Show had to willas at the next democratic presidential election feb 17 special maj bidaman doubtless one of the most widely known characters in illi ans lied at at the age of 85 years and 25 days he died at the old mansion bouse whose halls haye echoed to the tread of josau i smith brigham young john taylor and a host of other mormon dignitaries maj Bi was born at williamsport William sport V va ho canneto in being one of the earliest sctt lera af athla vicinity ite vas a citizen of fulton county for a time and was a lieutenant colonel of the llesh nent of illinois infantry maj bidarian Bid aruan was married four times ilia birst wife was nancy next fife mrs mary ann douglass of fort hadidon Ma didon la in 1848 after the mormon had taken their leave of Nauvoo married mrs jamma kmitta widow of the prophet they lived at thu mansion aliouse until his cifes death in during that time the historic building was by tourists relic hunters and who sought to big from the aged relict of smith some memento of lier famous first husband she wa a woman of superior qualities and was often intensely annoyed by of strangers Str angera when the members of the national luthren then in session at carthage in they called upon her and shook each delegate by the liand it ia said that in a family burying ground just across from alie mansion lie tha bodies of joe and hiram smith and josephs was buried beaida him air bidaman was married to mrs abercromble some years ago she survives him at an advanced age among surviving relatives are two children mrs M E gibson of chicago E bidaman of nauvoo A ibister airs M white of chicago also survives |