Show r J OLD SALT LAKERS I 1 1 f J T i L I J Jt i 1 j t r rI I 1 I It t 7 i II 1 L f 1 J 1 T V A I 1 1 l J l t t e eI I T T Y y yI I eI 1 nl r J I tho COI ct t I t ii s sf 1 f top Y Jel f or t to 10 oot oot Io 1 l i 1 X THEODORE McKEAN ac acH H Theodore McKean sheriff of at this county count for tor many years a 1 pioneer bust busl bustness S ness man and a genial known tho entire state slate over ocr I r first clime cimo to Utah In In company with hi uncles Israel and Anthony Ivins He hall had first heard pi cached by Sidney Hlll on and Wll j ford Woodruff and was baptized November 27 1561 Tho tall fall of ot the same sama Ji ear car that ho he arrived In Salt Lake Liko lie he returned to the tho Hast I a t spending pending the Win nS tor with his hla family at lit Toms mer New Jersey Jerse In the tho at IBM 1851 he ho re returned l turned to Utah having his uncles to buy bu a tock stock of at merchandise in Philadelphia for tor shipment to the Went later ho he again returned to Toms I ij River and presided over n a branch of the Church there having been ap appointed pointed by Apostle John who was as then The Mormon In III 10 New Cl York Mr McKean r with his family to Utah In JS tho year NI of at the Mormon war und thenceforth he tool took n a leading part In the re religious reo f business and life Hr of or the community In 1858 1853 he accompanied I an 1111 expedition t the Indians In Skull In he was a special mtr policeman sworn In to guard guar the people from the tho depredations allons of ot stragglers from Johnstons army the same year ear ho he became a member of ot tho City Coun Council ZO cil and remained In that body boll for tor sixteen jears In ISCO the Territorial Leg a n elected him road superior and the same rear jear he was made surveyor leo of ot Salt Lake lako county as well as B treasurer he held this by b repeated re reelection reo J election till August WC In 1860 he with Jen Oen II n T and others dis discovered covered coal cout In Grass Oras Creek canyon cOllyon In ms he was commissioned 1 by 00 I as colonel and adjutant of the Nauvoo Legion Ho was elects e I at ot Snit Salt Lake county In 1876 and held the position continuously till I 1583 he a director of ot 7 Z C M I I In 1872 1572 and later became vice Ice president pre or that Institution He held numerous Church positions others being i ia a lUh Councillor and counselor to Kes ler of ot the Sixteenth ward lit I l filled several everal missions his last one oue being to Europe In 1891 Ill health how however Sm ever eer caused his bis return He lie died July 9 11 1897 1101 Mr was born In Monmouth county New Jersey UI October 26 3 1 l |