Died, of
congestive chills, at the residence of her son in Fillmore City, Millard
County, July 31st, 1879, Marriet, relict of Seymour Brunson and daughter
of Wm. H. Could and Hulda Gillmore. Born, Aug. 2nd 1802, ?ector, Seneca
County, N.Y.. She was baptized by Hyrum Smith in 1831 and moved with her
husband to Jackson County in 1836, being among those who suffered
persecution at the hands of Missourians. They moved to Far West in 1838
and finally with the rest of the Saints, left the state of Missouri in the
year 1839 and moved to Quincy, IL; finally beating at Nauvos, Hancock
County, where her husband died in 1840. Seymour Brunson held the office of
colonel in the Nauvoo Legion and was a member of the High Council. He was
buried with military honors. In the year 1841, Sister Brunson was married
to John Elmer. She had five children by the first husband and two by her
second husband. They moved to Council Bluffs in 1846 and arrived in Salt
Lake City in the fall of 1851. Since arriving in the valleys of the
mountains, she lived at Provo and Payson until Elmer died and since
resided with her son Lewis Brunson in Fillmore.
Deseret News,
Salt Lake City, Aug. 13, 1879 - Transcribed by Candi H. -
2009
