Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-22 | Page 8 | Caleb Brinton Expires at 87

Pioneer Dies p. p w yr 1 I 7 7 I yG J I Caleb Dilworth Brinton Crossed the tho PlaIns Plain in hi 1850 CALEB CALED BRINTON EXPIRES AT 87 A figure of ot early Utah history who for more than three quarters of a a. century had w watched t hed the st state te grow from small smaIl pioneer communities ties to Its its present metropolitan size died Friday at the age of 87 Tho The veteran n Caleb Dilworth Brinton dl died d at the thc home bome of his daughter Mrs Virginia Brinton Peterson Pe Pc- Pe-I Pe terson East South Temple street at p. p m. m of ot infirmities incident rit to age Mr r Brinton was one of the builders build build- ers era of Utah He was a member of the s small band of L. L D. D S. S explorers who under the leadership of Ja Jacob b Hamblin n was was sent by Brigham Young in the late to explore the southern part pait of the state stat for suitable suitable suitable suit suit- able sites for communities It Was vas through the eff efforts of at this party that the town fown of Kan Kanab was founded They also were responsible ble for tor the discovery of a a grove of trees several miles mUes northeast of Kanab which were used in the Uie construction construction construction con con- of the he L L. D. D S S. S tabernacle o organ a Born in Andrew county Mo o. o November No No- v vember n ber 21 21 1848 a son of David and d Harriet Brinton he was wasa a member of the pioneer band which trekked across the plains in 1850 He was educated in the pioneer schools of Salt Lake City and durIng during during dur dur- ing his early life Ufe with a brother drove a mall st stage ge e from r City to Duchesne He later contracted contracted con con- traded f for r the hauling of lumber and stones from near by canyons for construction purposes Mr Brinton had iad been an active worker in U tho e. e Li L. D D. S. S church In 1875 he was called on a mission to Pennsylvania and in 1900 1000 filled an L. L D D. D S S. mission to England He re remained remained remained re- re there three years serving a large part of this time as director of the Sheffield mission conference Following his return Lake City Mr Brinton was appointed an n ordinance worker in the L L. D D. S. S temple a position he held for seven soven years His wife Mrs Emily Maxfield Maxfield Maxfield Max- Max field Brinton died in April 1927 For several years Mr Brinton had resided with his daughter Surviving besides his daughter are four tour sisters Mrs Retta Bagley Mrs Sadie Shurtliff Mrs Lyde Young and Mrs Minnie Burbidge and three brothers Hyrum and arid Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert N N. Brinton all of Salt Lake City and William Brinton of California Funeral services will be conducted conduct conduct- ed at 1230 p. p m. m Tuesday in the Joseph William Villiam Taylor mortuary Former Bishop Kasper Fetzer will vill officiate Friends may call at the thc mortuary North Main street Monday and Tuesday prior to ser ser ser- vices Interment will take place in Wasatch Lawn burial park