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Show OBiTnAJnv. liMuliJ. t El-more, Sevier County, Ulah, NovemljerMUi.ISM, Nelson llUmni. Keceaied waa born in barato;a, Ncr Tott State, SepletaVr lit. IX. When ten year old his father moved lo Oilo, ltavinx lbs bor wllh a mimed litter. In theronireof a year tbe abler died, and tbe boy, alter worsliur around a wbile. atarted ont on root on a Journey or about t 0 mile to dad hla folki, which be finally did m Huron Conn ty.Oliio, after traveling and working for some two or three ycarf. At tbe a;o of twenty one be married farah lilackman, by whom he had ten cbiMren. Ho became a member of tbe Cbniehof JesaaCbriit of Latter daysainta in 1-Jl,and wai Aonly after ordained to tbeotCKeor alrietaad placed to 1 reside over a Branch of tbe tbnieb where be reldeL lie was ordained an xnder at tbe dedlcaUon of the Klrtland Temple and later on ordained a Seventy In tbe first qnornm of Sevcnues onran aed lo the Cbucb.and waa a counselor to the pr. denttberoat. lie wai a mem!ror Zion'a Camp. . In IS.? be moved to if icsoari and with the Sainta there pasted through tbe mobttieei' and peraccatlona. lie neittooL np hli -denca in Xa-rroo and left there ta tbe general exodna with tbe body of Us people, n bile la Winter Qurtera hs waa enrolled a member ot tbe Vormon Battalion and plarcdaacaptalolneharjtoof Cbmjuny V, and arrived ta Salt Xake valley wish tbe am company oCIIoneeri. lo l'o he was with others called to go to Sanpete valley to aiaUt in cttabbtblnx tbe settlements Were and made bu home In Mantf and from there he moved lo Moroni, where he at.itted in locating and establlabinc that place. la HB be Hurried Margaret Duncan, and In ISM Nancy Merisah hehmln. by whom be raised eljht children. InlttShewascal'ed ta go to Canon valley tj help la eitaUUh-ing eitaUUh-ing a colony of Ealnu there, and la tbe year following he moved hU family there. In IrfX bo was called to go to llicbHeld to take charge of tbe aetUementt In Sevier valley and waa ordained a Illshop under the hands of PraudenU. Brlgham Toang and Heber C. Kimhall. Tbe settlements were abandoned ta 1SCJ beeanse of tbe Indian trouble. In UTl be again returned to bu post la lUchlleld as BUhco and labored in that capacity nnul l7.hcn ho waa bonop ably released and movela couple cf miles aoatb of Malaare. where bo hved the re malning years of hia life. While in JSanvoo he raised a company or volunteers and was elected captain of the same. He rose to the rank of major and later to that of colonel la the aaro Legion and waa then general ia the absence ofC-CHlck. Xle was successively captain, major and colonel doing the Walker war. while Uvlog in Sanpete, aad was major and command Inr officer all through the Clackhawk war. while residing in Ricaflcli Aa will b seJ!ii life was oneofunoinal activity and nsost of tbe labors he waa called to perform ww iraaons ones, lot be never faltered, tnt oahitSied courage, devotion and failhfabMM la every Instance. In the latter years of hia Lf he waa .very feeble and scarcely able to ove abont Thas aaMktr vstecn Is lay to rest. Co. t - , |