Family of Morris David Rosenbaum and Abigail Harriet Snow

Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine

Vol.II published in 1911

by The Deseret News Press of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Edited by Anthon H. Lund

Page 152

In this chapter, each of the children of Lorenzo Snow are given with their spouses and children. This lists Abigail Harriet Snow with her families.

1880 United States Census

In the 1880 United States Census of the Territory of Utah, we find Morris David Rosenbaum. He is living in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah. The census which covers parts of 2 pages is shown below. The first entry is his family with first wife Alice and the second is with wife Abigail.

1860 United States Census

In the 1860 United States census of the Utah Territory, Morris David Rosenbaum is listed at living in Farmington, Utah with his first wife Alice and daughter Sarah.

1870 Utah Territory Census

Death of Alice Neibaur Rosenbaum (1842-1914)

Alice Neibaur Rosenbaum first wife of Morris David Rosenbaum, died on 13 Mar 1914 in Brigham City, Utah. She was born on 22 May 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois the daughter of Alexander Neibaur and Ellen Breakell.

Death of Abigail Harriet Snow Rosenbaum (1847-1914)

Abigail Harriet Snow Rosenbaum, second wife of Morris David Rosenabum died on 9 May 1914 in Brigham City, Utah. She was born on 16 Jul 1847 in Pisgah, Iowa. She was the daughter of Lorenzo Snow and Harriet Amelia Squires.

His Family

Morris David Rosenbaum was born on the 11th of July in 1831 in Fordon, Kingdom of Prussia. He was the only son of David Rosenbaum and his wife Sarah Barnass. What little we know of his parents we get from his journal, where he writes

"My Father was a hard working man and generally occupied in trading. He was a man of good morals and he executed himself dilligently by example as well as preceipt to instill into the mind of his children every principle of honesty, honor and virtue.
My Mother was a very good and pious woman, and devoted a good deal of her time in explaining the Bible to her children, especially to myself her only son. She was President of a charitable institution and her spare time was occupied in visiting the sick and needy, administering to their needs.
As my parents were of the Jewish faith, I was sent at an early age to a Rabbi to study Hebrew in connection with the common school which I attended for 6 years in succession."

Morris David was the oldest child, and the only son. He had six younger sisters. They were in order of birth; Fanny, Hannah, Lenah, Ernestina, Minna, and Huldah.

Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah Cemetery

Morris David Rosenbaum was buried in the Brigham City cemetery in Brigham City, Utah. His grave, located on the south side of the cemetery near the sextons office, sits just east of the grave of his second father-in-law, Lorenzo Snow, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

His Writings

Sometime after his arrival in Utah, Morris David Rosenbaum begins writing down stories from his life. There is not a great deal of information before his arrival in the United States, in fact it appears as if he is just summarizing in a few paragraphs things that may have taken years to happen. Once he arrives in Utah the information seems to be much more current. The years he spent as a missionary are almost daily thoughts.
Hopefully his writings which he title The Life and Times of Morris D. Rosenbaum will be transcribed here shortly.