Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-27
DEATH OF MOSES BARRIs.
Yet another Aged Veteran Pss.e,
Away.

Moses Harris, the subject OF thi
sketch, was born July Goth, 1873, /,
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
De was the son OF Silas and Anna
retta Wright Harris. His ancesto
was among the first settlers OF New
England. In an early day hi
father moved into Indiana and set
tied In Cork County, There Nose
became acquainted with Fam,
smith, whom he married Jan. LIST
1924, and who still survives him
aged 50 years Both were baptized
into the Church of Jesus Christ o.
Latter-day Saints on Feb. 23rd
1883. he, In company with hi.
brother-in-law, VIM. Hawks, gath.
cred with the Saints in Missouri in
the summer Of 1885, and stopped
through the winter Of 1886 and '37
at Charlton, Missouri, and In the
following spring located on Crooked
River, Caldwell County. He suf-
fered with the Saints in the perse-
cusion Of 1885, and in the Indictment
month Of March, 1889, with one
horse wagon In which had to be
slowed the most necessary house
hold goods, with several children.
he set outfor Illinois, leaving all the
balance Of their property a prey to
the mobben.
de finally settled about five
miles west Of Montruse. Iowa, in n
very destitute condition. He was
oruaAned a High Priest under the
direction OF the Prophet Joseph
Smith In NAuvoo.
The ssason before the exodus Of
the Saints from Illinois he moved
on farm nearer Montro.e which he
had rented. About the first Of Nav.
1876, he took up The line Of march
with the Saints for the West, and
arrived at Council Bluffs about the
time that Colonel Allen called on
the Twelve for 500 volunteers to 20
to California. He gave up his eldest
son, Silas, who was the main sup
port Of the family, in response to the
call Of the Twelve, 10 enlist in the
Battalion. At the Bluffs he located
on Little PidgeonCreek. In October.
1873, his son arrived from California
and, with his assistance, the family
were Prepared to cross the plains in
II. y. Allred's company, in 1919.
After they had crossed the Loup
Fork, his sister, the wife Of William
Hawk, was killed In a stampede.
He arrived in Salt Lake valley
on the 18th Of October and settled !
in Bountiful. ten miles north OF Sail |
Lake City, where he remained until |
the spring of 1851, when he Joined |
the company Of Charles C. Rich
and Amaza Lyman to go to San
to form a settlement.
At that place he purchased forty |
acres Of land at $40 per acre, but |
not having it quite paid for when
the settlement was broken up, he
got no title for IL, and 80 lost IL with |
the improvements he had made. He
started ON his return to Utah in thu
fall of 1857 in Jefferson Hunts COM
pany, and settled in Washington,
County, Utah, in Feb
ruary, 1855. In the spring Of 1859
he moved 10 Harrisburg. which
place was named after him by Presi-
lent Brigham Young, he being the
lnly settler there at that time.
In March 1864 he moved with his
on John to Berry Valley (now Long
Valley, Kane County, Utah, anu
ocated at what is now the town Of
where he remained until
lriven out by the Indians in June
1897. He returned 10 Harrisburg
where he remained about three years,
md then assisted In building up the
own Of Leeds, three miles east Of
Harrisburg. From this place he
moved back to Glendale. Long VAL
ey, and settled near his sou Silas,
It which place he departed this life
March 18th, 1899, after an illness OF
hirty days, caused by an attack OF
which settled in his stOm-
Ich, causing severe pain. He finally
lassed peacefully away n few min
its-s before midnight, aged 81 years,
months and % days.
He leaves posterity now living,
i five children, 30 grand children
md S. great grand children. Father
Harris long and eventful life. after
with the Saints in Mis-
ouri, was mostly spent in opening
up new settlements. He was very
lnassuming, aud was honest and
UPRIGHT in mis- dealings with his fell
ow man, always quietly performing
III duties required Of him. He was
'ery temperate in his habits. He
never faltered nor murmured under
III the trying scenes he was called
o pass through, and was ever ready
o bear n strong testimony TO the
ruth Of this Datter-day work. 1t
an truly he said OF him, "He has
ought the good fight, he has kept
he faith. &" and will come forth in
he mOrning of the first resurrection
md inherit all the blessings sealed
Ipon his head in the Temple nf the
Lord, wherein he passed Though all
he ordinances given in those sacred
places. WARREN FooTE.