Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-28
OBITUARY..


At South Cottonwood, Salt Lake
county March 10. 1898, from the eff
iects OF rheumatism around the heart,
Daniel WEIGH. He was born at Pills.
I ,ssn, Dorsetshire, England, May 10,
1851; was baptized az a member of the
church of Jesus Christ of I.atter-day
saints on the 10th day of June. 1S4S.
Lett his native land Sept. LIST. 1850, for
| Utah, crossing the ocean on the ship
North Atlantic In 60 days He was
| detained In the states several
years FOR the want of means to reach
| Utah On the 18th day of March. 1856,
| married Zipporah Welch, while living
In Alton, Illinois. In the spring. OF
lsof he was called with about $50 fam
HES to make a settlement in Nebraska
Tor an outfitting point for the Latter
uay SAINTS on their way to Utah, but
in 1853 the government brought the
| Pawnee tribe of Indians and located
them upon the lands that the Saints
mad occupied and improved, notifying
them to move off the lands as quickly
as possible. This was a great loss to
the settlers. as they had cultivated
ana Improved 600 acres Of land at
cost OF several thousand dollars. He
remained in Nebraska from this time
until the spring OF 1853, passing
through many privations and hard
SHIPS IN order to raise an outfit to
cross the plains.
On the 25th of July. 1863 he left Ne
praska for Utah with an OK team.
passing through the difficulties and
trials incident to such Journey in
those times. He settled in South Cot
tohwood ward upon his arrival In
Utah, where he has resided until the
time of his decease
lie was member of the Sew
ehty-second quorum of Seventy
1866. ' -A"''"'
About five years ago he buried his
WIFE Zipporah, whom he married in
Illinois. In about two years after her
ueath he married again. this time a |
WIDOW with family. with whom he |
IVed happy until the time of his
death. He left n good record. having
always been a man of sterling hon |
esty, conscientious and faithful 10 The |
principles OF the Gospel. He LEFT n |
WIFE, hve sons and four daughters 10 |
mourn their loss ~
The funeral services were hold nj |
tne south Cottonwood ward house on |
Munuay' March 2lst. at p. m. Com |
solhtory remarks We're made nv Iidnrs
H. w. Brown, James Gallagher. Rich.
ara A. Howe, James Godfrey. John q
Laprum and Thomas A. Wheeler ali
OF whom had been personally ncouant-
eu win the deceased from theNtime OF
,ns, arrival IN Utah. His remains were
ialu away to rest in the South COT.
tonwood cemetery. The dsdjca Tor,
prayer at the grave was offered nv
Elder II. w. Brown. W
FRANCES STEPHENS.
DIED at Hyrum. Cache county. Utah
AT f:5u a. m. Monday, March Ia 1897
OF old age, Frances Stephens, wife Of
isaac stephens, aged 7S years, 9 months
aiiu nv uays' Deceased was the
daughter of Thomas Dence and Uorrint
Wooley and was born January o, is9s
AT faVersham, Kent, England: she vns
Daptlzed January 16. 1851; remained nj
faVershaw until 1862, always having
an open house and a home for the
Elders who preached the Gospel I'm Tho
neishborhood; when with her husband
ana children, she emigrated to ITtab
travelling with ox-teams ,OlO miles The
iainliy came In Captain Mlller's com
pdhy ana IN the wagon OF Elder s. +.
.,hen OF Hyrum who had been sent to
the MISSOURI river to bring the emil
grants to Zion; and he says of her dur
ing that long and tedious Journey thnt
NOT a complaint or murmur did she
utter but tried and did comfort her
FAMILY ana others whose faith faltered
SISTER stephens came TO Hyrum in the
fan Of 1862, when the town had tust
moved out of the fort onto the city no
tncn laid out After leaving n comfort
able home in England
she commenced housekeeping in zIon
IN hole in the ground or what Nvns
/
received the Gospel for the love Of COD
ana the fellowship of the Holy Ghost
20 complaint ever came from her Inns,
her unbounded faith in the promises
~ the Gospel always led her To look
forward TO brighter and better dnvs =
Eighteen years she was second COIN
selor In our Relief Society, ana for
many years president OF the Y. l.. n
l. \. Of this wurd; she was also
eacher in our Sunday school for MANI
iears, and only rellnqushed these On, g..
les when age and inhrmlty prevented
Ter fulfilling them.
The funeral was hold on Thursday
larcn L. whom consollng addresses
we're delivered by Elders s. f. Allen I
: Wilson, c. c. Shaw. Bishop ]. II -
Wright and Counselor JamestTnsworth
~ bore faithful testimony to the
integrity and faithfulness Of our de-
arted sister,
After an earnest and useful life. her
emlse was painless md as had been
fomised. she fell asleep in the arms OF :
ne beautiful angel OF death as sweetlv
s babe on Its mothers breast. An i.
g'd husband mourns the absence Of
MS noble partner who has walked the 4
quincy OF life side by side with him
pr hfty-two years. and three grownup
ons and two daughters are waiting
lr the union again was this faithful
amt. wife ard mother foam