| Show HARLEY BARLEY MOWREY DEAD AT 98 YEARS OF AGE Last Survivor of the tho Famous Mormon Mornion Mor- Mor mon nion Battalion Passes Posses Away at Homo home In Vernal After Alter two Months Illness Harley l Sr 98 years of or age last ast survivor of the famous Mormon battal battalion n died at his home In Vernal at an early hour last Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- morning after an illness of about two Infirmities Incident Incident incident Inci Inci- dent to old age were the cause of death Harley Mowrey vj Ms ey y had an Interesting career He He kas s born a at near Providen Providenc C R R. I L I. August 9 9 1822 1322 His great great- great grandfather purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased the sl of Providence from the Indians At the a q of 14 years I Mr Mowrey met with an Rn accident which might easily have c im his life but he escaped serio Injury He had climbed a tree In to catch a squirrel and w wl- wl fifty fifty feet feet above ove grou grow to V killed the seen Upon the th regained been lost lostin Innone In ln innone none the worse ce When 17 years of age Jr Mowrey became a convert to the L L. D S church art and shortly after went to Nauvoo where he spent the greater part of his time working upon the temple His home was directly acres the street from that chat of pf f the Pro Joseph Smith and he was on on terms with the prophet l Affer serving six months as s a missionary mis mis- Mr in Nr Mow l y a mc qa Q q h. h ana nci ly l t N wi whey th y beg west in m Febre Enl Eni ID In JulI Jul July I Iowa i va a Mr l MrM M ll rmon Innon tea 03 is at It t al alon on Tr lD ing to Pue PuP r 1846 47 4 In tl tI ll Salt L Lt Ll Lowry 1 1 five ve 11 li pi I young l 1 t. t roll 1 th the v teal JJ h d Salt Lt tetU t I n Y tol to U o t 1 lence y l 1 iO d wago n ile eras tey rey r lr Idy Id T y r g Jane t i rth t r eUl er err mein I m nl 1 r f also a n 11 m. m n v 1 01 or died from t 1 lo 10 no no 0 01 f L' L te r arc oden d' d ell U Ill ly n inflict inflict- t iC- d 1 h U s i. i n r 1 while rhile o on l 1 1 i. ll also r rae rs res re- re e s Sha Sharp r P T e ck de des San Saua the f. f s 8 to o 0 wi w 1 i 1 I II 1 t 1 b bt Te re that 5 I wa J l t bo Lora bOl i I This daug daugh tr row the w wido t of I Marion Marlon C C. C Thomas awn awl always s 's s looked upon Mr Mowrey as her father and for enl forse several years ear ear- eare e C hat has red ired lOT lOTher her stepfather and her hei mother mOLher Mustered Iu fored Out Upon his arrival in Salt Lake Mr Mowrey was mustered out of c sr Ice and in 1850 accompanied Ap i l I e. e C CC C C. Rich and Amasa L Lyman iuan to California Cah la-h. fornia where when he joined b big iq iti fI at San Francisco an t two years Later Later Later-he he remove remo Bernardino and remained until ed back to Utah by the advent or I Johnstons Johnston's army After his return to Utah Mr Mir Mowrey Mowrey Mowrey Mow Mow- rey resided for a time at Centerville but in 1864 1564 was called to accompany Apostle Rich and lId aid in the settle settle- ment went of Bear Lake valley Idaho Ills home at that time was as in what Isnow Is Isnow isnow now known as Paris When Bear Lake Lako stake was ws organized Mr Mow Mowrey rey was made a member of the high council and held that 1 position until he ho re removed oYed to Vernal in 1885 1886 He also was a high councilor of Uintah stake for many years ears Survivors Many Ino Mr M Mowrey wrey enjoyed the distinction distinction distinction tion of bringing the first combined reaper and mower into Utah the fhe purchase being being made mad In San Fran Fran- cisco In addition to his aged widow Mr Mowrey Is survived by seven children one forty-one grandchildren Continued on Page Eight j BARLEY HARLEY MOWREY Er DEAD From Page One ninety four great-grandchildren great and thirty great Th The children and their ages and places o of residence are as follows Sarah El Ellen Ellen Ellen El- El len Thomas 74 Vernal Harley M M. Mowrey Jr 69 Salt Lake Mrs Ollie Hans Hansen en 64 Pocatello Idaho Mrs Harriet Dingham 62 San FranCisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- Cisco Calif Mrs Ella Dingham 60 GO Provo Charles Charl S Barton Darto Mowrey 56 Idaho Uriah Urlah Mowrey 52 Vernal 0 |
