Show 0 13 T X U JA P ar at bountiful yo november vember 14 1885 1883 ot of old age and general debility joseph holbrook deceased was born january 16 log in the town of anaville Ans ville oneida onelda county new york was baptized nto into I 1 the church of jesus christ of latter day saints january 6 ma in warrow Genes Genez genessee see county new york bv leonard rich and was ordained un an elder april 13 12 by reynolds cahoon lie ile was one of the members of zions camp was in the battle of crooked river oc october tober 25 and received a wound from one of the mob being cut across the arm with a sword ile lie afterwards gathered with the saints to nauvoo and was commissioned as captain in the regiment of the militia of the state of illinois on the ath of april 1841 by governor carlin ile he wals was also appointed a policeman of the city of nauvoo on the of january 1845 ism he ile left with the saints for tor the west in the spring of 1846 and stopped at ponca winter quarters and mosquito creek remal remaining nir g at the latter place the winter and journeying journe yin ise ive westward stward in rr spring and nr rivin in the vaclev of salt ia lake e sept lie ile located bounri fu tul oui in the pring spring of 1850 where he lie renia ined until hib his death he lie wasl appointed judge davis county feb ath 1851 which position he 1 held heid I gid for eight year and wro re appointed ip in lie ile was also elected to the legis tive tire council in 1857 1837 and to the house ot of re representatives resen regen tat ives in ja isy which terms bo lie 1 filled I pd he ile also filled the office of counselor to bishop stoker and afterwards afterward 4 to am anson call jle jie built the first school house in bountiful and during his life he built some lifty fifty two houses ile he died as he tul ful to every trust ile he had 18 children 9 of whom are living 37 grandchildren 3 33 3 of whom are livin jiang 68 great atan grandchildren achil dren 61 64 of whom are living jiving and 2 great great grandchildren |