Franklin C. FARR [Parents] was born ^{1, 2, 3} on 23 Dec 1917 in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. He died ^{4, 5} on 5 Aug 1998 in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. He was buried ⁶ in North Flat Cemetery, Laceyville, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. Franklin married Asenath SHAW.

Franklin resided ⁷ in 1930 in Windham, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. He resided ⁸ in 1940 in Laceyville, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. He resided ⁹ on 8 May 1950 in Laceyville, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States.

Asenath SHAW was born ^{1, 2} on 26 Jun 1912 in Laceyville, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. She died ^{3, 4} on 8 Aug 1990 in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. She was buried ⁵ in North Flat Cemetery, Laceyville, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. Asenath married Franklin C. FARR.

Asenath resided ⁶ in 1940 in Upper Darby Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.

Edward RICE [Parents] was christened ^{1, 2} on 27 Oct 1622 in Stanstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He died ^{3, 4} on 16 Aug 1712 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. He was buried in Old Common Cemetery, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Edward married ⁵ Agnes BENT about 1647.

Edward was also known as Edmund Rice.

Agnes BENT was christened ¹ on 12 Dec 1631 in Penton Grafton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. She died ^{2, 3, 4} on 4 Jun 1713 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. She was buried in Old Common Cemetery, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Agnes married ⁵ Edward RICE about 1647.

James HAWKINS was born about 1653. He died on 6 Jan 1709 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. He was buried on 8 Jan 1709 in South Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. James married ^{1, 2} Lydia RICE in 1679/1680 in Massachusetts, United States.

Lydia RICE [Parents] was born about 1657 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. She died on 26 May 1718 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Lydia married ^{1, 2} James HAWKINS in 1679/1680 in Massachusetts, United States.

The 2nd Lydia Rice is proven by the fact she was given land by her father, 10 May 1662, long after the other Lydia #8 had married in 1645 to Hugh Drury.

A Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants

Reginald Burton FURMAN was born on 17 Nov 1917 in Laceyville, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. He died on 12 Jun 1997 in Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. He was buried in Laceyville, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. Reginald married Dorothy Marion FARR on 6 Aug 1938.

REGINALD BURTON FURMAN, 79 of RR 3, Box 178, Tunkhannock, Pa. died Thursday, June 12, 1997 at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. He was born on Golden Hill, Laceyville on Nov. 17, 1917, son of Floyd and Grace Rair Furman. He was married to Dorothy Farr and together they would have celebrated their 59th anniversary Aug. 6. Before retiring Mr. Furman was a self-employed truck driver. He was a member of the Forkston United Methodist Church. He was also a former member of the Forkston Grange and the F.W.M. Fire Department. He was a former supervisor for Mehoopany Township. Surviving besides his wife are3 his son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Retta; a son, James of Sugar Run; two daughters, Bonnie Payne of Brazoria, Texas and Patti McMicken of Black Walnut; a sister, Betty Price of Halstead, Pa. and 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother, Paul; three sisters, Naomi Purple, Eleanor Sprague and Evelyn Phinney; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the Harding-Litwin Funeral Home, 123 W. Tioga St., Tunkahnnock with the Rev. Catherine Parsons of the Forkston United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in the North Flat Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Forkston United Methodist Church, Mehoopany, Pa. –Towanda Daily Review

Dorothy Marion FARR [Parents] was born ¹ on 4 Apr 1922 in Farr Hollow, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. She died ² on 24 Dec 1999 in Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. She was buried ³ on 29 Dec 1999 in Laceyville, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. Dorothy married Reginald Burton FURMAN on 6 Aug 1938.

Dorothy resided ⁴ in 1930 in Forkston, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States.

