Show rr sketch of the lif lit uta nta and ministry of DL hop bop davide david avans vAns david evans the son of israel and A abigail evans was wig horn in cecil county maryland mariand Mar fiand fland october irth 1804 when a small smail boy hii hig parents moved to he be remained until 1826 1828 when he was married to mary beckland Bec kund kand moved to h ta bland cou cau coun n ty tr ohio bera herg he be bought and opened up a 0 new farm where he be lived until ha be was baptized into the church of J jesus jebus esus christ of latter laiter day saints april oth oa the tho of the same month mon t h he be was ordail ord ond alced ed a priest and immediately commenced trav oling and I 1 preaching selling Ns his farm to enable him to prosecute WS hii missionary labon labori lie he was ordained to tho the ollice it ct on kider keider on the of july disarno i ear ean in lbs ibs he be went vent in zions camp from ohio to hlib AllE sourn with joseph smith the tha prophet for the redemption of Z on and received his ordination to tho the farat first quorum of seventies under the bands or of joseph smith and sidney III huedon april 1835 1833 ho He attended the school of the prophets in kirtland in the winter of 1835 and IM 1536 and on oa may alb 1936 left ohm cah 0 o sor foz missouri in i chirgo of at a company of at saints most moat ot of whom ho he bip sized himself ho he settled fettled on hoai honl culdwell caldwell county buying some se land and arain again making him a home was vas with the tho batnia saints through all their in missouri among which was the in le cember comber ho bo was compelled to leavo leave tho the state without his hla family who shortly atter after followed leaving all their theli pr property behind at r riving at payson parson adams county lit liu la in the s prine pring of 1339 he commence commenced I 1 preaching and balti batti baptized zed many persons some somo of whom are oro now prominent members in the tha church hero heno he lost big wife wire june IMI ibn atter after which he llo moved to nauvoo and married barbara ann ewell november Nov umber iru IRL she sha being a member ot at a family he na baptized in missouri in 1842 when lauvao was organ imd into warde ho he was ordained a libbos august slat to over the Ele eie eleventh ventu ward ha He remained therb there until tha iho saluta saints wro mno driven irom from nauvoo when ho he waa appointed captain of 1 a company many of the members remaining with tho ibo company until its la in the rao september im beloved to lear lehi feb reb 15 1831 oter ovon which place she bo was app jated to as bishop rhe the duties of which ha raith faith suii sulf performed for 28 1 ears tend tendering ering cring his ids resignation A august 21 1879 on account of old axe age and failing falling health he H e located tho city ot at lehl lehi and laid it oft off in blocks und end lots wilh wilb a pocket com eom and ana was elected to iho the I 1 arat la in utah and acted noted for many years in connection with that body he WU was colonel ot at militia ml llila served as mayor maior of lehl lehi several terms and held other responsible positions nis bis death occurred june zard rd kor for samal and on tuesday june 19 at 1 pm he rooe ved a heavy tAra paralytic stroke which completely paralyzed his ids whole right bide side rendering him helpless and speechless speech leeb lees in which condition he be remained until his death sha she funeral services ser Eer vices were wera held in the tho lehl lehi Taba maelo at 3 pum Sli uday june A special train was dispatched from salt lake city roz for tho the benefit or of ids his friends and acquaintances quain among whom were president woodruff bishop hunter and othea also niso mully 4 from nom rom provo aud adjacent se settlements the ealma vw vorra by pre indent smoot and addresses wena wera made by tor bishop bunter president woodruff bishops hardy hardys burton barton and others art ari aften arten tho ghe services tho the remains were wera carried to the cemetery followed by a numerous precession procession numbering number mg vehicles containing co tae tho relatives and nna friends ot at the d this being the tho larrest farrest cortege ever formed d in lehl iehl evans bvans Is tho the father of 41 children SO 30 of chora are living the grandfather of 65 of liv lit ingland the great at grandfather of 22 all living |