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Show PIXTON DESCENDANTS HOLD BIG REUNION Descendants of Robert Plxton, who was a member of tho Mormon battalion, bat-talion, held a meeting at ths home of V!t lard Plxton In Taylorsvllls Monday night. It was a family reunion and eighty descendants were present. The evening; was spent In listening; to a musical and literary program and aames. Robert Plxton: who Is the father or Seth Plxton. state bank commissioner, was a native of England and came to America when 20 years old. He was at Nauvoo when Joseph timlth waa killed and wss among the vanguard who started for ths Korky mountains. when the Mexican war broke out. . He was one of six of tho party to volunteer and he was with the battalion on Its march to California, where he arrived In 1847 and where he remained a short while. Ho wss one of the party who at Putter's mill. In California, found the first gold that caused a stampede to tho Pacific Eldorado. He ca ma to Halt Laks September 27, IMS, and met-his wife, who had arrived ar-rived hero from the east on Kept em her 20 and who, with her Infant daughter, ho had not seen since he left Mt. Pilars Pil-ars h, in Iowa, on his march to ths coast. He wss one nf the colonisation party In the Dixie land of I'tah, going there In 18 He died In Tayloravllle November 18. .181. Bapk Commissioner Plxton la the youngest member of the second family ; and la the eldest son living. |