CAHOON, Esther Melissa^{[1, 2, 3]}

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• Name	CAHOON, Esther Melissa
  Birth	24 Aug 1875	Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  WAC	12 Oct 1892	LOGAN
  _TAG	Reviewed on FS
  Death	28 Feb 1945	Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States
  Burial	Mar 1945
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  Person ID	I49653	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Family	PANTER, William Henry ,   b. 21 Oct 1865, South Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States South Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United Statesd. 27 Sep 1900, Wilford, Fremont, Idaho, United States (Age 34 years)
  Children	+ 1. PANTER, Delpha Melissa ,   b. 12 Jun 1900, Wilford, Fremont, Idaho Wilford, Fremont, Idahod. 23 Jun 1979, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F6778	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  A HISTORY OF MY PARENTS WILLIAM HENRY PANTER AND ESTHER MELISSA CAHOON. By Luella Panter Murri (daughter) My father William Henry Panter was born in South Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Utah October 21, 1865, the eldest son of William James Panter and Emma Bennett. When he was a small child, his father passed away, leaving his mother with four small children to raise. While he was still a young boy his mother took her small family to Gentile Valley in Southern Idaho where land was to be had. Here my father grew up and received what education was available. It was in the community of Thatcher, Bannock County, Idaho that he met a beautiful brown eyed girl who was later to become his wife and my Mother. Esther Melissa Cahoon was born in Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah August 24, 1875. Her parents were Rais Cahoon and Mary Charlotte Johnson. While still a young girl her parents moved to Thatcher, Gentile Valley, Idaho. She grew to young womanhood in this community and received what education was available. On October 12, 1892, my parents were married in the Logan, Utah L.D.S. Temple. They made their home in Gentile Valley, until February 1893, when they loaded all their belongings in a covered sleigh and went to the Snake River Valley, some 150 miles to the north where my father had filed on a homestead and helped pioneer a new country. They made their home with his mother (who had also moved there on a homestead) while he built a home which consisted of two log rooms, two more rooms were added later. He also made most of the furniture they used. My mother being a thrifty woman and a good housekeeper made her home as beautiful as possible with bright woven homemade carpets on the floors and scarves and crocheted doilies on the dressers. She was never idle. She was an excellent seamstress, making all of the clothing for the family which she made by hand until they were able to buy a sewing machine. She also knit all of the hosiery for the family as well as gloves and mittens. My father also worked hard on the homestead, clearing the land of sagebrush and rocks. He also worked on the canals which brought water to the thirsty soil. My parents were both musical and acquired an organ on which they both learned to play. During the winter of 1898-1899 my father attended Ricks Academy in Rexburg, Idaho taking a missionary course and studying music, but he was unable to fill a mission due to illness and a family to support. He was chorister for our Sunday School for several years. My parents were active in church work and also were active in the affairs of the community. The one room log schoolhouse was the gathering place for school, Sunday school and social functions, dancing being one of the main forms of entertainment. In addition they often met at each others homes for social activity as they had to plan their own entertainment. My father had several half brothers and they assisted each other with their farm work. He was a small man, slight in build, with dark brown hair and grey eyes. As I remember, he was a kind man and I can't remember of him being unkind to his family. Through his hard work and frugality he was able to make a good living for his family. He had to haul his produce to Market Lake now Roberts, Idaho fifty miles by wagon. In the fall he would take a load of wheat to market and trade for clothing and the winters supply of food. About 1898 a branch line of the railroad was built from Idaho Falls to St. Anthony. The train making a weekly run was a great help to the settlers in marketing their crops. They raised their own meat, vegetables, and some fruits, and dairy products. My mother was able to sell eggs and butter, her butter always brought premium prices and she usually received a blue ribbon at the county fair for it. My father's life was short but a full active one. In September he was stricken with appendicitis and as doctors and hospitals were scarce he was unable to receive the necessary medical care that was needed and on September 28, 1900 he passed away leaving a widow and four small daughters, the youngest three months old. My mother was left to carry on alone to rear her family. She remained on the farm, rented out the land and took care of her own livestock, raised a garden and fruit selling the surplus to add to her income. I can remember that we girls were always well dressed and neat and clean at all times. She took in washings to pay for music lessons and was able to teach me what she knew. I learned to play the organ quite well. Our mother was never too busy to play with us and she made a lot of our toys. I can still remember that she made whistles out of small green willow trees in the spring as soon as the sap came in so the bark would slip off easily. She always took us to Sunday School and Sacrament Meeting and later when we moved closer to the meeting house we attended Primary. On September 2, 1902, she married William Jacobson. They continued to live on the farm and raised a family of seven children, four girls and three boys in addition to her four girls, making in all eleven children all of whom grew to maturity and are all still alive at this writing. My mother was a faithful Latter-day Saint all her life. She was active in church organizations being President of the Primary, Counselor and visiting teacher in the Relief Society. In November, 1938, my step-father was critically injured in a car-train accident and passed away one week later. So my mother was widowed a second time. She continued to live on the farm which one of her sons operated for about three years when she sold out