Franklin Dewey Farnsworth, second Bishop of the Beaver West Ward (Beaver Stake), Beaver county, Utah, was born Feb. 10, 1854, at Fillmore, Millard county, Utah, the son of Philo Taylor Farnsworth and Margaret Yates. He moved to Beaver with his parents when quite young, was baptized by Samuel D. White when about eight years of age and was ordained a Deacon soon afterwards; ordained an Elder Sept. 11, 1876, by Peter O. Hansen; ordained a Seventy soon afterwards, and ordained a High Priest June 25, 1893, by Francis M. Lyman and set apart to act as a High Councilor in the Beaver Stake. He was ordained a Bishop July 19, 1908, by Francis M. Lyman and set apart to preside over the Beaver West Ward which position he held until July, 1918. Early in life he acted as president of the Beaver Y. M. M. I. A. and he also acted as president of the High Priests' quorum of the Beaver Stake from 1902 to 1908. Besides the many ecclesiastical positions held by Bishop Farnsworth he served two terms as city councilman in Beaver; he also served two terms as mayor, acted as county assessor and served as a member of the State Legislature one term. The Bishop's principal avocations are those of farming and stockraising. In 1876 (Sept. 11th) Bro. Farnsworth married Melissa Burton White (daughter of Samuel Dennis White and Mary H. Burton), a sister of the late Bishop Robert T. Burton. She was born July 31, 1858, in Cedar City, Utah, and died March 3, 1893, after giving birth to eight children. In 1894 (June 6th) Bishop Farnsworth married Mary Ann White (daughter of Samuel O. White and Mary Ellen Woodhouse), who was born Aug. 9, 1868, at Beaver. She bore her husband six children and died April 27, 1918. Following are the names of the Bishop's children by his first wife: Alice W., Mary E., Margaret L., Dewey, Amelia, Franklin D., Burton K. and Philo; by the second wife: Samuel T., Mary E., Frank W., Norman W., Reed W. and Howard., second Bishop of the Beaver West Ward (Beaver Stake), Beaver county, Utah, was born Feb. 10, 1854, at Fillmore, Millard county, Utah, the son of Philo Taylor Farnsworth and Margaret Yates. He moved to Beaver with his parents when quite young, was baptized by Samuel D. White when about eight years of age and was ordained a Deacon soon afterwards; ordained an Elder Sept. 11, 1876, by Peter O. Hansen; ordained a Seventy soon afterwards, and ordained a High Priest June 25, 1893, by Francis M. Lyman and set apart to act as a High Councilor in the Beaver Stake. He was ordained a Bishop July 19, 1908, by Francis M. Lyman and set apart to preside over the Beaver West Ward which position he held until July, 1918. Early in life he acted as president of the Beaver Y. M. M. I. A. and he also acted as president of the High Priests' quorum of the Beaver Stake from 1902 to 1908. Besides the many ecclesiastical positions held by Bishop Farnsworth he served two terms as city councilman in Beaver; he also served two terms as mayor, acted as county assessor and served as a member of the State Legislature one term. The Bishop's principal avocations are those of farming and stockraising. In 1876 (Sept. 11th) Bro. Farnsworth married Melissa Burton White (daughter of Samuel Dennis White and Mary H. Burton), a sister of the late Bishop Robert T. Burton. She was born July 31, 1858, in Cedar City, Utah, and died March 3, 1893, after giving birth to eight children. In 1894 (June 6th) Bishop Farnsworth married Mary Ann White (daughter of Samuel O. White and Mary Ellen Woodhouse), who was born Aug. 9, 1868, at Beaver. She bore her husband six children and died April 27, 1918. Following are the names of the Bishop's children by his first wife: Alice W., Mary E., Margaret L., Dewey, Amelia, Franklin D., Burton K. and Philo; by the second wife: Samuel T., Mary E., Frank W., Norman W., Reed W. and Howard.