Show HORACE THORNTON IS 85 YEARS OLD HORACE THORNTON ton son of ot Ezra and Harriet Goodrich Thornton was no born horn May bluy 7 1822 In ht Catar augus county Now New York tie lie was baptized In III April 1836 by b Lyman Wight ordained a u seventy In 1845 1841 and became a 0 member of ot the Twentieth quorum He lie was ordained a n president of ot the quorum of at seventy February 13 1866 by Erastus Snow and was d II nt at of oC the high quorum of ot Sanpete stake ke for Cor u II number of at years He moved to Far West Mis Missouri lIs sead In the tho spring or 1836 1536 and located located ed cd In In 1839 1830 He lIe was marled mar married led ried to Elizabeth Wimmer Thornton in 1851 lS l nt nl what was called Weber fort fortnow fortnow fortnow now Ogden bv by b Capt James Jamell Drown Brown He Ite was a resident of ot vUle for 10 years ears from 1852 to 1862 and from there he was called to Parowan where tho the family resided for or 19 years year Dur During DurIng DurIng ing his stay sillY there he was engaged part of oC his time running a II grist mill for Cor George A Smith He Ho was one o of oC Or Orson Orson Orson son Pratts vanguard of 42 2 men which preceded the tho main body hody of oC the plo pio pioneers ners Into the Snit Salt lake ake I valley ulley He HeIs HeIs Is III at lit present n temple worker in Man llan MantI tl tI but hut Is Js getting quite feeble and Is not at present enjoying the best hest of at health |