Sevier-Salt Lake County UT Archives Biographies.....Stillman, Cyrus Neff 1873 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/utfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 January 14, 2012, 2:45 am Source: See below Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher CYRUS NEFF STILLMAN. Whenever or wherever the subject of Rambouillet sheep is mentioned the name of Cy Stillman is usually heard in connection therewith, for he is among the leaders of this superior breed of sheep not only in Utah but in the entire midwest country His flocks are indeed a delight to all who have the least interest in stock raising and the methods which he follows are most progressive. Mr. Stillman was born at Millcreek, Utah, June 30, 1873. His father, Charles Stillman was a pioneer of 1848 and operated the first sawmill in the state. He was a devout Christian and held many important church offices. The mother, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Neff, was a member of the well known Neff family, who as pioneers of 1847 did much to lay broad and deep the foundation upon which has been built the great commonwealth of Utah. Cyrus N. Stillman regards as one of his most valuable possessions the Pioneer medal which was left him by his mother and which is an indication of the important service which the Neff family rendered to the state. The son obtained his education in the Latter-day Saints College and in the University of Utah. During the period of his boyhood and youth he assisted his father upon the home farm, there remaining until twenty-one years of age, when he started out in the business world on his own account, taking up the work of raising sheep. He has always engaged in that business and has succeeded in his endeavors even beyond his farthest hopes. The progress that he has made is indicated in the fact that his name is today known in connection with the breeding of Rambouillet sheep throughout this country. He has the distinction of having paid the highest price ever given at auction for a ram, the animal being knocked down to him for sixty-two hundred dollars after a spirited bidding by sheepmen from all parts of the country. Mr. Stillman's ranch is located at Sigurd, in Sevier county, and is regarded as the exhibition ranch of this section of the state. It embraces one thousand acres of land, with fifty acres devoted to the raising of sugar beets and four hundred to a general crop. The balance is devoted to the raising of pure blooded registered Rambouillet sheep and over this domain roam fourteen hundred pure blooded rams and one thousand ewes under the watchful eyes of attendants employed by Mr. Stillman. Every effort is put forth to care for the sheep in the most progressive and scientific manner and Mr. Stillman's broad experience enables him to speak with authority upon many questions relating to the raising of sheep in the west. Each year he holds what is called Utah Farmers Day, when the farmers of the state are invited to visit this model ranch and partake of his hospitality. That the Stillman ranch is a model is uniformly conceded. Every device that has been invented for the care of the animals is to be found upon his place and he takes pains to explain and demonstrate every feature of his sheep raising business to those interested. Mr. Stillman is also a member of the Utah Wool Growers Association as well as of the National Wool Growers Association. He attends all of the meetings of these organizations and is recognized as one of the largest pure blooded sheep raisers in the state. He exhibits some of his choice sheep at the state and county fairs and, as he says, "could build a tent of the blue ribbons he has won." In February, 1907, Mr. Stillman was married to Miss Eliza Heppler, of Richfield, a member of one of Sevier county's most distinguished and representative families. Their children are: Cy Hayes, born August 10, 1911; Elise, born November 24, 1913; and Charles Andrew, born March 15, 1918. Mr. Stillman is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was called on a mission to England in 1900 and there served for two years. He is now a member of the Thirty-sixth Quorum of Seventy and is most earnest in support of all branches of the church work. Ambitious to attain a position of leadership among the sheep raisers of Utah, his labors have been of the utmost benefit and value to the state in promoting the grade of sheep produced and thus greatly enhancing the value of the flocks of Utah. Additional Comments: Extracted from UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL ILLUSTRATED VOLUME IV CHICAGO-SALT LAKE: THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1920 Photo: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/sevier/photos/bios/stillman83gbs.jpg File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ut/sevier/bios/stillman83gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/utfiles/ File size: 5.1 Kb