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Show Joseph M. Westwood Laid A! Final Best; Many Honor Patriot Joseph Moroni Westwood was born in England, January 21, 1844. His father, Joseph Westwood, and mother, Ann Webley, were early converts to the Mormon faith. They left their native home to come to America, arriving at St. Louis in 1849. At this time there was a terrible epidemic of cholera which: took four members of the West-wood West-wood family, among whom were the father and mother, a young . child, and also the wife of Phillip, an elder brother of Joseph. The i rest of the family remained in St. Louis until 1853, when they con- tinued their journey westward, f in-j ally locating in Springville. At the! time Johnston's army arrived at! Camp Floyd, Phillip moved to that locality, taking Joseph with him, and later moved to Virginia City, j Nevada. In 1863, on the 24th of July, Joseph Jo-seph enlisted as a private in A company, com-pany, first battery, Nevada cavalry, caval-ry, and served thre years in the Civil war. On his return to Fort Douglas, July 12, 1866, he received his honorable hon-orable discharge. Finding upon his return to Springville that there was much . trouble and disturbance with the Indians, he again entered in the defense of his people and took part in the Black Hawk war, serving for some time in Sanpete county. This was in 1866-67. He began his theatrical career during the latter part of 1867 or '68, and for a number of years assisted in entertaining the people of Utah county along these lines. Among his accomplishments was) that of photographer, he having . taken some of the first pictures in Springville of the old tin type variety. va-riety. In 1870 he was married to Olizia Harrison of Springville, to which marriage five children were born, four sons and one daughter. His wife, two sons, and the daughter preceded him in death. When the veterans of Black Hawk and Indian wars gathered for the purpose of organizing, Mr. Westwood was elected commander-in-chief, which position he held for more than 30 years. A large throng or friends of Springville's leading patriot, 'Joseph 'Jo-seph M. Westwood, veteran of the Civil and Indian wars, paid final tribute at impressive funeral services ser-vices held in the Provo Fourth ward chapel Wednesday afternoon. Bishop Hilton Robinson presided. The invocation was by Alma Fuller. Music was furnished by the Peerless Peer-less male quartet. Miss Inez Wheeler Wheel-er and Helen Palfreyman, who sang a duet number; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Brown, who also sang a duet, and John Hardy, who sang a solo. The speakers, all of whom paid glowing tribute to the life of their departed friend, were Presidents G. R. Maycock and J. F. Bringhurst, Bring-hurst, Bishop William Wainwright and John Hughes of Spanish Fork. The benediction was by Willis K. Johnson. The dedicatory prayer at the city cemetery was by Willis Strong. Mr. Westwood died at a Salt Lake hospital Sunday morning following fol-lowing a few weeks' illness. He was instrumental in assisting many war veterans in securing their pensions throughout the entire en-tire state. In 1904 he was married to Mary N. Gray, who, with two sons, Raymond Ray-mond of Washington, and Hazelton of Springville, surivive. He lived to the ripe age of 85 years. |
