Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-07
HIS COUSINS IN UTAH.
Marlboro Man Raises an Embarrassing
Question for Himself


Worcester Mass, Tclcgruml
About six years ago / paid $3.50 "a
large sum Tor mo 10 pay Tor a book
for the Folt Gcncalogy II happened
that after my youngest child was born
this gcnelloWy was completed, and also
tho Pickering ucneaioFy, including Col
Timothy Pickering, the fdcud Of
Washington, who was prominent Ia
both his clblucts-oncc secretary OF
state. on tho latter Mr.. Charles =.
Bowditch of Boston lnyiahod his great
wealth. and almost infinite patience
and Industry of himself and assistants,
tho work ultimately taking the form ~
several large sheets showing each gem
grafton in separate column. with this
Do n Zinc book Uf illustrated biographies
and there Dr. another book most care
fully prepared index Al those are sold
Cor only twenty dollars o. yet. very
much less than cost but too much fur
my present resources when I am huv-
Ing "A hard time collecting money due
me from those ahundantly Uhlo 20 pay
These two ECnvHlngica show me that
I have many respectable relntlvtH DO
Worcester ana MlddlrsDN counties. and
u ~ very gratifying 20 nnd The NAMES
of my ancestors and all OF my children
D
Hn Tar nH ! know and doubtless these
enthusiastic and ptluHtuking ladies
and gentlemen will iu due time. record
my grandchildren, and possible prnvis-
ion is made Tor ull future generations.
| feel ashamed that years ago I ana not
do more 90 encourage the great pracu-
cal work % preserving genealogical
records when ! consider the Importance
they assume Ia the scriptures. but
then l questioned tho practical utihty
OF tho work
The Felt nen,nlogy has been % me
vast mine of information. supplying
facts iu fun in regard 60 points whore
my knowledge was deficient Iiut one
page has 90 record that omhurrlHles
me. II tells me that my fathers second
cousin became a Mormon in 1879 and
went from Salem a. Nawuo, lll lu
1884,. thence 90 S. Louis ana ultimately
Co Utah, had three wives living ut the
same time and n grandchildren are
recorded,
remember the man. he was tailor
employed hN my oldest brother. but uu-
40 this embarrassing record appeared
! could east him OF las "nn rotation OF
| uurH'" OF course they are distant rHlu-
tlyOH-dlHtuut geographically MS we'll us
lu Cuusaugulnlty- likciy 90 remain
Hu.
Rut Just at this time ! am forced to
make explanation, aud Will try and
D INNNN lh interesting Nh your INNNHTH. II
| want tu read "a paper before tho Amerl-
| can association for the advancement 0t
/ science, ON my topographic alphnhet
ut lts meeting lu Columbus. d.. next
| AuEuHI aud nom there l want TO ru
] WUatHfl the Pacific coast 10 possible.
/ Doc lNia 1 wont through Gambia 10
/ Chicago. ] want now tu visit Buffalo.
! pituburg, Cincinnati, 80, Louis. kau.
| gus CITY Omaha, Denver pta. Shall L
| dnirH Nult Lake city, Most travellers
| stop there, but they probably have not
su many cousins there us 4 have. ana
| VI I stop ln Utah. NuI recognize lU m,
cousins am 1 idonudiug MYSELF with
| pulyg1my'
10 iH hardly practicable t1 carry my
| Touonlugy with Wg ur have check
lHt 90 refer tu. that ! may know as
I ann introduced t0 the numerous. nni
presume rapidly growing FnIt family
! with whom, Cor Instance ] may sbaks
hands dn NOT expect Co he accorded
"Hnhsnu gHU.un." and Iu mot pNp,rt f5
Kiss rNyu single Mormon lady. but
do want 90 understand what constI-
! iuios 90 recognition uf p0lygamy ID
! Visit WN relatives iu Utah.
Congressman Roberts of Utah. who
l expects 10 take his seat in December