| Show F 1 samuel miles dead was mormon battalion vet samuel miles died at his home in ill this city sunday may 22 in the 3 ear of liia his age ho he was aiu a maeran teran of the mormon Bit battalion tabon f and had had a remarkable career t tho tile fol following loning sketch of his life is furnished by his son W G miles allies P of this city 1 tt S samuel 1 muel miles was born a son of samuel samul and nd prudence marks miles at attica attim new york state april 8 1826 in the winter of 1833 4 elders orson pratt and john murdock of the latter day saint church preached the gospel in Catta raneus co N Y and the miles family were among those who heard and believed in the fall of 1835 he lie together with nith his fathers family started for the gathering place of tile saints in missouri they passed through kirtland 0 and camped for the winter at it new portage 0 where he was baptized by elder solomon warner in april 1836 the family continued its journey the same year and settled near far west Cald caldwall nell co mo samuel miles was present at the laying of the tile corner stone of the temple at far west in july 1838 he ile often said stid that the acts of the mob militia ordered out by gov boggs in de astatine the fields destroying the crops of the saints abusing aged and peaceful elti citizens zens their hideous yells and cries when they had bad the prophet joseph and other brethren prisoners in their camp near his fathers house were all indelibly impressed upon his mind these incidents together with the stiffer ings endured beauro they thoy rca reached clied nauvoo formed a chapter in his life heverto ne verto to be forgotten tho the family finally settled at nauvoo and had bid t the privilege of attending the tle urn uni versify 0 of naboo and receiving instructions instructions from prof orson pratt lonn lorin parr farr and others at the tile ago age of fifteen samuel miles taught j mary school in naboo and later taught school in the eastern part of hancock co after the death of 1 I the prophet joseph he be rode fifty miles passing through carthage Cart hago on fi the way to attend the funeral s he also took an all active part in dei doi fending the city of nauvoo against tile mob in ili june 1846 he be left nau nauvoo mo fur for the west and on oil reaching council bluffs la enlisted iri ili tho the mormon s Batt battalion ilion he often said the ex perien ces from july 16 1846 to I 1 1 july jub IV 16 1847 when nhen he be was wis dis charged at los angeles cal formed a notable year in ili his life upon the mormon battalion i caching C california that country then mex t ican cali territory wag taken possession of in the name of the united states by the in co command minand of the bitt battalion ilion and samuel miles allies through iiii knon knowledge ledge of united st states stites ites law IN was enabled to make out the proper papers and forms relating to tile transaction n without the assistance of books soon after bia discharge samull miles together nith other discharged soldiers started for great greit salt lake but word nord from pros pres brigham young to remain in california a elitle longer during his w stay in california lip bo acquired a knowledge of spanish from the mckibans McKi cans ins of that country and could that langi language vigo quite fluently he ile was the first alcaida justice ju stice of the tile PC ice to administer united states I law iw in california returning to utah in sept 1848 lie settled in gre great greit it bait laiq city and was married in that city to hannah 31 colborn sept 6 5 1849 in the banic car cir ho lie sent cast at for his mother molli cr ing father having died during hia his absence ho lie was nas ordained a seventy jan 18 wl 1851 andin and in 1857 fulfilled a mission in calieon califon faw ili ho be was called to help colonize the southern part of the territory and settled in st george where he lie engaged in school teaching lie ile was ordained a high priest by apostle erastus snow may 12 and set apart as a high councilor in the st george stake and also as stake supt bupt of sunday schools in ili 1875 ho he moved his f family across the vii viiga gin rin or to price and farmed land there continuing to do so until within five he years of his death lie ire ino moved ved back to st george about five 3 ears ago ho ile held the position of a apat pat in the church at the time of his de death deith ith he enjoyed a U S pension UD to tile time of his death for ins his services with the mormon Batt battalion ilion A inife and eight children besides a ho host 4 of grandchildren survive him the children childr Ln consisting of seven sons and one daughter as follows AV A jsamuel samuel ira john frank G and mrs W B mathis all of this city thomas miles of mesa an ari zona and charles miles of salt lake city funeral services were held in tho the tabernacle at 3 p in tuesday under direction of bp james mcarthur of abose ward deceased was nas a member A sketch of the life of deceased was read by elder james G bleak after which i emark bearing on oil the and useful life of deceased made by 1 elder idar rufus C alien julon the sole solo survivor of a number of st george members mcm bers of tho the mormon battalion elder D 11 cannon president of the st george temple stake pros pres ed H snow elder david II 11 morris and bp jas mcarthur McArt hui some beautiful singing was nas a feature of the services at the conclusion ponc lusion of the services in ill the tile Vi bernacle the remains remaina were followed by relate ca and ind to the pity r cemetery empt efy where interment was mado |
