Show RUFUS ALLENS ALLEN'S TESTIMONY 1 1ST ST GEORGE August 26 1894 In the WEEKLY SEMI NEWS appear the names nt-mee of the Plo Pio- Pioneers Deere of 1847 and one of the names is i Rufus Allen AileD of Wa Washington county My uncle Rufus Allan Alien was waa with the Pioneers He lived near Ogden Oe an City and died there about five or six iz years since true and faithful Myself and my uncle have bave been bean taken for lor the be same person a great real many times and my name nama appears In history as al Rufus Rutus Allen instead of ot Rufus Chester Cheater Allen Allenor Allenor or Rufus C Allen AileD and the question is ie frequently asked me which one of us it Wit watt that bat was wai with the ba Mormon Battalion which one was waa wl with Apo Apos tie tie tle P P Pratt at Valparaiso in Chill al also o on OB the tha plains in the year 1848 as a asfar tar far a as miles mile below Fort Laramie to assist assist- the emigration again in 1849 balow be- be below low Jow Independence Hook Kook for tor the same purpose In the spring of ot 1854 I 1 wa was wal called onan on onan an aD Indian million to southern louthern Utah with others othan and aid was wai s released in Sep Sep- September September September 1857 1867 to return north in timeto time timeto timeto to spend a good share hare of ot my time during the fall tall and Winter Inter of 1867 and aad 68 in io the mountain inasmuch Inam h as 88 army had to 0 be ba looked l after then I came oame south to settle to Dixie Diale in 1861 1801 in 1806 1866 I 1 was wai called one OD to togo toco a the plan plains t Wyoming Missouri rl timer river 1 er erto to lat assist a the Lion driving an ox team frog City OB on b the Virgen river rivet to Wyoming Wy aDd and bat ai k the thai tam same ame season leMon ea oD 2600 miles My uncle was was- wa not Dot with us UI on either of these t trips tripe on 00 missions If you deem tile Ibe foregoing worthy ot of room in your year valuable papery all an right RUFUS C ALLEN un I |