Show obituary wilkins WiL KiKs at provo city utah county january 8 john gands cortti wilkins deceased was bom on on the day of july 1800 at balls town springs saratoga county new york whore he lived with his parents until he was 21 years of age he j r ried nancy Ker meday in the deac 1830 shortly after removed to upper canada where he first heard the gospel and on christmas day 1836 received the rite of baptism under the administration of elder jonn E page the spi the gathering coming upon him he soon closed his business affairs othere and started for far west mo passed through all the dobbings mob bings and troubles incidental to the saints at hat place and was driven out in connection with them moving to illinois he settled within three milea of carthage Cir thage where tho mob burned him out of house and home during this episode father wilbina was put to a severe test said the mob mr wilkins we respect you as a citizen and neighbor now if you will only say joe smith is a false prophet we will not burn your honse this he emphatically refused to do and his home destroyed from here he bent his course to winter quarters accompanied by liis wife and four children here he buried one af his children from here he moved into iowa working here for the government helping to put up the first grist mill at fort keurji ey from which labor he realized sufficient means to purchase an outfit to cross tho plains in 1851 arriving in the alleys that same year he biado provo bis stopping place residing here ever since until the day of his death father wilkins rendered service in the early days in helping to build up peoro deceased is the father of seven children grandfather of forty eight and great grandfather of forty bis descendants numbering ninety five in all he died in full fellowship bearens be arins a strong testimony to the truth of the latter day work and passed away at the ripe age of eighty cinc lie w as a member of the high priests quorum |