Roosevelt Standard | 1932-01-14 | Page 8 | Original White Pioneer Woman of Carbon Co., Dies

original white pioneer woman of carbon co dies mrs airs sarah jane powell 77 said to be the first white woman to enter what is now carbon county and a prominent ft figure ure in the early development of eastern utah lied died at price recently she arrived in price on april 1 1879 she was born september 29 1854 in pajaro monterey county calif a daughter of mr and mrs airs john shields soon after that i the family settled in salem utah where mrs airs powell married jerry plumb in 1870 one daughter by that marriage mrs airs joseph davis of price survives mr plumb died lesa than a year after the marriage she married john A powell in 1872 and they went to price in 1878 eleven children were born barn to this union five of whom survive abraham powell and mrs zoe leonard price mrs sarah jane snow salem L F powell altonah alzonah Al tonah mrs airs florence edith cloward honolulu 45 grandchildren and 22 great grand children mrs airs powell was president ot of the L D S relief society tor for 8 years funeral services will be held t the L D S tabernacle taberna eli at 12 1230 3 0 sunday and the body will be tak n to salem sale by the wallace mortuary for interment palco sun