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Sylvester Veach Grow

Sylvester Veach Grow

Male 1861 - 1944  (83 years)

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  • Name Sylvester Veach Grow  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Born 29 Aug 1861  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Male 
    Died 07 Nov 1944  Ogden, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Pioneer Residents Dies on His Way to Cast Ballot

      Sylvester Veach Grow, 83, of 2064 Ogden, died Tuesday evening of a heart attack which he suffered while on his way to the polls to cast a vote. He was about a block from his home.
      FAMOUS FATHER
      Mr. Grow's father, Henry Grow, was an engineering architect and he directed the building of the L.D.S. tabernacle in Salt Lake City, which was completed in 1867.
      Mr. Grow, in recalling early times, said it required two days to make a trip from Huntsville to Ogden and back with use of oxen, hauling grain to the mill and flour back.
      Mr. Grow was born Aug. 29, 1861, in Salt Lake City, a son of Henry and Julia Veach Grow. On Dec. 21, 1880, he married Matilda Ann Smith. She died May 22, 1892. He married Hannah Mickelson in the Salt Lake L.D.S. temple on Jan 29, 1896. Sheed four years ago. He was a member of the L.D.S. church Fourth ward and a high priest of Ogden Stake. He was a game warden for Weber county for many years and served in the legislature in 1911. He was active as a guide for hunters. He had also taken an active part in improving the irrigation facilities of Weber county. He was retired farmer of Huntsville.
      FAMILY MEMBERS
      Survivors include seven sons and two daughters, Henry Grow, Mrs. Edgar Johansen and Mrs. C. A. Nix, all of Ogden; Sylvester Grow, Jr., Nevada; Veach C. Grow, Washington D.C.; Parnell M. Grow, Oregon; J. Wayne Grow, Huntsville; Capt. Nevilel Lrow, taken prisoner when Bataan fell, and S. Elmo Grow, San Diego, Calif.; 25 grandchildren and many great and great-great grandchildren..
      The following are brothers and sisters: William Grow, Otto S. Grow, Mark Grow, and Parnell Grow, all of Salt Lake City; George Grow, Pasadena, Calif.; Mrs. Sadie Madie.

      Ogden Standard Examiner November 8, 1944
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    Sylvester Veach Grow Death Cert
    Sylvester Veach Grow Death Cert
    Buried 13 Nov 1944  Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Memorial for Sylvester Veach Grow
    Memorial for Sylvester Veach Grow
    Find a Grave
    Person ID I280  Grow
    Last Modified 31 Jul 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 Julia Melville/Melvin Veach,   b. 10 Mar 1841, Elmira, Nashville, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1922, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 16 Aug 1858  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • Sealed 16 Aug 1858, TIB-EH #2142, Book C Slg p 322