Other marriages:

POST, Lyle Frank

FARR –DOROTHY MARION FURMAN, 77 of 14 Hollowcrest Road, Tunkhannock, a lifetime resident of Wyoming County died Friday morning, Dec. 24, 1999 at the Carpenter Care Center in Tunkhannock as the result of an illness. She was born April 4, 1922 on Farr Hollow, Forkston, Pa. to the late Myron Farr and the late Clara Sands. Her stepfather was Lyle Frank Post. She married Reginald Furman, who preceded her in death on June 12, 1997. She was a housekeeper and a member of the Forkston United Methodist Church and its WSCS. She was also a member of the Mehoopany Women's Club, the Forkston Community Club and the Forkston Grange. She is survived by two sons, Roger and his wife, Mary Ann of Retta and James and his wife, Carol of Sugar Run; two daughters, Patti McMicken and her husband, Neale of Tunkhannock and Bonnie Payne and her husband, David of Brazoria, Texas; several nieces and nephews, one great-great-nephew, 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at the Harding-Litwin Funeral home, 123 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999 at 11 a.m. Interment will be in the North Flat Cemetery, Laceyville, Pa. Friends may call Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the Forkston United Methodist Church, c/o Edith Goodwin, RR 2, Mehoopany, Pa. –Towanda Daily Review

Dorothy Marion FARR [Parents] was born ¹ on 4 Apr 1922 in Farr Hollow, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. She died ² on 24 Dec 1999 in Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. She was buried ³ on 29 Dec 1999 in Laceyville, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. Dorothy married Lyle Frank POST.

Dorothy resided ⁴ in 1930 in Forkston, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States.

Other marriages:

FURMAN, Reginald Burton

FARR –DOROTHY MARION FURMAN, 77 of 14 Hollowcrest Road, Tunkhannock, a lifetime resident of Wyoming County died Friday morning, Dec. 24, 1999 at the Carpenter Care Center in Tunkhannock as the result of an illness. She was born April 4, 1922 on Farr Hollow, Forkston, Pa. to the late Myron Farr and the late Clara Sands. Her stepfather was Lyle Frank Post. She married Reginald Furman, who preceded her in death on June 12, 1997. She was a housekeeper and a member of the Forkston United Methodist Church and its WSCS. She was also a member of the Mehoopany Women's Club, the Forkston Community Club and the Forkston Grange. She is survived by two sons, Roger and his wife, Mary Ann of Retta and James and his wife, Carol of Sugar Run; two daughters, Patti McMicken and her husband, Neale of Tunkhannock and Bonnie Payne and her husband, David of Brazoria, Texas; several nieces and nephews, one great-great-nephew, 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at the Harding-Litwin Funeral home, 123 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999 at 11 a.m. Interment will be in the North Flat Cemetery, Laceyville, Pa. Friends may call Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the Forkston United Methodist Church, c/o Edith Goodwin, RR 2, Mehoopany, Pa. –Towanda Daily Review

Grant Dale ROBERTSON [Parents] was born ^{1, 2, 3} on 14 May 1956 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. He died ^{4, 5, 6} on 26 Mar 2009 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He was buried in Washington Heights Memorial Park, South Ogden, Utah, United States. Grant married Vicki Lyn STROMBERG on 15 Sep 1978 in Weber, Utah, United States. The marriage ended in divorce.

Willard Trowbridge SNOW ^{1, 2, 3} was born ^{4, 5} on 6 May 1811 in Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States. He died ^{6, 7, 8} on 21 Aug 1853 in at Sea. He was buried ⁹ on 26 Aug 1853 in North Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Willard married ¹⁰ Melvina HARVEY on 14 May 1837 in Caldwell, Missouri, United States.

Willard resided ¹¹ in 1850 in Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

Other marriages:

