George Albert Earl in Tonga

My great grandfather George Albert Earl went to Tonga in the early 1900s. He stayed there for almost 3 years serving a church mission. He taught and loved the people. For years my family has cherished a set of glass negatives that were all pictures from his time in Tonga. I recently discovered that somehow they have been misplaced. I wanted to get a copy of he pictures from these negatives to upload online and preserve them. It seems maybe I am too late. They have vanished. I am hopeful that someone will find them tucked away in a box they didn’t know they had.

Sylvester Henry Earl front of headstone

Sylvester Henry Earl back of headstone

Sylvester Henry Earl was born on 16 Aug 1815 in Scioto County, Ohio, USA. He died 23 July 1873 Middleton, Emery, Utah, USA. He is my great great great grandfather. He was a Mormon Pioneer and was part of the original party to enter the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. After several years he and his family were asked to go settle St. George in Southern Utah.

I went to visit his grave this last memorial day down in St. George. It was a great memorial day to visit graves of other ancestors I usually don’t get around to.