Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-11
CLOSE OF A BRILLIANT CAREER
Interesting Incidents of the Pioneers
Liie-FOrmerly President of
Willard Stake.
specIal Corresponding.


when the disease was overcome, but the
patient was left in Il very weak condi-
tion, and his physical powers gradual
lydiminished until the end, which came
peacefully and without pain yesterday
morning at 9:l7 o'clock.
Elder Hnckley was born Oct. 80 1928,
In, Jamestown district, Canada. His par
I8Snts We're Nathaniel aud Lois Judd
Hhcklpy who had moved IRON New
York state TO Canada, His father died
In 1880, leaving his wife with a family
OF five children Of whom Ira was the
youngest In 1895 Mrs. Hnckley be-
came member of the Churcn OF Jesus
Christ Of l.atter-day Saints, and In
1881 the family emigrated to Spring
field, Ohio, where they resided four
years, and from there moved to Spring
fled, Illinois. where the mother died
when Ira was IA years OF age In
1913 Ira, with his step father. Asa Judd
moved TO Nauvoo, Here he saw the
Prophet Joseph Smith and heard him
preach. He also did duty at that early
age, as a guard to protect the people
from surprise and attack by the mob,
There he commenced to learn the trade
Of blacksmithing which he afterwards
followed during his youth and early
manhood. In lSi6 he moved TO Iowa,
and there he married his first wife,
Eliza j. Evans, daughter of
the late Bishop David Evans,
Of Lehi, in lS4S A daughter
was born to them in 1919; and
In the spring of 1850 the little family
set out on the long Journey across the
plains to the valleys. The hardships OF
the journey proved greater than the
young wife could endure and she die1
before reaching Salt Lake, when the
father and his little daughter arrived
Sept, g. 1850, In 1858 he married Ade-
laide G. Noble, and her sister, Angelina
w. Noble IN 1855. He served on the po-
lice force In Salt Lake City from 1851 to
1861. In the spring Of 1857 he was called
by President Young to take charge OF a
company of men, who were sent out
by the "Y. x" company to guard
the L. S. mails from the Indians, and
assisted IN building forts for that pur-
pose,
In relating the particulars OF the call
to this mission Elder Hinckley told dur
ing his last Illness that President Young
said 10 him. Brother Hinckley, |
want you to go for nothing. board your
self and 10 turn something H." This
mission Elder Hinckley filed with char
acteristlc promptness and willingness.
On returning IN the fall of the year,
he lived In Salt Lake City till 1858.
During his residence In Salt Lake CITY
he lived first on the corner Of Seventh
South and Seventh East streets, and
later on the corner of Third South ana
Fifth East streets, where the 81. Marks
hospital was first located and built, the
house first occupied by that lnstitu-
ton In 1863 he was called to go ~
Coalville, summit county; he superin.
tended the building Of the first meet
inghouse, which is still standing In that
city, In 1867 he was given mission u
Willard county TO build the Cove Creek
fort, erected TO protect the settlers from
the Indians. In 1877 he was appointed
to preside over the Millard
stake, and moved to Fillmore,
where he lived for over twenty-five
years as president of the stake, re-
signing I'm 1902 on account of defective
hearing. While living In Willard coun-
" he was identified with every move
llltnl lOI Tue llHdHtldl hllNk 'NNNhtANilN'
advancement OF the county. He
served as mayor OF the city for several
terms and was one OF the founders OF
the Willard stake academy devoting
his time and contributing literally OF
his means to every enterprise calcu'
lated to benefit the people Of his sec.
tlon from the introduction Of improved
horses and cattle TO the encouraging |
and fostering Of. the educational inter-
ests OF the community, In the latter |
he was particularly interested his own
opportunities for obtaining an educa-
tion had been extremely limited, and |
he was especially sollclt0us that his |
children should not be thus handicapp- |
ed 1t il related Of him that In the |
early days he carried his little girls |
in his arms TO school through the snow |
for long distance IN the winter and |
no means was spared to the end that |
his family and the community at large, |
so far as was within his power should |
enjoy the best possible educational adj |
vantages. To this desire to promote |
education and 10 other public benefac- |
lions may be attributed the fact that, |
although he was worth about 100000, |
when called to preside over the Willard |
stake, he died comparatively poor |
man,
Tho deceased was a man Of wonder
full physical energy and endurance; his |
life Of hardship and toll at least in his
earlier years, WAS passed without sick
ness up TO the time Of his last Illness,
His earnest, practical nature, and IN
vmclbe moral and physical courage, |
made his associates look up 20 him as |
a natural leader. His unquestloning !
confidence In the power OF per- |
slstont, intelligent work to over
come and surmount all obstacles, and |
his demonstration OF this faith by his
works, gave confidence and trust, and |
brought willing assistance from the
people among whom his lot was cast, In
the projects he undertook for the adj
Of the community.
Elder HinCkley was an earnest Lat
ier-day Saint, with n firm faith In the
Gospel restored through the Prophet
Joseph Smith Hc enjoyed the complete
confidence Of the leading men In the
.hurch, and while he was president of
he Willard stake In 1917 he was called
o take an important mission TO Arlzo-
IA and southern Utah In company with
Apostle Erastus Snow visiting and
giving advice and counsel TO the Saints
IN the outlying settlements. He was al
30 ordained Patriarch by Apostle 4.
NJ, Lyman In 1896 He was a devoted
and father and exercised. in
IN unusual degree, loving control over
Ms children, directing their aspirations
md energies in the way OF good cltl-
,enshlp, morality and religion. and his
declining years were made happy by
he knowledge that his large family
hold positions Of honor and enjoy the
highest respect Of their fclowmen.
His two wives survive him. with i6
50 grandchildren ana eight
treat grandchildren.
Among his children are Mrs. l.. Hol-
brook, Mrs j, NJ George, Mrs. NJ. ~.
Pack and Mrs. T. II. Rohinaon OF Provo