PROVO - Mrs. Frances Ann Richards Mower, 86, died early Thursday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. George W. Tucker, 360 East Sixth North St., of causes incident to age.
She was born in Union, Salt Lake County, Nov. 30, 1859, a daughter of Silas W. and Kesiah Brady Richards.
She received her early education in Union and Salt Lake.
On Nov. 21, 1877, in St. George, Mrs. Mower was married to John Albert Mower who died in Fairview, June 30, 1894.
She was again married to Henry Mower in Manti, May 24, 1904.
Mrs. Mower assisted in the rearing of Henry Mower's 11 children by a former marriage.
He died in November, 1936, in Provo.
Mrs. Mower moved from Fairview, Sanpete County, where she had resided for 50 years, to Provo in 1927.
She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having served as president of the primary in Fairview.
She was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and of Provo Third Ward.
Surviving Mrs. Mower are the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Keziah Tucker, Mrs. Cynthia Holliman and John F. Mower, Provo; Hyrum D. Mower, San Bernardino, Calif.; Jesse L. and Ernest E. Mower, Ogden; 50 grandchildren and 101 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Provo Third Ward Chapel under the direction of Bishop Arthur D. Taylor, and at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Fairview South Ward Chapel under direction of Bishop Howard W. Rigby.
Friends may call at the Quist Funeral Home in Provo Friday evening and at the George W. Tucker residence, 360 East Sixth North St., Saturday prior to services.
The casket will be opened briefly before the service in Fairview at 2:30 p.m.
Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News April, 1946
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Frances Ann Richards was born 30 November 1859 in Union, Utah, the first of eight children born to Silas Richards and Keziah Frances Brady.
She grew up in the Union area where her father was the first bishop. Frances Ann learned to pray as soon as she could talk.
Frances wore clothes made by her mother from yarn she spun, dyed, and wove into cloth. Frances wore shoes made by her father until age 10.
She learned to knit when she was five and knitted all of her own stockings. She helped with the milking from age six. She learned to spin yarn at age 12 and learned to weave on a hand-made loom. She saved 13 yards of the carpet she wove for her hope chest.
John and Frances met through their families and were married in the St. George Temple on 21 November 1877. This was a polygamous marriage since John had previously married Sarah Matilda Brady.
John must have liked to keep things simple. Both of his wives were born on 30 November and he married Sarah on 30 November. I wonder why he didn't marry Frances on 30 November instead of 21 November so he would have one less date to remember.
At first, Frances lived with John and his first wife (Tillie). When they bought a one room log house for her, she thought she was a queen. Several of their children were born in this home before it was added onto. They also had a farm with a home on it a few miles north of Fairview at Oakcreek (some records show this as Oakville).
John and Frances' first child was born at Frances' mother's home in Union. Their last six children were born either in Fairview or in Oakcreek. Their children are Silas Willard, Keziah Frances, Hyrum Deloss, Cynthia Ellen, Jesse Lee, Ernest Edmund, and John Franklin.
John and Frances both grew up in the LDS Church, developed strong testimonies, and held many church positions.
On 14 March 1883, John received a call to the Southern States Mission. Frances was left with three children under age four and $3.00. John returned home on 16 November 1884.
John died on 30 June 1894, just shy of his 46th birthday, leaving Frances, at age 34, and pregnant with their last child, to raise their children. She had to rustle hard for the bare necessities of life.
On 25 May 1904, Frances married Henry Mower (Hank), a half brother to John Albert. Hank had children from his first two marriages. They accepted the challenge of raising children from the three families and together married off 19 children between them. They also served a 20 month mission in the Manti Temple. Later, they moved to Provo, Utah, where Hank died 11 November 1936.
Frances Ann passed away at her daughter's home in Provo on 11 April 1946 at the age of 86.
John and Frances were true pioneers and left a great heritage to their ever growing posterity.
