Edna Crowther
Born in Logan, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
1893 April 17
Mother
Mary Weston
Father
Date Details
Occurred On 1893 April 17
Baptized by Bishop A L Skanckey
1901 April 20 (Age 8)
Served in Eastern States Mission
1914 June 23 – 1916 May 18 (Age 21) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
At age 5, Edna told everyone she was going on a mission and they all laughed. Women do not serve missions. She one of the 1st Sister Missionaries in the Brooklyn Eastern States Mission. A newspaper article said "she was of medium height, with dark hair, clear hazel eyes and an air of invincible determination. While on her mission she spent 2 nights in the Joseph Smith home in Palmyra, New York.
Residence When Called
Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States
Set Apart By
Seymour B Young
Location Served
Eastern States
Date Details
Started On 1914 June 23
Set Apart
On 1914 June 24
Departed from Home
Ended On 1916 May 18
Released
Images
Brooklyn Eastern States Missioin 1914-1916
Single Lady Missionaries Serving in the Eastern States Mission
Getting Mormon Converts in Brooklyn
Married Thomas Richard Jones
1916 June 9 (Age 23)
Married Joseph Ririe
1923 December 19 (Age 30)
Served in The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Mission
1935 – 1946 (Age 41) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Other
Missionary Activity Notes
Alto
Date Details
Started On 1935
Set Apart
Ended On 1946
Released
Married George Everett Andrus
1952 June 9 (Age 59)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1978 May 27 (Age 85)
Media
Edna Crowther (1893 - 1978) Profile
Early Sister Missionaries - Eastern States 1914-1916
Brooklyn Eastern States Missioin 1914-1916
Single Lady Missionaries Serving in the Eastern States Mission, 1915
Getting Mormon Converts in Brooklyn, 1915 February 28