Show MINERS VILIE PIONEER DIES IN ARIZONA I 1 beaver dams aaroa ariz araz nov 28 J R mcknight tied died very suddenly at hla his home here november about 3 p ni death being caused by a pain striking ills his heart as lie ho had not been ill except rheumatic pains as lie he called thoin them in his left arm for a few days previous to his death joines james mcknight eldest son of james and sarah howell mckel glit was born fob feb 15 1858 on the mohave river in california white while laiq hi parents were froni from california to utah to make inake their home As a boy lie ho knew ali what at the hardships of pioneer life meant ile he being the oldest boy in a family ot 0 eleven it fell to him to care car for the family faintly which he did even in his tender years ile he freighted when only a lad and when 13 years old went to salt lake city from his hia home in to buy and bring back a new wagon tor for hla his father lie he hauled supplies to mantl tor for the temple there also to st george when the temple there was erected lie ho married sarah ann zabriskie Zabris klo nov 25 1880 in tile the st george temple and six children were born to to them ills home was in Miners minersville ville utah until th spring of 1901 when lie he seeking a warmer climate moved ills family to beaver danis dams arizona where he lived until his lentil death in 1924 lie he went into th tha grocery business keeping groceries and a tourist camp ground in connection at which business he was very content and happy ile he lea vesto mourn his loss a wife and the following children william C wright mrs lillie leavitt and mrs sadie rollins of deaver beaver danis dams and mrs lulu strasser of st thomas nevada 36 grandchildren and f great grandchildren also a aa 1 well as the following brothers and sisters W 11 II of moreland idaho david R utah J II 11 salt lake city mra airs susa roberts roberta delta utah mrs airs hannah cron duncan arizona and a host of friends interment was waft mado made in the family cemetery at beaver dam |