OBITUARIES
Bear River City, Box Elder
County, Utah Territory, December 1879 - Editors Deseret
News:
I hereby wish to inform my friends and relations that my
wife Christiane, daughter of Anders and Marie Sophie Christensen, died
November 5th, 1879, at her residence, from paralysis, form
which she suffered nearly two months. She was born in
Jylland, Denmark, August 31st,1834. She
emigrated to Utah in 1859, and crossed the Plains with
the handcarts and suffered much hardship and scarcity of
food. She arrived at Salt Lake City September
4th, 1859, and was united in the bonds of matrimony on
October 13th, 1859, Brother Erastus Sdow performing the
ceremony. These 20 years we have enjoyed the blessing
of God and raised four sons and three daughters, who are left with me to
mourn the loss of a true and faithful mother. She
died in full faith of the gospel, and a hope of a glorious
resurrection. L. C. Christenson – Deseret News, 07
January 1880.
Transcribed by Jim
Vandermark
Mrs. Mary Snow Dies at Brigham City
Mrs.
Mary Snow, widow of the late President Lorenzo Snow of the Mormon
church, died at her home in Brigham City Saturday. Death was due to
valvular leakage of the heart. She was 64 years old.
The
deceased was a daughter of the lat Jacob Houtz, who lived at
Springville. She came to Utah with her parents in 1847, just six weeks
after the arrival of the first pioneers in Utah. She was married to
Lorenzo Snow in 1858. Four children survive her. They are Mansfield L.
Snow, Mortimer H. Snow, Mrs. Virginia S. Stephens and Mrs. George
Harding.
Source: Salt Lake Telegram - April 2, 1906
Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis
President Kelley Dies at Brigham
BRIGHAM CITY, Utah, April 24 --
William H. Kelly, president of Box Elder stake and one of the best
known men in this section of the State, died at his home here Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The end came quite unexpected. Bishop Kelly
attended conference and was taken ill on his return home. He was aged
about 70 years. He came to this country from England forty years ago
and he has resided here. He was first councillor to Rudger Clawson when
Mr. Clawson was president of this stake, and succeeded him as president
when Clawson was made an apostle. He was quite prominent last summer in
the Adademy opera house dispute. He leaves a large family, mostly grown
up. One of his daughters was recently married in the Temple in Salt
Lake. He leaves a large circle of friends.
Mr. Kelly underwent an operation last winter and apparently got over it well for a man of his age.
Source: Salt Lake Telegram - April 24, 1905
Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis
Robert W. Wilson of Brigham City is Dead
Was One of Utah's Pioneers, Known for His Public Spirit and Charity
Robert Knox Wilson, for nearly half a century a resident of this city, died at his home on February 28th.
Mr. Wilson was born February 20, 1824, in Scotland, from which country
he emigrated with his wife in 1851, going first to St. Louis, Mo.,
whence he journeyed in 1852 to Salt Lake City. Here he remained for
about a year, engaged as a quarryman in Red Butte canyon, when he went
to California, remaining about two years. On his return to Utah in 1855
he settled in Brigham and engaged in farming, which occupation he
continuously followed until 1885, being accounted the best and most
successful farmer in this county. On retiring from active agricultural
pursuits he engaged in the liquor business, which became widely known
as the house of R. K. Wilson & Sons.
Mr. Wilson's chief characteristic, among many strongly marked ones, was
his uniform suavity and kindness and it was rare indeed for any to
receive other than most kindly consideration at his hands. He was also,
up to the last day of his life, the foremost among the men of public
spirit and enterprise in the community.
In closing this all too brief record of his career the writer can say
that it is a question whether a single life will be so much missed, or
one whose absence will be more keenly felt than that of Robert Knox
Wilson. May he rest in peace.
Source: Salt Lake Telegram - March 3, 1902
Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis
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