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Jude Wentz Snow

19 Feb 1864 – 22 Dec 1928

Birth19 Feb 1864
Death22 Dec 1928
CemeterySterling Cemetery
Sterling , Sanpete County , Utah , USA
Added byMarlin J Haws on 31 Oct 2025
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41492417

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Jude Wentz Snow was born on 19 February 1864 in Provo, Utah, Utah Territory. James Chauncey and Jane Cecelia Roberts Snow. He was the sixth of eleven children, four girls and seven boys. His father James Chauncey was born on 11 January 1817 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire. He was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-days Saints on 19 October 1833 at the age of sixteen. The family was living in Kirtland in 1836. James was first married to Elizabeth Ann Carter who was born on 28 September 1818 in Newry, Oxford, Maine. They were married on 10 February 1838 in Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio. As a boy, James endured many hardships along with his family. Their son John remembered seeing a mob painted black and they had burned their neighbors homes. A brother Durfeesson rode to their home and yelled,"Get out Brother Snow, the mob are on us". He did not see his father for a long time after, in Nauvoo. When the saints were driven from Nauvoo, the Snow family went west to Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1846 and were there until 1852. They traveled to the Utah Territory with the James C. Snow Company (his father) in 1852. His father James C. was 35; Eliza Ann was 33; Sarah Jane was 13; John Carter was 12; Don Carlos was 10; Eliza Ann was 8; James Erastus was 6; Richard Carter was 3; and Dominicus Carter was 1. They departed on 5 July 1852 with 250 individuals and about 55 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). They were in the first ten and had 29 in families, 8 wagons, 4 horses, 22 cattle, 18 cows, 8 loose stock heifers & bulls, 4 ducks, and 11 poultry. Asa S. Hawley told of sadness as they trekked toward Utah Territory: "Early in July we started for the valley, going through many pathetic and thrilling scenes. The cholera broke out in our camp, and many died.The most sorrowful to me was the death of Sister [Rebecca Burdick]Winters, one of God's noble and courageous women. We buried her on the Platte River opposite Scott's Bluffs. Great was our sorrow in having to leave her there. She has gone to her rest. Thousands of buffalo were in sight every day and their bellowing of a night was one continuous roar. Here, I believe, was a scene that to me was the most grand I had ever witnessed: Four hundred Sioux warriors in their war paint, draped in gaudy apparel, all mounted on fine horses—and young fine looking men they were, going down to fight the Paunees[Pawnees], their old enemies." William Henry Stewart went on with the story: "The captain of the ten to which she belonged said they would stop and buyr [bury] the corpse and the rest of the train could proceed. While they were preparing for a burial a band of 400 warriors rode up and demanded something to eat. Bread was offered them, but this they refused and boistrously called for a feast. This they could not spare from their scanty store. Old Cap. Hawley beckoned the leader to come and look. He opened wide the curtains of the tent, pointed therein,and as they beheld the corpse fear seemed to seize them and raisingt heir hands and giving a whoop and yell they rode away as fast as their horses could gallop." They arrived in the Salt Lake valley on 9 October 1852. The family settled in Provo, Utah, Utah where three more girls were born. His father James married Jane Cecelia Roberts on 2 December 1856 in Provo, Utah, Utah Territory. Cecelia was born on 4 June 1836 in Winchester, Scott,Illinois to Horace Ephraim and Harriet McEvers Roberts. She was the second often children, six girls and four boys. Her father was born on 1 April 1807 in Vienna, Trumbull, Ohio. Her mother was born on 3 September 1808 in Isle la Motte, Grand Isle, Vermont. They were married on 5 June 1828 in Montezuma, Pike, Illinois. Her father was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 8 July 1840 at the age of 33. They received their endowments on 2 0 January 1846 just two weeks before the saints were driven from Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois. They were sealed on 1 February 1848. It must have been in Iowa or Nebraska where they settled prior to coming to the Utah Territory. They came to the Utah Territory with the Harry Walton/Garden Grove Company in 1851. They departed on 17 May 1851 with 206 plus about 21 families from Garden Grove plus other individuals and 60 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). They left Garden Grove, Iowa on 17 May 1851. Her father Ephraim Horace was 42;Harriet was 42; Jane Cecelia was 14; Harriet Emily was 10; Morris Geraldus was 2; and Laura Celestia was an infant. There was a judge that was coming to Utah Territory. On his wagon was an instrument that marked every mile. He passed them on 4th July and had marked at the Platte River that they had traveled 550 miles. Elvira Carson tells of their hunger: "Out on Green river we met a wagon coming loaded with Potatoes my brother and some other man had loaded them and got some one else to bring Them. Before he got to us he sold them to the companies ahead of us so when he reach our Camp there was not only about a pan full apiece for us and I thought I had never tasted any thing better. I cooked once out of them and keep the rest to eat raw. When we got over the big Mountain between the Mountains we did not have a bit of flour are bread so we went to some of the companies and they were all about in the same fix. And we did not succeed in getting any. So I shook the cracker sack and let the Children eat the crumbs then we went to bed. In the Morning one of the Neighbor heard that we did not have any flour and brought a pan full to the Camp. His name was John Eless [Elliss] and have never forgotten him. It lasted till we reached Salt lake City." They reached the Salt Lake valley on 24-25 September 1851. His mother Jane had first married Thomas Jefferson Wheeler and they had two children, Thomas J. born on 25 November 1853 and died 14 November 1854 and Charles H. born on 9 December 1854 and died 1 April 1864. His parents had eleven children, four girls and seven boys. The first eight were born in Provo, Utah, Utah Territory. Jude Wentz was born on 19 February 1864 being the sixth child. He was about six when they were called to help settle Dixie, Utah Territory. They were in Sterling, Sanpete, Utah Territory by 1880. He received his endowments on 25 October 1888 in the Manti Temple in Manti, Sanpete,Utah Territory. He married Jensine Maria Carolina Nielsen on 13 November 1890 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory at the age of 26. They were sealed in the Manti Temple on 22 April 1891. Jensine Maria Carolina was born on 21 July 1871 in Hiorring, Hiorring,Nordjylland, Denmark to Jens Lee and Nathalia Josephine Lindstrom Nielsen. She was the oldest of six children, three girls and three boys, all born in Denmark except for the last child born in Sanford,Conejos, Colorado. She came with her family to the Utah Territory in 1883 when she was 12 years old. She was 19 when she married Jude. Jude and Jensine had twelve children, six girls and six boys. The first five children were born in Sterling, Sanpete, Utah. Olive was born on 27 August 1891 and died on 12 November 1904; Melvina Nathalie was born on 11 January 1893; Flora Rose was born on 12 December 1895; Elmer Jude was born on 14 August 1898; and Velora Sena was born on 9 December 1900. Robert Movell was born on 11 November 1903 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. Arvilla Geniel was born on 25 October 1905 in Centerfield, Sanpete, Utah and died 25 April 1921. The next four were born in Gunnison, Sanpete,Utah. Grant Lee was born on 27 May 1907; Ernest Luzon was born on 19 October 1908; Effie Lillian was born on 21 March 1911; and Delroy Ellsworth was born on 25 August 1914. The last child Mile Devon was born on 29 March 1916 in Centerfield, Sanpete, Utah. Jude died on 22 December 1928 in Sterling, Sanpete, Utah at the age of 64. He was buried on 26 December 1928 in Sterling, Sanpete, Utah. Jensine died on 22 July 1943 in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah at the age of 72. She was buried in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah. from Margebecraft on familysearch.org

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