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Show PIONEER OF THIS SECTION DEAD AT PANGUITCH David Cameron, who settled in St. George in 1861, and who aided to a great extent in the development of this section of the state, died in Panguitch last Wednesdapy. The following obituary obitu-ary is taken from the Garfield County News. David Cameron aged 89, died at his home Wednesday morning at 4 o'clock of Bright's disease. Monday evening about 8 o'clock he started to the postoffice for the mail, when he fell down. He was carried into in-to the house by his sons, Owen and Dan and their wives. Dr. Bigelow was called and everything possible was done, but at 10 o'clock he lapsed into unconsciousness from which he did not rally. David Cameron, the son of William and Jane Frances Lint Cameron, was born December 24, 1838, at New Brunswick, Bruns-wick, Canada. As a child of seven years of age he moved with his parents and two other children, namely Steven and Mammoree, both of whom died, to Nauvoo, Illinois, arriving there in the fall of 1845. In 1846 the family moved to Chicago, Illinois, where they remained re-mained until the fall of 1849, when they moved to Little Peigon, Iowa, where he was baptised in. the spring of j 1850. During the summer of 1850 the fam- j ily moved to Utah, settling at Provo, , where they resided until 1861, when ' they moved to St. George. i In 1857 he was a member of the YX company and was stationed at "Devil's Gate," on Sweet Water river, and the same year served as a volunteer for two months in Echo canyon as a guard. When the company moved to Dixie. ! they were with Jacob Hamblin. the j Indian interpreter, and twenty-three others; during 18G2 they went on a friendly visit to the Moquis Indians. In the spring of 1863 he went east to the Missouri river to help the emigrants emi-grants to gather to the valleys. Dur ing this trip he drove four yokes of cattle and traveled two thousand seven hundred miles. Captain Daniel D. McArthur had charge of the company. After returning from the trip he became be-came active as a frontiersman. The country was sparsely settled and Indians Ind-ians were becoming dangerous, running run-ning off cattle and stealing and miir-df-ring. During 1866.7 and 8 the Indian Ind-ian war was on in which Chief Walker played such a part. Under the captainship of James Andrus an exploration was made through to Green River. This was the discovery of Esealante valley, which they called Potato valley, on account jf so many wild potatoes found to be -rowing there. It was while on this trip that Elijah Everett lost his life. Deing killed by Indians, and was buri-?d buri-?d near what is now known as Yellow-"reek. Yellow-"reek. just to the south of Cannon- ville, Utah. In 1875 he moved to Panguitch. Pan-guitch. where he was continued to reside. re-side. Having been ordained an elder by Dr. Sprague in 1857. he has been active along church lines. When the Panguitrh .stake was organized April 23. 1877. he was ordained as high priest and set apart as a member of the high council by Apostle John Taylor. In 1879 he filled a three years mission to California. On June 1, 1879, he was 'sustained and set apart as presi-jent of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association of the Panguitch stake of Zion. On June 18, 1882. he was chosen second counselor to president Jesse w, Crosby. Jr., of the Panguitch stake ol Zion. I On March 9. 1882. lie rr-:-d Alice Jane Eerles In the St George temple. Elder John D T. McAllister officiating. To this union was born ten children. |