Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-09-24 | Page 2 | Hyrum Folsom, Utah Pioneer, is Dead at 83

HYRUM FOLSOM UTAH PIONEER IS DEAD AT 83 Hyrum P. P Folsom Utah pioneer and one of the builders of the historic historic historic his his- Salt Lake theatre died Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day at his home Third East Bast street at the ago age of 83 years Born In Buffalo Duffalo N. N Y Mr Folsom Fol Fol- som sorn crossed the tho plains to Utah with his father fallier William II n. Folsom Folsom Fol Fol- som in the early driving a a. team of oxen The family established their home at South Temple I and First West rest streets Hyrum I was selected as ag a a. member of ot the party appointed to take a supply train from Salt Lal Lake e part way vay across the plains to meet an Immigrant Immigrant immigrant im Im- Im- Im migrant train headed toward Utah Mr Folsom married d Miss Nancy Broadbent He served one mission I in Great Britain for the Mormon church and and upon returning to Salt Lake Joined his father and brothers In the contracting and building business He worked as a Joiner on the Salt Lake theatre and later was employed as a 11 bookkeeper bythe by bythe bythe the Dinwoodey Furniture company He worked with the latter firm for more than ten years and resigned to engage In the brick manufacturing I ing business at North Salt Lal Lake e. e Mr Ir Folsom retired from active e business about ago alo Surviving are a widow Mrs Irs Annie Lenzi Folsom five brothers ten sisters and the following children children chil chil- dren Hu Hugh h B. B Mark lark B. B Roy L L. Ralph L L. Dr Dee L. L Folsom Mrs Ida B. B Lemmon Mrs Clara F. F Nelson Mrs 1 Gacia F. F Margetts Mrs Ella F. F Lemon and Mrs Laura LauraF F Halsett also thirty-seven thirty grandchildren grandchildren grand grand- children and four great dren Funeral services will be held at atthe atthe atthe atI I the Eighth ward chapel pel Third East and Fifth FUth South street Sunday at I. I 2 30 p p. m. m The body may be viewed at the home Third East i street after 12 noon Sunday i