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Show David Timothy, 86, Celebrates Birthday Anniversary Here Wednesday At Daughter's Home j David Timothy, 86 years of age, Wednesday, March 6, celebrated his anniversary at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Donald Schmutz at St. George. A brithday dinner party was held followed by an evening's entertainment. Near neighbors and friends from Vernal were in attendance. Pioneer of Utah in 1862 and of the Uintah basin country in 1885, his life has been filled with interesting in-teresting experiences. Born in Fairhoe, Wales, March (V 1854. he was the eldest son of John G. and Martha Davis Timothy. The family became convert? con-vert? of the L.D.S. Church in t'-ieir native Wales and set sail for America early in 1862 on the -hip "John J. Boys". They were 45 days on the ocean, having encountered en-countered storms enroute. Reaching Reach-ing New York they took the train i i to Omaha, where they awaited 1 the formation of an "Emigrant) ! Train" to come west. Members! of the Dan Jones company, theyj ! landed in Salt Lake City in Otio- j ber of 1862. Highlighting the trip across the plains Mr. Timothy rememl)ors the night they camped on the' banks of the Platte River in a, drenching rain. A rude shelter' was provided for him and hi.s ; four brothers on Die ground as j the wagon box was the scene that j night of the birth of the first i -girl of the family, his sister, ! Maltha. Leaving the midwife on duty in the wagon with his wife and baby girl, John C. Timothy held up the ridgepole of the tent to keep the rain from his four small sons. j David Timothy married Martha i (Continued on page eight; I David Timothy Honored (Continued from first pagei Elvira Haws in the old endowment endow-ment house in Salt Lake City in 1878. In 18S5 he moved with his family into the Uintah basin country where he organized School District No. 1 in Jensen, Ashly Valley and became its first teacher, although he had very meager schooling in Walsburg, 'Utah, where the family resided for many years. He built the first log school and gave it to the community and boarded the first hired school teacher free, to give the children advantage of better schooling. He had learned to "fiddle" when a boy and from the time he arrived ar-rived !n Uintah, played for the dances until 1916. He was also active in church affairs, serving as superintendent of Sunday schools for 18 years and as chorister for 30 years. His wife died in 1905, and in 1918 he married Miss Ursula Hadlock and moved with her to Sandy where she died in 1934. Since that time he has spent his winters in Sunny Dixie and his summers with married daughters in Vernal. Ten of his 13 children chil-dren grew to maturity and are raising their own families. They are, Mrs. Pearl Eaton, Mrs. Mae Johnson. Airs. Birda Bastian, all of Vernal: Mrs. Emily Woodward of San Francisco; Mrs. Fern Clark. David Timothy and Rulon Timothy, all of Sandy, Mrs.. Donald Schmutz of St. George and Mrs. LaMar Terry of Rockville. |
