Son of Graham Coltrin and Harriett Heckman
Ether's obituary is in the Oct 19, 1892 edition of the Davis County Clipper newspaper. The obit is quite lengthy, describing speakers at his funeral. Following is a partial excerpt from the obituary:
Source: Davis County Clipper, Oct 19, 1892
Ether Coltrin Died Last Thursday at his Residence in his Forty-seventh year.
"One of Bountiful 's most prominent and energetic citizens left this sphere of action last Thursday evening at 10 o'clock . He was a man who was well liked and noted for his kindness to his family and liberality to those who were in need.
He carried out that doctrine taught in Holy Writ that when they right hand did alms the left hand should not know of it. He was liberal in giving, sometimes in large amounts, but did not want it printed in the papers that he might receive reward of men.
Ether was the son of Graham and Harriet Heckman Coltrin and was born in the city of Nauvoo, IL where his parents lived until he was ten months old, when they moved to Council Bluff, MO. , where they spent one winter. They then moved to Savannah, MO.
His mother had ten children but only five grew to maturity.
In 1850, on the 17th of May the family started for Salt Lake City in Johnson's company, arriving in the valley on the 22nd of Sept., same year. The family remained in Salt Lake during the winter.
Ether's father died early in the spring, and five weeks later he lost his mother, who was at Centerville at the time of her death.
Ether came to Bountiful to live with his uncle Heman in the spring of fifty-one. He spent his boyhood days here. At the age of twenty four he moved into the Bear River country where he spent a year of his life. Then he took a trip to Mexico via San Francisco, and was absent from home about ten months. On the 5th of October 1873 he was married to Louisa Winegar.
In 1876 he purchased a place at Bountiful , which has been his main home unto the time of his death, although he had ranches on the Bear River and spent much of his time there.
The accident that brought on his death occurred as follows:
On the 30th of August, he and Hyrum Grant started for Salt Lake in a cart, and on leaving Ether's house the horse began kicking, one foot coming against his knee and the other stricking [sic] the side of his head, which resulted in his being thrown from the cart onto his head. His knee was hurt pretty severly, so much so that he had to be under the Doctor's care and remain in the house.
During that time he had pain in his right side which ceased altogether a day or two before his demise. Thursday he felt uncommonly well and everybody thought he would be around again in a day or two, but shortly after he went to bed that night the pain came on the left side and in a moment he had passed away.
He leaves a wife and six children to mourn his lose....."
Cody Bain's Notes: The obituary states that Ether's mother, Harriet, had 10 children, only five of whom survived. Actually, she was the biological mother of only two of the surviving children, Ether and his younger sister Anner. The other three surviving children were her stepchildren: Henry, Lavinna Coltrin Parke and Sarah Coltrin Telford (the 3 surviving children of Graham and his first wife, Anna Norwood). Graham had 5 children with Anna (3 survived to adulthood) and 5 children with Harriet (2 survived to adulthood).
Ether's obituary is in the Oct 19, 1892 edition of the Davis County Clipper newspaper. The obit is quite lengthy, describing speakers at his funeral. Following is a partial excerpt from the obituary:
Source: Davis County Clipper, Oct 19, 1892
Ether Coltrin Died Last Thursday at his Residence in his Forty-seventh year.
"One of Bountiful 's most prominent and energetic citizens left this sphere of action last Thursday evening at 10 o'clock . He was a man who was well liked and noted for his kindness to his family and liberality to those who were in need.
He carried out that doctrine taught in Holy Writ that when they right hand did alms the left hand should not know of it. He was liberal in giving, sometimes in large amounts, but did not want it printed in the papers that he might receive reward of men.
Ether was the son of Graham and Harriet Heckman Coltrin and was born in the city of Nauvoo, IL where his parents lived until he was ten months old, when they moved to Council Bluff, MO. , where they spent one winter. They then moved to Savannah, MO.
His mother had ten children but only five grew to maturity.
In 1850, on the 17th of May the family started for Salt Lake City in Johnson's company, arriving in the valley on the 22nd of Sept., same year. The family remained in Salt Lake during the winter.
Ether's father died early in the spring, and five weeks later he lost his mother, who was at Centerville at the time of her death.
Ether came to Bountiful to live with his uncle Heman in the spring of fifty-one. He spent his boyhood days here. At the age of twenty four he moved into the Bear River country where he spent a year of his life. Then he took a trip to Mexico via San Francisco, and was absent from home about ten months. On the 5th of October 1873 he was married to Louisa Winegar.
In 1876 he purchased a place at Bountiful , which has been his main home unto the time of his death, although he had ranches on the Bear River and spent much of his time there.
The accident that brought on his death occurred as follows:
On the 30th of August, he and Hyrum Grant started for Salt Lake in a cart, and on leaving Ether's house the horse began kicking, one foot coming against his knee and the other stricking [sic] the side of his head, which resulted in his being thrown from the cart onto his head. His knee was hurt pretty severly, so much so that he had to be under the Doctor's care and remain in the house.
During that time he had pain in his right side which ceased altogether a day or two before his demise. Thursday he felt uncommonly well and everybody thought he would be around again in a day or two, but shortly after he went to bed that night the pain came on the left side and in a moment he had passed away.
He leaves a wife and six children to mourn his lose....."
Cody Bain's Notes: The obituary states that Ether's mother, Harriet, had 10 children, only five of whom survived. Actually, she was the biological mother of only two of the surviving children, Ether and his younger sister Anner. The other three surviving children were her stepchildren: Henry, Lavinna Coltrin Parke and Sarah Coltrin Telford (the 3 surviving children of Graham and his first wife, Anna Norwood). Graham had 5 children with Anna (3 survived to adulthood) and 5 children with Harriet (2 survived to adulthood).
