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Show Pioneer to Observe 94ih birthday One of Utah's oldest pioneers was honored Monday when friends and relatives gathered to congratulate Mrs. Tranquilla Ann Stevens Jordan on the occassion of her ninety-fourth birthday. An all-day open house celebration was held at the home of a daughter, daugh-ter, Mrs. S. M. Brewer, 1612 South State street. Salt Lake City. Mrs. Jordan has more than 275 living descendants, including ,even children, 97 grandchildren, 150 great-grandchildren. She lived in Fairview, Sanpete county, for 75 years until recently when she moved to Salt Lake City to make her home with Mrs. Brewer. It is believed that at the ime she left Sanpete county she was its oldest living resident. She was among the first white persons 0 settle in the county. A daughter of Lindsay A. and Elizabeth Ann Hendrickson Brady, she was born in Nauvoo, 111., January 22, 1864. From Nauvoo Nau-voo her family moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa, and in 1850 followed Brigham Young to Utah. The Family first settled in Little Cottonwood then moved to Mt. Pleasant and finally to Fairview, March 6 1860. On February 6, 1863. Mrs. Jor- an was married to Ransom A. c tcvens in the Endowment house n Salt Lake City. Twelve child- 1 n were born to them. Mr. Sevens died in 1917, and on June 113, 1921, Mrs. Stevens married his half-brother, Justice P. Jordan. Mr. Jordan died in 1937. Throughout her lifetime, Mrs. Jordan has been an active worker in the L. D. S. church. She was present at the first Relief Society meeting in Fairview and was a teacher in the organization for many years. She was secretary-treasurer of the first Daughters of Utah Pioneers Pio-neers camp organized in Fairview. |