Show PIONEER DIES IN mantl MANTI HOME MANTI delaun mills cox 82 said bald lo 10 bo be the tha first walto child born hero here died at his bis home sunday from infirm itice due to age mr air cox was born here march 24 1850 a son of or diio S aad elvira mills cox ills hla birthplace was a dugout on tho the south side of tile the temple hill where ui th first made their homes during their first winters ibero here ile he began li erding sheep arid and cattle near the old tort fort at the age ot of 6 and SA at 15 lie be was seat to the muddy river this district la is now a part of arizona there he fought indians and in 1866 returned to mantl manti and fought in the blackhawk indian war var returning to hla his homo home in the boath after peace with the was established lie he engaged in dry farming fanning and horticulture during the years lie he spent in southern utah and arizona he became a master craftsman in tile the art rt of making tine fine musical instruments many of hla his violins are still in existence ile ho also invented many labor baving devices among which was a sim weaving machine loom reel and silk twister he also made a power plant which ran a wool carding ina machino machine starch mill and various other machines ile he retired and returned to mantl mand in 1919 ile he married charlotte kelsey june 19 1811 18 fl in tho the old endowment house in salt lake ile he later married man led susan brown who with 17 sons sona and daughters survive air mrs AbI abigail gaill heaton healon provo mrs airs elvira blackburn Or derville leonard charles R and ory orvllle ille S cox and mrs eunice herbert shelley idaho mrs airs phebe thurber decabo idaho mrs euph basla tasla dobson and edward cox salt lake william M cox alton mrs susan wilson hurricane mrs airs margaret heaton moccasin ariz mrs airs charlotte heaton kanzog kanab mrs airs delta blake and mrs mra clarissa blake hinckley mra alm amy edwards sterl ing orin cox california also 12 brothers brothers and sisters 93 gra ren ian and 27 great grandchildren funeral services were held tuesday at 2 p in in the L D S north ward chapel with interment in mantl mand city cemetery under the direction of the deseret mortuary |