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HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 185 has two living- children. Second wife, married in Salt Lake City, October 9, 1871, was Joanne M. Christensen. 5 NOW, (xAlvDXEli E., farmer and woolgrower, son of S. and Mary A. Voorhees, was born in Pottowatamie county, Iowa, June 1, 1848. In 1852 the family, consisting of three sons and one daughter, came to Utah, and in 1854 located in Manti. He owns a fiftyacre farm and his city residence besides about 1500 sheep. During the past eleven years he has been actively engaged as a traveling threshernian, owning an interest in a good machine. In the Black Hawk war he took an active part in the first, engagement. He was City Marshal five years, member of the police force five years and deputy- sheriff two and a half years. His wife was Esther P., daughter of Walter and Jemima Cox. She owns stock in the Co-op store. They were married in Manti, January 3, 1869, and have eight children: Edna L., Esther L., Adelaide M., Perrv G., Alice, Frederick W., Alida. and Clifford H. Warren 5 NOW, GEOKGE, of Manti, son of Gardner and Sarah (Hastings) Snow, was born in St. Johnsburg, Caledonia County, Vermont, September 8, 1820. His father was a carpenter and joined the Mormon church about 1834. With his wife and daughter Martha, he came to Manti in 1850, where he died, aged 97 years. He took an active part in the Walker war; was Probate Judge one term and was prominent in the Mormon church, being a member of the High Council. Our subject came to Manti in 1852 with two brothers, James and Warren S., both since deceased. He followed his trade of cooper for some years and was sub-agent to the Ute tribe of Indians three years. Studied law and practiced before the bar about ten years and was Prosecuting Attorney for the county about ten years; City Alderman three terms; precinct Magistrate three terms. During both Indian wars he was a drum major. During the past eleven years he has been agent for George A. Lowe, selling agricultural implements. He married in KirtS.