| Show os sr elder LEV LEVI JACKMAN son of moses french jackman and elizabeth carr was born in lit Ver vershire shire orange co Ver vermont july b iter INT in 1810 he family moved mored to batavia N Y and in removed t L portage cot co coy t ohio in 1831 1831 pr ans s joeph jo eph smith visited that place and brought with him the tha beok ot of mormon e it f its truth and ot of the great latter day elay work and after a is careful investigation of th the doctrin advanced by joseph he was bars bare baptized by elder harvey narvey whitlock on the ath ot may 1831 ina lna in a feddas th thereafter beafter was as ordained an elder under the hand 4 of 01 v and in november Nv ember following was ordained a high priest in may klayt IM 1832 with about one hundred persons persona he be started for missouri and arrive at In depend uce J ackson co 9 aur aug nub rib of the same year he buffered with the saints the eions inflicted by their enemies and was one of the number thag that wab was compelled to surrender r their arms arnis to the relentless mob and oved with them to clay co in 1831 president joseph smith ded zed E a take stake in that county hed a high w council and bro Jackmin wa A appointed a member ot of the tho same in 1835 the temple wa wai i in course coute of erection at kl IU and he the elders were rt quested to assisi in the toh tok work he be with elder ner caleb baldwin left clay county in may of that year and traveled on root foot without purse or scrip and arrived at kirtland ohio on the of on the asih tie be commenced to labor on the Temp leand continued to do so until its completion in 1836 1838 he be left kirtland sor lor clay co missouri and in consequence ot of persecutions was comp compelled elied to remove to far par west caldwell co where he was elected a justice ot the peace by c continued on ticked persecutions he was t 0 his bis family left for 1111 and settled at commerce att afterwards erwardi nauvoo hancock co heper he performed a mis ion lon in 1844 he also labored on the nauvoo temple and abbl assisted ted in constructing ting ling wagons tor for the migration of the saints to the moun tans tana he sest left nauvoo for winter quarters in 1846 1818 and was one of the pioneers of these mou mountains retains rit aIns ar arriving riving with them la in salt lake valley july 24 1847 he was waa j n member of the first high council la in the valley was tor for many years a c to the late bashop S boutdy of the sixteenth lake city and was afterwards orda odal ned tiled a patri arch he was wab a man of 0 integrity without os ostentation an earmest advocate of the c ause cause of 0 truth a friend of god arid and hamati humanity and died firm in the faith 0 of the gi 9 la ju the tho hope bope of a glor glorious lous ious n at 11 ale aie U tah tab co on sunday july 1 1878 7 awed axed ed 78 star it 11 months at a d daili daill da a the tha fui ful funeral aeral services were held on the tuesday elders Z Coul trin stephen markham sand land and lyman curtis curlis ot of the pioneers elder daneels danela and bishop davis addressed the thu assemblage hb hii remains were followed to the gave g ave by a large concourse of sorrowing fri frienda endi peace to hj hl i i ashes athes M |
