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Show MRS. ANN E. M'CUNE IS DEAD AT NEPHI XephI, Jan. 12. Tho death of another an-other of Nopal's early settlors and much-loved wonicn took plucc here today to-day fn the person of Mrs. Ann E. Mc Cune. Tho deceased was born In 1S26 in Yorkshire, England, and.camo to America In 1S55, crossing "the plains by ox team with the Mllo Audorson company. As her father. Thomas aildglcy, and. two brothers, Jonathan Midgley of Wales, Utah, and Joshua MIdgley. preceded the family to Amor-lea Amor-lea In 1853, she, in company with her mother, her sister, Mary B. Worthen and two brothers, Thomas aud Benjamin Benja-min Midgley, crossed tho plains together. to-gether. Her mother died with cholera, and was rolled up in a quilt and burled --- k-iqwr5 r ' '- r "Jfc " ' L " ""'. i.. r ' in a holo on tho banks of the South Platto river. She wns among tho early settlors of Nephl, and was married to the late Matthew McCunc. father of A. W. McCune. Sho was the first counselor to Re-' becca Udall, as president of the primary pri-mary association here, and has been a teacher In the Relief Hociety slnco its first organization hero In 1SG1. She was the mother or five children, three of whom survivo her Mrs. Mary E. pexton of No phi. Matt McCunc and Mrs Grace Palmer of Salt Italic twelve grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. great-grandchildren. " |