Show KAYSVILLE PIONEER CALLED john thornley the eldest patriarch in the davis stake dies at kaysville Kays ville sunday john thornley the eldest eldes t patriarch in the davis stake passed away alvay at the home ofha of hs 5 son J W thornley in fayville Ka sunday morning after an ail illness of about ten days das the end came cam e very peace fully lie he was amon among the earliest settlers in tills this cou county rity having 0 located c I 1 in what is now layton in 1855 having arrived in this valley the year before I 1 leyland lancashire england is is his birth place where re he was born eighty five years ago on the 0 of list last june lie ile was one of the first converts to mormonism in england and was baptized into the church in 1838 at preston the lale lac george D watt of layton was the first person to embrace mormonism in that countr country and joined the year before the fit funeral services were held in ill tile the kaysville Kays ville sleeting meeting house sc wednesday at I 1 p ni the were elders thos dobson alex dawson patriarch thomas steed elders john R barnes bishop peter barton pres J if II 11 grant and elder seymor if you young 1 til the i e remains we were rc laid to rest in the maysville kaysville Kays ville cemetery his friends claim that lie he introduced lucern into this state lie ile is also credited with having introduced one of the most vain able kinds of wheat for dry farm inin in ing in early times which is is still being extensively raised two wives prece proceeded eded the deceased cea sed to the great beyond one of them died about two years ago lie ile is survived by two daughters and a son they are mrs mary E mokey of sail francisco mrs harry aldous of salt lake city and J W thornley Tho ruley of kays ville |