predecessor death_date religion birth_place birth_date order term_start article_title term_end name
none october 12 , 1944 the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints willard , utah territory 1855 mayor of afton , wyoming 1902-1904 , 1912 anson vasco call ii
 1914 , 1924 , 1925 , 1927 anson vasco call
anson vasco call ii

anson vasco call ii played a major role in founding afton , wyoming .
he was one of six honored july 5 , 2008 , at the dedication of afton 's new civic center .
he was born in willard , utah territory .
during his early boyhood he worked in the fields gleaning wheat .
in 1864 his father anson call was called to serve a mission in england by the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints , and while returning home in 1867 he died at rock creek , wyoming .
by the age of seventeen , anson was enrolled in the university of utah , graduating with the first class in 1875 .
also attending was alice jeanette farnham one afternoon anson summoned sufficient courage to go to her home and asked her for a date .
she replied , `` ask mother . ''
about four years later they were married in salt lake city , utah on may 17 , 1876 .
anson was a fine carpenter , and he built a new home for his bride .
he started work on it at 3:30 a.m. , and then walked three miles to centerville to teach school .
he was also serving as the superintendent of schools and stake president of the mutual improvement association .
when anson considered taking a second wife , he chose emily stayner , alice 's cousin who had grown up in the same home with alice .
however , out of consideration for alice , she refused him , saying she would as soon be tenth as second .
emily finally became his third wife .
anson had married lucy king in 1882 .
severe persecution for practicing plural marriage now made it necessary for him to leave utah ; so he served a mission in england .
he left in february 1885 .
some of the first elders he met were also from davis county , one of them being george osmond with whom he would later serve in the star valley stake presidency , and daniel h. wells .
anson arrived back in utah in 1886 and found his family in good health but arresting of polygamists was still very common .
because of this he has to escape to chesterfield , idaho where he lived with his uncle chester in hiding .
many of his relatives lived in and around chesterfield , and emily came to teach music to them .
it was there that anson heard about star valley , wyoming and its seclusion and the friendly attitude the governor had towards polygamists .
alice and anson and their children set out with chester 's brother , bowen , to try pioneering in star valley .
they hauled logs and built two cabins ; a one-room cabin for anson and a two-room cabin for bowen .
there were at that time about ten families living in similar cabins in the afton town site .
on november 16 , 1887 , uncle chester call arrived with bowen 's wife , theresa , and daughter , theresa 's mother pamela thompson , and anson 's wife alice with her daughters maud and ella .
they came in one light wagon with few supplies .
as uncle chester drove up to the cabin , he said to alice , `` here is your mansion '' .
the cabin was small -lrb- 14x16 feet -rrb- with a small cook stove , a wooden rocking chair , few cooking utensils , bedding , and dishes .
boards were nailed into the wall for a bunk bed .
winter supplies were piled in the corner , and the south end of the room was reserved for the carpenter 's workbench and tools .
anson made a turning lathe entirely of native wood , powered by a foot treadle .
he made furniture to trade for meat , milk , hay , and buckskin .
anson was offered a school teaching position for fifteen to twenty students but gave the job to bowen who had no other means of employment .
anson 's brother joe came with his families , and the following year they built the first framed buildings with shingle roofs .
for several years anson and joe built many structures of importance in the valley .
they were also partners in the first furniture store and machine company .
anson taught school in the winter and built buildings in the summer .
in 1892 he designed and supervised the building of the afton ward chapel .
that same year the star valley stake of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints was organized with george osmond as president , william walton burton as first counselor , and anson vasco call ii as second counselor .
in august 1904 the cornerstone was laid for a new tabernacle , and anson served as architect and builder .
the tabernacle was dedicated in august 1909 .
he also built and sold many homes in the area .
he built one for his first family on the corner of madison street and 3rd avenue , and he built a new home on fifth avenue for his fourth wife , margaret ann hepworth .
on september 13 , 1901 and mass meeting of afton citizens was held to select a committee to incorporate the town .
anson vasco call ii , william henry kennington , and osborne low were selected .
anson vasco call ii was elected the first mayor and began serving in 1902 .
in all , he served nine terms as mayor of afton -lrb- 1902 , 1903 , 1904 , 1912 , 1913 , 1914 , 1924 , 1925 , and 1927 -rrb- .
anson personally supervised the installation of the first city water system in 1913 .
he served for many years as the federal land bank appraiser for lincoln , uinta , and teton counties , and as the government weather observer .
anson vasco call ii died thursday , october 12 , 1944 in afton , wyoming .
october 17 , a large crowd of his family attended the funeral ; twenty-nine of thirty-seven children were there .
he was buried in the afton cemetery .
