| Show Oldest Man And last Of Early Pioneers Passes William Arthur Cox ManUs Mantis oldest old old- est eat citizen passed away at this ibis home Sunday morning at 4 a a. a m. m April 3rd 1932 after an illness of three months Mr Cox was stricken with blood poison In his foot three months ago aso but but pneumonia developed during the last few days and the end came speedily He died as he shad lived a faithful Latter Day Saint Wm Vm Arthur Cox was born January January January Janu Janu- ary 1840 at Lima Illinois His parents Fredrick Walter Vatter Cox and Emelino Cox were among the first to Join tho the L 1 D. D S S. S Church In Illinois They with their family of children crossed tho the plains by ox team in 1852 arriving here in Manti ManU In October of a tto to same year They dug sego roots riots and ana other Ither vegetation to tose use use se for trod tood to J keep from starving that winter During the Walker war in 1855 1851 he lie was too young to fight Indians but hut he did his part in standing guard at the fort However HoW er during Black Dlack Hawk war which be began besan in 1865 he was an active mem member Cr Crof of tho the fighting forces of the district dis dis- Ho was with a company of f others hunting tho cattle t the e In Indians Indians In- In n- n had driven off wh when n Peter Ludvigson the first man to lose Ios his life lite In the tho Black Hawk war teas 45 s killed He was with another r company in battle with the In in Salina Canyon where when ho nearly lost his lifo life He also was out hunting hunting hunt hunt- ing tho the five iye Indians who ho broke Jail jal jl l lI here there I and was tho the onI only man that night who had a gun with him Mr Mr Cox made mado a trip trin back to the states state in 1861 to escort a party of ot L L. L D. D S S. S emigrants to Utah under Ithe the leadership of John R Murdock Again In 1866 ho went back to the Missouri for emigrants Ho He nearly lost his life liCe on this trip for tor forthe I tic the cholera broke out among top tite I emigrants migrants and ho he contracted the I This sturdy pioneer was a successful successful successful suc suc- farmer and timber man mm working at these vocations until his age made mado it necessary for lii i ito to discontinue this work Throughout Through Through- out his life here hore ho took toole an active part in all civic matters He served as superintendent of Public Works and as ns He lie married Mary Christena Anderson in the Continued on last page I Oldest Pioneer Passes I i t i 1 1 Continued Continued from nage nag e 1 t j Endowment House in Salt Lake In ill 1866 Eight sons and daughters I were wore born to them all of or whom i ii i i i survive They are William A. A Jr j jand and Fred F. F Cox of Manti ManU Mrs I I T. T L. L Foote and Mrs J. J P. P Neely of Salt Lake Mrs Irs Henriett Metcalf Metcalf Met- Met Metcalf calf LeGrande ande Oregon E. E E. E Cox Utah Calvin Cox Ogden Boneta Doneta t I II Mrs Jack Davis Portland Hist His j I t I wife died on August 14 14 1906 and andIn andin i In January 1909 he married Margret Marg- Marg Marg-I Marg ret McMahon who survives him He is also survived by 25 grand grando grandi I II I o oh CL and 18 great grand children child child- 1 ren wen and the following brothers and I j sisters Mrs Lucia C. C Tuttle Francis Francis Francis Fran Fran- cis M M. M C Cox x Sr Mrs Emmerette Clark George Byron Cox Sr and Chas A. A Cox and Mrs Jacob of ManU Mantl Mrs Alice T. T Hardy Mrs Geo Oeo Crawford Mrs I May Bowen Dowen Mrs Mra Olivia C Cox x and Walter Cox of Salt Lake Cit City Sylvester Sylvester Syl Syl- vester Cox Mrs Harriet Reid an ani and i favina Van Yan Buren Duren Orange Orangeville I Mrs Eleanor Peacock Emory Tuttle Alameda CaLIfornia Call CaL Mrs Farnk P. P and Mrs John Joh Moffitt Boneta Funeral services were held inthe in ill inthe the North Ward Chapel Wednesday afternoon an account of which willbe will willbe willbe be given in the next weeks week's Messen Messon- gar ger I |