John and Frances are buried in the lower cemetery in Fairview, right on the West edge about halfway up the fence line. John's first wife is also buried there.
She was born in Union, Salt Lake County, Nov. 30, 1859, a daughter of Silas W. and Kesiah Brady Richards.
She received her early education in Union and Salt Lake.
On Nov. 21, 1877, in St. George, Mrs. Mower was married to John Albert Mower who died in Fairview, June 30, 1894.
She was again married to Henry Mower in Manti, May 24, 1904.
Mrs. Mower assisted in the rearing of Henry Mower's 11 children by a former marriage.
He died in November, 1936, in Provo.
Mrs. Mower moved from Fairview, Sanpete County, where she had resided for 50 years, to Provo in 1927.
She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having served as president of the primary in Fairview.
She was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and of Provo Third Ward.
Surviving Mrs. Mower are the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Keziah Tucker, Mrs. Cynthia Holliman and John F. Mower, Provo; Hyrum D. Mower, San Bernardino, Calif.; Jesse L. and Ernest E. Mower, Ogden; 50 grandchildren and 101 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Provo Third Ward Chapel under the direction of Bishop Arthur D. Taylor, and at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Fairview South Ward Chapel under direction of Bishop Howard W. Rigby.
Friends may call at the Quist Funeral Home in Provo Friday evening and at the George W. Tucker residence, 360 East Sixth North St., Saturday prior to services.
The casket will be opened briefly before the service in Fairview at 2:30 p.m.
Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News April, 1946
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Frances Ann Richards was born 30 November 1859 in Union, Utah, the first of eight children born to Silas Richards and Keziah Frances Brady.
She grew up in the Union area where her father was the first bishop. Frances Ann learned to pray as soon as she could talk.
Frances wore clothes made by her mother from yarn she spun, dyed, and wove into cloth. Frances wore shoes made by her father until age 10.
She learned to knit when she was five and knitted all of her own stockings. She helped with the milking from age six. She learned to spin yarn at age 12 and learned to weave on a hand-made loom. She saved 13 yards of the carpet she wove for her hope chest.
John and Frances met through their families and were married in the St. George Temple on 21 November 1877. This was a polygamous marriage since John had previously married Sarah Matilda Brady.
John must have liked to keep things simple. Both of his wives were born on 30 November and he married Sarah on 30 November. I wonder why he didn't marry Frances on 30 November instead of 21 November so he would have one less date to remember.
At first, Frances lived with John and his first wife (Tillie). When they bought a one room log house for her, she thought she was a queen. Several of their children were born in this home before it was added onto. They also had a farm with a home on it a few miles north of Fairview at Oakcreek (some records show this as Oakville).
John and Frances' first child was born at Frances' mother's home in Union. Their last six children were born either in Fairview or in Oakcreek. Their children are Silas Willard, Keziah Frances, Hyrum Deloss, Cynthia Ellen, Jesse Lee, Ernest Edmund, and John Franklin.
John and Frances both grew up in the LDS Church, developed strong testimonies, and held many church positions.
On 14 March 1883, John received a call to the Southern States Mission. Frances was left with three children under age four and $3.00. John returned home on 16 November 1884.
John died on 30 June 1894, just shy of his 46th birthday, leaving Frances, at age 34, and pregnant with their last child, to raise their children. She had to rustle hard for the bare necessities of life.
On 25 May 1904, Frances married Henry Mower (Hank), a half brother to John Albert. Hank had children from his first two marriages. They accepted the challenge of raising children from the three families and together married off 19 children between them. They also served a 20 month mission in the Manti Temple. Later, they moved to Provo, Utah, where Hank died 11 November 1936.
Frances Ann passed away at her daughter's home in Provo on 11 April 1946 at the age of 86.
John and Frances were true pioneers and left a great heritage to their ever growing posterity.
John and Frances are buried in the lower cemetery in Fairview, right on the West edge about halfway up the fence line. John's first wife is also buried there.