Son of Graham Coltrin and Harriett Heckman
Ether's obituary is in the Oct 19, 1892 edition of the Davis County Clipper newspaper. The obit is quite lengthy, describing speakers at his funeral. Following is a partial excerpt from the obituary:
Source: Davis County Clipper, Oct 19, 1892
Ether Coltrin Died Last Thursday at his Residence in his Forty-seventh year.
"One of Bountiful 's most prominent and energetic citizens left this sphere of action last Thursday evening at 10 o'clock . He was a man who was well liked and noted for his kindness to his family and liberality to those who were in need.
He carried out that doctrine taught in Holy Writ that when they right hand did alms the left hand should not know of it. He was liberal in giving, sometimes in large amounts, but did not want it printed in the papers that he might receive reward of men.
Ether was the son of Graham and Harriet Heckman Coltrin and was born in the city of Nauvoo, IL where his parents lived until he was ten months old, when they moved to Council Bluff, MO. , where they spent one winter. They then moved to Savannah, MO.
His mother had ten children but only five grew to maturity.
In 1850, on the 17th of May the family started for Salt Lake City in Johnson's company, arriving in the valley on the 22nd of Sept., same year. The family remained in Salt Lake during the winter.
Ether's father died early in the spring, and five weeks later he lost his mother, who was at Centerville at the time of her death.
Ether came to Bountiful to live with his uncle Heman in the spring of fifty-one. He spent his boyhood days here. At the age of twenty four he moved into the Bear River country where he spent a year of his life. Then he took a trip to Mexico via San Francisco, and was absent from home about ten months. On the 5th of October 1873 he was married to Louisa Winegar.
In 1876 he purchased a place at Bountiful , which has been his main home unto the time of his death, although he had ranches on the Bear River and spent much of his time there.
The accident that brought on his death occurred as follows:
On the 30th of August, he and Hyrum Grant started for Salt Lake in a cart, and on leaving Ether's house the horse began kicking, one foot coming against his knee and the other stricking [sic] the side of his head, which resulted in his being thrown from the cart onto his head. His knee was hurt pretty severly, so much so that he had to be under the Doctor's care and remain in the house.
During that time he had pain in his right side which ceased altogether a day or two before his demise. Thursday he felt uncommonly well and everybody thought he would be around again in a day or two, but shortly after he went to bed that night the pain came on the left side and in a moment he had passed away.
He leaves a wife and six children to mourn his lose....."
Cody Bain's Notes: The obituary states that Ether's mother, Harriet, had 10 children, only five of whom survived. Actually, she was the biological mother of only two of the surviving children, Ether and his younger sister Anner. The other three surviving children were her stepchildren: Henry, Lavinna Coltrin Parke and Sarah Coltrin Telford (the 3 surviving children of Graham and his first wife, Anna Norwood). Graham had 5 children with Anna (3 survived to adulthood) and 5 children with Harriet (2 survived to adulthood).
Ether's obituary is in the Oct 19, 1892 edition of the Davis County Clipper newspaper. The obit is quite lengthy, describing speakers at his funeral. Following is a partial excerpt from the obituary:
Source: Davis County Clipper, Oct 19, 1892
Ether Coltrin Died Last Thursday at his Residence in his Forty-seventh year.
"One of Bountiful 's most prominent and energetic citizens left this sphere of action last Thursday evening at 10 o'clock . He was a man who was well liked and noted for his kindness to his family and liberality to those who were in need.
He carried out that doctrine taught in Holy Writ that when they right hand did alms the left hand should not know of it. He was liberal in giving, sometimes in large amounts, but did not want it printed in the papers that he might receive reward of men.
Ether was the son of Graham and Harriet Heckman Coltrin and was born in the city of Nauvoo, IL where his parents lived until he was ten months old, when they moved to Council Bluff, MO. , where they spent one winter. They then moved to Savannah, MO.
His mother had ten children but only five grew to maturity.
In 1850, on the 17th of May the family started for Salt Lake City in Johnson's company, arriving in the valley on the 22nd of Sept., same year. The family remained in Salt Lake during the winter.
Ether's father died early in the spring, and five weeks later he lost his mother, who was at Centerville at the time of her death.
Ether came to Bountiful to live with his uncle Heman in the spring of fifty-one. He spent his boyhood days here. At the age of twenty four he moved into the Bear River country where he spent a year of his life. Then he took a trip to Mexico via San Francisco, and was absent from home about ten months. On the 5th of October 1873 he was married to Louisa Winegar.
In 1876 he purchased a place at Bountiful , which has been his main home unto the time of his death, although he had ranches on the Bear River and spent much of his time there.
The accident that brought on his death occurred as follows:
On the 30th of August, he and Hyrum Grant started for Salt Lake in a cart, and on leaving Ether's house the horse began kicking, one foot coming against his knee and the other stricking [sic] the side of his head, which resulted in his being thrown from the cart onto his head. His knee was hurt pretty severly, so much so that he had to be under the Doctor's care and remain in the house.
During that time he had pain in his right side which ceased altogether a day or two before his demise. Thursday he felt uncommonly well and everybody thought he would be around again in a day or two, but shortly after he went to bed that night the pain came on the left side and in a moment he had passed away.
He leaves a wife and six children to mourn his lose....."
Cody Bain's Notes: The obituary states that Ether's mother, Harriet, had 10 children, only five of whom survived. Actually, she was the biological mother of only two of the surviving children, Ether and his younger sister Anner. The other three surviving children were her stepchildren: Henry, Lavinna Coltrin Parke and Sarah Coltrin Telford (the 3 surviving children of Graham and his first wife, Anna Norwood). Graham had 5 children with Anna (3 survived to adulthood) and 5 children with Harriet (2 survived to adulthood).
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