Series on Lorenzo Snow's homes in Brigham City "Cotton Thomas Home"

A home/store/hotel/stage line stop was built in Brigham City by William P. "Cotton" Thomas in 1858. This location eventually became the first store of the Co op and was purchased by Lorenzo Snow (Cotton Thomas eventually left and settled Park Valley.). Lorenzo's first wife (though he was never a monogamist) was Mary Adeline Goddard. Adeline, as she was known, brought three children from a previous marriage. She and Phebe Amelia Woodruff (Wilford Woodruff's daughter) lived in the Cotton Thomas home in 1885.

Adeline and Lorenzo's son, Oliver Goddard Snow, became the stake president in 1877, succeeding his father, after the stake was officially organized by Brigham Young. He also established and was president of the Bank of Brigham City for a time.

One of Phebe and Lorenzo's sons, Orion Woodruff Snow, practiced dentistry in Brigham, at one point, and had his office on the third floor of the (current) Wells Fargo building.

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Cotton Thomas hotel and stage line stop. The home sat on the west side of Main Street between 200 and 300 North- across from the combined parking lots of Kent's and Ace Hardware.

Cotton Thomas building. Home of Adeline and Phebe Snow.

Another angle

Sanborn Map showing the Cotton Thomas building as 3 dwellings (top middle brown building) with the corral on the south of the property.

Noted as being a home of Oliver Goddard Snow on 309 S Main (Where South Fork Hardware is currently located)

Also noted as being a home of Oliver Goddard Snow at one time. Still standing and is currently Myer's Mortuary.

Circa 1905 Compton photograph from the USU Compton Collection at the Merrill-Cazier Library. Notice the office of O.W. Snow in the 3rd story east window.