Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-17


Y sIIAs S. SMITH.
"Wanted on the other side and GOD
he with us till we meet again.. MISS
sarah B. Layton sang, y know that
nv Redcemer lives. Tho speakers
we're Bishop David =. Layton, Prest.
JsH. Grant of the Davis stake, Elder
John 7. Game, a missionary compan-
;on on the Hawaiian Islands. Elder
raoree G. Lambert of the Black Hawk
,rsr yaterans. Elders Nathan Kicks,
Ssnh, Jensen. Patriarch John Smith
and prest John Henry Smith. The
nallbearers we're his sons. Silas s., Jr.,
tgohn 4 stephen a.. Elias Austin. Geo.
= and Joseph Francis. The interment
,tas in the Kaysville cemetery. he
leaves a wife and II children, Mrs.
Martha %. Smith of Layton. Sihs s.
Smith Of Rexburg, Ida. stephen "A.
Smith Of Manassa, Colo, Mrs. Ella %.
poice of Raybol, Wyo.. John a. Smith,
Mrs Hortense Hawkins, Mrs. Martha
= Haskell and Elias A. Smith of Ma
mass, Colo, Curtis b. Smith OF Provo,
Utah, Mrs. Emma ]. Dihbic of Layton.
IItah George Z. Smith. Hiram a.
Smith of Lost River, Ida, Miss Edith
Smith. James Francis Smith and MISS
Estells Smith OF Layton, Utah.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
sNas s. Smith was born Oct. 26,
1870 In Stockholm, st. Lawrence Co,
New York. His ancestors on his fathers
side were Silas Smith and Mary
Aikens: Asahel smitl, and Mary Duty:
Samuel Smith and Priscilla Gouid;
Samuel Smith and Rebecca GURUS:
Robert Smith and Mary French; who
came from England In 1865 and set
tied In. Topdeli, Essex Co, Mass. 81
On his mothers side Ills grandpar-
ents were Nathaniel Aikens and Mary
Upper whose parents werc Solomon
Aikens and Dprcas WhitcoInb whose
parents came from England. Both his
grandfatherx were engaged In the
Revolutionary war, Nathaniel Aikens
serving under the Immediate command
OF Gen. Washington. Having hcnrd and
received the gospel message as taught
10 them by Joseph Smith, their uncle
and father OF the Prophet Joseph
Smith. Silas s., with his parents
moved to Kirkland, Ohio, April
1S, 1885. Two years after they start
ed for Missouri, hut were met by tho
eStermlnating order of Gov. Boggs.
Having faith In the protecting caro-
of their Heavenly Father, the little
formed themselves In a
circle and humbly asked for divine
aid. A camp was formed on the
western bank of the Mississippi river
In the statc, of Missouri, where log
cabins were built. They secured corn
from the settlers, but not being able
70 get grinding done they lived on
boiled corn for many weeks. In Feb.
1893 this camp broke up and crossed
the river halting nj Pittsfield, Pike
Co. Ill, where their father Silas
smith died Sept. 10, 1899, nearly 50
years OF age The mother Mary Aikens
Smith with her two sons Silas S, and
Jesse n. then moved to Nauvoo,
where they were kindly received by
their relatives and friendship formed
between the cousins that has never
been broken. The mother secured
school and snrportd her family in this
way The summer of31s4G was passed
about six miles west OF Nauvoo in
Lee county. Iowa. They shared In tho
prosecutions of that time reaching
Winter Quarters, afterwards Florence
Neb.. Nov 30. 1856. They started to-
ward the Rocky mountains in com
pany of 80 wagons, Peregrine ses-.
Flons being their captain, reaching the
ealt Lake valley, Sept IS, 1S47.
me first winter was spent in tho
.od Fort" where everybody lived on
mort rations When permission was
sven to leave the fort. Silas S, built a
mousse on North, Temple In the Seven
!tehth ward. He built homes at Gro
VT creek. near FarUinston. Davis
souhtS, md Centerville. when. a call
Ialne from President Young for him
hna MS brother Jesse N. to go to Par
ivan 10 help strengthen the settlement
ana develop the country.
r;1uiy B. 1851. he married Clarinda
nloks, daughter OF Joel and Eleanor
Martin Kicks; March II, 1874, he mar
,,ed Sarah Ann Kicks. Clarindn died
March IS, 1854, Sarah A., June so,s 1894.
aten. J. y $500 = = : -
), July IL 1869. he married Martha Elizn
bennett, daughter OF Hiram r, and
Martha Smith Bennett; she became the
mother or IL children: IA children are
wv living, and with the grandchildren
MS family now numbers 109. 3
IN the Indian war or 1853 he per
). s''tN'9iiS bt'INlCt, lllTSI
~ orderly sergeant and afterwards as
..issutenant- captain and major During
VIZ slack Hawk war he had charge of
e Sarge body oflnllltia. Abort on the
S, q river was named Fort Sanford
T., MS honor. During that war he
.m,se rode 200 miles in. "a hours: alto
tt er he served 10 years in the mill
Gry service on the frontier.
.n,, snon1ding to. ascall from the Churcl,
suaIori''os In May. 1854. he started on
~ ,l.'ssions to the Sandwich Islands. He
~ president over tho conference on
Nv Island Of Hawaii afterwards act
M US counselor In the presidency OF
1sss mission; he returned home Dec. /,
r rns. He moved his family to Para
Ssa ..an' iron county. In 1857. For many
y w,u ne was bishop OF that ward. He
isai.iltst elected o. member OF tho Utal,
,,ns,,,a lure In 1859 and served almost
III TJIn'',nuously In that body for 20 years,
ssn,. 'sst term was In 1878, when Ia
! ss Ma gus .as y member OF the council. In
Nav 10. oy apnointinent OF the legisinture,
I hra mas named one OF n committee al
IN n 10 20 compile tho laws or Utah. &
ST., iron county he served az United
bato Deputy marshal. selectmnn, fpro-
AhanStJ unse, prosecuting ATTORNEY. etcy.
!, mai, p msp SinderAhls leadershtp.5 III
SXplored IN ,o,,tl, IL 4. -.