The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-09
P P|ONEER MERCHANT
RECEIVES SUMMON
Francis D. Higginbotham s.
cumbs to Attack Of Heal
Trouble.
LONG UTAH RESlDEp
Was Born at Nauvoo, /
and Came to Utah
in 1904. i
'rencis David Higglnbothan. sr..

Francis David Higglnbothayn. Sr..
63 years. a poineer merchant Of ia.
scion Of large family. many menu
OF which are prominent in this 81.
died at O'Clock yesterday afternoon|
the residence OF his daughter -
Louise NJ. Woodman, l5i Seventh h.
street, as the result cf heart trouble
duccd by A recent attack or pneunoor
Mr. Bigginbothanl had been III with nm.
mopia for the past sIN weeks and Il
believed that he had entirely recoye|
from the sickness
As late as yesterday morning ne \
In good spirits and expressed himse}f
feeling very well lie was taken Nm
pectedly i'll with weakness OF the N
after lie had been reading aloud TO
OF his grandchildren. Death came a.
decided shock To his many friends
members OF iis family.
Funeral services will be held In s
Lake at 30 O'Clock TUESDAY morning
the residence OF Mrs Woodman. i
body will hc talen 10 Ogden the same
On the u O'Clock noon train. and nd
day afternoon at O'Clock funeral 81
ices will be hold in the Fourth nj
meeting house At Ogden. Tniermeut1
be in the Ogden city cemetery
Mr.. ll,ggInbotham is survived by
widow. Elizabeth. sons and dsught|
Frank u, r.. Mrs. Louisa NJ. Woodu
and Mrs. Lttia Thornherg, all of
Lake; Simon II Of Preston, lds.: Ear
of Salt Lake; Mrs. Rosala Moore of|
Angeles, Cal. There is ore sister ~
fourteen grandchildren.
Born in Nauvoo.
Mr.. HIsginbotham WAS born in Nsu|
Ill March "a lS4S. and his pareuts.|
and Mrs William r. HIgsinbotham. N
staunch members OF the Mormon chu
In the early days While Mr.. Hil|
bothsua was still a young man. Ills
ents and their four children Nancy,
mon S. Elizabeth. Letitia and hIm|
removed To Burkes Garden. Va
1t was there that Nancy Iiiggiubot{
met and married David II Perry. Al
she converted 10 the Mormon fa,he
liam l.. Higginbolham aud Mrs. u
I, Pcery died during the sojourn Of
family IN BuIkcs Garden. Shortly al
ward. Mrs. Louise Ward Hlggnboth
the widow, and her three children. u<
westward across the plains. arriving
| this valley with the later pioneers
| followed Brigham Young. In the
| 1864. David IL. Pcery came with
| and married his former ~ife's slz
Elizabeth Letitia. one year later.
During the pilgrimage Of the p1
across the plains. frequent attacks
| Indians were met and repulsed, In n
| skirmishcs Mr. H!gz!nhothem displa
unusual courage anu Eoncra!shlp. ev
| ing the confidence aud love OF al.
| IS6S. after his arrival in Utah. Mr.
ginbotham married Elizabeth a. u
son. daughter Of Daniel y. Rawson.|
OF tho original band OF pioneers.
| distinguished himself as q member
I. haffliinn "a The maTU
took place in Ogden. where the Hie
| botham family had taken up resld|
after settling In Provo valley and
early village Of Cottonwood rcspectlv
Was Leading Merchant
Mr. Higeinbotham was a leading
| chant OF Ogden IN the days when
city was changing from n small
| To a prospe rous citY. lie was assodn
| closely with his brother In law. Davl|
| Pccry one Of the most prominent
ness men OF Ogden. during his life.. I
| Elizabeth Jetitia PcHry is the moihc
| Henry. Joseph Horace. Harold Peery'
| Mrs. Louise Fulkerson OF Chicago. Fr
| l,ouis and Harmon Peery and Two in
daughters. now dead.
| Mr.. Higginhoiham was man
loved by all who knew him either u
lgious or secular affairs. He wac
possessor OF an unusual character.
| WAS KIND ana loyal ana ah'Nc du
! the respect and alteration Of chilu
Few men have held the esteem
which Mr.. Hlgelnbotham was favorc<
his wide circle OF relatives and
duaintances His daughters rome
night was filed with many friends
the surviving members cf the fa4
| who offered love and coincidence to|
| bereaved.
His son. Frank - IIigginbotham,
\ fo- sri, q TnDU i'll Local n
| ing circles and now holds a posiuoT
trust With j. f.. Dooly. His youn
son. Earl. was married last week 70
Z. VI. Smith Of New York. Mr. hl4
botham attended The wedding celepu
| and appeared 10 he in the best OF ne'