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Show VICTOR CROCKETT PASSES AWAY I I I ( Mr. Victor Crockett, was born on March 14. 1850.' His parents wen-David wen-David Crockett and L)dla Young, both 'of whom came from 'Maine", being be-ing among the 'early converts made by Wllford Woodruff and William Hyde diirlng their missionary 'work In that section. ' ( ' In 1841 the parents of Mr. Crockett Crock-ett left Maine and came as far west as Ohio., They moved from pthf& place In the states of 'lows. Illinois and Mississippi suffering" the hardships hard-ships which the saints encountered In those days. In 1849 they determined to make Utah their home and started, moving mov-ing in that direction. They reached Salt Lake City In October. Mr. Victor Vic-tor Crockett was born the following March. In 1851 the family moved to Pay-son, Pay-son, at which place they resided uu-ttil uu-ttil 1860, Crops were a failure during dur-ing several years of their stay in Payson which made food very scarce. Mr. Crockett began his schooling in Payson, and in 1860 the family decided to move to Cache Valley, making their home Just west of tho Brlgham Young College, at which place he completed his schooling. At the age of seventeen this young man Joined a party and spent a little over two years,' helping to survey the Union. Pacific Railroad from Omaha to Humbolt, Nevada. After this hard work Was completed he tame to Logan Lo-gan and Immediately Joined a surveying sur-veying 'and mining party' which spent' a year in Montana. Another year, was spent In the Boise vicinity with a wood camp. Mr. Crockett spent this tlmo In the timber making ties which were used by tho railroad. When the Utah Northern Railroad was built from Salt Lake City to Butte, he was among tho construction workers and later was ejnployed as a trainmen on the same line. j Considerable of Mr. Crockott'i time has been devoted to sheriff work In Cache County, and ho spent a number of years on the police force of Logan City. ( On January 1, 1857, he was married mar-ried to Miss Wonda Earl, and has inadehls home In Logan ever since. His strongest attributes wero toward to-ward his family. He was a good father, fa-ther, a loving husband and took a speclul delight In telling of his frontier fron-tier experiences In such n way as to Interest his children. He was a man Who maintained a high standard of life, being religiously Inclined and has .lived up to his convictions. His life has been rich in experience that only conies'- to thoso who are accustomed ac-customed to living and camping in the mountalns'ln the early days when gamo was plentiful. He was a great student, practically every minute min-ute of his spare time was spent In reading. He wus well versed In the history and religion of the Latter-Day Latter-Day Saints. -Mr. Crockett has'slx brothers and six sisters, only one of his family, Mr. Emer Crockett of Logan survive h.m. Ho is also survived by his wife and. seven children, ono child b iving died In Infancy. The children who survive him nre: Mrs. William Peterson, Mrs. N. R. Erlckson, Mr. Vern Crockett, and tho Misses Ardell, V..i nit.! ITnvnl nil tt T.npnn. nml ,r... ...... , -.. Mrs. J. Johanson of Brlgham City. Mr. Crockett died at his residence at 408 East First North street last Saturday morning. (Funeral services will be helil today at 2 o'clock in the Tabernacle. |