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Show JAMES HOUSTON James Houston was born in Salt Lake City, February 6, 18 50, the son of James and Margret Houston, they having oome to Utah with the earlier Pioneers. He received some schooling in Salt Lake City and attended the earlier schools of St. George, though being eleven years of age when they arrived was old enough to be needed at work much of the time as were all of the young boys who came in 18 61. He boasts having been a member of the L. D. S. Church since birth, a total now of 86 years and 5 months. James Houston resided in St. George for ten years moving to Panguitch in 1871, where he continued to live through the years. November 18, 1875 he married mar-ried Rebecca Lucy Cooper of Washington, Washington county, Utah who before her death bore him two children, James William, now deceased, and John Cooper Houston now of Ixrvell, Wyoming. April 22, 1881 he married Sarah Ann Lefevre of Panguitch, Pang-uitch, President David H. Cannon Can-non officiating. Their children are Alonzo, Lorin, William Wallace, Wall-ace, Lucy Edna, James Marion, Orzo, Hannah Aza, and David Crawford. Of these William Wallace of Panguitch and David Crawford of Salt Lake City are VilJ Vi - 0 James Houston has been prominent promi-nent throughout his life as a cattleman and banker, having been director of the Panguitch bank for many years, also director direct-or in the mercantile business He spent 20 months as a missionary of the L. D. S. Church in the Central States from April 1, 1864 to December 14, 1865. He served as Second Counsellor to Bishop Allen Miller of Panguitch Pang-uitch South ward for eight years, Counsellor to President David Cameron for eight years, and was President of Panguitch stake for eight years. On one occasion in 1880 be filled a sixty-day mission mis-sion with four horee team and camp outfit, accompanying the Church Leader and Colonizer, Erastus Snow and others on this colonization mission into the states of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. m . He was ordained a High Pnst by Erastus Snow and set apart as a High , Counsellor in Panguitch Pan-guitch stake, August 1878. He has known all or the joys and sorrows of Pioneering but regards his years as more happily spent than otherwise and at 86 past, writes a clear legible hand. Best of luck to reach the hund- red mark is the wish of his friends who are looking forward to meeting him in the near future fut-ure at the Old Adobe Yard camp ground an St. George, where he came first in 1861. |