Uintah Basin Standard | 1962-05-03 | Page 11 | Martha Tav-I-an Lincoln Honored on 114th Birthday at Stewart Rest Home; Gov. Clyde Represented Utah Old Folks Committee

1 I Martha Lincoln honored on birthday I at Stewart Rest Clyde represented Utah Old Folks Committee Martha i 1 the oldest Ute on the Uintah j and Ouray and quite possibly the oldest living American was honored V. i April She was I presented a belated centenarian Jl badge from the Central Old Folks Committee of the State of Utah at the Stewart Rest Home in Roosevelt where she presently Lincoln who is years according to official records in the Tribal received her badge from Utah's George D. The Governor had been in Roosevelt attending a meeting of water users of Duchesne County and a tour of proposed water reservoir sites in the This white and blue badge is presented to all over the age of one hundred and the committee members were not aware of her age until a story appeared In the Salt Lake papers when she was the oldest patient ever to be released from the Roosevelt A longtime resident of Lincoln was again confined to the hospital with a bad cold and congestion several months ago and rather than let her go to her home during the cold weather she was removed to the Stewart Nursing home in Roosevelt to The Governor went to the home where she Is staying to present her this centenarian Others who came to pay their respects to this ancient member of the Ute Tribe were Merlin Roosevelt Paul Roosevelt Stake President of the Reverend Robert B. Episcopal James E. and numberless other friends and Mary May a member of the Tribal Education introduced governor As he presented the token of her age to the governor expressed a wish that she could talk to liim and toll him some of the things she has She does not speak English and he does not speak