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Show COT'I'AM FAMILY HOLDS 11KI MON, ( til.ltmt.vn,; Wi lDl(i ANMVIOIiSAItV $ 'I'he celebration of the Hixiioth wedding anniversary of George t and liachel Holt t'ottam was held at the home of their son, $ James T. Cottam at Vevo, Sep- 1 tember 1. t C.eorgo Thomas Cottam was 'I horn October lilSui!, . six weeks after his parents arrived in Salt $ Lake City, both of them hav- 1 ing' made the trip across the ': plains on . foot. In IS (12 he J came with his parents to St. George where he spent his boy- hood and later played an i j important work as bringing into 'l, i use the cottonwood water, work- I ing on the the temple, tabernacle : and Dixie College buildings. In 1 1S74 ho was married to Rachel Holt in the Endowment House 'i at Salt Lake City. She v:u bori; j ! June 14, 1S5G in Ogden and '. when a small child came with " her parents to Long Valley where they spent some time. They '. j later lived at Virgin and Wash- ; j ington and finally made their '. j home at Mountain Meadows. ' I'ncle George and Aunt Rachel i as they are often called have al- ways been very active in church j work, especially in temple work J and their many friends hope they ' : will have many more happy years ' of married life. ! There were nine children prv sent at the gathering, 37 of their 4 3 grandchildren and 6 of their 12 great grandchildren. Among those present from outside places were: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Romney and family, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Romney and family, Mr. and Mrs. Park Romney, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cottam and family fam-ily of V3a!t Lake City and Logan, Mr. and Mrs. Moroni Cottam and family, Mrs. Edith Cottam and family of Provo and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Thompson of Cedar Ce-dar City and Mrs. Walter Knell and family of Pinto. There were 121 of the family present and ! 4 invited guests. |