27 Dec 1899, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Gladys Grow,   b. 09 Mar 1902, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1976, Garden Grove, Orange, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     11. Zada Grow,   b. 11 Feb 1904, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1999, Glendale, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     12. Ella Jacqueline Grow,   b. 15 Jun 1906, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Oct 1939, San Francisco, San Francisco, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     13. Genevieve Grow,   b. 8 Apr 1910, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1990  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2012 
    Family ID F117  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 09 Aug 1858 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Dec 1882 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Sep 1937 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Link to Google Earth
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    George Leo Grow

  • Sources 
    1. [S153] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.

    2. [S75] Utah Death Index, 1905-1951, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - Bureau of Vital Statistics. Utah Death Index, 1905-1951. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Utah Department of Health.Original data: Bureau of Vital Statistics. Utah Death Index;).
      Birth date: abt 1858 Birth place: Death date: 23 September, 1937 Death place: Salt Lake, Utah

    3. [S78] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 2420; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 86; Image: 626.0.
      Birth date: abt 1859 Birth place: Utah Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

    4. [S81] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 3, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T624_1607; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 101; Image: 333.
      Birth date: abt 1859 Birth place: Utah Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Salt Lake City Ward 3, Salt Lake, Utah

    5. [S83] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T625_1865; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 653.
      Birth date: abt 1859 Birth place: Utah Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah

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      Birth date: abt 1858 Birth place: Utah Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Great Salt Lake City Ward 16, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory

    8. [S95] Utah Cemetery Inventory, Utah State Historical Society, comp., (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.Original data - Utah State Historical Society. Utah Cemetery Inventory. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: 2000.Original data: Utah State Historical Society. Utah Cemetery Inventory. Salt Lake;).
      Birth date: 1858 Birth place: Salt Lake City, Utah Death date: 23 September 1937 Death place: Salt Lake City, Utah

    9. [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623,;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 3, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T623_1684; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 33.
      Birth date: Aug 1858 Birth place: Utah Marriage date: 1884 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Salt Lake City Ward 3, Salt Lake, Utah

    10. [S87] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Edmund West, comp., (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.;), Birth year: 1814; Birth city: Carlisle; Birth state: PA.
      Birth date: 25 December 1814 Birth place: Carlisle, Cumberland, PA Death date: 28 June 1863 Death place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Marriage date: 14 January 1830 Marriage place: Trumbull, OH

    11. [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623,;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 3, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T623_1684; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 33.
      Birth date: Aug 1864 Birth place: Utah Marriage date: 1884 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Salt Lake City Ward 3, Salt Lake, Utah