Show PATRIARCH DIES AT CREAT AGE AC Patriarch James Lawson 82 92 2 y years ars old pioneer of the second company of pioneers pio plo nee which arrived in Salt Lake valley September 1 1 1847 under command of Parley Parle P. P Pratt died at the tho family home North orth Second West cst street at clock o'clock Saturday night a house which he built buill sixty years ago 0 During the winter of 43 1847 Mr Ir Lawson Lawson Law- Law son built tho the home hOIDe of Mrs Mary Iary Smith widow of Hyrum Smith and mother of ot President Joseph F. F I Smith and upon ut Instructions from Heber C C. Kimball mether mether met mot mother her at Bear River in ISIS 1845 escorting her herand herand herand and her tamil family to her new home homo in Salt Lake aile valley He had served R several eral olin olin- liar ilar Important missions in tho interest t of the tho Mormon church and was elevated to the rank of patriarch a dozen years ago James Lawson was born In Kinross Scotland July 20 20 1820 of a distinguished Scotch family 0 his brothers devoted their time to the law Mr I Lawson awson thought he lie saw a fortune in shipbuilding and the this sea ea and as na a youth ho hue entered the Robert NapIer Kapler Sons firm at Glasgow Scotland who built the tho first steam driven battleship of the hue British nay navy And nd for tor six years he assisted in the tho building of merchant and marine ships for both the tho En English and Turkish navies Becoming Interested In American n fairs ho he shipped for New Orleans in 1841 1843 worked his hit wn way up the lie Mississippi finally landing In Nauvoo He Ito Joined the of Parley I P. P Pratt Its company on journey Jour- Jour nov ney to Salt Lake Mr tr Lawson Is survived by his widow widow Mr Mrs Harriet Ran Lawson aud and the following children Mrs D. D H. H White Mrs A A. A n. n Mrs Irs Harry Chapman Mrs Irs Royal noral C. C Barnes Darnes Miss Blanche Lawson John William and James Lawson Ll Jr all of Salt SaIl Lako Lake City Ho He is 18 a also o vive survived b by eighteen grandchildren |