Show Aged Pioneer Pases George Theobald aged 93 died diec Tuesday morning at the home of of his daughter Mrs Julia Herbert of of Benjamin Utah from causes incident incident incident inci inci- dent to age He was born at Newport Isle of Wight England May 22 1848 to tc William Wllliam and Martha Lane Theo Theo- bald With his faher's fakers family he came to Utah arriving in Salt Lake City Oct 3 1851 crossing the plains in John Murdocks Murdock's company He experienced many hardships and privations the Saints had to pass thru in the early days of Utah The first years they lived on greens made of nettle pigweed and thistle thistle thistle this this- tle without any bread Clothing was as scarce as their food He re remembered remembered remembered re- re very vividly tho only 9 years old the coming of JohnsonI Johnsons Johnson's I Army into Utah Mis mother died when he was twelve years old In 1861 his father was called to settle the Dixie country and he went down there with the family settling settling set set- at Duncans Duncan's Retreat and To- To During his young manhood manhood manhood man man- hood he was enlisted in the militia to help protect the settlers from the Plede Indians who were always on the war path Among the many important expeditions he accompanied accompanied accompanied Jacob Hamblin on his peace mission to the Indians tru the southern southern sou sou- thern them part of Utah and to the Colorado Colorado Colorado Col Col- orado river being gone all winter I He went out with James Andrews company to recover the bodies of McIntyre and Whitmore who were killed by near Pipe Springs He also went with a posse to re recover recover recover re- re cover the bodies of oC Berry his wife i and another man who were killed I Iby by Indians March 18 he was married to I Naomi R. R Tanner The They lived in Duncan till 1887 when they moved to Hinckley which has been his home ever since Twelve children were born to them The surviving are Mrs Julia Julla Herbert of Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin Benja Benja- min Utah Mrs Martha Gabbitas of and Fay Theobald of Hinckley Utah One sister Amelia Slack of oC Toquerville Also thirtyfour thirtyfour thirtyfour thirty- thirty four grandchildren 33 great grandchildren grandchildren grandchildren grand grand- children and 31 great grand children He has three grandsons and three great grandsons serving for the U.S. U.S. U.S. U. U S. S He was a stalwart dependable citizen and a worthy member of the L L. L D. D D S S. S church Funeral services will be held inthe In Inthe inthe the Hinckley ward chapel at 1 p.m. p.m. p.m. p. p m. m Saturday Feb 7 The remains will lay In state from 10 o'clock to 1230 Saturday at the home of his hisson hisson hisson son Fay Theobald at Hinckley |