Show Farmington Couple Married l 70 Years To Observe Event Commemorating the seventieth anniversary of their marriage Mr lr and Mrs frs John JohnV W V Steed of Farm Farm- FarmIngton Farmington ington will hold open house at their horn homo Known to their many friends as Uncle John and Aunt Mary the couple have the distinction of be be- be being ing being the oldest living living- pair to have been married in imi the time old endow endow- endowment ment house in Salt Lake City City- Mr fr Steed was born at Keokuk Iowa Iowa- November 9 1845 1843 and come comae cometo to Utah as a child where he made his home with ith He relates stories to his grandchildren of trips from Farmington to Salt Sail Lake City by ox team taking a a full day clay da for the tue journey journe journey Jenkins Mrs frs Steed who was Ann Ana Jen Jen- Jen kins before marriage was born borr bornat I at Swansea Wales Vales January 26 1847 She Sue came to the tue United I States in 1850 spending a 3 short t time at St Louis Mo fo before om Off I ing oming to Salt Lake City in Captain I Duncans Duncan's ox team company aLter I her lien family famil moved to Farmington here she has since resided The couple couple were married at Salt Sal I Lake City Cit December 28 1867 They TIley arc are the parents patents of six living livin children Joseph E and David M f Steed Cardston Alberta Canada Mrs frs Rose Steed Salt Sal Lake City Mrs Alice Steed Soule e eSt St Anthony Idaho Mrs Eliza Eliza- Elizabeth beth Margaret Steed Walker Valker and amid Mrs Mar Mar- T garet Hess Farmington There Ther arc are 70 iO grandchildren and 47 great grandchildren g ram |