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Show Utah Pioneer Succumbs at 96 John B. Mauchley, 96, one of the oldest residents of Cache county, died early Thursday morning at the home of a daughter, daugh-ter, Mrs. Stillman Toolson in Smithfield, of a one-day illness. A native of Switzerland, he was jborn August 30, 1848 in St. Gal-j Gal-j lan, a son of Serge and Kather- ine Mauchley. His family joined I the Mormon church in 1863 and 1 the folowing year immigrated to ! the United States. Mr. Mauchley 's -father died en route to Omaha, Neb., and the group joined the Nebeker company com-pany to continue their trip. His step-mother died a few weeks later in Wyoming, leaving four small children. After their arrival in Salt Lake City, Mr. Mauchley lived and worked with a family in Mill Creek, and then became a sheep- herder in Rush Valley, Nevada, and later near the Bear River in Wyoming. While he lived in Salt Lake City, Mr. Mauchley assisted for several months with the construction con-struction of the tabernacle. In 1902 the family moved to Cache valley, settling first in Providence and then moving to Nibley where Mr. Mauchley lived until nine years ago. Since that time he had made his home with family members in Smithfield and Hyrum. In fairly good health until un-til the time of his death, he was troubled only with bad eyesight. He married Mary Ann Bauman October .13, 1887 in the Salt Lake Endowment house. She died May 10, 1931. Survivors include six of his eight sons and daughters: Ernest Mauchley, NibJey; Mrs. Edna Pitkin, Caldwell, Idaho; Harvey Mauchley, of Logan; . Mrs. Dora Johnson and Mrs. Ruby Smith of Hyrum, and Mrs. Myrtle Toolson of Smithfield; 26 grandchildren, six of whom are in the armed forces overseas and 10 great grand children. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Thompson funeral fun-eral home of Hyrumh-- - |