| Show FAMILY GATHERING Descendants of Mark Anthony Ccombs Meet and Orgnalze On Saturday tvenhg April 0 1858 a pleasant time was spent at the residence resi-dence of I M Coombi Sl0 south riclith Last street thl city The event was tie gathering of a large number of the descendants of Mark Mhony Coombs who came to Utah In the fall of lb0 and settled In 1 art win lion county Mark Antliony Coomba was born nt Isleboroucb Maine Peb I 8 1S02 from boyhood ho followed tie sea and as captain of a merchant ship ejrcum navigated the globe four time In 1331 he 1 settled at Alton III and served n mal on a seamr which traversed Ihe Missouri river Stepping one day nt Independence Jackson county Mo he heard for tie first lime an riler preach what Is I commonly colled Mormonism Mor-monism u the close of tile Interview he requested Brother Isaac Morley to baptize him Tills was April IS 1832 ho was ordained nn T > 1 ler ly tie Prophet Joseph Smith and wan one of lose who received a patriarchal blessing under tho hands I of Joseph Smith Wen he rained up and argon Ized a branch of the Church at Allan still prra led over It for a number of y ire In early life he married Mario Morgan nnd Is I tho father of seven chll dn frlfour gmn1chlldrn and nlnrten gratrndhlldren Among those present III thareunlon were Mrs Mary C Harmun q all na Utah Mr and Mrs II S Coombs Mr and Bill I M Oombs and Mr and Mrs M A coombs city Mrs Fanny CwT173City C IIari T and Mhs I ither Coombs Tuirez Mexico Airs Molly C fahons w 11181 falls Coombs 1114s 4nests 11113Y i y Jessie issr n Sx line Mm Mary A McLean and daughter Provo and others A rmanent family organlzollon waa reI1 Ali h II B Ceomha as President and I IL Coomb secretary The Principal fmlllre 01 the pItun was the reading of family history written ly the lato I I M Coombi 01 Iaon Songs recitations and nm nlenc were Indulged In till a lat hour after lunchren was served an ndJuurnm1I1 wa taken fur six months |
