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Show Mrs. Caroline Adams, Pioneer, Passes Away Mrs. Caroline Adams, 83, pioneer resident of this city for nearly three quarters of a century, died at the home of her son, Lenard Adams of Provo last Friday at 1:30 p. nr. after a brief illness. Mrs. Adams. had gone but a week before her demise to risit with her son and Ins family in Provo. Mrs. Adams lived a life colored by the events of which the' pioneer history of our state and community is made. The following biographical sketch was prepared by her granddaughter, grand-daughter, Mrs. Haydee J. Iverson, and read at the servces by Mrs. Mary E. Abel. Biographical bfcetch Across the deep blue water in the quaint little city of Werslosemagle Zelan, Denmark, Caroline Hansen Adams came to live in this world January 14. 1849. She brought a great deal of joy and gladness to the hearts of her parents, Christian and Inger Mortesen Hansen. She w.3s a happy, healthy child and many of her childhood hours were spent among tire flowers that enhanced the beauty of their lowly thatched cottage, a desire which has never left her. Flowers have always been a great source of happiness to her. Her father was a natural born musician, at the age of 7 years being able to play the violin. He followed the trade of making boots which made their financial condition quite secure. Due to this and their great hospitality their home was always open to the Mormon missionaries, aad they took a great pleasure at having their meetings held at their home; and in due time were converted con-verted to the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Shortly after their conversion, they received the spirit of gathering and in the year 1857, when Caroline was 8 years of age, her parents left their home with their five children together to-gether with a company of 544 other I Saints for Liverpool, England. They were under the leadership of Ma-tha's Ma-tha's Cowley, sailing on the vessel Westmoreland, and went with the handcart company across the plains as far as Genoa, 120 miles this side of 'Omaha, Thru sickness they were compelled to remain there , for some time. Here a home was built and crops were planted, but about harvest har-vest time in the year 1859, they were ordered by the Indians, urged on by non Mormons of that vicinity, and were given just 48 hours to pack their things and leave or they would be driven from the settlement by force. As best they could they worked work-ed their way from place to place until in the year 1800 together with a small company of Saints who had secured wagons drawn by oxen and cows; started on their weary trek across the plains. It was a long, irksome journey, but at times it was pleasant too. It was not so hard as pulling the hand- (Continued On Page Five) |