Show GRAND OLDEST CITIZEN DIES AT AGE OF 91 JUDGE L I 1 L CRAPO PASSES WAS ONE OF FIRST PIONEERS AND LIVED FOR 50 YEARS judge leonidas 14 crapo grand county s oldest citizen who had resided continuously at moab for 50 years passed away last laft evening at the age of 91 death took place at the home of his daughter mrs mary stocks where he had been ill for ten months funeral services will be held saturday afternoon from the L t D 8 chapel relatives living at distant points have been notified and many are coming for the funeral judge crapo came to moab in 1880 and was intimately connected with the public affairs of grand county for more than a quarter of a century for years he was justice of the peace at moab and united states commissioner and served several terms as I 1 county attorney leonidas leonard crapo was VAS born january 18 16 1838 at fall river mass the son of joseph george crapo and mary hicks colllns collins crapo he came to utah with his parents in 1853 and spent a number of years freighting and guiding emigrants acro across s the plains he was twice married on jan 1 1863 he married miss cary louisa craven at council aluffi iowa she remained at that place while he made a trip across the plains to utah and while he was at salt lake she and their infant daughter died he was married the second time at paradise utah wab to sa alica matilda holbrook on peb feb 24 1867 in 1879 the family left cache valley for southeastern utah arriving in green river in 1879 they spent about a year there coming to moab in september 1880 they were among the very first settlers in the valley fifteen children were bom born to mr and mrs crapo twelve of whom survive mrs crapo died dec 10 1917 the surviving children are mrs mary stocks moab mrs carrie dove creek colo mrs emma birch myton leonidas H crapo buena vista calif lorenzo S crapo rock springs wo mrs florence johnson provo mrs clarasa snyder dove creek mrs fannie aalboe myton clarence ezra crapo dove creek george 11 crapo grand junction mrs jessie mccabe dove creek and mrs alberta branson lewis colo mr crapo is survived by 68 grandchildren and 68 great grand children judge crapo was an upright citizen whose honesty and goodness of soul u were ere proverbial during his long lifetime he made hundreds of staunch friends who admired and respected him due to his extreme age his death was not unexpected yet the news of his passing occasions keen sorrow among his wide circle of friends JUDGE L L CRAPO oldest citizen who dies at age of 91 |