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Show the silent ruM of ileii.li siirroumte I by a number of hi family. Bin. Heiitieit was born .March 1, IS;', in Summer Count), Tennessee; was Hie son of William and Elizabeth Hell Hetiliett. The family moved from Tennessee lo Illinois and located Hear the Smith family. He being of a rather religion nature and bearing of the new doctrine taught by Joseph Siulfh became curious to know somel ill ng concerning It and after careful Invest!-gat Invest!-gat Ion became converted and was accordingly ac-cordingly baptized May, IStl, and be came a dose companion of the prophet Joseph. Hro. Bennett was called to fill a foreign mission In connection wiih Elder Cyrus II. Wheelock In June IM4, with all prepara lous ready for sail, but on account of the martyrdom of Joseph and llyrum Smith, Hie s-polntmeut s-polntmeut was cuncelled for that time, which resulted In Hro. Bennett never enjoying the labors of a Mormon missionary. mis-sionary. He was present at 1he funeral fun-eral of the martyred Joseph and llyrum, lly-rum, and was (he last person In this town who personally knew the martyrs, lie married Martha Smith, who was a cousin of th prophet Joseph, August 17. Is4.i, at Nashville, Lee County, la.. Elder (ieoge A. Smith officiating. He underwent the hardships of crossing the plains with ox teams and arrived In Salt Lake In !8.'2. and shared In the early tolls of making the desert blossom blos-som as the rose. After living In the vicinity of Salt Lake for some time he wa called by President Brlgham Young 10 help settle the southern part of I'tah and located at Fillmore, where be took part In the founding of that place and wa one of the workmen on the stale house, taking part In settling Indian trouble at that time and Is known a one of the Indian war veterans, vet-erans, for which he ha received pension for a number of years. From Fillmore he moved to Meadow; he and hit family being among the first five families to make settlement of this place and remained until the time of his demise. He married Ellen (Ireen halgh as a polygamlst wife at the endowment en-dowment house, Rap. Lake City. Oc- was organized as a ward by Erastus Snow, July 22, 1877, Bro. IUnnett was called lo preside as bishop, which position po-sition he held with honor and esteem for twen:y-three years, being Ihen re- leased on account of advanced age. lie was a father and friend, eseclally t i the young people of his ward. Ills wife Ellen died lu May, lsMO, leaving eleven children without a mother's care, the youngest being about fifteen mouths old; yet with the help of his first wife the children were soon to realize a new and true mother's care, hei family all being married; however j l.i October, 1901, be wa deprived of the companionship of bis aged wife, j which seemed almost too great a sac-j sac-j riflce lo bear and while III a despond-lent despond-lent mood was visited by Patriarch .lie I rcph D. .Smith, who blessed him and promised lie should live yet another ten years, which he did. At anoiher time Bro. Bennett's only desire was to M-e ai his children married and settle il wn In llle, which lie lived lo realize, excepting the youngest. Hro. Bennett was oidalnel a patriarch May 22, 19'H, by President Francis M. Lyman, lie died as he had lived, a true and faithful faith-ful Latter-day Saint. Funeral service were In Id at the ward bouse on Mon-d Mon-d ly, August 19. the speakers being Ed win Stott, sr, and ex Bishop Nell M. Sew ait. Meadow; Baldwin Watts and (ieoign Crane of Kanosh, Patriarchs Alb n Russel and Joseph D. Smith a'id president Pe;er I Brunson of Fillmore, Fill-more, and Bishop A. V. Kiephensoti of llolden. All paid glowing tribute of faithfulness and devotion to the memory of the departed. All that wa moitil of Hro. Hiram H. Bennett was lovingly laid to rest beneath a shady tree lu the City Cemetery, followed by a large rortage of relatives and friends. He wa the father of seven-teen seven-teen children, seven sotn and ten daughter. Two wives, one daughter, thiee son and eleven grand children preceded him to the great beyond. lei.ves nine daughters, four sons, forty-nine forty-nine grand chillren and twenty-nine great grand children, and a host of loving lov-ing friends :o mourn hi loss. It was Just sixty seven years to the day from the time of hi first marriage until bis death. Ripened with year be goes to a well earned reward. Tho he be dead yet In memory shall be live. Ma) he rest In peace. A baby girl came In the home of James (barleswilh, Jr. All dolrg nicely DEATH OF HIRAM B. BENNETT. At an early hour Saturday morning. A.KJt I", 1912. the honored and well l.ebned llirsm Hell Bennett answered |