Show axa ama S wim wlm ora opa haw nAw 1 born bonn september ad 1795 1785 died ol of old age at his hla residence res reb dence ban taquan january slit 1863 yeara 4 months and 16 1 days he ile was a man of remarkable health but very little huie bic sic sickness kness knets during his me life being very temperate in all his habits and it may bo be truly said of him like tle the an ancients clonte clentE I 1 that he gat gathered tiered up hi bl feet in bed and gave up the ghost for h he 0 had no suffering buffering the lamp of nime life na naturally y burning out ho he was baptized baptie ad in 1840 1810 in bolton boiton lacca shire england and in 1811 was ordained an elder it had been previously revealed to t him that he woud would bo called to that omm office he labored to the best beat of his ability to warn the inhabitants of the surrounding country ot of t ho tha restoration of the gospel through the prophet joseph smith despising tha the shame of the tho world for tte gospels sake lie ho was first counselor to the president of the tha rold roid branch from the timo tiao of its organization la in 1841 1641 to the time of his bis emigrating to utah in when ha bada bade farewell to tho the laud land of ba bis arth hij his neighbors and employee employees not of his hla raith saith bore testimony to his hta confils tent teni and exem exemplary pany pary lifesaving life iise bay eat ing that it if bla his hse bie as a latter day saint was the fruits of mormonism Mormon ism iem there must be eom som something ething good therein in tace shan 1850 ha was camped on t the he banks of mo tho missouri lile life sourn souni on his hla elit eirts y first dirst birthday preparing to cross cron the plains with the handcarts hand carts lle lie rith with bis his family traveled in captain martins marima company arriving ag in salt lak lake I ake city nov kov in all his privations r ovations 1 his bis faith and trust in god grow er brighter i ahter he realizing th it god had protected prote acted I 1 seit sell and family whilst crossing the mountains in the snow ile he arrived in sau Sar Acquin in re december comber oember of the same jear yean where he resided until his death ho lio was a member of tho the high prie enle sta quorum he bodied died as he be lived a consistent latter batter day saint surrounded by all his bis children who are ane ail members or tho the church lie he leaves an aged agod wife soun four bons eons and three daughters sixty living grandchildren and and three great grandchildren Hs lis remains were followed to the gravo grave by 20 0 vehicles with mour mourners neng nerg and ard a large lange number on toot testify ing to the sympathy felt by bj the ward may ho he sleep in peace tili till the morning of the first resurrection com cou COM cox A fi llamia I 1 S ta r please pleas copy |