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Show An Evenlful Career. We regret to anuounco tlio death ot Brother Tarlton Lewis, which occurred on the 2 ultt, at Teasdole, Uinta County. Tho deceased was bora May 13, 1S03, iu Pendleton, Jsovr Anderson) County, South Carolina; moved to tho State of JCentacky with his parents In 1S03; inaiTistl Mallnda Giinilu March 27, lbJ. removed toMcGjupIa County, JJljsoJsv iu October, 1S33, wasbap-iziljiylils wasbap-iziljiylils brother Benjamin Into ino cuurch or Jesus Christ of Latter-day Kalnts July 23, lSSS.and Wentto CaljHeli, Miouri, in IS37. tfliercbosharcd the persecution, of the ."1! tit--, nud was wounded at thu time of the Haun's Mill massacn- e-ariylntho 3 ear of 1S33 Iiu moved wllhltU wife and toe-blldrcn to Quinc-y, Illinois. In Octoi'cr of the samujear he journeyed to Is'auvuo, andsint about nine months in the lOickJttvcr country, getting out tirrfiTr forlhetauvnotemule. After rerunilLg from Black Itiver he bok charge of the cmnej duting the building of the Temjilc. wi)ia(l was uruaincd a High Trleitand sctaortas Bishop of tbo Fourth Ward at Xauvoo, under the liaHds of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. He acted Iu this va-aeity until the cxadus lit the Saints from that city iufliefailof IbsS. He traveled in rcotunaiir with Itaac lllcbct, nnd Ilozekiali reck fiom MbUvoo to M'ihttr Quarters, and crotd tho plains in 1SS17 In compny with the piuLe-vry, efliclitlng us Bishopot the camp and liaving charge of the oxen tuition of tho train. Ho arittd in building the Old Fori; Alto acted as Bishop of the camp In altLakc until tho city was divided divid-ed into ttarJs. Then he was let nbattcs first counselor tn Bishop bdaard Hunter, of the Thirteenth Word. - In the fall ol 1S13 Brother Lewis was called to assht in settling Par-owau, Par-owau, where ho arrived on January JSth, l&V). Ho was Bishop of Par-OMaii Par-OMaii Ward until the spring of 185S, w hen he w cntto Mlnersvllle, Beaver County. There ho resided until January, 1S73, then removing to Sevier O-junty. In tho fall of 1S77 -he was srt start under the Lands of 'A'pertle Krastus Snow as Bl-hop ol the Second Ward in Iticbtleld, and tiischarged the duties thereof for snort time. He -a as ordained a i-atrlirrh under the hands of Apostle Apos-tle Wilford Woodruff in August, 178. Deceased was greatly esteemed by a wide circle of friends. |