Show BISHOP ANDRUS james andrus died at his home in this city aco of old age jamea andrus a son of milo andrus and jane dale was born at florence ohio june 1835 and came to laih with his mother in 1818 in hebar C kimballs Kim balls company he went to montana in the 00 where ho became familiar with horses and cattle and acquired quite a competence dortho o times to utah he laura althea gibson in march 1857 she was the daughter of aco V gib son and mary sparks of bouth carolina alio were pioneers of ib 17 comin to utah in capt browns company immediately after he went to on a mission crossing the plains with as was the custom at thai time he mas pleased und called home alie same cir ow nib to tho condition af allaire incident to alie coming to utah of johnsons arm in he manica admi L gibson and came with the daie pioneers to dixie grafton with arpon piatt F B woolley ind others here lie engaged in farming and raising horbes and hen from dibie for diners of teams across the pi uns in lo 10 bring in the emigrants cru calad for he went as to capt D D mcarthur ana in a laige compana of emigrants emi Krants it was he was living at gratton that he performed valiant ai captian of a compana of cavalry in the indian dih tur bancea of dais hen ur and win ane killed bv the indians danny isad and lie had anany c indian bands lie showed knowledge of indian carfaro and indian character he successful on alice and boon had tho subdued and pacified in lie moved to bierau and located venere lie ins since lived lit nas industrious und ambitious to git on and daid H cannon and others freighted from california Califor nii ovir alie old trail to salt lake it was on one of theao cups in that 1 B was lulled by the indians in he ant with D H cannon and others to on the platte river for in tin lie was appointed bupt of the canaan co operative block winch wad a great factor in building up thu alook industry in this country he afterwards engaged in the cuttle besmen busmen for himself and became the leading in this bention later lie became identified woolley lund judd and succeeded tins firm in the mercantile which hs was baill carrying on at the timo of ins death in political laffaira he was active and interested after alie division on party lines he served as county several terms and was elected representative from county to the birst state legisla ture he was chosen presidential elector from utah on the democratic ticket in the election of 1912 in affairs lie was bishop of bt george foi ave 01 six vears and was a member of the high council at the timo of ing death in financial matters lie acquired more means than any man in this part of the country being eminently successful as a Bt and banker he was interested in nearly every irrigation project or business winch has been started liere in alie last twenty deais in all of which his judgement jud gement was good and respected by his business ao dates he was liberal with his meana tor public purposes especially in the erection of buildings with ins passing goes a splendid of tha kind of men that build well vo cahall mias him but ins work will live as long as the history of tins bention of the country endures his widow naomi fourteen children and forty five grandchildren giand children survive him his wife und all his living children were present at his funeral |