| Show george W adams demise george IV adams of layton passed away very unexpectedly on feb 5 1903 even the members of the family had scarcely any warning before the end came A blood vessel burst in his head rendering him unconscious in which condition he remained until his death nineteen hours later he was born in hancock co IU ill nearly sixty seven years ago came to utah with his parents in 1850 married mary ann pilling in ill 1856 moved onto the farm where they the y have lived ever since he leaves a wife and ten children six boys and four girls and sixty grandchildren was assistant sunday school superintendent for nine years took part in the echo canyon war and sent a man to fight 0 indians down in sanpete co he was one of the first to advocate free schools and to try dry farming on the sand gand ridge contributed more to build the layton meeting house than any other man in that ward the funeral services were held monday noon in the kaysville Kays ville meeting house the following 0 were the speakers elders at M whitesides alex dawson albert dixon J R barnes bishop barton pros grant bishop harris and wm N nalder the house was crowded and about one hundred vehicles followed the remains to their last resting 0 place lac |