PROVO - Mrs. Frances Ann Richards Mower, 86, died early Thursday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. George W. Tucker, 360 East Sixth North St., of causes incident to age.
She was born in Union, Salt Lake County, Nov. 30, 1859, a daughter of Silas W. and Kesiah Brady Richards.
She received her early education in Union and Salt Lake.
On Nov. 21, 1877, in St. George, Mrs. Mower was married to John Albert Mower who died in Fairview, June 30, 1894.
She was again married to Henry Mower in Manti, May 24, 1904.
Mrs. Mower assisted in the rearing of Henry Mower's 11 children by a former marriage.
He died in November, 1936, in Provo.
Mrs. Mower moved from Fairview, Sanpete County, where she had resided for 50 years, to Provo in 1927.
She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having served as president of the primary in Fairview.
She was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and of Provo Third Ward.
Surviving Mrs. Mower are the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Keziah Tucker, Mrs. Cynthia Holliman and John F. Mower, Provo; Hyrum D. Mower, San Bernardino, Calif.; Jesse L. and Ernest E. Mower, Ogden; 50 grandchildren and 101 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Provo Third Ward Chapel under the direction of Bishop Arthur D. Taylor, and at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Fairview South Ward Chapel under direction of Bishop Howard W. Rigby.
Friends may call at the Quist Funeral Home in Provo Friday evening and at the George W. Tucker residence, 360 East Sixth North St., Saturday prior to services.
The casket will be opened briefly before the service in Fairview at 2:30 p.m.
Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News April, 1946
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Frances Ann Richards was born 30 November 1859 in Union, Utah, the first of eight children born to Silas Richards and Keziah Frances Brady.
She grew up in the Union area where her father was the first bishop. Frances Ann learned to pray as soon as she could talk.
Frances wore clothes made by her mother from yarn she spun, dyed, and wove into cloth. Frances wore shoes made by her father until age 10.
She learned to knit when she was five and knitted all of her own stockings. She helped with the milking from age six. She learned to spin yarn at age 12 and learned to weave on a hand-made loom. She saved 13 yards of the carpet she wove for her hope chest.
John and Frances met through their families and were married in the St. George Temple on 21 November 1877. This was a polygamous marriage since John had previously married Sarah Matilda Brady.
John must have liked to keep things simple. Both of his wives were born on 30 November and he married Sarah on 30 November. I wonder why he didn't marry Frances on 30 November instead of 21 November so he would have one less date to remember.
At first, Frances lived with John and his first wife (Tillie). When they bought a one room log house for her, she thought she was a queen. Several of their children were born in this home before it was added onto. They also had a farm with a home on it a few miles north of Fairview at Oakcreek (some records show this as Oakville).
John and Frances' first child was born at Frances' mother's home in Union. Their last six children were born either in Fairview or in Oakcreek. Their children are Silas Willard, Keziah Frances, Hyrum Deloss, Cynthia Ellen, Jesse Lee, Ernest Edmund, and John Franklin.
John and Frances both grew up in the LDS Church, developed strong testimonies, and held many church positions.
On 14 March 1883, John received a call to the Southern States Mission. Frances was left with three children under age four and $3.00. John returned home on 16 November 1884.
John died on 30 June 1894, just shy of his 46th birthday, leaving Frances, at age 34, and pregnant with their last child, to raise their children. She had to rustle hard for the bare necessities of life.
On 25 May 1904, Frances married Henry Mower (Hank), a half brother to John Albert. Hank had children from his first two marriages. They accepted the challenge of raising children from the three families and together married off 19 children between them. They also served a 20 month mission in the Manti Temple. Later, they moved to Provo, Utah, where Hank died 11 November 1936.
Frances Ann passed away at her daughter's home in Provo on 11 April 1946 at the age of 86.
John and Frances were true pioneers and left a great heritage to their ever growing posterity.
