| Show I 1 OBITUARY NOTES JOHN WILLIAM MARTIN at rexburg Rex burg idaho on june alth 1896 at 2 a m john wm win martin died of paralysis he was born at canchester Dan bester chester Mc mccorpin McCon Coupin pin county ill january 1836 the messengers ot of salvation found him in indian berri territory tory in the year 1892 alter after hearing bearing the gospel he was favorably impressed and spent one year investigating vesti gating its precious truths he was baptized in 1892 by elder george labrum was confirmed a member of the church by H M rawlins jr in 1893 he in connection with his family moved to rexburg Rez Rex burg idaho where they arrived on the 2nd and day of july he was a nephew of grandmother ellenor ricks bicks the mother of president thomas E rieke kicks of the bannock stake he leaves a wite wife and eight children to mourn his loss lose five sons and three daughters in september 1895 he traveled miles by team and got his blessings in the house of the lord this gave him great joy for he had looked forward to that privilege with much hope the funeral services were held in the first ward meeting house at rexburg Rex burg on the dinst elders edward stevenson nathan ricks and T E ricks were the speakers by whom consoling and encouraging cou raging remarks were made he lived the life of a true latter day saint and died in full fall fellowship in the gospel of christ RICKS WILLIAM D I 1 JOHNSON SR died at colonia diaz mexico april 13 1896 at 11 pm william derby johnson johnso sr of kidney disessa dis easa he was born october 27 1824 at pomfret chataqua county new york he was waa the eighth son eon and fourteenth child of ezekiel and jul julia i hills johnson he moved to kirtland ohio in the spring of 1833 at that time lime the gathering place of the saints and was baptized into the church of jesus christ when he was nine years of age by elder samuel bent and confirmed by the prophet joseph smith he remembered that remarkable phenomenon of the falling stars also the building and dedication of the kirtland temple in 1838 he started for missouri in the company consisting of all the poor then remaining at kirtland some eight hundred souls soula all in straightened circumstances with sixty wagons and short of food he stopped at spring ville ill for the winter and in the spring of 18 9 started gathering gai berine with the saints to nauvoo but stopped within twenty miles at ramas later called macedonia where he remained four years and then removed to nauvoo there he assisted in building the temple and received his endowments was intimate with the Pro prophets Prop heis family during the persecutions and was in in nauvoo at the time of 0 f the martyrdom on the 9 h of november 1848 was married to jane C brown daughter of abia william and abby 0 brown in the spring of 1849 moved to kanesville Kanes ville now council bluff bluffs and assisted his hia brother joseph E johnson in in 1855 he built a artore acore ot of his own called the variety S ore and general outfitting outwitting out fitting de pot at florence and in 1861 crossed the plains in sixtus E johnsons last company of that season arriving in salt lalie lake city be september 28 1861 located inthe in the fifteenth ward and entered into business he crossed the plains in 1862 1863 and 1864 with ox teams and in 1868 was called on a mission to southern athern so utah and located at washington but afterwards removed by the counsel of president young to johnsons johnsonb kane county where he remained until 1890 when he removed to mexico and located at colonia diaz where he resided until he pe died he was ever ready to assist in anything he was called to do and in assisting the poor door he was a very industrious dust rious man building and beautifying all the places wherever he lived an and full of integrity to the truth he was the father of twelve children six boys and six girls sixty eight grand children and two great grandchildren grand children he was ordained a seventy in nauvoo and a patriarch in colonia diaz in 1895 under the hands of apostle F M lyman his funeral was largely attended consoling remarks were made by patriarch J A little elders erastus beck andrew anderson andersen jas H james and charles richens who dwelt at some length on the noble character and usefulness of the deceased and giving much consolation to the bereaved family UN HERMANO |
