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Show PIONEER WOMAN IS SUMMONED BY DEATH Mrs. America Roso Kenner Wetzel Descendant De-scendant of Pocahontas, Dies in This City. Mrs. America Roso Kennor Wetzel, a descendant of Pocahontas, of colonial fame, died at her homo, 571 South Fourth West street, yesterdav. Mrs. Wotzol was born in Clarksvillo, Montgomery Mont-gomery county, Tennesseo, on the Cumberland Cum-berland river, May 24, 1S27, just eight years to tho day after the birth of the lato Queen Victoria. During her life Mrs, Wotzol was always proud' of two things, her Indian ancestry and hor name, which, was given in honor of hor country. During the last few ycars of her life sho ontertained tho conviction that she was the earliest living convert to Mornionism. Sho camo to Utah in 1859 by ox team. Here sho was married to "Edmund Morgan Wetzel, who diod fifteen years ago. Mrs. Wetzol is survived by four sous and two daughters, W. A., Erastus, D. JL. and Edmund Morgan Wetzel Jr., of Salt Lake, Mrs. Henr- 33'ollingsworth of Oakland, Gal,, now visitinir hero, and Mrs. James A. Faust of Delta, Milan! Mil-an! county. Funeral services will bo held in tho Sixth ward chapol at 12:30 o'clock tomorrow. Interment will be in tho City comotory. |