      Sealing Repeated 21 Mar 1870, TIB-EH #15391, Book F lvg p. 133
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Matilda Ann Smith,   b. 02 May 1860, Oxton Woodchurch, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1892, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Married 21 Dec 1880  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Married by Elias Smith, Sylvester Grow and Matilda Ann Smith of the 19th Ward at Smith's home. Witnesses: Nellie Grow and Julia Smith
    Children 
     1. Julia Ellen Grow,   b. 24 Aug 1881, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1911, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     2. Mary Ann Grow,   b. 09 Sep 1882, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Jun 1959, Ogden, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. Sadie Mae Grow,   b. 4 May 1884, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1910, Ogden, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     4. Henry Grow,   b. 29 Nov 1886, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1959, Ogden, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     5. Ethel Grow,   b. 16 Aug 1887, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1888, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Sylvester Grow,   b. 04 Feb 1889, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1970, Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     7. Amelia Jane Grow,   b. 23 Aug 1890, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1934, Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     8. Theodore Smith GROW,   b. 21 Feb 1892, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Sep 1892, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Johanna Matilda Michelsen,   b. 07 Oct 1870, Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1940, Ogden, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 29 Jan 1896  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Veach Charles Grow,   b. 11 Oct 1896, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1961, Marion, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     2. Theo Matilda Grow,   b. 30 Apr 1898, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1979, Ogden, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Parnell Michelson Grow,   b. 24 Feb 1900, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Sep 1964, Douglas, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     4. Joseph Wayne Grow,   b. 30 Apr 1902, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 May 1983, Hemet, Riverside, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. Neville Leo Grow,   b. 24 Apr 1904, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Jan 1999, Upland, San Bernardino, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     6. Elmo Samuel Grow,   b. 20 Nov 1906, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Oct 1973, Fontana, San Bernardino, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     7. Sylva Johanne Grow,   b. 10 Oct 1908, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1909, Huntsville, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    Last Modified 17 Jun 2012 
    Family ID F135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Aug 1861 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Dec 1880 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Jan 1896 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 07 Nov 1944 - Ogden, Weber, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 13 Nov 1944 - Huntsville, Weber, Utah Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Sylvester and Johanna Grow Family
    Sylvester and Johanna Grow Family
    Sylvester V Grow
    Sylvester V Grow
    Sylvester Veach Grow
    Sylvester Veach Grow
    Received from Dean Grow
    Sylvester Veach & Family
    Sylvester Veach & Family
    Warren, Wilma, Duane, Keith, Theo & Edgar Johansen, Lottie Marco, Sylvester & Johanna 1938
    Sylvester Veach Grow
    Sylvester Veach Grow
    Received from Laura Kildow
    Sylvester Veach Grow's home in Huntsville, Utah - as it looks today
    Sylvester Veach Grow's home in Huntsville, Utah - as it looks today
    Received from Jacqueline Dinsmoor
    Huntsville Memorial dedicated to the Pioneers Families that helped settle the Ogden Valley and the town of Huntsville, Utah
    Received from Jacqueline Dinsmoor (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
    Huntsville Monument
    Huntsville Monument
    Received from Jacqueline Dinsmoor
    Inscription on the Huntsville Pioneer Memorial, Huntsville, Utah
    Received from Jacqueline Dinsmoor (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
    Sylvester Veach Grow - Campaign Article
    Sylvester Veach Grow - Campaign Article
    Standard Examiner 29 Sep 1922
    Sylvester Veach Grow Newspaper Article
    Sylvester Veach Grow Newspaper Article
    Standard Examiner June 13, 1924

    Documents
    Sylvester Veach Grow
    Sylvester Veach Grow

    Headstones
    Sylvester Veach Grow
    Sylvester Veach 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 1861 Birth place: Death date: 7 November, 1944 Death place: Weber, 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: Ogden, Weber, Utah; Roll: 2424; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 50; Image: 939.0.
      Birth date: abt 1861 Birth place: Utah Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Ogden, Weber, Utah

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      Birth date: abt 1862 Birth place: Utah Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Huntsville, Weber, 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: Huntsville, Weber, Utah; Roll: T625_1869; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 288.
      Birth date: abt 1862 Birth place: Utah Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Huntsville, Weber, Utah

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    7. [S92] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnes;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 19, Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1611; Page: 710; Image: 765.
      Birth date: abt 1861 Birth place: Utah Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Salt Lake City Ward 19, Salt Lake, Utah Territory

    8. [S93] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints � Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T9_1337; Family History Film: 1255337; Page: 109.2000; Enumeration District: 46; Image: .
      Birth date: abt 1880 Birth place: Utah Territory Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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      Birth date: abt 1861 Birth place: Utah Territory Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

    10. [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: Huntsville, Weber, Utah; Roll: T623_1688; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 182.
      Birth date: Aug 1862 Birth place: Utah Marriage date: 1896 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Huntsville, Weber, Utah

    11. [S87] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Edmund West, comp., (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.;), Birth year: 1841; Birth city: Elmira; Birth state: IL.
      Birth date: 10 March 1841 Birth place: Elmira, Nashville, IL Death date: 21 November 1922 Death place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Marriage date: 16 August 1858 Marriage place: Salt Lake City, Sl