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Show Death Takes Man Who Lived LoDgest In Ephraim Jens P. Peterson, said to be the third white child born in Ephraim Eph-raim and who for some months held the distinction of having lived in Ephraim longer than any other person, died at his home Wednesday evening following a years' illness with kidney trouble. He had been confined to his bed for six weeks preceeding his death and for the last few days suffered much pain. Mr. Peterson's parents, Niels and Mary Jensen Peterson, cams here in the spring of 1854 with ithe first band of pioneers and their son was born the following February 13 so that he had pass-led pass-led his 77th birthday. Although too young to engage in the Black Hawk war, he was an eye witness I to many depredations by the Indians In-dians against local settlers and had a number of thrilling experiences exper-iences with the red men. Durins: his young manhood he hauled freight between Salt Lake and Pioche, Nevada with mule drawn wagons. Most of his life, however, has been spent as a succesful farmer and stock raiser in Ephraim. He was married to Martina Olsen, daughter of the late Andrew An-drew Peter and Anna Mortenson Olsen, who came to Utah in 1867, '. Nine children were born to the union, six of whom survive. Mrs. Petersen suffered a stroke a few years ago from which she has only partly recovered and now ! survives to mourn the loss of her ! husoaiid. The four daughters and two sons surviving are: Mrs. C. C. Jensen, Spanish Fork; Mrs. ' Walter Gates, Salina; Mrs. A. E. i Cartlidge, Ely, Nevada; Mrs. Jo- seph Madsen, Alonzo and Kaj Peterson, Ephraim. There are al-S al-S so 17 grandchildren and six great I grandchildren surviving; also two 5 sisters, Stena Funk and Maria ! Thompson, Ephraim; an adopted sister, MrsL Parley Christiansen, j Mayfield; and an adopted bro-) bro-) thev, Fred Peterson, Redmond. I Mr. Peterson was always an a energetic and hard worker whicn 1 ln.d to success in his chosen voca-E voca-E ticn. He served as commander of j the local unit of the Sons and j Daughters of Indian War Veter-9 Veter-9 p.ns and ricui-ers of Utah at the I time of the Black Hawk encamp- ment in F.pl.'aim in 1924. Fuwnil !.-rv?ces under rlir;c-j rlir;c-j tiuii of the O'reii Mortuary wvi'? i,ct for 2:00 r c'ock Saturdav in j the Tabernacle. Ephraim Enter-1 Enter-1 prise. |