Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-02-12 | Page 13 | James D. Wilcox, Pioneer, is Dead

' JAMES D. WILCOX, PIONEER, IS DEAD Special to The Tribune. FARMINGTON. Feb. 11. With the death, at h'.s home here yesterday, of .fames D. Wilcox, Farmington loses one of her oldest innabitants and meet sturdy pioneers. For more than sixty-three years Mr. Wilcox had made his home here, and his sterling qualities made him a most highly respected citisen. He died in his ninetieth year, having been born in New York January 27, 1--2T. He cajne to Utah in Vtb'l. arid to Farmington in September of that year. Later he went north for a short time and assisted in opening Cache valley for settlement. He was afso with the Salmon river expedition, expedi-tion, but soon returned to Farmington, where his family continued to reside. Mr. Wilcox leaves a widow and the following children: James H. Wilcox. FWinezer Wilcox, Mrs. Clara Steed and Wilcox, all of Farmington: Mrs. iTTilia M. Steed of Svraxuse, Oliver 1 t; Wilcox of Enterprise. Mrs. Margaret V Manning of Garland. David E. Wilcox of SV Cardston, Canada, now on the way to .the battle front In Europe as a sergeant a companv of Alberta mounted rinV-iir: rinV-iir: G-eoree W. Wilcox of Kaysville. Orson Or-son C. Wilcox of Salt Lake City. Thomas F. Wilcox of Mesa Cltv, Ariz.; Mrs. Susie Bowen of Fielding. Mrs. Cynthls Criddle of Littleton. Morgan county, and Lewis O. Wilcox of Garfield county. Arrangements have been mad for the funeral to be held Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock in the Farmington meeting house, with interment in the Farmington cemetery.