Show AN PLOUGHMAN william carter was waa brn birn in led bury england on the day of February rury 1821 he left his fall native dative place december 1840 and went to castle frown Here toru county where he was waa baptized and confirmed a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day of december 1840 mr carter mailed from bristol landed at quebec and arrived at july latt 1841 became acquainted with joseph and hyrum hyram smith assisted in building the nauvoo temple and was thereat there at the be time of the martyrdom oo on we tb ah 6 h of december 1843 be married ellen booboo in the year 1846 they moved to council bluff irom from there be was called by president young to ta cross the trackless plains plain and find bind a home borne for the saints bainte west of the rocky bookar mountains at the time of teals calk calf his hie wl a was very sick president young told him his bis wife would got get well and come to him he entered the valley july 1847 and broke the brat birot ground on or near where the knutsford Kouts Kau ford teford hotel now standa in thoo the tall fall of the same year his wife mined him having drove her awu teah across the plains she still lives at st Ge george orare washington bo courty utah but ie a quite feeble antho on abe of 0 april 1857 he was waa called to lo go to canada as a one of tho the handcart missionaries which he be did under trying having to make anany was called nome boine witti the rest of the missionaries in the year 1858 in the jail fall of 1861 be was again called out this time to so help settle bouthern utah and be located in st george president young appointed ulm nim to superintend the foundation work of the temple and after its ita dedication he was chosen one of the workers wor kera he labored in that capacity for thirteen years at we site age of 97 67 years be served a term in the utah penitentiary for plural marriage while in prison be received tae gold model medal awarded for plowing the firt brat land la in utah mr carter 1 died at his bis residence st george juno june 22 2 1896 he was a man oi of stern in teg rity he was the father of a largo larger family 0 |