Show STURDY PIONEER P PASSES ASSES ON ONI I Last Tuesday Timothy Adams one of the old sturdy pioneers of this city passed on after having lived for I nearly 89 years He has been one of the men who in early days helped to fight the Indians and to conquer the wilderness to make it blossom as the rose and to become a beauty spot of plenty for the posterity pos ps- of those determined men and women who left Missouri with Brigham Brigham Brig Brig- ham Young the noted Mormon lead lead- who directed the colonization of Utah MH Timothy Adams was a man of jolly jolly jolly jol jol- ly disposition honest and upright and and hough he was imbued with some Bome 51 f the failings of men he was I considered and proved himself to be bea j ja I a n sturdy and self reliant man whom everybody liked Funeral services were held in the Wednesday afternoon the speakers being Andrew Corr Corry A. A G. G Matheson S. S F. F Leigh each of whom told tod of the many good qualities they had observed in the departed pioneer BIOGRAPHICAL Timothy Adams was born in the village of Raunds Northhampton Northhampton- shire England Sept 11 1834 During hsi boyhood was educated ted by attending attending attending attend attend- ing Sunday School which vas was the only only only on on- ly schooling he had He joined the Mormon Church was was was' baptised and con confirmed as a member of the Raunds Branch of the of Jesus Christ of Saints by I Henry Bailey and Ekin Lovell Elders Elders El El- ders Jers in the conference Feb 1853 He left all his relatives r and friends to emigrate to Utah Feb 15 15 1855 He crossed the ocean in inthe inthe inthe the ship arriving in phia April 10 10 1855 after a voyage of nearly nearly 8 weeks From Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel phia he went by railroad to Pitts Pitts- burg From Pittsburg he went by boat Polar Star to St. St Louis thence to From there he crossed the plains plains' by ox train to Salt Lake alle Valley He Ite arrived in the fall of 1855 He was ordained an Elder by Bishop Bishop Bis Bis- hop Henry Lunt Became a member of the Quorum of Seventies R.R. R.R. R. R R R. R Birkbeck presiding He was chosen chos en with others to go back to the missiouri missiouri mis mis- I river to help the Saints out to Utah Here he be met Houchen from Norfolk England who became his wife They were married in Salt Lake City Oct 1866 From there became he be came to Cedar City and has lived here since His wife proceeded him to the great beyond almost 20 years ago Nine children were born to them five are dead and four are living in Cedar City He lie died Aug 21 almost 89 years ears old It |