Monroe Bird Tew

Monroe Bird Tew was born in Mapleton, Utah on 27 Apr 1893 to William Thomas and Clara Elizabeth Tew.  He got very sick on his mission to the Eastern States.  He promised that he would send all of his children on missions if he would get better.  He got better.  He sent all of his children except one of his daughters that got married on missions.  At one time, four of his children were out on missions including my Grandpa Tew in the Eastern Canada Mission.  People asked him how he was able to send all of his children out on missions.  He responded by saying that those were the times he was financially blessed the most.   He played the trumpet.  One day this girl noticed him and mainly his blue eyes.  She wanted to know him better so she had someone introduce her to him.  Later, he married this girl, Lillian Adelaide Hurst, 3 Nov 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  They moved up to the Lost River Valley around Leslie, Idaho in 1917 because they heard land was cheap with his family and a few of his brothers.  After a while times got really hard because of the depression and droughts.  He and his brothers lost everything.  His brothers left but he stayed in the Lost River Valley.  He did whatever he could to survive.  He built bridges for the city.  Later on, he had a house moving business.  At first, he would move houses with a horse and wagon.  Later he got an old truck to help out.  My Grandpa Tew helped him when he got older.  He lived to be 77 years old.  He died 4 May 1970 in Arco, Idaho.