Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-24

| II was little less than a barren wilder
ness; when redmen. wild beasts. crlck-
| cts and the pestiferous grasshoppers
abounded here, and he has witnessed
very much of the ravages committed
| by all those plaques In early times. He
has witnessed the growth and develop
ment, and contributed to make Ogden
what II Is today, wiz: one of the best
known cities on the highway OF nations
from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean.
William r. Kingsford was the son
of John Kingsford and Elizabeth Files
kingstord. He was born at East
Langdon Kent, England, January D..
1920. He was an agriculturist and fol-
lowed that pursuit from youth to man
hood, and even to old age. In Febru-
airy II, 1919, ne was baptized into the
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints; on July 90, 1851, he was mar
ried to Miss Louisa Burrows. who was
| member of the same faith as him
| self After assisting with his means
| to establish the Gospel In his native
place for about five years, he desired
| to gather with the body of the Church
in Zion. on the Sth of April, 1854. he
with his wife sailed from Liverpool;
| They crossed the Plains in the com
pany of Captain Robert Campbell, and
reached Salt Lake City October 18Th.
| the same year. on the 10th OF April
! the following year he came to Ogden,
his death. which occurred February
| II, 1898. In the seventy ninth year of
his age. When Brother Kingsford came
to Ogden there were only three farni-
lies besides himself residing on the
east or bench part of this city: now
there are thousands. The three besides
| himself at that time We're Col. David
Moore, since Bishop of Mound Fort.
Bradford Hunt and Brother Ginger
on June 27, 1857. his wife died of con-
sumption, from which disease she had
been a sufferer a long time. Suisse
uuently he was married to Mrs. Eliza
beth Jackson who survives him. He
was one of the original builders of
the Ogden canal to bring out the water
to irrigate the lands on the bench part
of this city In 1855. He was also one of
those sturdy workers in the building
of the ogden canyon road; opening 1t
up to travel, and thereby abridgng
the distance of travel from here to
Huntsville and Bear Lake valley. He
likewise labored to oren Taylors,
Waterfall and Strong's canyons; he
helped to build the old Ogden taber-
nacle, and contributed freely to the re-
constructions indeed he was ever
ready to aid in all public improve
ments. At the time of his demise he
was--and had for a very long time
been-the Oldest settler on the Bench.
having resided there some forty-three
years.
The funeral services were held at the
| Fourth ward meeting house Wednes-
day. February 16. 1893. Bishop e. STRAIT
| ford presiding. Addresses were de-
| livered by Bishop Stratford, Elders
| Joseph Hall, u. II. Peery, Joseph
| Parry and Charles Welch. all of whom
spoke In the highest terms of com.
| mendation of the life and character of
| the deceased They each testified that
he was a man of truth. honor and In
| tegrity; that he was a loyal citizen, n
true friend,a affectlonate husband and
| fatherand faithful Latter-day Saint.
| The pail bebarers were High Priests, of
which quorum he was member.
JOSEPH HALL.
| Millennial Star, please copy.
Five is the sacred number of the Chi
nese, who have five planets, five cardl-
| nal points. five virtues, five tastes, five
musical tones, five ranks of nobility and