The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-05-25

CASTLE DALE. May is.-"U'ncIe
Elias ELIAS Cox. a. ne was famii.
iatly called. was born January 8.
1876. In Putnam county. Ind. lie was
baptized October Z. lstt, and had
therefore had the privilege Of spend
ing his long. useful and innoffensivc
lie member Of the Church of Jesu.
Christ OF Lattcr.day Saints. and was
one who was proud Co speak OF his
acquaintance with the Prophet 10.
scph Smith. he having had the priv.
ilego " dwelling In that beautiful
city Of Nauvoo.
His people were among the first a.
start westward fur the Rocky Noun.
tains and while camping on the plains
Of Iowa. his one brother volunteered
his services In the Mormon battalion
The family made their way up a.
Winter Quarters on the Missouri riv-
or and there spent one year. In the
spring Of iStS they again pulled for
tn west. arriving In salt Lake vallc,
In the latter part ct that summer
They made their home at Union
Fort Tor about ten years. after which
they moved To- FairVlew and engaged
In farming and stockraising. while
nt Union In 1855 young Elias married
Martha Richards This union was
blessed with one child. and when the
latter was about 4 years old. the mo.
Their died. leaving the grandparents a.
care for him. The father Elias TOOK
10 the saddle and spent most 81 hi,
time with the stock
In 1885 the Indians became trouble,
some. led By the noted BLACK Hawk
Here again Elias became useful. help.
Ing 60 trail the rvdmcn for their dep.
relations. which were frequent kill.
INK the people and driving off stock
I In this way he became an Indian wal
veteran. helping 10 guard and protect
IN. homes 1T hiH friends during IN,
seventies
After the Indians became peace.
able. he took Co ranch life and stock
raising In Thistle Creek Canyon
which he continued until 1879. whef
h. and some others wer" called 1,
move into what ~ now known NJ I'm
|ery county and locate new settle
mrut on Huntington Greek. This h.
/ did aud In the summer uf 1850 h.
was made IT, first bishop. This Oh
I LEGATION required helpmatv. 30 h.
aud one ~ the Young women of th'
ward Miss MARY y sherman. mad
Ia trip a. Salt Lake Ctty and returned
las husband and wife. This proved q
De- long and happy union, makini
his last dayr the best part ~ his life
They had family of eleven Childrei
seven boyr and four girlr-al goo'
aud honorable members of society
The whole family of mother ani
eleven children were alive when h,
passed away ana ail hat on" were u
hi- bedside
During 1850 the town was huildinl
.up ana was prosperous under hi
management 40 bishop lie srrye'
the people Tor about eight years whel
he was released from presiding "Nc
thu ward ~. again settled down 4
|a uui,t home ne nf farming an
stnrkraising as before ~" was
member ~ the high council TOT owe
twenty years and his good iudgmon
was often utilized Tor the hettermen
Of society. and. NJ the ripe old axe a
|Ns wears. . months ana 20 days, b
passed quietly away, tie had bee
somewhat feeble for some time, hu
he kept choring about the plac" mt
lees than u week before b" took {
his he'd,
tie was AN Indian war veteran Hn
Ion the 9Th day ~ May signed his ow
name "a the paper asking Tor pen
sion from the goVernment--a del
they had owed Tor fifty years, %
that day his comrades NJ the war hel
IA short service at the grave lai
honor they felt his due. Tits rcstin
place was dedicated hy comrade &!
Guymon, Sr,
Funeral services were conducte
.by bishop Heller u. Leonard A Ia
, audience was In attendance, althoug
la was very muddy weather. tn
. speakers were John =, Wakefield
Nelson j. W, nixon and PrcHid"i
Lars T.. Oyeson Al had good wore
20 offer for his long useful life an
.ncouragrmrnt for his Borrowing Ii
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