and moved to St. Anthony, Idaho. She made her home in St. Anthony until she became too ill to remain alone so she went to the home of her daughter Annie Hymas for awhile and also spent some time in the L.D.S. Hospital in Idaho Falls and then in Rexburg with her son Lloyd. She passed away in a hospital in Rexburg February 26, 1945 at the age of 69 years and six months. She was laid to rest in the Wilford, Idaho cemetery beside her husbands. A HISTORY OF MY PARENTS WILLIAM HENRY PANTER AND ESTHER MELISSA CAHOON By Luella Panter Murri (daughter) My father William Henry Panter was born in South Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Utah October 21, 1865, the eldest son of William James Panter and Emma Bennett. When he was a small child, his father passed away, leaving his mother with four small children to raise. While he was still a young boy his mother took her small family to Gentile Valley in Southern Idaho where land was to be had. Here my father grew up and received what education was available. It was in the community of Thatcher, Bannock County, Idaho that he met a beautiful brown eyed girl who was later to become his wife and my Mother. Esther Melissa Cahoon was born in Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah August 24, 1875. Her parents were Rais Cahoon and Mary Charlotte Johnson. While still a young girl her parents moved to Thatcher, Gentile Valley, Idaho. She grew to young womanhood in this community and received what education was available. On October 12, 1892, my parents were married in the Logan, Utah L.D.S. Temple. They made their home in Gentile Valley, until February 1893, when they loaded all their belongings in a covered sleigh and went to the Snake River Valley, some 150 miles to the north where my father had filed on a homestead and helped pioneer a new country. They made their home with his mother (who had also moved there on a homestead) while he built a home which consisted of two log rooms, two more rooms were added later. He also made most of the furniture they used. My mother being a thrifty woman and a good housekeeper made her home as beautiful as possible with bright woven homemade carpets on the floors and scarves and crocheted doilies on the dressers. She was never idle. She was an excellent seamstress, making all of the clothing for the family which she made by hand until they were able to buy a sewing machine. She also knit all of the hosiery for the family as well as gloves and mittens. My father also worked hard on the homestead, clearing the land of sagebrush and rocks. He also worked on the canals which brought water to the thirsty soil. My parents were both musical and acquired an organ on which they both learned to play. During the winter of 1898-1899 my father attended Ricks Academy in Rexburg, Idaho taking a missionary course and studying music, but he was unable to fill a mission due to illness and a family to support. He was chorister for our Sunday School for several years. My parents were active in church work and also were active in the affairs of the community. The one room log schoolhouse was the gathering place for school, Sunday school and social functions, dancing being one of the main forms of entertainment. In addition they often met at each others homes for social activity as they had to plan their own entertainment. My father had several half brothers and they assisted each other with their farm work. He was a small man, slight in build, with dark brown hair and grey eyes. As I remember, he was a kind man and I can't remember of him being unkind to his family. Through his hard work and frugality he was able to make a good living for his family. He had to haul his produce to Market Lake now Roberts, Idaho fifty miles by wagon. In the fall he would take a load of wheat to market and trade for clothing and the winters supply of food. About 1898 a branch line of the railroad was built from Idaho Falls to St. Anthony. The train making a weekly run was a great help to the settlers in marketing their crops. They raised their own meat, vegetables, and some fruits, and dairy products. My mother was able to sell eggs and butter, her butter always brought premium prices and she usually received a blue ribbon at the county fair for it. My father's life was short but a full active one. In September he was stricken with appendicitis and as doctors and hospitals were scarce he was unable to receive the necessary medical care that was needed and on September 28, 1900 he passed away leaving a widow and four small daughters, the youngest three months old. My mother was left to carry on alone to rear her family. She remained on the farm, rented out the land and took care of her own livestock, raised a garden and fruit selling the surplus to add to her income. I can remember that we girls were always well dressed and neat and clean at all times. She took in washings to pay for music lessons and was able to teach me what she knew. I learned to play the organ quite well. Our mother was never too busy to play with us and she made a lot of our toys. I can still remember that she made whistles out of small green willow trees in the spring as soon as the sap came in so the bark would slip off easily. She always took us to Sunday School and Sacrament Meeting and later when we moved closer to the meeting house we attended Primary. On September 2, 1902, she married William Jacobson. They continued to live on the farm and raised a family of seven children, four girls and three boys in addition to her four girls, making in all eleven children all of whom grew to maturity and are all still alive at this writing. My mother was a faithful Latter-day Saint all her life. She was active in church organizations being President of the Primary, Counselor and visiting teacher in the Relief Society. In November, 1938, my step-father was critically injured in a car-train accident and passed away one week later. So my mother was widowed a second time. She continued to live on the farm which one of her sons operated for about three years when she sold out and moved to St. Anthony, Idaho. She made her home in St. Anthony until she became too ill to remain alone so she went to the home of her daughter Annie Hymas for awhile and also spent some time in the L.D.S. Hospital in Idaho Falls and then in Rexburg with her son Lloyd. She passed away in a hospital in Rexburg February 26, 1945 at the age of 69 years and six months. She was laid to rest in the Wilford, Idaho cemetery beside her husbands.

  
  

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