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Show PIONEER OF WEBER I COUNTY DIES IT HISILE Mrs Louisa A. Harris, widow of the late Martin H. Harris and mother of Judge Nathan J. Harris of Ogden, died Saturday afternoon at the family fam-ily residence in Harrisville The cause of death was arterial sclerosis, and the deceased was ill ten weeks. She was born December 18, 1841, at Newbury, Berkshire, England, the dangliter of John and Anna Sargent. She joined the Mormon church in IKbl ana emigrated to uian in rn B. Kelsey's company the following year. While the party was coming up the Mississippi river from New Orleans, en route to St. Louis, from which point the journey across the plains began, their steamboat, the Sa luda, blew up. In the explosion, Mrs. Harris's father and hrother were killed and she escaped death as by a miracle. After the arrival in Utah, the remainder re-mainder of the family settled at Salt Lake City and remained there until 1858, when they moved to Weber oounty. In 1859. the deceased was married to Mr. Harris at Ogden and throughout the remainder of her life was prominently identified In church work in Weber county. In the Harrisville Har-risville ward, she was treasurer of the Relief society for 28 years, president presi-dent of the primary association for i i seven years and a Sunday school teacher for nine years. The pioneer woman is survived by I the following children: M. Harris, ; Fielding; Ix-ander S., Emer and Mar-j Mar-j tin D. Harris, Harrisville; Nathan .1 Harris. Ogden; Mrs. Lovisa O. Davis, i Rlgin, Idaho, Mrs. Louisa Anderson, ! Harrisville, and Mrs. Ida Dickson. ! HarriBville. Thirty-eight grandchildren grandchil-dren and sixteen great-grandchildren also survive. The funeral will be held Tuesdav j at 1 p. m . In the Harrisville ward meeting house, and the interment will he in the Ogden City cemetery The body may be viewed at the residence resi-dence tonight and tomorrow until noon |