| Show AT monticello JOSEPH WILSON MEMBER OF FIRST FAMILY TO SETTLE IN VALLEY ANSWERS 1 FINAL CALL joseph allson early pioneer of southeastern utah and a member of the first family to settle in moab valley died at friday as a result of an attack of influenza and complications mr auson although he had been in poor health tor years had been ill for only a few days funeral services were held at the L D S church at monticello monday and were largely attended the speakers were C E walton and george A adams and interment was at the cemetery mr allson s brothers ervin and william of moab and his nelce mrs ezra dalton and sons orson and harold went to mon locello tor the funeral returning tuesday joseph wilson was bom oct 15 1865 the son of alfred and jane wilson his father and three older sons isadore alfred and ervan came to moab first in the fall of 1878 from castle valley and to the spring of the following year the father brought the entire family here to make their home arriving april 15 1879 the wilsons were the first family to settle in moab they located on a quarter section of land on the banks of mill creek immediately west of what is now the business part of town two of the sons hyrum and william still reside on a part of the original tract a portion of it having been incorporated into the moab townsite te the early residents of the valley had considerable trouble with indians and in 1881 joseph allson in an encounter with a bunch of indians received wounds which left him a cripple for the remainder of his life in june of 1881 joseph and eram wilson started for the la sal mountains with a bunch of horses and at a point on pack creek about 18 miles southeast of town they found a number of ute indians camped the utes had a supply of liquor and were inclined to bei troublesome the two wilson boys were riding along the side of a hill near the indians camp and were unaware that trouble was brewing until the utes commenced shooting at them joseph v boy of 16 years was struck in the foot and tell he man need to crawl into some timber and found a hiding place and his brother ervan rode to coyote now la sal to summon help the indians after a search found joseph and shot him in the head the bullet penetrating an eye left him lying n the ground presumably dead the next two lie squads squaws found re boy and brought him down the valley on a horse taking him to a point a short distance from the home of his father the boy recovered although the exposure and lack of attention t wounds left him a cripple the next year further trouble with the unruly utes was had A large bunch of indians came over from colorado as the result of trouble with the whites in that state bringing with them a bunch of stolen horses A number of whites were pursuing them and at squaw springs 25 miles east of moab a fight took place the were trailing the utes and the latter adopted the old indian strategy cf doubling back on the trail surprising their enemy the white men eight in all aers cornered in a gulch md all were were killed isadore ard afred ailen brothers of joseph were killed in this encounter this was the last serious trouble experienced perien ced by the anil other early settlers as a result of the depredations of the indians joseph allson never married his life was devoted to stock raising farming and trapping several years ago he filed on a homestead in dry valley and made his home there until a short time ago when he became sick and went to monticello he Is survived by four brothers who are nick allson of monticello and hyrum and william allson of moab mr allson had a hos of friends throughout southeastern utah P was scrupulously honest and was held in high esteem by his acquaintances news of his death will be received with sincere regret throughout this part of the state |