John and Frances are buried in the lower cemetery in Fairview, right on the West edge about halfway up the fence line. John's first wife is also buried there.
She was born in Union, Salt Lake County, Nov. 30, 1859, a daughter of Silas W. and Kesiah Brady Richards.
She received her early education in Union and Salt Lake.
On Nov. 21, 1877, in St. George, Mrs. Mower was married to John Albert Mower who died in Fairview, June 30, 1894.
She was again married to Henry Mower in Manti, May 24, 1904.
Mrs. Mower assisted in the rearing of Henry Mower's 11 children by a former marriage.
He died in November, 1936, in Provo.
Mrs. Mower moved from Fairview, Sanpete County, where she had resided for 50 years, to Provo in 1927.
She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having served as president of the primary in Fairview.
She was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and of Provo Third Ward.
Surviving Mrs. Mower are the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Keziah Tucker, Mrs. Cynthia Holliman and John F. Mower, Provo; Hyrum D. Mower, San Bernardino, Calif.; Jesse L. and Ernest E. Mower, Ogden; 50 grandchildren and 101 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Provo Third Ward Chapel under the direction of Bishop Arthur D. Taylor, and at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Fairview South Ward Chapel under direction of Bishop Howard W. Rigby.
Friends may call at the Quist Funeral Home in Provo Friday evening and at the George W. Tucker residence, 360 East Sixth North St., Saturday prior to services.
The casket will be opened briefly before the service in Fairview at 2:30 p.m.
Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News April, 1946
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Frances Ann Richards was born 30 November 1859 in Union, Utah, the first of eight children born to Silas Richards and Keziah Frances Brady.
She grew up in the Union area where her father was the first bishop. Frances Ann learned to pray as soon as she could talk.
Frances wore clothes made by her mother from yarn she spun, dyed, and wove into cloth. Frances wore shoes made by her father until age 10.
She learned to knit when she was five and knitted all of her own stockings. She helped with the milking from age six. She learned to spin yarn at age 12 and learned to weave on a hand-made loom. She saved 13 yards of the carpet she wove for her hope chest.
John and Frances met through their families and were married in the St. George Temple on 21 November 1877. This was a polygamous marriage since John had previously married Sarah Matilda Brady.
John must have liked to keep things simple. Both of his wives were born on 30 November and he married Sarah on 30 November. I wonder why he didn't marry Frances on 30 November instead of 21 November so he would have one less date to remember.
At first, Frances lived with John and his first wife (Tillie). When they bought a one room log house for her, she thought she was a queen. Several of their children were born in this home before it was added onto. They also had a farm with a home on it a few miles north of Fairview at Oakcreek (some records show this as Oakville).
John and Frances' first child was born at Frances' mother's home in Union. Their last six children were born either in Fairview or in Oakcreek. Their children are Silas Willard, Keziah Frances, Hyrum Deloss, Cynthia Ellen, Jesse Lee, Ernest Edmund, and John Franklin.
John and Frances both grew up in the LDS Church, developed strong testimonies, and held many church positions.
On 14 March 1883, John received a call to the Southern States Mission. Frances was left with three children under age four and $3.00. John returned home on 16 November 1884.
John died on 30 June 1894, just shy of his 46th birthday, leaving Frances, at age 34, and pregnant with their last child, to raise their children. She had to rustle hard for the bare necessities of life.
On 25 May 1904, Frances married Henry Mower (Hank), a half brother to John Albert. Hank had children from his first two marriages. They accepted the challenge of raising children from the three families and together married off 19 children between them. They also served a 20 month mission in the Manti Temple. Later, they moved to Provo, Utah, where Hank died 11 November 1936.
Frances Ann passed away at her daughter's home in Provo on 11 April 1946 at the age of 86.
John and Frances were true pioneers and left a great heritage to their ever growing posterity.
John and Frances are buried in the lower cemetery in Fairview, right on the West edge about halfway up the fence line. John's first wife is also buried there.
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