Show A Ten venerable crable Te veteran terAh on monday last the numerous an fn friends i ends and relatives of sir mr dabid nelson congratulated liim him on the happy consummation of his fourscore icare mr nelson was born on june etli 1801 in shrewsbury worcester co mass where several of his relations are still living among them an aunt now 95 years of age with whom he be had bad a pleasa t meeting when ho lie revisited the old home homp in lie the bay state in 1872 73 As its early as I 1833 83 bro nel coined alie church of jesus christ oy atter day Saint Sanit sand shared all aalthe the experiences odthe saints in those troublous days he left nauvoo with his fa family I in 1846 1840 renia removing eina to st lou louis s whence he journeyed to utah in n sept 1852 under undergoing ping all the hardships and fatigues of the travel across tho the plains at first lie settled in kaysville Kays ville but came to ogden in march 1855 when lie purchased the lot now on main and ad streets which ho he still occupies ten children made his fi fireside roside happy happ p V through the lapse of years five of whom are still living of grandchildren he haa has 23 and great grand rand children two the old gentleman is still as hale liale and hearty as his advanced age admits of while on guard on the nauvoo temple long years ago lie lost one eye yc but the visual powers of the other were BO so much increased that he yet sees as well with the one as he ever did lid with the two bro nelson has reached a ripe old age and everyone who knows him wishes that the eve of his life be ever easy and an d joyful happy and peaceable |