BINGHAM, Mary
HARVEY, Susan

In the spring of 1834, at the age of 23, Uncle Willard left St. Johnsbury for Kirtland, Ohio with Uncle Zerubbabel. The same year they joined "Zion's Camp" in Missouri. There he had a narrow escape from death, being among the number which, while the camp rested in Clay County, Missouri was attack by cholera. Early in 1835 he returned to Kirtland. After this, he performed several missions in the United States preaching in various parts of the country. In 1836 he went through the Kirtland Temple, and shortly after moved to Missouri with his father's family who had come from St. Johnsbury and joined him at Kirtland. May 14,1837 he married Melvina Harvey at Far West. She was born Dec. 16,1811 at Barnett, Vermont. He had known her back in Vermont before coming to Missouri. Their first child, Amanda Melvina, was born March 18,1838 at Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri. Their next child,Leonideas, was born March 31,1840 at Montrose, Iowa, where the family had moved to in the meantime. Leonidas died Aug. 28, 1841 when he was just a little over a year old. While still living at Montrose they had two more sons,, Willard Lycrugas, born March 8,1842 and Eugene, born March 10,1844. The latter died at Nauvoo June 13 1845. After moving with the family to Garden Grove, they had a daughter,Almira, born Sept. 10,1846 who died the same day she was born. In 1847 Uncle Willard married a second wife, Susan Harvey, a sister to his first wife. They were married in the Nauvoo Temple. While living in Nauvoo, he was one of the agents to help build the Temple. September 1847, he with his families, came to Utah in Jedidah Grant's company of 100 wagons. He was captain over 50 of these wagons. On the trip, he lost a cow and a yoke of oxen in a stampede, When they arrived in Salt Lake, they settled on the north side of the old Fort. There Uncle Willaxd and Ira Eldridge built a log cabin. The following February 8,1848, Aunt Melvina gave birth to a pair of twins the first pair of white twins born i n the state of Utah. They were named Ellen and Helen. Two weeks later, Feb.22, Helen died. January 12,1849 Susan gave birth to a daughter, Susan, and the mother died soon after. After reaching Salt Lake, Uncle Willard married a third wife, Mary Bingham, a girl from St. Johnsbury.. She had only one child by Uncle Willard.The child was Mary and was born June 3,1850. June 3,1850 Aunt Melvina had a son, William, who died June 4,1855. Uncle Willard took a prominent part in the city and Territorial Governments after coming to Utah as has been stated before in this history. In addition to what has already been given, he was a member of the following standing committees in the state legislature: Judiciary, counties and on military and civil laws. He was one of the speakers at the first Fourth of July celebration held in Utah in 1851. He was the first Justice of the Peace in Utah At General Conference in Salt Lake City Sept. 7,1851 he was called on a mission to Europe,. Soon after, he left his wives and four children and arrived in England Dec. 29, 1851. He worked in Scotland for about three months. In March 1852 Uncle Erastus arrived in England on his way home from Scandinavia where he had had charge of the mission there. March 15,1952 Uncle Willard was appointed president of that mission so succeed Uncle Erastus. April 21st. he took the steamer at Hull, England and arrived at Copenhagen, Denmark on the 26th. He set to work with a will to learn the Danish language in which he was very successful. He took charge of this mission working deligently, and faithfully, and successfully in the discharge of his duties. While addressing a council of Elders on the evening of August 15,1553 in Copenhagen, he was so violently attacked with illness that he was unable to proceed. Later he seemed a little better, and decided to go to England. On the l8th. he took passage on board the ship Transit, but while on board he was a again prostrated. He soon became unconscious and continued to sin k gradually until the evening of the 21st when he expired. Elders P.O.Hansen and H.P. Jenson were with him, but not-withstanding their ernest pleading, the captain insisted that the body be sunk in the sea. So he was wrapped in canvass and sunk about 80 miles north of Hull, England into the North Sea. He was just 41 years of age. After his death, his wife, Mary married Lorin Farr, a  grandson of Willard's Aunt Lydia Snow Farr. Aunt Melvina cared for her own three children and the daughter of her sister Susan. She lived until she was 71 years old, and died October 24,1382 at Salt Lake City. Out of Uncle Willard's large family, only five lived to maturity; They were Susan, Mary, Ellen Melvina, and Willard Lycrugas . I was unable to l earn anything about the first three.  Willard was a farmer at Draper, Utah and was prominent in church affairs. Helvina married Willard Bingham, a brother to her father's wife, Mary. She began teaching school when she was fifteen. As her husband had another wife, she had to work hard to help support her family. After her marriage, she continued her teaching. For pay, she took vegetables, flour etc. or whatever the parents were willing to give her. She would take her baby to school where the pupils tool. turns rocking it. She also spun, and wove cloth for clothing for her children. As she could afford only one suit of clothes for each child, she washed and ironed their clothing after putting them to bed. She did much church and public work besides.

Melvina HARVEY was born on 16 Dec 1811 in Barnett, Caledonia, Vermont, USA. She died on 24 Oct 1882 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She was buried on 24 Oct 1882 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Melvina married ¹ Willard Trowbridge SNOW on 14 May 1837 in Caldwell, Missouri, United States.