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Show MRS. L. BARTLETT OBSERVES 81st BIRTHDAY Receiving congratulations and best wishes from friends and relatives, rela-tives, Mrs. Leah Armstrong Bart-lett Bart-lett observed her eighty-first anniversary an-niversary Sunday at the family residence, Ninth South and Fourth East streets. Born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, Warwick-shire, England, January 5, 1860, she is a daughter of John and Mary Ann Lucas Armstrong. She came to this country with her parents par-ents in 18 63. The family lived in New York 18 months, and then moved to Salt Lake City, traveling travel-ing by mule and ox teams. Her father operated the first sawmill on the east bench of Springville, and also had one of the first wool-carding machines in the vicinity. She was married November 9, 1876, in Springville. Her husband died in May, 192 0. She is the mother of 13 sons and daughters, six of whom are living. They are Mrs. Nelson Wright and Arch Bartlett of Springville; W. E. Bartlett of Provo canyon; Jess Bartlett of Wamsutter, Wyo.; Mrs. George Close and Mrs. Lonzo Nelson of Spanish Fork. She also has 2 5 grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. |