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Show ! j. s. hickman early Gilford settler passed away sat. Joseph S. Hickman who for the past forty six years has been a resident resi-dent of Beaver county passed away Thursday March 10, at 3 a. m. from a heart attack. Mr. Hickman seemed to be getting along very good until Tuesday the 8th when complications set in and every thing possible was done but to no avail. Mr. Hickman was born at what is now called South Jordon, in Salt Lake county, June 12, 1859 and lived there until he was seven years old. He then moved to what is now called Fairfield ,and resided there until he was nineteen, then moved to Bingham. Bing-ham. February 22, 1880 he married Margaret Kirk, the daughter of William Wil-liam and Jane Kirk. After the mar- riage they moved to Idaho and resided resid-ed there two and one half years. They moved back to Pleasant Grove, in 1883 and resided there until 1880 when they came to Milford. When he first came to Milford there were only a few houses here. Most of the people lived at what was called Horseshoe Bend, about two and one-half miles south of Milford, Mil-ford, where J. D. Johnston now ha: a dairy farm. He worked for several months in the old A. G. Campbell mill. Later he rode the range for Sawyer Bros, and the Ryan-Ream Cattle Company for several years. In 1892 he moved his family to what is now known as Reed and took up a homestead and resided there until about 1900 when he and the family returned to Milford and run a livery and feed stable. He served as school trustee for four years and served as Deputy Sheriff under John Barton for one year. He was a member of the town board for two years and town marshal for three years. In 1920 he sold his place at Reed and purchased property in South Milford and has resided there since. Mr. Hickman was one of those men whose word was as good as his note. His father, William Hickman, joined the L. D. S. Church in Missouri and crossed the plains with the pioneers. He leaves a wife and six children. M. E., of Boise, Idaho; S. G., of Poca-tello; Poca-tello; F. L. of Beaver and D. N., Mrs. Roy Rogers and Mrs. W. D. Griffiths of Milford. There are thirty-one grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the L. D. S. chapel in Milford Saturday afternoon with Bishop Bird in charge. Invocation was given by J. L. Tanner; Tan-ner; song by the choir, "Sometime We'll Understand;" solo, "Lay My Head Beneath a Rose," by Mr. Hughes, Hugh-es, accompanied on the violin by Dr. Chas. R. Parrish. Remarks were given by Bishop Bird, Wm. A. Miller and J. T. Tanner. Tan-ner. The closing songs was by the choir with benediction by D. A. Tanner. Tan-ner. Interment was made in the Milford Mil-ford cemetery. . n |
