Show ANO AN OTHEll THElt PIONE PIONEER Elt GONE uncle tommy Kichard sons demise in richmond HERALD IlE KALU oa on wednes day morning nov 3rd ard it in richmond cache co utah thomas richardson Richar deon departed this jiel e he ile leaves a widow and a host bast of relatives and friends to ino mourn U ru his lis loss he ile was well known throughout utah rud and was loved and revered by all who knew him he lie waa was a bosom friend of joseph and hyrum smith brigham young and many others in the early history of the church thomas richardson wag was born in wigan lanca lancashire hire england feb 1804 and joined the church of jesus christ of latter day saints in 1837 at pres tou ton he ile was baptized baptised sed by elder joseph fielding and confirmed under the hands boulders of Elders H C kirn kim ball and orson hyde and was ordained a teacher under the same hands at the first conference held in the 0 cockpit Dock pit preston I 1 england in 18 9 7 ho he emigrated from england in 1841 he went to chicago and remained there that winter and worked on the first railroad engine ever built in Chi chicago carlo 11 he e moved to nauvoo in 1842 and went through all the trials and privations the saints were s subjected to he was a member of the mormon battalion and he lie marched from ft leavenworth kansas to california where he be was discharged he the came to S salt p it lake city remained there te ten n days and then crossed the plains to pottawattamie H He e I 1 remained there four years ant and again returned to utah he was bishop of Slat slaterville erville ward for a number u ber of years und he be has bus lived in richmond for the last ten teri years he 11 was the father of 13 children had 51 grandchildren and 21 great i grandchildren ho he died as he bh had d lived a true and sincere sinare latter day da saint B F BAIR RICHMOND utah nov 5 1886 |