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- NAUVOO RECORDS:
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, p 68-69
70 Record, p 155
Members, LDS, 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 10, p 442
FATHER: John CLINTON
BIRTH: VARIANT PLACE: On Whitewater, Franklin, Indiana, USA
MARRIAGE: Valiant in the Faith, p. 643.
The Snow Family, Boston Transcript, Note 2685, p 10 gives his name as Peter Clinton.
BIRTH, MARRIAGE and DEATH: Pedigree Resource File CD #27
Quorum of 70's Pres in Nauvoo
Dr. Jeter Clinton
While living in Nauvoo, Dr. Jeter Clinton married Melissa Diantha Snow, on January 23rd 1846 in the Nauvoo temple. Dr. Clinton was the son of John and Mary Clinton. He was born at Whitewater, Franklin County, Indiana. At the time of their marriage, she was 20 and he was 33 years old.
He did much to care for the sick in the Mormon settlements during the years they lived in the middle states. The people were especially grateful to him during the epidemic that broke out when they were living at Council Bluffs in 1846, the year so many took sick and died of cholera.
Most of the following information came from cemetery records and the Utah Historical Quarterly for 1940.
Uncle Jeter and Aunt Melissa came to Utah in 1848. They had the following children: Charles V. Clinton born 16 Oct 1849 and died 20 Aug 1924, James E. Clinton born 24 May 1851 and died 20 Aug 1911, Lucina Clinton born 1854 and died 24 May 1900, Mary Augusta born 18 Oct 1859, William Frank born 17 Feb 1862, Fielding J. Clinton and Lafayette Clinton.
After coming to Utah, Uncle Jeter was called on a mission. While he was gone, Aunt Melissa taught school and made the adobes for her house.
After coming to Salt Lake, Uncle Jeter was County Corner, Police Justice, and alderman. January 9th 1851 Salt Lake City was incorporated. Three of the councilors chosen were Dr. Jeter Clinton, William Snow and Harrison Burgess. ( The latter's son, Joseph married William's daughter Emma) When the 8th session of the General Assembly met at City Hall in Salt Lake City February 23rd members elect were sworn in by Chief Justice Jeter Clinton. In 1856 he brought to Salt Lake the first machine, in the state, for making buckets.
The following is taken from the " Deseret News" May 10, 1892; "Clinton" at his residence, in the 14th Ward of this city (meaning Salt Lake), at 7 o'clock this morning after a lingering illness of over one year, Elder Jeter Clinton, in his 80th year died. The funeral will be held in the 14th Ward Assembly room at 2p.m. on Thursday the 12th. Friends are invited to attend.
In another part of this same issue of the paper it says: " Dr. Jeter Clinton, an old and well known resident of Utah who has, in the history of this city, occupied a number of official positions, died this morning. He was for several terms a member of the municipal council, and active for several years as Police Justice. He possessed many estimable qualities, being noted for his genial disposition and uniform affability of disposition." Ann Rogers Snow said of him that he was one of the best men that ever lived. She named a son for him.
I found this history in the Bessie Snow "SNOW Book" page 99.
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