| Show Hundreds Hundred Honor Birthday of Pioneer Mother of Jex Family Went to Spanish Fork in 1857 Special to The l Spanish Fork Jan 3 More I More than tItan four tour hundred people gathered yesterday afternoon aft art at tho the elt city pavilion la to unite with the descendants of or Mr and nd Mrs William in celebrating tho the eighty eighty- seventh e anniversary of If tho the birth o of Grandma Jex The descendants of oC this remarkable couple now number 2 S. S Including in including In- In eluding those connected with ith tho fam mm- family ily lIy IJ by o. o There are arc 1 11 t children 1 IL'S ILS 8 grandchildren and 9 great grand children S Eliza Goodson Jex was born in Croos- Croos England gurland I January 1 I Greatly to lo time the chagrin of oC her herS S father who had spared no expense in her education abe was vas converted con to the tue Mormon faith and anel decided to l all and conic como to Utah This she NtH dill did In 1851 1854 embarking on the tho Wanda ship mete mere on oil which William 1 Tex Jex was WaN also aleo aleoa a passenger The young oun people cople became attached to end each ach other and were married mar mur- ned ried on board the cn vessel cJ The They reached I Salt Lake Inlo where the they endured luau many hal hardships for tor several se years e nl Mrs Jc Jex ad adding to time the family Income by b teaching teach teach- lug ing In the tho year 1857 thc they moved mo to Span- Span l ls lab h Fork wh ro rc they havo o resided ever e In in e. e Mr 1 JeX Jux has been a public spir- spir itol Hol citizen taking part In all movements move o ments for Cor the benefit of ot tho the town and has hR held m many nr po positions of trust He lie o served Be seven n. n years ears as school trust trustee e and six years ears as us city councilman H He was one of those sent to meet Johnsons Johnson's Johnsons Johnson's Johnsons John- John j sons son's II army was instrumental n tal in re- re re l man many litany In Indian attacks on the settlement set- set j and one of ot who made mado tho t first road up Spanish Fork ort canyon on 1 1113 Ij Mrs Mm Jex not only found time for Cor her 1 t family but was as a 3 devoted dc church worker SI Sho o still retains her Interest f in all public Improvements c The Tho Jex Lumber c company In which several of ot tho the son sons sona a arc ro cn engaged a ed Is Js ono one of oC tho lC leading leading- firms of ot tho the town The program consIst consisted d of oC songs j orl original IJo poems ms musical numbers fain tam 51 II lly history and ind speeches h by b both Grandpa and Grandma Jex Heber C. C I Tex Jex of Provo waS wat master of or ceremonies jw served to all nIl the lilt t nt at G C K f. f The Tite four our sons son x arc aro Richard H. H John M George GeorgC and Het Heber cr C C. C tho tue latter has I been prominently connected with th the Vl Strawberry borry reclamation matl w project The Ille i dall daughters laughters arc am s Joshua ua Brock Brocki i bark ark Heber leber T T. no n n. AV Yo Me- Me I- I I Kell ell J. J L. L O. O Lawrence La A T r l Money J it I 4 If IfS S S. Bradford was recently i ordained a patriarch of stake I and Mrs hs C of f tho tim B. B i Y U U. U th the reunion and the the former m made md d It a 4 speech j Mr and Mrs Irs Jex Jt Je on their re- re 1 i |
