Show OLDEST LIVING PIONEER I 1 labo jabo july 1897 mrs mr sarah sarab meeks wite a of dr prid frad jy meeks meeke who lc it la is claimed I 1 la the oldest odet pioneer now living was born december 12 elizabeth town harden county state of kentucky makenz her now 94 years jeara and a little over seven months old she joined the be church ot 01 jesus christ of 0 latter jay iu iia the year 1840 and moved to the city of narvoo in 1842 she lived in nancoo about tour four yeste was waa there when toe the prophet joseph was killed and saw him after he was dead her husband dr meeks meeka after the kroph et etla eta la death was imprisoned for the gospel itske in carthage Cart hago jail and saw the be blood of the prophet and patriarch as it stained the floor off of the prison which never could be erased she left nauvoo in year 1846 spent the following winter la in preparing for the be journey to the valleys of the mountains in june 1847 she left council bluffs bluff with jeremiah M K granted grant i company and started west and nl arrived to in salt bait lake october 1 1847 she remained there about four years vests sharing the joys and hardships of those early times and then moved to Pa carowan parowan Paro rowan wao iron bunty arriving there during the month of may 1861 1851 while living at carowan parowan ale was got apart under the he hands of apostle goo geo A smith to labor among the sick nick which calling she alas appeared to be practically adapted she made her nome dome at carowan parowan Pai rowan about ten years then moved to hannabury Harn Harria abury burr washington county to in the abe lall all ot of 1861 when president brigham young introduced the be united order both she and her ber husband entered into tuto that order with zeal and energy they left harrisburg Harria burg and located themselves in little town called Or orderville derville order valle in ID kane county where her husband alej she Is 18 now DOW living at leeds with her only surviving child mrs peggy foggy jane hamilton she to Is the mother of aix children and as implied live five of them hem have passed away she has bag a numerous posterity ot of grand and great mother meeks owing to her age Is in now very tory feeble not able to leave nor her be bei is but she is uncommon mound in mind for a person of her age her memory is most excellent she will now relate almost every important event of her life giving days and bistes and that correctly much of the early cauich history she will now relate and loves lores to talk on the subject we are indebted to her direct from her own lip for much that bat we have written especially the dates sod and much more that time and space apace will not permit us as to write in this short sketch she ane told Us as she wished to bear her ton testimony to the truth of the abe gospel and have it Is recorded in this bis article she said she lobe koew it was true and during all the changing scones scenes and trials of her long and event eventful tul life she never hail bai seen one thing that caused her or to slacken in her faith it Is much regretted by herself relatives and friends that she l i li q i not abl to attend the somi jubilee now boing being celebrate J the writer of at this article has known ber bar tor for now near fifty five yora and is pleased of this opportunity of bearing bis big testimony that bat she to is one of the lord lords Is noble women her silo age caused her services to slacken among the people as pertaining to her calling in sio knees the loss of ber bar labors is keenly jolt felt B Y |