| Show tink TIEK MARTYRED ender ELDER W V S BERRY beury tim THE follow following n letter will be read with interest nt erest as some particulars in reference to one of the tile victims I 1 to the late deed of blood in the state of tennessee the bodies of elders berry and gibbs are not likely to arrive here until thursday or friday ot of this week ldar CEDAR cm crry iron county utah an aug 15 15 1884 president joseph F smith dear brother in accordance with instructions roc received elved from you per iele tele telegraph graph I 1 immediately visited the family of the late win wm S berry and in as antle a manner as possible convey j ed eato to them the sad intelligence of the death of their husband and add father brother john W berry the only surviving vl in brother of the deceased is depending upon meto me to inform him when the body of his brother is likely to arrive at milford liford Al as it is seventy miles distant from Ka narrah which will necessitate two days travel by ordinary team thinking that a few items relative to the late will wins S derry berry would be of interest I 1 have gleaned the following william shanks berry was born in in dresden weekly county tennessee on the ard day of february 1838 who was the son of jesse and amelia ferry berry berry the wlliam above jesse berry father of william willam wili I 1 S berry deceased served in the united states army during the war of 1812 1814 and frankee as colonel in 1832 1852 18 he ite jol joi joined tried the church of jesus chri chrls chrin t 0 of f r latter latte ater day rd saints in iti tennes 4 M see nee fc emigrated to nauvoo in the spraul spring of 1844 and lied died tied the tile ath of au august gust the same year ills venerable wife amella amelia is still lilii li living vii vil at eunar eanar Ka narrah raft iron co utah and is in her year in good goa health and sound mind has experienced much sorrow and grief having hoving had sons and a daughter in law brutally murdered by bv indians in ism ISO at which time the berry family were helping to form settlements in southern utah win S berry leaves two wives and 13 chil drenthe oldest just sayears old the youngest 3 months brother william was mood a good kindhearted kind hearted and faithful latter latten d day ay saint an affectionate husband and loving father and much respected b by all who knew him he served in n the position as bishops counselor a number ten ren 0 of ai years when the sad news was revealed to them thela of the death of their beloved husband and father the outbursts of grief were heartrending and can be better imagined than described whence when we consider the service rendered to our country by by the father of the deceased before alluded to we are startled with the sad news that his son is murdered by a ruthless masked in mob 0 b in hi his native state while in the di discharge s of his autv preaching prea china the gospel go pel pei of jeus jesus christ as revealed T in these thes esthe the latter days through the prophet joseph smith respectfully your brother in the gospel 11 HENRY hnnry ny L lar uis UIN T |
