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Show Last 1047 Pioneer of City Called to Rest Benjamin "oung Greenwood, 84, last of the pioneers of 1S47 of tl is city, passed to his reward Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Greenwood had been in failing health for some months but was confined to his bed only since last Sunday.. Death was due to general debility incident to old age. The deceased was born in Nauvoo, Illinois, February 9, 1S46, and the following year came to Utah with his parents, William and Alice Houghton Greenwood. The family settled in this locality and he has spent his life-time here. His early life was filled with the varied experience common to those pioneers of that time. He attended his first school, instituted by his father. Mr. Greenwood was the president of the first M. I. A. organized in American Fork. He served for three years as a city councilman, and for many years on the American Fork Water Board. He was part owner of the first threshing machine brought into this locality and assisted in boring bor-ing many of the wells. He followed the occupation of farming mainly. Although Mr. Greenwood took part in the Black Hawk Indian war from June 15, 1866 to 1867, he was always favorable towards the Indians, and it was no uncommon thing after vards Cor him to bring an Indian to - his home and give him a bed over night. In January 1883, Mr. Greenwood married Miss Sarah Jane Julian, and five children blessed this union, two of whom preceded him in death. Surviving Sur-viving are his widow, three children, Mrs. Josie Walker, Pleasant Grove, Miss May Greenwood and Aaron Greenwood of this city, two brothers, Samuel Greenwood of this city, Joshua Josh-ua Greenwood of Salt Lake, and one sister, Mrs. Rachel Hunter of American Ameri-can Fork, also survive with two grandchildren. Services for Mr. Greenwood will be held in the Stake Tabernacle today (Saturday), commencing at 2 p. m. n |