Robert Calder obituary, retyped from a very poor photocopy of an article probably appearing in the newspaper, The Journal, Logan Utah, near April 7th of 1906. Brackets […] indicate that the text is illegible in the photocopy. Some notes of interest have been added. –Terry Calder Smith, great grandson.

GARDEN CITY CHIPS..
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Our little ward was [called?] upon to mourn the loss of one of our most honored and beloved citizens, Bro. Robert Calder, who departed this life on the 7th inst. after an illness of one week. […] grippe and general debility was the cause of his death. Deceased was born at Edenborough, Scotland, Oct. 12th, 1832. [see note 1] He emigrated with his parents to America when he was 12 years of age. Their ocean voyage lasted six weeks. The family settled at St. Louis, Mo. for a time, when his father died. During the summer of 1845 his father worked on the Nauvoo temple. After the death of his father, his mother, with her four children, started for the home of the saints [….] unable to withstand the hardships of the long journey, consequently died and was buried on the banks of the Platte River. While encamped at this place, some of the cattle belonging to the company, swam the river; Robert who was then 17 years old,[see note 2] swam across to get them. The river was very wide and deep and when returning, Robert became exhausted and thought he [must?] surely drown, but as he settled down in the water his feet touched a large rock on which he [rested some] and was able to […], Providence interfered to save his life for the great[….] since accomplished. The children came on reaching […several words in three lines…] discontented […] to California leaving him alone. [Robert?] made his home with a family by the name of Barlow at Bountiful, Davis Co., until he was married to Flora Ann Simmons on the 25 of Dec. 1853. After residing in Bountiful until 1870, he and his wife moved to Randolph, Rich Co. and assisted in building up that place until 1879 when he was called as Bp.[see note 3] of Garden City, which position he honorably and faithfully filled for more than 18 years.

Since his resignation as Bp. he has still been an active worker. He was the father of 18 children, 12 of whom survive him; he has 38 grand children and 27 great grand children. Funeral services were held on the 10th at […]. The speakers were Alonzo Cook, N. M. Hodges, Bp. Robinson, H. H. Broomhead, Jos. Irwin and Bp. Weston, all of whom spoke in the highest terms of his noble and exemplary life. His casket was covered with the beautiful floral offerings of his friends. He has erected a monument to his memory more beautiful and lasting than any stone, as his good works and noble example will reach beyond this life into the eternities. We may say he was one man without an enemy. He retained consciousness to the last moment, just prior to his death he blessed all his children and expressed a hope that they would remain true and faithful and always put their trust in the Lord as he has always done. He bore a strong and faithful testimony and we believe he has gone to a sure and great reward.

NOTES:
(1) The family left Liverpool, England in February of 1845 on the ship Walpole. The ship's record indicates Robert was age 11. If this record is correct, his birth date would have been in 1833, not 1832.
(2) Calculates to 1850, which corresponds roughly to the 1850 census of Davis County, Utah, which lists Robert Calder in the household of Israel Barlow, age 18.
(3) Bishop. The LDS Biographical Encyclopedia says that Robert served as Bishop of the Garden City Ward from 1879 to 1897.

The following is from the original document in Andrew Jensen's Biographical Encyclopedia. It is an autobiographical sketch in Robert Calder's own words and handwriting.
Name: Calder, Robert
Place & Date: Garden City, Utah, Sept. 18, 1891
Position: Bishop of Garden City, Utah 1879-1897
Parentage: Peter Calder & Ann Miller
Birth: Edinburth, Scotland, October 12, 1832 (1832 scratched out and 1834 written in, see note 1 above)
Baptism: In St. Louis, MO
Remarks: Emigrated with father's family to Nauvoo in 1845, wintered in St. Louis, MO. Came west from St. Louis in 1850, to Valley that year. Located in Bountiful, there married, ordained a seventy in 6th quorum, ward teacher; thence to Randolph in 1872 and called to preside in Garden City in 1879.