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Show IO • • .. ditor•a notet Thci a.ocom~ny!~ ertiel on l:"rs • • ,nous tovlna Gi bt Oll Andrus. pione J" ddent or ,. t . · 10 i ®lebr'Gti. g her, n!netj'""aixtb birt 100 ThUJ"s&.:.r. •s written by J. orna., 1428 Tent 1 st s treet. Salt l.:n -~ tty. ,tu ent of early •torn h story, 'r . l ~.rna has i ntcrvie1li11Gd the •unjeot on .aeveral oooa•1ons ·ericd herG resents, •ome i nterasti n.c; onroe nteri e.1 on o:ne of the e•rly weat.ern n-.ien.tione. ::rs. !tenomaa Lov1nn t'ib1on .Andrus• ooliet'"V'e to be rtah •~ an Colorado•, oldest Uvi!l,:::! 1~ r. i f 110 ·· t entir we . .. •a, will oelebJ"&t her n 11:xt~ birtlld& at ?er lmnze 1 st . o:rge . t h . 'i'hursd Y• l 1ne\:r-two o . t hon )"8r s ha ·nee.~ spent 1:n tho • st sine• slie rode 1n a son dfflwn by ox ten:e;s up t be Pla,tte r1 er with her pa.rent, in the nmir:ser o.f' 1846. She cle.U!»l tho <lbtinotion or ooine; one of t ho fi.rst ;Settlers of' 'Puebl o, olo., trQ'/:'l Aur.uct, 1816, to, l a. ~. 184'7., end t e onl , rvivor o that gro :P·• Arr1'Vi~ i e l t Lake Wl ey on ~T:uly 2 • 1047., o e W Ir efter the .. 1011eer•' ard."V&l, she l•e 11wd wit · t li -~copt!on ot a few ye rs l!f'Pent i n Ar1sona., o.011t1J·auouoly b 1 rtah. "GJ'8ndma"' nor>t1a, on tam:i.11 · l'l y known a« ~Aunt ,;~mne.,ff •s bor~ i rJ ' 'onroe oount:y, , lluhd?:;"Y1, }al"c · 10. '1642,. an<l t'tortly ,Q.fter r f'ourl irthday aooomr,anied h1tr Ntnt1 O'Mrland 't .OMt,.d t h 11" i nt~nded eestination of u f ortda. fotwiths nd1nz thE) many year• that l~ff · esf!:e ·, her Min is cleat and ahe reo&11a 'Ydth 1nterest1n; detail t .h<:> tory or t . ose yecra. " 'Y grand· are .te · re or . 1 ly :from '-!o r..ootia, but I know 10 1i ttle of t .• ., ramU y l oaxu,ot sC~n givo yo· their ne s,'' h ! cl ,ecentl y~ u '.Ater t he · niovtn!: to • out ~ Ce.r oliD&., ·· &N my fe hen·, ~ orge •. , 1ingten "i1b on, •• boJ'll and N ftted to m.Dhe.,od. T11cu·Q ~ Mt a ,nd mat'rl&d my other. ~al'y J..n."1 ~ park•• l•t•r mo~ with bis re: U y to tmroo em.imcy, i-'bd•tip:r i, wl ere lw 111tl& tt1'1l1',iloyeu ae overse<,r on a l ni•:1ei pl n.ntt\tlon . "There n, , rcnta j o r.er; he 1•.ormo ,. () ul'(3h and. in 1 6,. with their f'P.. · !ly of t n c ildnn-d.x g.irl tt• of whloh l • ui next t o the }"Om'..£;e~t , ,e,nd tour bo::,,-.- .-u:rtei1 wod, with othe-rt1 rrom that violllity to joi · tllt'l ~nvnn o. weatbound ai t, f:ro !Tauvoo a .d otbfrr '!W)Ot ~ $ of' t ,e eount~" • ~ ere lo~ t ~e Pl ett :r:tw,-." Ot April S.- l~e. 14 fn'/1111 es. wit . •eveMl i drsitione.l tl :.1• flt~n and arrie:H! an. 'ldt. out their .far.Jilles, l eft th . 1:r h~9 in ut"suanoe of ehurab or et79• roat!in.s t o t i.s d ws!p:11 river, they journeyec · aroaa ttiascuri to Ind~ endenoo, 'Where they arr 1ffd i·ey 26. .:ter they uerc join~.. by llob,u··t Crow e..nd b , h..•·dl y f r mn UHnch, n · 'ilU.a i>'.e.rtc ner and his wire. Tbh lat ~r couple had or the nvioua two )'eat'• been me ib rs of' e . e ~ e ition l ed by J'~• ~ ett 1n 1644 • t'Jtoro. :'auvo • to Etxplore ret;on and n 1 iJ'or ni•, bt.-t bad 1tUO():eede. only 111 reeoh1n::; t e Vendllion r1~r i n aouthe.agtorn |
