Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1908-09-20 | Page 27 | Death of Henry D. Reece

DEATH OF HENRY D REECE Pioneer of Wales Passes Away After a Brief Illness Ephraim Sept 16 Henry D Reece one of the pioneers plo of Wales died at hl his s shome home lome this morning at after an illness of Sf only four days Mr Reece was the son sori of Thomas and Marguerite Reece and was Jorn bm in Mer Merthyr Merthyr Merthyr thyr Tydvil Wales Vales May 21 31 1837 He was a coal miner and joined the Mormon church in hi 1845 1836 emi emigrating emigrating emigrating grating to Utah Utan In 1856 1556 He Joined tho the handcart company under Captain Bunker at Iowa City in company with his father and mother and eight children The old oldest oldest oldest I est daughter dau about 17 an Invalid had to tobe tobe be hauled in a handcart beside a sack of flour Jour bidding bedding clothing and cooking utensils for a distance of 1300 miles They rhe first located in Ogden after which Henry H nry made a trip to California with a company driving cattle and when he returned re returned returned turned In m found the family at Span Spanish SpanIsh Spanish ish Fork He was married at that place March 29 23 1859 to Marguerite Jenkins a native of Wales In the fall tall of ot 1859 1553 the family removed to Wales where his parents both died He served as ass a councilor to tha th bishop p of Wales Vales for years was a justice of the peace for fourteen years ears and was an active member in the Black Hawk war warHis His wife three sons four daughters four brothers and two sisters survive him The funeral arrangements have havee not yet et been made County Clerk Eliason Ellason Issued marriage licenses to the following persons this morning George A Cooper of Fillmore and Irene Bartholomew of Fayette mar married married married ried at temple William A Morley and Lydia Johnson both of ot Fountain Green married at the thc temple Harold L Draper of Birch Creek and Dora Taylor Talor of Free Freedom Freedom Freedom dom married at the temple Henry Q Stevens and Lizzie Olsen both of Eph Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim raim married at courthouse by Thomas ThomasA A Peterson recorder