William Ruthvin Westover^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1861 - 1903  (42 years)

• Photos		William Ruthvin Westover Born of Edwin and Ann Findley Westover, William would spend his formative years on the family farms of Mendon. He and his wife Ruth Althea would raise a large family while pioneering Rexburg.
  		William and Ruth Westover This likely dates from their wedding in approximately 1883.

  
  

  Documents		Electa - Letter 1880 A letter from Electa to grandson William R. Westover in Mendon, Utah
  		Hazel Ann - Death notice Published in the Salt Lake Herald 16 March 1895

  
  

  Histories

  Ruth Althea Rowe History As written by her sister, Matilda Mathie

  
  

  Videos

  Land and Legacy The story of William and Ruth Westover, settlers in Rexburg, Idaho.

  
  

  Albums

  Edwin and Ann Findley Westover Family (9) Images associated with Edwin and Ann's family

  
  

• Name	William Ruthvin Westover
  Birth	29 Apr 1861	Mendon, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
  Gender	Male
  Endowed (LDS)	1 Mar 1883	EHOUS
  Death	29 Oct 1903	Rexburg, Fremont, Idaho, United States
  Burial	1 Nov 1903	Rexburg, Fremont, Idaho, United States
  Baptized (LDS)	8 Sep 1992	OGDEN
  Confirmed (LDS)	29 Nov 2007	OGDEN
  Person ID	I88	Westover Family Tree
  Last Modified	12 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Edwin Ruthven Westover,   b. 27 Aug 1824, Perry, Franklin, Ohio, United States d. 8 Dec 1878, Johnson, Kane, Utah Territory, United States (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Agnes Ann Findley,   b. 3 Nov 1838, Markinch, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom d. 17 Feb 1918, Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	2 Feb 1857	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
  Sealed P (LDS)	7 May 1992	OGDEN
  Family ID	F63	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Althea Rowe,   b. 17 Nov 1861, Parowan, Iron, Utah Territory, United States d. 17 Apr 1914, Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1883	Mendon, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
  Sealed S (LDS)	1 Mar 1883	EHOUS
  Children	1. Arnold R Westover,   b. 16 Mar 1895, Rexburg, Fremont, Idaho, United States d. 20 Jul 1971, Quincy, Grant, Washington, United States (Age 76 years)   2. William Ernest Westover,   b. 27 Dec 1883, Mendon, Cache, Utah Territory, United States d. 14 Dec 1968, Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States (Age 84 years)   3. Arthur Edwin Westover, Sr,   b. 25 Feb 1886, Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States d. 4 Mar 1975, Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States (Age 89 years)   4. Floyd Delbert Westover,   b. 8 Aug 1888, Rexburg, Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States d. 30 Jan 1969, American Falls, Power, Idaho, United States (Age 80 years) + 5. Ray Finley Westover,   b. 20 Nov 1890, Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States d. 19 Jan 1965, Burton,Rexburg,Madison,Idaho (Age 74 years)   6. Hazel Ann Westover,   b. 5 Feb 1893, Rexburg, Fremont, Idaho, United States d. 13 Feb 1895, Rexburg, Fremont, Idaho, United States (Age 2 years)   7. Zena Althea Westover,   b. 3 Oct 1897, Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States d. 19 Nov 1967, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 70 years)   8. Myrtle Elizabeth Westover,   b. 19 Dec 1899, Rexburg, Fremont Idaho, United States d. 3 Dec 1982, Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States (Age 82 years)   9. Lorin Westover,   b. 3 Aug 1902, Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States d. 13 Aug 1982, Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2021

  
  

• Notes

  William Ruthvin Westover was born in Mendon, during a time when the Edwin Westover families lived in Grantsville. This was just before Edwin's call to serve in the Cotton Mission. Edwin and his families moved to Southern Utah in 1862 and were there for seven years before the passing of William Findley Jr in 1869. William Findley's passing put the Mendon family of Ann F. Westover in distress. She returned to Mendon, bringing her children with her, while pregnant with her 5th child. It changed the course of history for nearly everyone associated with Edwin. William Ruthvin was cast into the role of working the farm alongside his aging grandfather and other men in the community who could help out from time to time (specifically William Rowe and Bishop Henry Hughes). Of course, as he got older, William's contributions grew as he grew.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Jeffery S. Westover, Westover Family History, https://westoverfamilyhistory.org/love-stories-of-family-history/ (Reliability: 3). [S1] Family Search, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/KWCT-JCJ (Reliability: 3). [S2] Jeffery S. Westover, Westover Family History, https://westoverfamilyhistory.org/scouring-the-history-of-others-to-tell-the-story-of-william-and-ruth/ (Reliability: 3). [S2] Jeffery S. Westover, Westover Family History, https://westoverfamilyhistory.org/land-and-legacy-the-william-and-ruth-westover-story/ (Reliability: 3).