| Show iA WAS THE TOE FIRST WHITE WHITEMAN WHITEMAN MAN IN ASHLEY VALLEY John Dead Jn in Vernal Venial at ARC Age of 88 SS Funeral Largely Attended At t d tended at t Rock Hock Rocky RockyPoint Point John Blankenship tho the first whiteman white whiteman whiteman man to locate In fn the Ashley valley died at his home in Vernal last Sat Sat- Several weeks ago he sustained sustained sus sus- an Injury Injun to the hip which h healed aled slowly owing to his his his' advanced age That together with general debility debility de de- brought death The funeral services were held inthe In Inthe Inthe the Congregational nal church last Monday Monday Mon Ion da day afternoon Re Rev George A. A Downe Downey Downey Dow Dow- ne ney pastor of the church officiated Former Bishop John N. N Davis of the Mormon church was one o of the sp speakers akers A feature of the music was a solo by Miss Mima lIma Davis The service at the grave Rocky Point cemetery was under the auspices of the American Legion A large number number num num- ber of oC people from all walks in lire life followed the body to its last resting place under the clods of Ashe Ashey val val- ley When When but 19 years of age Mr Ir Blankenship went from Indiana to Oregon He was but a few years behind the gold seekers in California ia and Mormon emigrants in Salt Lake valley He remained there but a short while and then came into the Uintah Indian reservation At Whiterocks he was for a time employed employed em em- by hy the Indian department af after after after af- af ter which he settled at Old Ashley and took up a homestead which he afterwards turned over to Pardon Dodds who came a few Cew days later The impression has generally been een that Dodds was the first settler but that seems to h have ve been a mistake Dodds did build the first house however Sir Mr Il Blankenship moved to Ouray where he acted as government farmer for seven or eight years Then he went back to Ashley Ashle valley and 2nd has lived there ever since He was an honored and respected citi cIti- zen For three terms ne be was county treasurer Forty-five Forty years ago Mr Blankenship Blanken- Blanken snip ship was married to Miss Elizabeth Johnstun who with the following children survive Hope Carloss Vernal John Blankenship Trindad Islands Blanch Koehler l I Myton ton Gale Hall Dryfork Ruth Caldwell Lapoint Mary Roth Salt Lake In addition to the above there is 18 only one oae other relative Anna relative Anna Muse Portland Mr Blankenship was born in Indiana Indiana Indiana In In- diana May 22 1834 He was a veteran veteran veteran vet vet- eran of the civil war on the Union tide side 0 o |
