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Show ANOTHER PIONEER OF '4) GOES TO ' HER REWARD Mrs. Margarotta Leinon Klag, ploneor of 1847, and ono of American Fork's earliest settlors, passed to feef roward late Tuesday night, after aa' Illness of five weeks duration. Mrs. King was 82 years of ago, saving sav-ing been born In Cass County, Iudla, Octobor 4, 1839. Sho was tho daughter daugh-ter of William McCluro Lemon and Catherine Myers Lemon. Her parents Joined tho L. D. S. Church In the yeur 1840, whtlo in Indiana, and sooeJ after joining thoy moyod to Winter Quarters to bo with tho Saints. Tke following spring, that of 1847, they left with their family in the flrai caravan of pioneers to follow the original company of Brlgbam Young.' They woro In the Porcy Sessions coat-pany. coat-pany. At this time, Mrs. King was eight years old, and remembered well the many experiences of crossing the plains and early life of Utah. t Her futhor and tho captain forged ahead, breaking the trail for thecoa panics which followed. Upon their arrival in Salt Lake In Septentber, they were forced to llvo in the wagons until tholr log cabin could be built, which took nearly intll hrtatm'ti time. j On October 4; 1851, Mrs. King ttu baptised oa her 18th birthday, She lived "with her, parents la Bait Luke until 1856,,wheH they came to Amer!-. can Fork to stake their hotae, 'build-Jag.paVot 'build-Jag.paVot the first cables la the town about one-half block aorth of the present tabernacle'slte. . , On March 18, 1865, the deeeased was married to Edsoa Klag at-, Salt LafceWb Presiakliltmorouftf,. j-ii 'BeXetaeer oftkV:filK7tif I wore sealed In the Endowment house by Heber C. Kimball. Mr. and Mrs. King Uvud together und enjoyed nearly 67 years of murrlcd llfo, Mr. King preceding his wlfo to tho gravu sevon months Ago.' Mrs. King jolnod the llelief Socloty whon It was first organized, and was a teachor and worker In it for over 40 years. Sho was also a leader In tho Sunday School work, and has dono much Tomple work during hor llfo. Sho was the mother of ten children, six daughters and four sonst Three of tho sons and ono daughter havo preceded her to the grave. The surviving children are: Wm. King, Mm. Lillian Drown, Mrs. Laura Dunk-loy, Dunk-loy, of this city, Mrs. Hva Cotton and Mrs. Mao Kirk of Salt Lake, and Mrs. Sarah A. Allen of Denver. She Is also survived by a brother, John Lomon of Kamas, Utah, and a sitter, Mrs. Mary A. Pickering 'of Salt Lake City. Mrs. King was unable to attend tho Diamond Celebration for Pioneers of 1847, held In Salt Lake this year, duo to bar failing health. Tho funeral sorvicos are being bold Friday aftornon In tho Inbornncle as wo go to press. |