Show alj L Z J r ai fj A L L dpn cousin of prophet joseph colon izer in utah and colorado was as a statesman soldier missionary allas 8 smith cousin to ta tile the prophet joseph smith small and a distinguished pioneer und and colo cob nizer in utah and colorado statesman soldier and mis siona ry passed away at his home in layton tuesday at 1240 p 1 in of old ao a o after au an illness of less than a day deceased was born in now york and had bad ho he lived until tho the of this mouth month ho he would have been 80 years old when ho be was yet a small boy thel the family amily moved to missouri then to illinois and finally to utah with the pioneers of 1847 being in the second compa company uy which arrived here he therefore had all the tr trying ying experiences incident to the early history of the church and mado made the long journey across the plains by the time lie he wa was s about seventeen years of age the family lived in salt lake for a while thou moved to davis county locating in the northern part of centerville Cent center erville ville he was called to settle in iron county and moved there in 1851 or 1852 tie tawas was also called to settle san juan county prom from there ho he moved to co colorado lorado and some years later he was called to settle in the san luis valley where he purchased acres of laud land from the state for the church hero is where the converts from the southern states settled principally almost nine years ago he moved to layton where he lived up to the time of his death in 1851 he married clarinda arinda Ol ricks and later her sister sarah ricks who together r with eight children preceded him to the great beyond subsequently he married miss martha E bennett who together with fourteen children survive him the living children are silas S smith of rexburg Rex burg idaho john A smith mrs hortense hawkins stephen A smith mrs martha E haskell hasbell of mannassa colorado mrs allie E royce boyce of ray bolt wyo mrs emma jane dibble of layton courtis B smith of provo ellas elias austin smith of mannassa colo george E smith hyrum abol abel smith of lost river idaho miss edith joseph francis and miss estella smith of layton ho he also leaves about grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren ile he was among tho the first missionaries to the sandwich islands having filled a mission there from about 1853 to 1858 1650 he served as bishop of para goona from fifteen to awen twenty ty years and president of the san luis stake about twelve years and was war a patria patriarch relf nine or ten years he was in the utah legislature about twenty years being on the committee appointed to compile the statutes and probate i judge ude ud e of iron county about four years he served in the black hawk and walker indian wars being a captain in the latter ile he was also major at ones one time of the utah militia funeral services will bo be held bold in the west layton lanon mooting making hou day itt t 2 11 ni the t will be in 1 I the kays valle ile cenie tery |