| Show OL DEST MAN il IN COUNTY COUNTI DIES Des deserea De serel cret news please copy sunday at willard the angel ot or death called mr robert holmes who it is believed was the oldest man residing in box elder county at the time of his death if mr air holmes had lived until the of next mouth month lie he would have been aa years of age mr holmes history Is a very interesting te one he was born in here ford shire england nii gland jan 19 1816 and was raised by mr and mrs john benbow his uncle and aunt in the year 1840 on march ath mr holmes was baptized a member of 0 the church of jesus christ of latter day saints by antle aizie wilford woodruff being among the united brethren whom drotler brother woodruff baptized in it a few months ills his aunt jane bell benbow furnis furnished bed Q tie e money for the publication Ration of tile the first edition cili tiou 0 of the doola or of mormon and the L D S hymn dook published in great Drita britain ill air fr holmes left liverpool on sept 3 ISIO 1840 in the shii north america which was the first ship shi load of 0 emigrants to leave the old world for A ni erica erlea ile he arrived in nauvoo safely ad was later made macle a member ok 0 the nl nauvoo nauvoo legion was driven from tile the city ity in the falt fait of 1846 and went vent to winter quarters for tho the winter in june mr holmes left with a company of emigrants under bishop hunter for the long march across the plains arriving in salt lake city october gill and made ills his home with the family of dar bar ny adams grandfather ot of maud adams the actress in the year isgut ho be moved to wil lard was married to elizabeth cole but had no children ile he was a enot remarkable man mail and the liel neighbors children were always made welcome in ills his home for they seemed to fill the vacant place in ills his own family itly at liis ills own request he was buried in a i casket made by tho merrell lumber co having reque requested several years ago that mr J F P bior rell muke make the casket his rising r rii i sing siai balcos os oa i sturdy little bond band ot plo pioneers troi our midat and ill hii presence in the community he has resided for so many clars bears will bl be mic missed pd tu fu nal services liell held in in ile hie willard tabe tabernacle tuesday afternoon the speakers speak ors were bishop avni an fn ovea clyna owens john L edwards Kd wards jane owen 4 fister F ister Far parsons sons E P cordon and john JF merrell ferrell 1 during the services miss lottle lottie owens san sail it il beautiful solo tile the prayers were offered by S N cook and helgar packer interment tool took place la in the willard cemetery i |
