Show William Farrer Pioneer I The second company of Pioneers sometimes called John Fiylor com party m charge of Capt Joseph Home reached Silt like in Uc tobcr 1847 George Q Cmnon drove the first wagon md William I irrcr then a young unmarried man drove the second which contained con-tained the flmil Iv of Apostle John I iv lor He had been released from the Mormon Battalion for the special service William I irrcr son ot Roger Pirrer and Catherine Hidwin II as born in Hnisteir Wcstmorelmd upland 1 January 26 1S2I His mother died when he was four years old but his father lived to a good old age and died m Provo William Wil-liam the first in his father family to accept the Gospel was baptized in 1841 In 82 he and his father family left England 1 mel reached Niuvoo May 6 iS3 by way of New Orleans He has a vivid recollection recol-lection of many of the Prophet I sermons and was present when lie thanked God 1 he hid rolled the kingdom off his shoulders upon I those of the Apostlc also heard the last words he uttered before going to Carthage In 1810 rider Tirrcr was at work in the placer mines i of California I hef I when cl he and I nine i other young men were called with George Q Cmnon Ito Ito I-to open the Sandwich Island mission I I Here he remained until he was re eased four j i irs liter I f reaching i I I the I1 he valleys m iSss found his fathers family which he had left nine years previous m Nauvoo located lo-cated in Provo Since then he Ins resided continuously m this city mil now at the age of 76 yens is a strong ible bodied man capable of attending to tile work on his firm mil of leading line print vviihout glasses He is moreover a consistent con-sistent Litter ly s ml whose faith has grown blronjer and firmer vuth I his years |