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Show ~4 oa ibe :ath ot 1uu l9l.2 was 0:rd.atr.Jd a Patriat-ob: by Apo•tl• Lyae.n. In May 1878 I merr1ed Johanna c. Larson. .In June 1879 .X -.n1e<1 Alice Jiall . My wife~ EmUy Miller, had 11 oh1ldren. My 1dte J'ch~nna.h C. Larson had B children. My wlte, .Al.ice Rall ha.4 '1 childnn. Total, 26. At th-ls date A~st l5tll.. lil2, 'I have. 49 grandohilclNn , and 10 great grand children, totat 85 1n all. Those who baTe di•d: one w~:te, l'lnily, end siX sons; Joh~mna has t"M:> sons dee4, Al1oe one ·-,n dead , and EmU7 threo sons dN4. tt I live till the 6th ot S.ptem.ber iiert X Will be ,eTentr tour yeara olcl, and 1n my llt'e I haTe, seen some of the upe ad 4.0ll118 and hardships or r a idng 80 l,1n'ge a tamll.7, and senuig eix month• ill the Utah penUential'J'. X hope to Un s•.rreral years yet. ' ould like to 11w t ·o ••• eU JiY children married aitd all my ob.1ldren, grand ahtldren, and grMt greild oh1ld.ren l1T1Dg the 11Yee ot good Latter-day Se1nts. Th1s would give me great joy. I would then reel tha'\ . my lU'e was not so muoh ot a taUure as it might 'be. I: pray the Lord to bl.es• •v•J!'f one ot my children and their ooapenione and children that they may be all tdthtul Sa.1.nta an4 do ooh towards ee'tablishl:g.g the 1rork ot tbe tord in · the Earth . Your atteottonata ra,he.r , Thomae 1. J'onea |
