Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-08
OBITUARY NOTES.


Mod At Pleasant Grove. Fob. o, i-lli
Aim Pearson, after a lingering Illness
Sic was born In PennsylNnnia, May -lsi,
lslg. and was She daughter ~ ono la.e
bishop Foui1 and his WIG nihltAii.t'
Tho deceased gathered TO Missouri VAIN
nor fathor's family and was wiih them Al
mo itaun'a Alil massacre WHOM hcr
father WAS woundcd and lof by tho mon
Tor dead. Hc recovered, however anu
dipd In tho "Oid Fort,n Snt Lake my III
tho winter OF 1877. Mrs. Poarson' nus
hand was volunteer in mo morulun
Battalion and she, In common WIN o.het
women, suffered many trials lueiuoht 20
tboao b'iug left without 70 pfoieet0r She
ieavos four SONS nnd two daughters.
sbe has been widow Tor thirty years.
ITrr mother survives hos, holus iu nor
qi,h wear, siill halo and healthy. lCoM.
THOMAS EuMrrr
ordou city, Fob. - isoL-fho ink j.
ecnfcolv dry upon the paper on when
wo writo the domiso OF ono no long
loved friond than we nrn tcqitsleh 20
record tho death OF another veteran VINO
has rpout his liio ln tho servlce %. human
redofnp,ion. WUnrp now Calloi upon 20
write the death Of Elder Thomas Eu-
notl. "A man widely aud well known DO
this Territory generally, and in NeueF
county ia particular II not ono 81 lho
fouudors no certainly was ono OF tho
builders u ogden city, aud was always
ready TO sustain any and every enicrpu7o
which had for it, object tho enhancement
of the material interests OF iiia t,wl t Aii.'
fellow cItgrns, and hia oNoriiuu4tor tnoiF
pood wore fully npprccih cd by hIs follow
cltiyeus Of Rll classes IA this Cummuni y,
Drcoasod was Che son N John Emmett
and Sarah Baathmau. iin was born nt
Downru. Lancashire, England, ihU lNih
Of September, 1871. ln the year i' N'
was baptized Into tic church on Jc'ls
Christ OF Lat er-dav Saints 10y sigph.n
Iaugstfun. on November ~ lt't' ho
,yag ordnluod "A member % taU Seventy
aixtn quornm " Seventies. uudor no
handa ~ President Joseph Young. ilo
wns also about ,htoo years since ordal' ca
on February q, 1850. he tool 70 him
Fplf ag wife. Miss Nancy lii,chrr. Ihe
fruits of this union woro scven sons anu
xix daughters. OF which Two Joys aug
two girls preceded him 20 tho Hp'til
world.
on January /, 1881, he omigra'cd en-.
route To Utah, sailing ron Liverpool on
the ahip Elton. On March -, 40 lhnutu
nj New orleans. from which plnce no
went to st. Louis, mud ON the 2nd OF Mhy
moved forward Ia Fort Leayonworth,
aud aiior two weeks thcro Do started
for Salt Lake Clly, which place thoy
rrnchpd septomhor u,is5i. Two wctkH lat
ar tboc camp north and acltlOd iu ufion
citv. Ills public lnbor here began with
holding to build the spanish muh wall
around this city-a good portion oi which
was nasinued him, and whlCu hn Miih'
fully porfofmrd. lie also aided mhpr.
Tally 10 build tho Ogden canal, the Woltr
canal aud tho Hooper canal, in each Of
which ho put considerable means. liih
name ~ also found upon tho roll OF tho
builders and ouonprn of the Siroug'a can
Won road. tho ogden canyon road, besides
witch he laborcd generally ON other
wntor bitches, streets AMI roads Ia tulH
city. Few names AFRO moro iavonhiy
known than his. During mo "hhfd VIM
teri and succeeding year, he WIN ha
family, woro comgun sufferers rom tho
grasshoppor wars upon tho crops oil tue
community.
was elected CAPTAIN, aud he continued "a
promote its interest for many ynnr', until
through falling health ho was compelled
20 retire from his posiiioni Nilsson Robert
William Is tho present leader 81 that
Justly celebrated musical institution.
Thomas Emmett participated Ia the
''Mormon war; the "moyo SOUTH hnl
all the popular moves Of tho poopio lt
this place ON September II, leo-, hi
Ion home on q mission to England. lie
had, however, beon nbsont scarcely
wear when, through failing health, hf
was released and compelled 10 return
home. Something over two years sine,
no had an attack OF paralysis from which
he mover fully recovered, but has rrndu'
ally declined until his domiao, February
LIST, 1894.
The funeral services were hold on Sun,
day tho an inst, in tho Second Ward
meeting house, which was packed 20 ii'
utmost capacity with iriondsi while hun
dreds OF others could not gain admission
10 The house. Tho brass band was out "a
full force and executed several Of hii
favorito pieces Those who participated
IA tho ceremonies were Elders r. ~
Richards, John Pincock, Richard and
Ralph Douglass, Joseph Hal, John
Ellison. Thomas nuyoY Joseph Parry,
n. n. Nye, Bishop EMcQuafIic. Among
them were ncquainlances OF moro than
forty years duration. They spoke words
OF comfort o. tho family, aud spoke Ia
high commentator OF the life, character
and genuine worth OF the deccased friend
and brother.
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