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Show I fndisn War Veteran I Answers Last Gall I Htnson Walker, One of First Children iota Id Suit Lake City, nnd mi firly Settler of Pleasant Grove, bH Age 70. Henson Walker, a son of Henson I Walker, one ofthe original 147 Utah I pioneers, died at hid homo In Plea-I Plea-I uDt Grove, .Tuesday afternoon. Ho ut been suffering -from stomach trouble for a year, and for several B months had been confined to his B room, though of recent months had I teen able to do light work around B home. Monday, while milking his cow, he was taken suddenly worse tnd the end Camo the day follownlg. Mr. Walker was born In Salt Lake City June 13, 1848. With his parents B he came to Pleasant Grove during Its I early settlement. When but eighteen I years of age he enlisted In tho Black I Hawk Indian War, and was one of the leaders In all of the veterans ro-fl ro-fl unions. I October 24, '1868 he married Miss Caroline Farnsworth. Nine years hit. er he was called by President Young H to labor as a missionary among the Indians In the vicinity of Tuba City, I Arizona. Two years later he was B joined there by his, wife, and after several years there, they went to New Mexico on aslmllar mission. Two years later they came back to Utah and spent Ave years In Monb and B three years In Ashley. That was 21 years ago, and with the exception of one year In Bear River Valley, their I home has been In Pleasant Orove ever B slhce. Ho has buried six of his chll-B chll-B dren In Pleasant Grove, and Is sur-I sur-I vlved by his wife and three other B children, Mrs. Cnrollno McConklo of Ashley. Mrs. Ida Weeks of Hurley, V Idaho, and J. Sanford Walker of Plea. lint Drove. Ho also leaves quite a number of full and half brothers and listers. I funeral serylceo were held yester- I day afternoon. i |