Show LAST SURVIVING PIONEER OF DA DAVIS IS CO OF 1847 DIES Caroline Cherry Harris Aunt Lina 01 91 Davis county's last 1847 pioneer di died d at h her r home in Cen Can Centerville terville te Wednesday night Dec IG 10 She had been in failing health for some time Caroline Cherry was born bom Aug 4 1845 1645 in Adams county Ill m eighth child child of Aaron B and Margaret Yelton Cherry personal pes 1 friends of the Prophet Joseph Smith They later moved to Nauvoo NauvO end endured the privation common to mEmbers of the church during the period of expulsion from the mid mid- middie middle die dle west starting across the plains and delaying in the Black Hills for lor forthe forthe the birth of their ninth child The They moved in Salt SaU Lake City S ber 17 1347 17 and the next next spring the f father ther seeking reeking grazing I land for livestock moved to Center Center- Centerville vile ville where Mrs Harris has lived since with exception of six six years I that she re resided in Salt SaU Lake City As a girl she with her sister ga- ga ga gathered herbs for dye did her share of the family spinning and d with other work She was more expert ex expert ex- ex pert at spinning than weaving often doing 60 knots of yarn a day She was as married to Thomas Henry horns Harris in the Endowment Hou c of Jan 10 1866 1 66 Heber C Kimball performing performing the At that iMe Mr H Harris was s a freighter mule teams to Tb The next year he went with Lot Lol Lo Smith as es a volunteer with the Union Uni n Army Anny During his ab absence sence Aunt Aut Lina sheared sheep carded a d I spun un w wool l dyed it Wove cloth and which she sent sen him hm h m Mrs Harris was one on one of the first R Relief lIef s society cic teachers when that auxiliary was las organized in Center Center- Centerville ville yule and w was was s san an honorary member of the Sagamore camp Daughters of the Ut Utah h Pioneers The first meet meet- ing meeting of ih pie is former former ormer organization were held If In irs a i log cabin which Mrs Cherry l he e mother of Mrs Harris gave t ti rn m She also donated gen gen- gen gen- generously fo the log cabin recently rc built by the camp Mr and Mrs frs rs Harris had no chil chil- children children dren heir of ir own but adopted a aI ason ason ason son Fa Pay 1 l Harris who died several I years aid ago For Fr 37 years of their married lives Mr and Mrs Harris lived In a rock hous house rockhouse one block east cast of the Center Center- Centerville Centerville ville yule First ward chapel then In 1906 they built their p present ent home homp of brick where Mr Harris died Feb 7 1924 Sin Since then she has lived alone until the last year when her grand grand- grandson grandson I son on Thomas Harris Harri came to make his home with her Besides this grandson Mrs Har liar Harris Harris ris has one grand daughter Mrs Ray Morrison of George and one great gre-at son grand Funeral services were held in the Centerville First word ward chapel Sun Sun- day Sunday at 2 p m no with Bishop Wesley I Iday E WesleyE officiating |