OBITUARY: James S. Holman; Holden, Millard co., Utah surname: Holman Transcribed by Stephen D. Robison (kinseeker @ hotmail.com) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/utfiles.htm *********************************************************************** The Deseret News, Vol. XXII, No. 23, Wednesday, 9 Jul 1873: Died: At Holden, Millard County, June 21st, 1873, of disease of the heart, JAMES S. HOLMAN, aged 67 years, 9 months and 4 days. James S. Holman was the son of Jonathan and Zilpha Holman, and was born in Templeton, Worcester Co., Mass., September 17th, 1805. He embraced the gospel of Jesus Christ, in Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, in 1838, moved to Nauvoo in the spring of 1840, and shared with the Saints the trials and persecutions they passed through in their journeyings and privations. Arrived in Salt Lake Valley in the year 1847. Being of a pioneering disposition he helped to start several new settlements south of Salt Lake. Was unostentatious and inoffensive, lived the life of a faithful Saint. Leaves a wife and several children and grandchildren. He was worn out by hard work and exposure. J. S. G.