Near Mantua in Portage County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Oliver and Rosetta Snow
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 18, 2018
1. Oliver and Rosetta Snow Marker
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Oliver and Rosetta Snow, who built this home in 1815, immigrated to Mantua from Becket, Massachusetts, in 1805 with two daughters and raised five more children here. Oliver prospered as a farmer, served Portage County in a variety of civic capacities, and converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after meeting the church's founder, Joseph Smith, in the early 1830s. In 1838, the Snows left Ohio and eventually settled in Illinois. Two of their children later moved to Utah and became prominent leaders in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Lorenzo, who was born on this property in 1814, became the fifth president of the Church, serving from 1898-1901. Eliza Roxcy Snow, an acclaimed Portage County poet, became second general president of the Relief Society, a Latter-day Saint women's organization.
Oliver and Rosetta Snow, who built this home in 1815, immigrated to Mantua from Becket, Massachusetts, in 1805 with two daughters and raised five more children here. Oliver prospered as a farmer, served Portage County in a variety of civic capacities, and converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after meeting the church's founder, Joseph Smith, in the early 1830s. In 1838, the Snows left Ohio and eventually settled in Illinois. Two of their children later moved to Utah and became prominent leaders in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Lorenzo, who was born on this property in 1814, became the fifth president of the Church, serving from 1898-1901. Eliza Roxcy Snow, an acclaimed Portage County poet, became second general president of the Relief Society, a Latter-day Saint women's organization.
Erected 2005 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 67-7.)
Location. 41° 17.624′ N, 81° 14.717′ W. Marker is near Mantua, Ohio
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, in Portage County. Marker is on Mantua Center Road, 0.1 miles north of Pioneer Trail, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mantua OH 44255, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 18, 2018
2. Oliver and Rosetta Snow Marker
Side A photo
Oliver Snow
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 18, 2018
3. Oliver and Rosetta Snow Marker
Side A photo
Rosetta Snow
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 18, 2018
4. Oliver and Rosetta Snow Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 472 times since then and 67 times this year. Last updated on May 6, 2021, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 19, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.