| Show V george smith grant who accidentally shot and killed himself himsel fat tat at oakley cassia county idalio idaho january 13 1883 1885 was the third son of jedediah morgan grant and his only child by his wife sarah ann thurston if lie ife c was born in hi salt lake city utah aril april 27 2 1853 1855 where he resided until between t the age of eight or nine year er when herl bell removed lle lie moved to mill creek where yh he e resided i ded until january 1877 most of the time while residing in mill creek he liv lived edwith with brother john dedaker on january janu ary 1877 lie he was married to matilda matlida L morgan of mill miili creek by prest D 11 II wells august i 1877 his wife died and as he coula could n not content himself after the death othis of his hia wife he sold his property and moved to salt lake where he resided until april 27 1879 when when he left lef t for tor england on a mission durin during his residence in this city cita lie he attended the deseret University and lived with president johnh joseph F smith while he lived at president smiths anici uis he was an active member of ward improvement association upon his arrival in liverpool may hay 31 1879 lieras he was appointed to labor in t the I 1 ic london conference under the direction of lder ider idey george ell eil 11 taylor in may ilay 1880 he was called from being a traveling elder lu in the london conference to reside preside over the norwich conference lie lle e was away from home on his hia miss mission on two years and three months and was always found to be an honest and faithful laborer for the cause of truth A few weeks after his return from england he visited Oakley Cassia county for the first time lime in company ny with apostles lyman and smith brot brothers collve rs chas L anderson alma hale orson bates II 11 i grant and some others lie he was favorably impressed L led with the country and decided to make his home there january esth 1883 he was married to al fretty J tolman the letter published last evening gave an account of his labors in oakley and an editorial a week ago gave details of his ministry in england so they are necessarily omitted in this statement |
