r y yv v p pe d dri 5 e ri e f r l l Js I. I r Mrs 1 Martha Sylvia Clark Burnham Pioneer dies at 98 Utah Pioneer Woman 98 Dies at Bountiful BOUNTIFUL BOUNTIFUL 1 Mrs M 1 Martha a art r t h a Sylvia Clark Burnham 98 three months old when she crossed the plains with her mother in 1854 to Utah died of cerebral embolism Saturday at 1010 pm p.m. at her residence 1415 S S. S Main 1 Mrs 1 Burnham was a descendant descend descend- ant of a member of the Mayflower Mayflower May lay flower company original settlers of Massachusetts colony Her mother made the trip from Iowa to visit relatives but because of the Civil War Val stayed in Utah I Ancestor Record Her mother Syliva P. P Sessions Clark was the only daughter of Patty Barlett Sessions whose great grandfather ran d fat her came to America on the Mayflower 1 Her father Ezekiel Clark was one of the founders of the University University University sity of Iowa and built up several business enterprises in that state Mrs 1 Burnham came to Utah with her mother when three months old A native of Iowa City she was born Jan 20 1854 After coming to Utah the family lived in a arock arock arock rock house on the John Wood Street just north of the Wood Cemetery She attended a private private private vate school conducted by Mary glary MaryEllen Ellen Kimball the wife of Heber C C. C Kimball and later studied at atthe atthe atthe the University of Deseret Desere now the University of Utah Lived on Ranch She was married to Adelbert Lewis Burnham Jan 20 1870 They resided for many years on a ranch between Woods Cross and the Great Salt Lake where Lake where Mr 11 Burnham r raised a i sed pure pur pureblooded pureblooded e blooded horses and Jersey cattle In 1908 1903 they sold their ranch and moved to ful He died March 27 1934 when 90 years of age For years after her husbands husband's death she resided with a companion companion com com- panion Viola Pratt Macfarlane at Wayside Farm in ful She was well known as Grandma Burnham She was the mother of six sons and two daughters five of whom survive They are Perry E. E Burnham Salt Lake City L LEarl L. L Earl Burnham Bountiful Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Law Law- rence Burnham Los Angeles Mrs 1 Charles Stewart Lillian Morrison 1 Colorado S Springs p r i n g s SJ Colo and Mrs Fred Nona Non a Rich Centerville Also surviving are 20 grandchildren 35 great grand children and nine great great-great grandchildren